This week it's literally a zoo in our classroom - in more ways than one! First off, today through Wednesday is STAAR testing (our state accountability exam). During this lovely period of time K-2 gets to pretend that we don't exist - I kid, I kid. Well, sort of. We really do ... read more
Monday Motivation: Loads of Ladybugs!
If you're reading this, I have great news for you. You survived Monday (and I guess that means I did as well)! But seriously, today and tomorrow are STAAR (state) testing so we are pretty much confined to the classroom - so not fun on a Monday. I thought it'd be fun to share a fun lesson ... read more
Monday Motivation: An Interactive Inferencing with Pictures Lesson
Welcome to the first installment of "Monday Motivation!" I plan to am going to start a weekly blog post series on lesson ideas including freebies, resources, etc. I am so excited to commit myself to this and continue working on my New Year's goal of remaining FOCUSED! Anyway, on to the good ... read more
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Reading
I just finished my first book for the summer! I read "The Daily 5" by "the sisters." It was a great for reflecting on things that went well during reading centers/guided reading last year, and it was also awesome to grab a few more tidbits to make reading centers even more successful ... read more
