Just read online about the young high school teacher from Danvers, MA whose body was found today. This tragedy coming right on the heels of ...

There's so much going on in my classroom these days.  I feel like we're in the swing of things, right?  After all, it's mid-Octo...

Before school started, I found a fun activity from Yearn to Learn called Swap the Squiggle Writing ; it looked like fun and it was free.  I ...

                                               Since it's already Saturday evening, I've decided to link up with Doodle Bugs Teach...

For many years now, I have given my students a reading survey at the beginning of each year.  I am always amazed at how much I learn from th...

I love that Farley at Oh' Boy 4th Grade does this linky every month.  It's a great way to be reflective about past and present, and...

Maybe it's because I'm 173 years old and I just forget.  Oh. My. Word.  The first week of school is SO exhausting!   So I'...