Teach the 5th Grade CCSS Reading Standards with Novels
Teach the Upper Elementary Fifth Grade Reading Literature and Informational CCSS Standards with Actual Novels I first wrote this blog post when I was heading
5th Grade Pacing Guide
Hi friends, I posted a picture of me working on my pacing guide and some of you asked me to share. Here are the images
Book Recommendation Lists for Middle Grades Freebie
Hi friends, I have a freebie that took me for-ev-er to make. I wanted to make a list to help my students and I get
Harry Potter Quote Posters Freebie
Hi friends, I got super inspired this weekend and made some Harry Potter quote posters to hang in my classroom this year. Here is a
Harry Potter Part 2 (Movie Night, Treats, and an Awesome Mom)
I think I could spend my whole blogging life talking about Harry Potter. If you have been living under a rock, or are in some
Sploosh, Onions, and God’s Thumb while teaching Holes by Louis Sachar
I recently posted about my Harry Potter unit and realized I never shared all the fun stuff I did with my class, when we did
Why you HAVE to teach with Harry Potter
***Update: I have pictures from two different years in this post. I did it last year when I taught 5th (at my old school) and
Valentine’s Day in 5th Grade
I recently changed up my math week and have fallen in love with centers in 5th grade. I tried it last year, and it was
The 4-Day School Week
Hi friends, I was thinking back to the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in Vegas and I remembered how surprised people were about the fact that
How Grading Math Saves My Sanity
I have a serious love-hate relationship with math. I have tried about 9 million different set-ups for math workshop, and so many things haven’t worked
Classroom Reveal
Hi friends, I am finally back into the blogging groove and I wanted to share my classroom. This is actually my third year in this
September 11th in the Classroom
Hi friends, Today I wanted to talk about what I do for September 11th, in my classroom each year. My first year of teaching I
