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
State Testing, Dr. Seuss, Harry Potter, and Approximately 49,394 Mints
Testing. Terrifying. Ok…. so maybe that’s a little dramatic, but then again, maybe not. As a first year teacher, I knew this day was coming.
How to Survive Your First Year of Teaching
Hi teacher friends, I have been on the most major hiatus from my blog. I will be the first to admit it is because…. I
Back to School
Hi teacher and/or cooking friends! School is starting soon and I’m sort of freaking out (the italics are my sarcasm font because, let’s face it, I’m
Fun in Fifth Grade {Writing Prompts Fan}
Hi there friends, The start of the school year is getting so close and I have been getting the teacher bug lately. My brain has
