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December Currently
Where did November go???Linking up with ...Although I'm wishing that the TpT sale had started today so I'd have a few things ready for the week, I've got my wishlist ready to go. It's pretty long, I'm...
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Organizing Task Cards with Folders and Bags
I have been loving all the task cards that I have collected from many great sellers. Task cards have become a staple to my math instruction, especially the last couple of weeks as I have been trying...
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Making Grading a Little Easier
If you've taken a jumbled pile of papers home to grade, then taken an hour to sort them out by subject and then spent a minute on each paper as you search for the student's name in the roster, then...
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Using Spotify in the Classroom
I have begun using the music website Spotify in my classroom. You might liken it to Pandora or even itunes. Like Pandora, you can pay for an upgraded version without ads. The advantage of Spotify is...
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Teacher Training Bootcamp Gmail Tasks
I recently started some self-learning about Google and all this technology company offers in various tools, apps and platforms that can make teaching easier and fun for teachers, students and parents....
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Product Review: Sanford, the makers of Sharpie
I was recently sent some of Sharpie's latest items to try out and I have to say, I LOVE them! I'm already a fan of Sharpie markers and pens, but these new additions are fabulous. My friend and...
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My Point of View: Cut Teachers Some Forgiveness and Gratitude
I wrote and posted the following on a facebook thread conversation and have increasingly felt more strongly about it. I thought I'd also post it here on my blog. These are my raw feelings at the...
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Educents Celebration
Let's Celebrate! It's the Educents 1-Year Anniversary!Have you heard of Educents.com? It's the first group deal website for Educators where you can save up to 90% on curriculum, educational toys, and...
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Use Clear Labels and Forget the Residue!
Have you ever used address labels around your classroom? Perhaps you label the front of your cupboards or student cubbies or hooks with labels. I love labels. I use the standard address labels to...
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Google Drive and Docs: Sharing Folders
I have LOVED learning more about Google Education and all that is offered through the Google family of tools. This has been especially applicable as my district decided to use the Google email and...
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Classroom Jobs
Every student in my class has a classroom job each week. I really like that because I really try to emphasize the idea of community in my classroom and when we are all part of a community, we all have...
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Review Ordering and Operations with Decimals
We've been reviewing everything over the last few weeks. We started testing writing in February, and it seems like we've been testing ever since. That's made for a very long end of year...I can't...
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Booking Across the USA: Utah!
Welcome to Utah!Utah is known as the "Beehive State" because the early settlers of my state worked tirelessly to build and farm so they would be able to survive in the desert mountain valley. The...
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Easily Labeling and Organizing Classroom Books
My last Bright Ideas post was all about using labels in the classroom with a focus on using the clear, plastic coated labels for labeling your room. Since they are plastic, they don't leave behind a...
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Summer 2014 Book Studies
I'm so excited for this summer! I'm excited for several reasons, a break from school, time with my family and vacations. I'm also excited for this little blog. I have lots on the to-do list in...
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Notice and Note Book Study Post 1
Welcome to the first post in this summer blog book study on Notice and Note by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. I had been eyeing this book for a bit and wondering how helpful it would be among the...
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Notice and Note Book Study Post 2
This section of the Notice and Note Book Study is being hosted by Be sure to head to Heather's main post here. You can join the fun too and link up your post or comment or ask questions in her comment...
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100 Minutes...Chapter 5
I have loved this book, 100 Minutes: Making Every Minute Count in the Literacy Block, so much. It has validated much of what I already do and has given me some ideas and things to think about as well....
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Notice and Note Book Study Post 3
Welcome to Section 3 of our book study. I spent yesterday at a state organized professional development focused on supporting teachers in implementing the common core in English Language Arts. I was...
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Notice and Note Book Study Post 4
Welcome to part 4 of our book study. Brenda at Primary Inspired wrote about Chapter 7: Do Text-dependent Questions Foster Engagement? and I'll be focusing on Question 8: Must Everyone Read the Same...
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