If you haven’t heard… Sandy Hook Elementary’s PTA is collecting student made snowflakes. They are creating an inviting Winter Wonderland theme to welcome back their students after the winter break. They will collect them through January 12th. They can be mailed…
My First Thumbs Up Thursday
While searching the web the other day, I came upon the BEST site. I know not everyone (Texas and VA) has adopted the Common Core State Standards, but the majority of the country has! This post is for the rest…
FREE Spelling Menu
Have you ever used a menu in your classroom for center work or to differentiate learning for students? I first learned about them on this site…Dare to Differentiate. This site alone is worthy of a BLOG post. Be sure to…
FREE Math Center
If any of you have ever been to a training with me that was more than one day in length, we may have played Penny Yahtzee- and we had SO much fun doing it, right? It is one of my…
Writing Partners
Writer’s Workshop consists of a Mini-Lesson, time for kids to WRITE (the best part of it all) and a chance for writers to come back together and share. I’ll be honest, sharing was the hardest part for me to fit…