Some of you may know that my husband and I decided to turn our den/piano room into a shared office. Over Christmas we shopped and purchased some "put together" furniture after an exercise in room measuring. I posted about it on my Math in Real Life post the other day! Click here to read that post. Well...two days after ordering the furniture, it arrived--all NINE BOXES! I ... Read the Post
It’s My Day On ATUE! Home/School Communication
Today I am blogging over on ATUE, so make sure to check out my post about home/school communication! It's report card time, and I always get a little nervous that I haven't done enough to help families understand where their children are performing. Every feel that way? Stop by and check out my thoughts! As I started writing this post, I realized that it is post NUMBER 300! ... Read the Post
Monday Made It–A Week Late!
I had every intention in linking up with 4th Grade Frolics last Monday for "Monday Made It", but--alas--life got in the way! This month I have made SO many things for TpT and for my classroom, but I thought I'd share a quick and easy "I have a problem that needs solvin'" project. I am a scrapbooker AND a teacher which means I have PAPER EVERYWHERE. I often have ... Read the Post
My Hours Are Numbered!
Tomorrow is inservice day, so my hours of classroom preparations are coming to a close. I thought I'd share a new of my latest pics to either make you feel better about YOUR current situation or give you hope--whatever works for you! Can't wait to get my ipads! They are district office now waiting to be formatted! Saw the idea for a dish rack charging station online somewhere. ... Read the Post
Monday Made It! Travel Folders and more!
It's Monday Made It time already--and I've linked up with 4th Grade Frolics yet again! Make sure to check out all the great stuff! The reality of my dwindling days of summer has hit, so I have vowed to chip away at some of those tedious tasks that have to be done before that first day of school. This weekend I started work on my "Travel Folders". I know lots of people ... Read the Post
Spending Those First Few Minutes Wisely . . .
As I have been starting to dig in to some of the nitty gritty details of going back to school (job charts, rolling carts, and so on), I started to reflect on our daily schedule at school. If your school is anything like my school, you will relate to the feeling that there are simply not enough minutes in the day to teach the content we are being asked to teach. It can become overwhelming, ... Read the Post
Monday Made It! Team Job Chart!
I can't believe it's already Monday and time to link up again with 4th Grade Frolics "Monday Made it"! Click HERE to check out the party! This week I kept it pretty simple, but I wanted to share with you how I do my job chart. I have seen several million different versions of job charts, but I have totally changed my approach with jobs over the last few years. I firmly ... Read the Post