Wow I feel honored to be  nominated  !!!!! Ahhhh, tomorrow is the last day of school and I can breathe --and blog-- again :)

Trying to get through the last week of school, been crazy busy!  I am excited to be published in the Aug/Sept 2-3 Mailbox Magazine :) What a...

Miss Tattle entered my classroom a few weeks ago when my kids were just getting so nitpicky with each other. It is a clear Chinese container...

Okay, well this is it... The last installment of my Daily 5 guide. For listening to reading I only use the computer. I don't purchase bo...

I want to start by saying I have a separate writer's workshop block, so my students can do anything writing related during Daily 5. If t...

On Mondays I teach 3 word study groups. I use  Bear's Words Their Way  and each group has a different spelling list based on what Words ...

I found that read to someone is the choice that my students need the most modeling for. We practice, practice, practice sitting EEKK (elbow ...