I got quite a few messages about the best gifts for teachers. I’m happy to take requests and to give you what you want in your gift guides and blog picks to make your holiday shopping easier. I do know though that I can speak…
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Depending on where you teach, you may be held to strict guidelines. These days it seems standards, testing and curriculum tend to guide our instruction- if not drive it completely. Lately many of us have been reflecting on how we have been honoring diversity in…
There are a few things certain in this world- sunrise, sunset, and the fact that New York winters bring germs and sickness in an elementary school classroom. Over the years I’ve tried so many things to stay healthy, but recently I’ve finally gotten a routine…
We recently did a question and answer session on the blog where you all got to ask questions and I gave the answers. There are some questions that I get asked often and one of them is about balance. Everyone wants to know how I…
The funny thing about books is that no two readers (or people) are the same. Some books resonate and some don’t, but luckily I have my own opinions as a teacher, along with those of my 25 fifth graders behind me. I published a mid-year…
Back to school is underway and that means packing lunches, homemade coffee and barely (if I can help it) getting dressed on weekends. September is in full-effect and it takes a little while to be adjusted to the swing of things. I’ve got the answers…
How I decorate my fifth grade classroom I think I get asked to see my classroom more than I’m asked to see my house. It makes sense, though, because we are always looking to make the most of our classrooms. We want it to be…
I get asked a lot for book recommendations and if I’ve read anything great lately. My answer is always the same… “I only read kid books!” Every book I read benefits me for years inside my classroom, so the time investment makes it that much…
So much to share and so little time! Rounding up some things I’ve loving and taking many of your requests too! The Books I’m Loving I have been moving and shaking with my reading lately- life is better when I’m doing that. I read A…
I got quite a few messages about the best gifts for teachers. I’m happy to take requests and to give you what you want in your gift guides and blog picks to make your holiday shopping easier. I do want to make sure that I…