I am reading a ton of educator blogs and hearing how people are going in to dabble in their rooms.  Since I moved this year, I really need t...

Head on over to Kristin's blog at Teeny Tiny Teacher  to check out her give away of a $20 gift card to Teacher Heaven, I mean Barnes an...

Hop on over to the FB Linky Party....It's a great way to connect and meet bloggers.  If you haven't connected with us on FB, head on...

Head on over to Sunny Days in Second Grade for an awesome give away opportunity to celebrate 600 followers.  It's easy to enter and ther...

I went to my first "team meeting" this week with my new team!  How sweet it was of them to have a get together to just visit and g...

Anna at Crazy for First Grade teaming up with  Donna from Kinderglynn   and  Jodi from Clutter-free Classroom   to throw a HUGE jungle them...

“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, M...

As I said in my last post, I am switching schools.  This is something I haven't done in 12 years.  In fact, this is the longest I've...

This Fall I will be returning full time to the classroom!  Not just any classroom, but the Kindergarten classroom.  I could go into the reas...

Highly effective teachers make incremental change throughout their career?  Usually this is includes collaborating with other peer professio...

Saw this on Facebook today and thought it was worth sharing: " I  have the best new idea for recycling. Have an old, broken umbrella?...

If you've ever had to help kids get boots, hats, mittens, and such on during the school day, then you'll love this little laugh.  I ...

"According to a recent international survey of 2,200 mothers, 81% of children under the age of two currently have some form of online p...

We just returned from presenting at the Florida Alliance for Arts Education 's West Coast Symposium.  It was a great day filled with man...

One teacher on our campus always wishes the students "Happy (insert the name of the day)!" as they arrive at school in the mornin...

I realize that the world kids are being raised in is so very different than the one I was.  I also realize that their knowledge and capacity...

I have spent a good portion of the day creating this Glog: to share with colleagues at our first Guided Reading session this Thursday.  Yo...

If we want our students to make wise selections of books, then we have to be constantly aware of their choices. I haven't read every sin...

While reading Donalyn Miller's book, The Book Whisperer, I am once again reminded of the importance of really knowing the kids we teach!...