I had “Meet the Teacher” already for my new school last night! (I'm switching from a traditional calendar to a year round school). The families and students were amazing, I'm excited for these sweet kiddos! Here are my stations I had ready for them – really happy ... Read More
Using Parent Volunteers in the Classroom
First off, HAPPY SATURDAY! It's been a week since summer vacation has started for us and while I find myself wondering how my kiddos are doing I AM THRILLED that it's summer!! It was a long year and I am finally starting to gain back energy and feel like a human again! I'm not ... Read More
How to Blur Student Faces in Pictures
Anyone else looking for an incredibly simple way to blur out student faces in pictures? I stumbled upon this wonderful app and couldn't love it more! It is simple, simple, simple! :) It's called Skitch. They have an apple and an android version that I've listed below as well as a really helpful ... Read More
The Bigger Picture
We finally finished up our End of Grade (EOGs) testing. The kids were exhausted, I was exhausted, and we needed a little pick me up! Pharrell Williams started us off as we did a dance line around the room to HAPPY - the line leader choose the dance move and we all did what they did :) After ... Read More
Mr. EOG Won’t Trick Me!
We’re not letting Mr. Eviiiil EOG trick us! By adding villains, strategy shields, and encouraging the students to be passage heroes we've made preparing for our EOG (end of grade) testing next week a little more fun! Check out the strategies we're using so "Mr. EOG won't Trick Me!" A new one ... Read More
5 de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo Webquest Today we spent our literacy block becoming reporters to uncover the truth and correct misconceptions about Cinco de Mayo. The students loved this webquest and creating videos! Check out this free for followers webquest here! Usually $2 in my TPT store. This ... Read More
