Hey, friends! I am so excited to be joining the second annual Booking Across the USA project, representing the state of Kentucky. A huge shout-out to Jodie from Growing Book By ...
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Day of the Teacher
Today Education Week launched a fantastic campaign called "Day of the Teacher" to showcase what a day in the life of a teacher looks like. They encouraged teachers to snag pictures of their day, ...
Reviewing Theme with Frozen’s “Let it Go”
Happy day, friends! Reviewing before our BIG test, I was excited to pull from something my kids are loving right now - GoNoodle and Frozen! With all kinds of testing right now (scrimmage, MAP, Iowa, ...
My Third Fix! {Stitch Fix April 2014}
Hey friends, Catherine here with my third and best-yet Stitch Fix. I am a monthly subscriber to this style-at-your-door service and have really enjoyed the piazza Annie (my stylist) has put into my ...
Tournament of Books {The Champ Has Been Named!}
It's only a *few* weeks late (ha!), but I wanted to share with you the results of our March Madness - Tournament of Books. If you missed the initial installment of our event, you can check it out ...
Root of the Week
Hey, Friends! Happy Monday. :) This morning as I walked into my classroom I realized I never shared about a classroom routine we practice. As students walk in the classroom and spend time ...
Growth Mindset: Power of Positive Thinking
Hey, friends! In an attempt to finish up my 90 report cards that are due tomorrow, I am blogging...but just super fast. *pinky promise* Last week was scrimmage week, so my 5th grade friends spent 3 ...
Students Monitoring Their Own Learning
Hi, friends! Happy Weekend. :) Today I am joining with 150 amazing teacher-bloggers to bring you simple and promotion-free ideas for your classroom. Today I'll be sharing about a way I include ...
My Second Stitch Fix!
Arriving home to my Stitch Fix on the porch is becoming one of my favorite evenings of the month. It's like a mid-week pick-me-up and fashion show all wrapped up in one box! :) These are some of ...
On-Demand Opinion Writing {Motivating Students}
On-demand writing is process of producing written work in response to a prompt or task within a specific time frame. It is used to assess students’ ability to generate coherent, organized, and ...
Augmented Reality!
Happy, happy Friday, friends! Today I am a guest blogger at All Things Upper Elementary and shared about how we use Augmented Reality for book talks. I also included oodles of pictures from our ...
Making Audio QR Codes {A Step-by-step Tutorial}
Hey, friends! I am here to share with you all about how to create and use Audio QR Codes. Last year, Katie King taught me how to make and use traditional QR Codes (with text) attached. You can read ...