As teachers, we are asked 1 zillion questions (approximately) each day, meaning we spend many of our precious minutes answering questions. Now, I am all about those ‘real’ questions that involve ...
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Flocabulary in 5th Grade: Rap in the Classroom
Happy, happy Tuesday, friends! Have you ever heard of or used Flocabulary? Flocabulary is a website that hosts a library of Common Core aligned raps for K-12. I learned about Flocabulary through a ...
5th Grade Comma Practice: ‘Eye’ Need a Comma
Oh happy day, friends. We are enjoying a cool, rainy day here in Kentucky. It is the first Sunday in a while where I am breathing deeply and not even considering school. That’s right – it’s Fall ...
Goal Setting in 5th Grade
Happy day, friends! It is the start of Fall Break and I am digging this scarf weather. I slept until 7 AM this morning {woohoo}, and am enjoying some time with my Mama Bear :) As our dear friend Pete ...
Life in Colonial America Stations
So, last week was a week I termed “New Teacher Hazing.” :) For me, NTH means your two cohorts in crime (the other two fifth grade teachers) take 33 of your 5th graders to Williamsburg for 5 days ...
Banned Book Week
Happy Banned Book Week, friends! Are you ready to celebrate and learn??? Well, my 5th grade friends are! Inspired by this library’s photo, I created a display all in our classroom library. One of ...
Main Idea in 5th Grade
This week in 5th grade, reading has been all about main idea. So, I tried starting our work on main while reading a text about September 11th…and it was fine. I did learn though that my friends needed ...
Remembering 9/11 – A 5th Grade Lesson Plan
Last Thursday, I was conferencing with a student about "I Survived the Attacks on 9/11" As the student was summarizing the book, he said, "Ms. W, it was really crazy. The planes crashed into the World ...
Personalized Bookmarks – Monday Made It
Happy everything, friends! It’s 8 o’clock on a Sunday night, and that means in 90 minutes, I’ll be snoozing. In my new teacher life that is about as late as I can make it! I just wanted to quickly ...
Reflections from a New Teacher
Oh happy day, friends. I have been blessed to be a first-year 5th year teacher for 13 days now, and I reflect SO often –on my students, on my words, on my use of time, on my kiddos, on my ...
Book Report Alternative: Book Blurbs
Hi, friends! Happy, happy Sunday. Well, I had a fantastic week of school. The first day I was like, “Well, this was good, but I’m not in love.” By Friday I was like, “Eeekkk – I can do SO many cool ...
5th Grade Classroom Jobs
Friends, After day two, I am happy to report that I love 5th grade. After day one, I wasn't so sure. Now, I'm pretty positive. In fact, I think it’s quite lovely. I haven’t found my groove yet, but ...