Category: Teaching

A few snapshots of our busy December! A Black Friday DEAL! I got my classroom tree for $30 at Target and got a $10 Target gift card back.  Pre-lit and everything! In lieu of a classroom gift exchange and teacher…

In September, I recognized an enthusiasm and strong interest in action, suspense-filled books with my kids. I have 14 students…..and 12 of them are boys. It’s no surprise that they aren’t crazy about fiction, female-centered novels. I mean, one of…

Our behavior system is a traditional money system called Cool Cash. On each Cool Cash dollar it says “United We Behave”. On Monday the students get $5.00 to start the week. On Friday, they need $5.00 (and all of their…

This week was just one of those weeks. You know them, you know them well. I can’t pinpoint what caused it, but I tend to believe that if a week starts out being kind of blah, the rest of the…