Ten Bargains for Back to School, Including Freebies and Dollar Deals!

Yes, you read that right, that's a full ten back-to-school bargains! These bargains are designed to make…

My First Day of School Promise

Every year, I sit down with my brand-new class and have a little chat about why we come to school. My sec…

Science and Engineering Practices

After spending time studying the Next Generation Science Standards , I wanted to share the Science and Eng…

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain!

This is an awesome read for the first day of school!   Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D is…

How to Squeeze in Social Studies and Science

Teaching is harder than ever these days! I'm about to start my 39th year teaching. Honestly, it&#…

Getting Parents to Read Your Notes

I'm sure we've all been there: a note gets sent home, and it's never seen!   Parents are…

Active Students? Try Scoot!

Today I'm sharing a game that helped me through those last hectic weeks of school where the kiddos jus…

Doing the Tango! (Learning about Argentina!)

We had one of our Enrichment Days today! Our theme was Around the World in One Day , and it was fabulous…