As most of you know, I'm all about playing games in the classroom.  If I'm bored, then they are bored, and sadly....I bore easily.  ...
Today I'm linking up with The First Grade Parade for Throw Back Thursday!   With the beginning of school right around the corner, I t...
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!  I spent the day yesterday procrastinating from unpacking, painting, and cleaning.  The good news? ...
 I'VE MOVED!  I'm no longer a Virginia blogger....I'm now a Georgia blogger.  The move has been in the works for quite some time...
I know I've been a terrible blogger--do I still even qualify as a blogger?  I'll explain it all later (why I've been MIA) but ju...
Yep!  It's that time of year AGAIN.  The countdown to the state writing test has begun.  Our children are writing, writing, writing.  ...
Last Friday, we were messing around with fraction strips while working with equivalent fractions.  I was thinking to myself just how brilli...
I came across this video this morning.  Don't be afraid to be the leader or the follower!  You never know what kind of opportunities ...
It's that time of the year:  Christmas is over, the weather is crazy, testing is looming.  Do you need a pep talk?  We had a professiona...
New Year's Resolution...FAIL!  I missed my post last week.  First of all, I forgot to take pictures of my Martin's (below). Friday...
Fifth grade writing is a bear!  It generally has not been a focus previously and we struggle all year to get our kids excited about writing...
I just had to share! I make lots of silly grammatical errors all the time. It's not because I don't know the difference, but because...
So, with the new year brings healing for this girl!  On December 23rd, I took a little spill and created the ugly monster to the right--seve...