When Inspiration Strikes!!!

Have you tried Reflection Journals?      One of the ways I check in with my students at the end of the day AND communicate with parent...

Have you heard about Turnaround Schools? Our school became one last year.  What did that mean?  A lot of new ways of looking at things but m...

Hi all! The big push for our district next year is to review and revamp the Guided Reading process.  I do enjoy working with the kids i...

Merry Christmas!! I know not everyone celebrates the holidays during the winter, but for now, I have a Trimming the Tree activity that tests...

Do you have students that travel to other classrooms for instruction?  Would you like to see an idea that will help keep the child organized...

Hi all! So recently I've been blogging a lot about PDSA , and how to use it to track class data and accelerate students through their...

Hi all! Last week I had posted on how to organize your student's work to accelerate them through their learning in the intermediate gr...

Do you PDSA in your classroom? Have a board for the whole class to see how they are doing as a group? Have you been charting data with some...

This year I love my class of serious learners!  They have been motivated to do their best and really show what they know for their grades. ...

Hi all! I hope the beginning of this school year has been fabulous for you!! My freebie this week is a quick one that I made up to help a ...

Wow! What a week! I hope everyone is off to a great start for the school year!!  I've been really busy so my freebie today is simple ...