Just kinda’ accidentally stumbled upon a really cool educational game site…and it’s free!  Now I realize I may be the last to know about ABCya — that does happen sometimes 🙂  But for anyone

Before Common Core, teaching the Metric System to 5th grade students was not part of the 5th grade math curriculum in Kansas.  So, last year was the first year I taught the metric system

Wow…the new Common Core Math Standards for 5th grade are challenging to say the least!  This year has been difficult.  I honestly don’t know what to think about the new curriculum.  I believe it

You read it right!  I will be participating in the “Our Sweet Success” giveaway!  Phase 1 – Link Up! (Our Sweet Success) If you would like to join this giveaway by offering one of

Sometimes things hit me in the middle of the night…this was one of those things!    I’m always trying to think of ways to make my life as a teacher easier.  Over the past

Over the years I have always struggled to find something for students who finish early to do.  Usually they just wind up distracting those that are still working.  It was with these students in