Come April 1st, I always find myself beginning to prepare for the following school year.  Yes, I am still teaching my current students, but there are always little things that I like to set

When I first began teaching in 1989, a wonderful teacher gave me a binder filled with teaching materials.  All the materials were organized by objectives–we didn’t call them standards or indicators back then.  That

I just linked up with “The Neighborhood Blog Party”!  I can’t wait to visit all my Blogging Neighbors.  You can join the fun too!  Just head over to Aspire to Inspire to join the

If there is one thing I have learned in recent years, it’s how important it is to know where my students are.  Of course, most of them are in the classroom with me…but, what

Talk about being honored!  Danielle at Live. Love. Math. nominated my blog for the Liebster Award!  How cool is that?  And, yes, I accept the nomination, with pleasure…and am now sending it on to

So, it has been a while since I last taught 5th grade reading.  I’ve been busy teaching math the past 6 years, but this year I am very excited to teach my passion–reading! Since