This year has been a struggle to know exactly how much my students are reading at home.  We sent home all their textbooks and have given the...

Who has used Donors Choose?  Who has never taken that first step?  Let me make it easy for you. Donors Choose doesn't have to be ...

This last year there was a great idea that swept over the classrooms - having sponsors step up to "adopt" a reader.  For $9 ...

Every year I like to have my class make something to give their parents for Christmas.  This year I saw a cute idea over on IG to have ...

This year I decided to do something different for their parent gifts.  I had them create Van Gogh's Starry Night on an 8 x 10 construc...

Usually I give out pencils for birthdays, and I probably still will... but I wanted to give the kids something that I KNOW they will ...

I wanted to do a shout out about the FREE Candy Awards that Reagan Tunstall has shared over on TPT.  Awesome stuff!  I didn't pr...

I know I'm running late, but wanted to show off our Mother's Day cards and gifts.  My teaching neighbor had a great idea for a Moth...

5 random pictures...  I have realized I haven't shared on here... Here are my student gifts. I still need to write their names ...

Today I spent a good portion of the day in the hospital surgery waiting room with my Dad and Sister... We were waiting for Mom to get ...

Had to share what I posted last night on FB.   I know, I know - the second post of the day - it's okay, really!  Just breathe! ...

I need to make Christmas school gift giving affordable and I am SICK of baking cookies.  Probably because I baked and baked as I stuck co...

I decided to make up my parent gifts today.  Well, I guess I really didn't have a choice since for the rest of the week I will be s...

This time of year I really start thinking of traditions.  I personally love them.  I love the special routines surrounding a certain holi...

Thanksgiving was a success.  Family time, thankful time, eating time... it was all good.  I was in a little food coma when we headed home...