School and the City: November 2015

Year six has officially kicked off, and I had a successful Sneak Peek with my new students. Here's a few things I've learned thr...

Last year, I blogged about my first week of third grade . That's still a good resource for you if you're looking for ideas, but I ...

No matter what type of class we teach, we always have a range of levels that requires many levels of differentiation. I know. It's a cha...

Tieks . I am SURE you have heard of them, especially if you are a teacher that frequents Instagram and educational blogs. Tieks have a ...

I was moved to third grade this year, so I needed a fresh batch of read alouds.  After all, I have some former students in my class, and...

Third grade! Yay! I survived the first two weeks of third grade and finally have the time/energy to tell you a little bit about it. I won&...

Kids. They're so great, but boy can they get LOUD. I like to maintain a fun, exciting, interactive classroom environment, but with ex...

I don't know about you, but I have my students work with partners constantly. Sometimes partners are assigned strategically, based o...

I have been SO VERY BUSY lately (hello testing, conferences, and report cards) but I am SO VERY EXCTIED about this that I just can't ho...

Hey, friends! Back to school has gotten the best of me, as usual, but I'm glad to finally share this year's classroom with you. ...