For several years now I've wanted to have a Mother's Day Tea.  But somehow Mother's Day always managed to sneak up on me and by ...

Open house is always a big deal for me.  I don't put on the cart and pony show, but I do work hard to show off all of my students' h...

Yes, it is that time of year where teachers are beginning the countdown to summer.  For me it is 26 days of FUN!!!  When we begin, we are in...

It's time for a Bright Idea.  This month I tailing about coffee filters- I buy them at the Dollar Store not because I need them for my...

Sometimes I feel like my little kindergartners are caterpillars at the beginning of the school year, then as the year progresses they grow a...

You might see this and think homework in kindergarten, what has the world come to. There are several reasons I give homework. I am requi...

Has Pinterest changed the way you teach?  It has for me.  Pinterest has opened up an entirely new world to me in the last 3 years that I hav...

My students are always bringing me letters or pictures they have made for me.  The question is what do I do with them.  Years ago I would ta...

I love having technology in my classroom, but the noise from 6 Chrome Books, 7 iPads and 2 computers can be LOUD!!!  Headphones are a must. ...

I remember my very first year teaching.  I didn't have a lot of money and I had inherited a classroom full of stuff.  However, it didn&#...