I'm super excited to be a part of my first giveaway! So many people wanted to join, we had to split into two prizes. You can win a $250 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers OR a $250 gift card to Amazon. Either one of these would get you off to a great start to your school year. This giveaway opens today and...

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This post has been marinating in my mind for a while. I use so many products from other sellers, so I'm here to spread a little love! Just so I'm perfectly clear, I have gotten nothing from any of these authors. I just love their stuff! Keep in mind that I teach third grade, so many of these items are pretty specific. Classroom...

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Last month I resigned from my position teaching third grade and I left my school district of 13 years. It was the one and only school district I've taught in and I have learned and grown so much over those 13 years.  One last look before I turned off the lights and shut the door for the final time. I'm not one for...

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I teach third grade and most of the time students have never done literature circles. I start literature circles after the first 9 weeks (or first quarter) of school. I focus on laying a really solid foundation with our standards before starting with literature circles. I feel it is important that we take time to introduce each job. To do this, I start...

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It's so weird to me that the focus between picture and chapter books seems to happen between second and third grade. In second picture books are the norm and totally accepted, then in third they are supposed to make that seamless transition and be instant chapter book readers. But maybe this is just my school culture? I would venture to guess that less...

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I'm super excited to be participating in my first link party from 4th Grade Frolics. I've been really busy this week and have so much to share! I made some multiplication manipulatives for my classroom and my friend's. It took me maybe 20 minutes and I just know it is going to help so much when I introduce the concept of multiplication.  My...

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Word problems. Not my favorite. My kids really really struggled with them this year. This was totally our Herculean task. They kept looking for keywords (ugh) and I kept telling them over and over you can't rely on them. I told them that the people who write the questions and answers are trying to trick them and they had to think about it...

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