• Easy as Pi! :)

    Do you ever get really ambitious and have a long list of things that you want to do but just don’t have the time to make it actually happen?  I do!  In my head, it is all totally possible.  BUUUUUT, in the end, I just don’t have enough hours in the day.  To make my life […]

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  • Managing Bubble Pages

    Last summer, I posted about my Bubble Pages and I have loved the feedback that I have received from many of you implementing these in your classrooms.  I wanted to share a quick post about a little system that I have implemented in my classroom this year that has saved me SOOOOO much time.  Like […]

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  • Read Across America!

    I’m sure many of you spent last Friday participating in Read Across America with Accelerated Reading.  My fellow fifth grade teacher and I wanted to find a way to create a few incentives and activities that would make students motivated to read while still responding to text.  In lower grades, it is often easy to […]

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  • Making the Most of a TpT Sale!

    I don’t know about you, but I LOVE TpT Sales.  Well, I’ll be honest, I love most sales!  And when that sale is on TpT, even better!  I can’t wait to stock up on things that I have been eyeballing.  And let me tell you, I’ve gotten pretty good at stocking up while saving a […]

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  • Math Routines!

    Several weeks ago, I received an email from an oh so sweet follower, that asked how I worked in math warm ups, journals, exit tickets, math videos, and task cards into my day.  As I answered her question, I knew that many others may have similar questions and this would be a great blog post […]

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  • Solve & Turn FREEBIE!

    I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for new games to engage my students and practice various skills.  Several months ago, I had a last minute schedule change and needed a random little time filler.  My best ideas come to me when I am not planning ahead and am flying by the […]

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