We just returned from a weekend of camping. Seriously people, I never realized how much dirt could actually stick to a kid. I’m pretty sure they need a bath after their back to wash off the mud water. It was amazing to get away though. Tonight I want to link up with Sweet Rhyme & Pure Reason. In his trip “back to the archive” he
For the last few years I have done a classroom clip chart. It has worked really well for me and I have been able to integrate with other little incentives I am doing along the way. You know, the ones that only work for a short amount of time, but they do the trick when you are beyond ready for Christmas Break!! It’s time to
I get just as excited about updating my TPT store as I do my classroom. It’s a little sadsies that I don’t get as excited about working around the house, but what can ya do? Teachers are who they are, right?! I seriously feel like I am doing all of this in slow mo- Baby is a mamas girl ALL. THE. WAY. She doesn’t want
My kids love to sing and to be honest the only people I feel comfortable singing in front of is them. “Mrs. Newport, you have the prettiest voice!” Oh they are so just so sweet. Ha! Here are a couple of the songs we have bee learning and loving lately. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Above is the link to
I have an area center for you tonight 🙂 It took a little bit of trial and error to get it just right! This center is aligned with CCSS 3.G.A.2: Partitioning irregular shapes and finding area. This set has student directions, center cards, recording sheet, sorting mat and teacher prep. directions. Students will find the area of animal habitats in the form of irregular figures.
I cannot wait until the big sale! I knew that there had to be one coming along soon so I have been filling my cart for quite a while now. Along with many others I am offering 20% off everything in my store and when you use code CYBER at checkout you get an additional 10%. All this figures into a total of 28% off.
I have been reading the raved about The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller It really is wonderful. I love to read and have always had my nose stuck in a book. Since teaching, it is usually something I am reading to better myself as an educator rather than just for pleasure. I am excited that The Book Whisperer has reminded me just how much I
Okay, I know the song doesn’t apply to me losing my computer for a week but it was soooo sad. “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone!!!” I wasn’t stressing too badly about not having it until… I got it back! I have everything backed up on my external hard drive for teaching. I had added all my clipart and files. Sadly, I
When trying to follow directions through any tutorial, I am super visual. I want a picture for every step. Though I always figure it out, it goes much faster when I have a picture example to follow. I wanted to add the Pinterest button over my blog images, but the tutorials out there took a little extra brain power to navigate. When trying to edit
Oh me, oh my! I am so excited to share this one with you!! To be honest, I have not had the chance to try it out in my classroom yet, but I know it’s gonna be craze amaze! I have a feeling that telling my kids that they can earn a night off of homework by turning in homework for the week will be
