Show of hands:  how many teachers had fidget spinners show up in your classroom?  These little spinners are all the rage with our kids this year.  Unless you’re living under…

Today in our summer book study we’re talking about fluency!  In the past, I taught at a Reading First school where the reading focus was on speed.  Reading First wanted…

I admit it.  Until recently I didn’t use anchor charts.  True story.  You see, I didn’t believe I was talented enough to to create anchor charts and I didn’t fully…

Chapter 4 or our summer book study is all about comprehension.  So , let’s jump right into comprehension and how to make it work in small groups. Takeaway 1:  …

When I was a kid I loved Legos.  I remember I had this giant box full of Legos and would spend hours and hours building things with my Legos.  And…

Subitizing is a very important math skill for our students.  But seriously ya’ll, do you say SUB (like a submarine) or SUBE (with a long vowel) when you say subitizing?…

Today we are talking all about grouping our students and forming small groups and chapter 3 of Making The Most Of Small Groups! Takeaway 1:   Use all of the…

Today I want to share a peek into our recent ELEVATE!  Chattanooga conference!   Picture it. Chattanooga.  2017.  245 teachers gathered in the ballroom of The Chattanoogan Hotel for a…