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We all are seeing the effects of screens and devices on our students’ fine motor skills. And we’re always looking for easy ways to work in fine motor practice. Plus,…

At approximately 12:30 am Tuesday morning, a massive EF-3 tornado touched down in our city and continued on a 60-mile path of destruction through several counties, strengthening as it went.…

Happy Schedulin’ Sunday! This week we’re continuing our Weather Research Project, continuing Vowel Bootcamp, using a new Read It Up! for St. Patrick’s Day and working on composing numbers with…

One of our more asked about classroom events is our weekly Dress To Impress initiative. This blog post explains this school-wide initiative. Dress To Impress: The Origin Several years ago…

Happy Schedulin’ Sunday! This week we’re starting a new research project with hands-on weather activities as part of our Weather Research Project, a new Read It Up! for my all-time…

Happy Schedulin’ Sunday! This week we’re reading Doctor DeSoto to work on character traits and continuing Vowel Bootcamp! We’re also continuing learn about number bonds and decomposing numbers and researching…

Happy Schedulin’ Sunday! This week we’re reading A Crankenstein Valentine to work on character traits and continuing Vowel Bootcamp! We’re also starting to learn about number bonds and decomposing numbers…

We do a three-week-long unit on fairy tales. Each week we focus on a different fairy tale and read various versions of the fairy tale. Each day we do a…

Happy Schedulin’ Sunday! This week we’re reading Brave Irene to work on character traits and continuing Vowel Bootcamp! We’re also working on greater than less than and comparing numbers and…