Why did I choose to have alternative seating options in my classroom?  Do we all learn the same?  NO!  With that being said, why...

I have been MIA! Well below is the reason for my absence. My days have been filled with Cheerios, toys, dirty diapers, naps (Pinte...

Coffee in the morning, Moutain Dew at lunch, and maybe some wine at night.  This is how I'm surviving the end of the year! :)  The end o...

For those of you who have been following my blog, know how much I L-O-V-E the Daily 5 and CAFE!  So when I got to meet The Sisters this we...

Here is my CAFE menu board. I use the CAFE board to show students all the areas of good reading.  When I teach a specific comprehensi...

Now that you have implemented the Daily 5 in your classroom, you need lessons to teach before sending students off to work independently. I ...

Yes...yes I know that it is not officially Friday yet, but close enough. Next week, my students are going to be doing some Earth Day activit...