I just love it when teachers share great ideas that actually work. Here's one of those stellar ideas I came across and use year to ye...

I'm so thankful that teachers are teachable too! I took it upon myself  this summer to do some at home professional development. ...

Welcome back! If you missed my first post about " Kicking off Reading Groups " back track a little and read all about it  HERE. N...

How soon do you start reading groups? How many kids are in a group? When do you meet with them? These are  ALL  questions I felt ...

The first 2 weeks of school are probably some of the most important days of the entire school year.  They are days when you create a posi...

What teacher doesn't want to get a little ahead of the game? I like to soak every ounce of summer in but there is always something in...

As a teacher it sometimes seems overwhelming with all that we have to keep up with! Paperwork. Grades. Planning. I wanted to shar...