Write right on the table. Use a clorox wipe to clean it all up. Why worry about passing out those heavy marker boards when you can ...
Wooohooo!  My very first blog award! The Liebster Award.   Thanks to Cortney over at Once Upon a Substitute !  Head over to her blog to c...
So, I've been blogging now for over a month and have been keeping up with my posts pretty well (at least I think so). I have had over 3...
After reading through paper, after paper, after paper in preparation for the infamous fifth grade writing test next week, we found that our ...
Word Problem Posters and simple handout.... Click here for free posters and handout.   The picture on the left is the handout, I put each co...
This Saturday we debuted the new  FIFTH GRADE WRITING BOOT CAMP at our school. It's not the first time that a Saturday writing event has...
In preparation for the writing test, plurals is the topic of the day. Here's a simple way to practice plurals with your kids that costs...
Ever blabberized? If not, click on the video below. It's free and very simple! All you need is a computer, microphone, image and somet...
While following other teacher blogs ( Runde's Room specifically), I came across a great site that has added a little pizzazz to my writ...
Such a cheap and AWESOME game.  Made in minutes for next to nothing!  All you need are some library sleeves and a piece of posterboard. ...
For years, my children have been writing on whiteboards and we've played the "1,2,3...Show Me" game.  I've always liked i...
While I'm on the topic of games, I thought I'd share another simple oldie, but goodie with y'all.  It's great to use for fre...
Have you ever gotten stopped in the hallway and your kids automatically think that you have become deaf and blind?  Here is the SIMPLEST gam...
This is semi-sad...but oh, so true.  As I post my travels on facebook, my friends all comment on how easy my life must be.  My mother does t...
After going to the writing professional development a couple of weeks ago, I have found that my kids absolutely love to do sorts.  Who knew?...
Are you looking for a cheap and fast way to give your kids Valentines?  You've come to the right place.  Here is an easy template for qu...
We're doing fractions right now: adding and subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators.  I have some kids that just don't ge...
Like I said in an earlier post, our Standards of Learning Writing Test is coming up at the beginning of March.  Our kids are expected to wri...
So, I've been sitting here, catching up on my DVR homework (I call it homework because my husband and I share a DVR...my trash shows fil...
Do your children have a hard time learning their math facts? Do your children enjoy practicing their facts? If you answered yes to either...