I got a new student. Yes, we have only 5 weeks of school left. The office didn't want to deal with the complaints of the other teachers on my team, so they begged me to take the new one. I have more students than the others. This one? If you get mad at Read More...

That is the old saying my Dad used to say about our family. We were all leaders and no one wanted to be a follower. It made is tough sometimes when making family decisions. It appears, that I have a class full of Chiefs. I can't believe how bossy they Read More...

CHECK IT OUT! The words are :Free Rice" You can go to http://freerice.com/ and play the vocabulary game. Or your students can pick a level they are working at and play themselves. For every word they get correct, they earn 20 grains of rice that is donated Read More...

Today is Wednesday. It is a half day at our school. We are not testing today so I planned an all morning science experiment. I am dressed in an old apron and safety glasses. I look like a kook but it got the kids really excited about the day. We are having Read More...

Yep! It is that week again. Boring! This is my least favorite week of the year. I don't really get to teach, I get to monitor. I am going to have my students write their books this week and illustrate them. Then I will publish them. I brought my scanner Read More...