Teaching in Room 6

Wednesday LOVE Day

2013-05-16T03:22:00Z

OK...so I don't know if that is a real day or not but I am going to go with it. I was in class today, looking over some papers from the inbox (that were stacked a mile high) and stamping them with my little "Mrs. Moorman" stamp...when suddenly it hit...(read more)

Let's Make a Book!

2013-05-15T00:31:00Z

This year, I have been posting some of my more "crafty" (and I use the term loosely) on Classroom DIY . Have you visited? It really is a fun blog full of LOTS of fun ideas. Well, anyway, I wanted to bring you one of the ideas I posted over there to my...(read more)

Open House 2013

2013-05-14T01:48:00Z

Last week we had our annual Open House. This is a night in the spring when parents come to see all the hard work that the students have done over the course of the year. To be honest, until I started blogging, I thought this was a normal occurrence. I...(read more)

How do you Timeline?

2013-05-10T23:21:00Z

Everyone likes to make timelines, right? I mean they are super useful for any number of activities and when studying the American Revolution, well, they fit in quite nicely. So, I asked my students to make a timeline with several of the most important...(read more)

Teacher Appreciation Goodie Bag!

2013-05-05T15:00:00Z

There are many things I am grateful for in this life. High on that list is blogging. Blogging has allowed me to share what is going on in my classroom with the rest of the world. It has also given me an endless supply of support from the fabulous teachers...(read more)

Summarizing Non-Fiction Text....with a Comic Strip!

2013-05-02T03:27:00Z

This past few weeks we have been working on summarizing non-fiction text. Looking at the various traits of non-fiction and figuring out how they all work together to get the point of the text across has been very tricky for the kids. So to help them figure...(read more)

Absent...again??

2013-04-24T00:03:00Z

Testing is over! YAY! So now I can put my room back together, and get back to teaching :) Whoo hoo!! So with that said, I just wanted to share a little thing with you that has been working to help get the kids into their seats each day. As we all are...(read more)

Language Arts Foldable....telling the WHY of a skill

2013-04-20T23:47:00Z

One thing I really like to do (though I suspect we all do ;) ) is connect the language arts skills we are learning about to the reading we are actually doing. If the kids see what it is that I am telling them good writers do while they are reading a book...(read more)

Can't blog...so let's have a contest ;)

2013-04-19T03:02:00Z

This week has been a crazy (and draining) week for me. We are in the midst of state testing and, well, you know how it goes. It is just a stressful time for all -- me and the kids -- that my brain is mush. I feel like I have SO much to write about (as...(read more)

Dialogue and Colonial Times...killing two birds

2013-04-12T03:23:00Z

We have been working on dialogue in class, so I thought I would tie it in to our studies on colonial life with this fun little project (that could be adapted to really any unit of study...we just happened to be working on the colonies :) ) So let's see...how...(read more)

Hot Dots in 5th Grade? Oh Yeah! {Giveaway}

2013-04-06T14:53:00Z

I don't know about you, but I have seen these Hot Dots all over the web. They are cards with multiple choice answer and a fancy pen that lights up when you choose an answer. Cute, right? But, to be honest, I thought that there was no way they would work...(read more)

Response to Literature Redux

2013-04-04T02:12:00Z

We are full swing into our Colonial unit and I just had to share the latest response to literature writing project the kids finished. I am in love! Now, I actually shared the version we did last year with you here . But I made some changes, so I figured...(read more)

These are a Few of My Favorite Things

2013-03-31T17:35:00Z

Spring Break is quickly coming to an end, and I am quickly beginning to realize that I need to get myself into gear and prepare for the next three weeks. You see....we are in crunch time to The TEST! Ahhhhhh!!! I know that I have tried my hardest to get...(read more)

Zippin Down the Freebie Trail

2013-03-29T17:51:00Z

Hi everyone! Welcome to the next stop on the Bunny Trail. This post will be short and sweet, as today is moving day in my household (yay!!!) and my keyboard is packed away (thank goodness for touch screens!) I have a fun little math page for you today....(read more)

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie in Terabithia

2013-03-19T02:00:00Z

So, if you have been following a long for the past month or so you know I have been reading Bridge to Terabithia in my classroom...and my students have thoroughly enjoyed it. It really was a fabulous change of pace and I think the students benefited a...(read more)