Next week our school (like many, many others) will be celebrating Read Across America.  Our wonderful librarian organizes fun school-wide ev...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.  Well, strike the best of times part. Last week was moving along, despite the fact our...

I don't know about you, but last week was crazy  b u s y.  Lots going on at school and at home.  We wrapped up our crazy week with a li...

I really like using Whole Brain Teaching (WBT) strategies with my sweet first graders.  When I compare my classroom atmosphere before I imp...

As the year progresses and my first grade sweeties have more math skills under their belts, I like to change the Number of the Day a bit.  F...

It's the weekend before Valentine's Day.  Next week looks to be pretty busy.  Before things get too crazy, I though I might share a ...

My sweeties started their math boxes yesterday for the month of February.  I generally (but not exclusively) use these boxes to review and r...