Do you have books that don’t belong anywhere in your library? Well, I definitely did! There were several books that just wouldn’t fit into a category like I wanted, or I had several of that category already. So, I decided to start putting those books to the side until I had saved up a little […]
Sharing
I’ve been looking through my files on things that might be helpful to my fellow bloggers. I just wanted to share these 2 lifesavers that help me make it through the year. For the Grades Table, I normally run each subject on different colored paper so that I can easily flip to the subject that […]
Bulletin Board Ideas Linky Party
Teaching Happily Ever After is having a Linky Party about Bulletin Boards. Here are a few pictures of some bulletin boards that I had up this past school year. This bulletin board was up for our Mystery Unit. Once the students had read several mystery books, we added student work to the board, but I […]
Desks or Tables?
I’m linking up! Ladybug’s Teacher Files is having a discussion on which is best… tables or desks?! If you would have asked me this question a year ago, I would have most definitely said desks. When I taught both 4th and 1st grades, desks worked very well for my classroom and students. Now that I […]
Phonics Cards Updated!
I think my phonics files that I posted earlier were too large for some people to download. So, I tried making the files smaller with about 4 pages of phonics cards on each document. Please click on each picture below to download the cards! There are 9 different documents with about 70 cards in all! […]
Rewards with no cost!
I have never been good at keeping up with a treasure chest in my class. It always seems like when it comes time to reward my students for their good behavior that I never have anything to give them. I know several teachers that do a great job at stocking their rewards, but I am […]