I am on vacation at my family's lake house.  One of the kids' favorite activities each year is to paint rocks.  The beac...

This picture was taken before I made labels for all of the bins. The missing ABC books are out on the bookshelf ready for the first day of...

This post really has nothing to do with teaching (well almost nothing, I will mention two awesome teachers).   I just returned from a w...

On the first day of school last year, I took a minute to speak with each child in my class.  I sat next to the child and showed them the ...

      I love doing collaborative projects with my kiddos.  This rolled paper collage has been done by teachers in my school for several yea...

                I'm joining Cara's Throw Back Thursday Linky Party today.  This post about how my kiddos did The Pledge of Alle...

       "Thank you for being so generous" is something you will frequently hear in my classroom.  I say it every time a child bri...