Progress!!! I have never been more excited to see mounds of dirt! My little school is growing, growing, growing, and we are making more room by adding "learning cottages". I will be moving into one of these and cannot wait for it to get finished. I am just hoping and praying that it is done before school starts the first week of August!! There is so much that I want and need to get ready for next school year but since I have no room and am not exactly sure what it will look like...I am having a hard time focusing on the big things that I need to do. So, instead I am working on small things that I KNOW I will use next year. I am linking up again with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for a little "Monday Made It" craft. I saw this idea on Pinterest from Frogs and Cupcakes and knew that I had to incorporate this idea into my classroom. Recognizing student achievement and encouraging students to take ownership of their learning is a MUST. So, I came up with some badges that ...
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Common Core and a Facebook Freebie
Common Core If you follow me on Instagram then you might have seen me post about the Tennessee Common Core Math training that I attended earlier in the week. Tennessee has made a goal to become the fastest moving state for achievement in the country, and they are pushing Common Core and rigor like its nobody's business! This was not my first training for CC Math, but I still grabbed a lot of useful tips and treasures to bring back to my classroom and my bloggy buddies. One of the things that I truly love and value about being an educator is the ability to take what you have learned and adapt it to meet the needs in your classroom. Common Core means something a little bit different to everyone, and that is what makes teaching so awesome! In the two years(I know..so much experience!) that I have been teaching, I have realized that there is a huge misconception about how to implement the "trending" teaching strategies that get sent our way. There is stress ...
That’s A Steal Thursday!
Happy Thursday! During the school year, Thursdays are my second favorite day of the week. I am sure we can all guess why! During the summer, I like Thursdays because my new friend Miss Kayla at Meet Miss Parker is hosting a Thursday linky party! I spent the last two days in an AMAZING Common Core Math training. I cannot wait to share some of what I learned over the last couple of days with you throughout the summer. My goal is to create a summer Common Core Math series focused around the benefits of using math tasks in your math curriculum. The trainings were about an hour away from where I live which I am totally okay with! Why? Because that means that I can visit some of my favorite stores( Target and Home Goods) which I don't have where I live. Target was the perfect fix for my frazzled, fried brain and a horrible scenario for my bank account. Teacher problems, anyone? Here are some of my "Thursday Steals" from Target! As research continues to stress ...
