and living life one day- and book- at a time
One of the benefits to our school district changing over to a year round schedule (not really year round, but close) is that it offers an opportunity for a long week and a half break after each 9 weeks. The good thing is that you can relax and rejuvenate yourself before starting another 9 weeks. …
I realized recently that there is a huge discrepancy between when I first taught this unit and now. The discrepancy is that my students then could read, and if they couldn’t, they sure had me fooled. As I stood at the front of the classroom with my copy of the article in my hand and …
This week I started teaching my anti-bullying unit. It’s one that I developed after going to a professional development, and because it is mine- and a topic that is close to my heart- I love teaching this unit. I wanted to find a way to incorporate our informational text in with a novel study, and …
Today as I was sitting in a meeting with my fellow co-workers, I realized that perhaps my patience -the patience of a saint- isn’t a gift after all. Perhaps maybe it is a flaw. It’s no secret that this year’s group of students have tested that patience. The patience that I pride myself for having. …
My Anti-Bullying Thematic Unit is now available on Teacher-Pay-Teachers. I will be starting this unit with my kiddos in 2 weeks. Follow along as I show you how I adapt this unit for all of my student needs from Honors to my struggling readers.
When I was in college, I was often told: Don’t smile until after November. The reason behind this is that in order to have effective classroom management, your students need to know that you mean business. What they don’t tell you is that it’s difficult to do that when you cycle up with the students. …
When it comes to writing, students can be intimidated by it. Especially narrative writing and writing short stories. They stare at a blank page and have no clue what to write about or even where to start if they have an idea. To help with this, I reached into my file cabinet and pulled out …
This year I’ve been reminded that bullying is a terrible experience. I have students bullying me the same way that I was bullied in school growing up. I used to hate my last name because being called Miss Thirsty or being asked if I was Thirsty was plain torture. And leave it to my students …
I haven’t truly had the time to process this week the way that I really need to process this week. I’ve cried a lot. I’ve been bullied by students (that will be in a later post). I’ve received a diagnosis which made me realize that I wasn’t losing my mind. Let’s begin with the crying. …
I blinked, and August disappeared. I’m not sure what happened, but one day I was starting August, and the next, it was gone in a flash. Labor day is behind us, and I noticed that the leaves are in prep mode to change. I do apologize for not posting, but in my defense, school life …