Happy Fourth of July! I I've followed 4th Grade Frolic's Monday Made It for a looooonnnnggg time. Finally, a few months into blogging and I'm finally linking up with this weeks... I'm sharing three things I made this week to get ready for my beach themed classroom. My first summer project is my amazing … Continue reading Beach Theme Classroom: Monday Made It
This is seriously every teacher getting ready for back to school. If there is one thing I know, getting ready for school means thinking about getting yourself and your students organized. Student planners are the most amazing item and a must have for student organization. Period. I love how using student planners can keep students … Continue reading 2016-2017 Student Planner and Data Tracker
As I'm new to blogging, I have never posted a "good story" from my classroom. (I could write a book with the moments that I have had this year!) But with only 4 days left of school there was a story that was too good not to share. It started at breakfast time. We have … Continue reading Good Story #1
Hey reading teachers! We are having a problem with students finding textual evidence on their standardized tests. Here's how it goes: Teacher: Susan, you didn't prove your answers at all! I don't see anything marked in this test! Susan: Oh...okay. (Susan takes her paper back to her desk clueless about what her teacher means. Determined … Continue reading Textual Evidence
My Textual Evidence Board Game Bundle can be purchased at my TPT store. There are three options: Textual Evidence Fiction Board Game Textual Evidence Nonfiction Board Game Textual Evidence Board Game Bundle If you would like the know more about it you can read about it here. The purpose of this post is to give … Continue reading Textual Evidence Board Game Explained
So I don't know about you, but I am feeling exhausted from this last stretch of STAAR testing. Like my soul got sucked out of me, and I'm just a shell walking around. And in some ways it's like the first day of school. Somehow you forget exactly what happened. I don't know if it's … Continue reading A Post STAAR Activity
Want to create a STAAR Jeopardy game in about 10 minutes? I can definitely help you out. Check out my FREEBIE at the bottom of this post!!!! Needed Supplies A STAAR release passage or equivalent PowerPoint Projector How to Create the Game First, open PowerPoint and search online templates for "game show". Then, select … Continue reading STAAR Jeopardy Game in 10 Minutes
It's that time again! Testing season is here. Before the big day comes for your kids, I would recommend telling them these five things. Try not to take restroom breaks before the 2 hour mark. This is advice I always give my students. Let's face it...most kids don't need to go to the restroom during … Continue reading 5 Things to Tell Your Students BEFORE the STAAR Test
Having a Poem of the Week board has been one of the best decisions I made this year. Hopefully as I grow with blogging, I will be able to share more of the poems. The board has grown as my students understand poetry. On the right are the questions we analyze weekly. They are … Continue reading Poem of the Week
Texas Teachers have no fear; there is no Common Core Aligned stuff here. 🙂 I don't know about you, but sometimes Common Core stuff works until it doesn't. I guess that's the thing about being a Texas Teacher. I have designed a Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Unit around TEKS ELA.5.2. For those of you non-fifth … Continue reading TEKS-Aligned Vocabulary Interactive Notebook
