School started this week, and I am worn. out. Everyone is asking me how I like 3rd grade, and so far I'm having a hard time telling wh...

My room is sloooowly coming together. I say slowly because my plan of using all black backgrounds was foiled when I realized that I have a l...

You all are so great for listening on my last post. I think (hope) we all have those moments of feeling totally overwhelmed at the beginning...

Breathe in. Breathe out. I am freaking out, just a little kind of a lot. Remember how I told you that I was switching grade levels from...

I have wanted to read The Daily 5 for a long time. Yes, I have read tons about it on blogs, but everyone still said you HAVE to read the boo...

I finished my last day of summer work (completely!), this is my 100th post here, I have juuust about hit 100,000 pageviews, and tomorrow mor...

It's Sunday, so I'm taking a quick break from my guide for new teachers! 2 more days, and my summer work will be done. By then, my...