Hi there!  It's been awhile since you heard from me.  Mostly because when it was my turn to blog, I was having computer/inter...

Happy THREE day weekend! After our first full week with students, I need it! My week has been crazy busy and last night was the first e...

WOW! First week back to work complete. I am exhausted ! How is it that an experienced teacher can never be completely prepared ...

Hey there! This week felt like a roller coaster ride. The ups and downs and twists and turns just about did me in! In fact, if ...

Happy Friday!  I tell you with Labor Day off this week, I had my days all messed up and strangely it seemed like a longer week than...

If you've followed our blog very long, you know that Kristi and I were both skeptical before beginning the Daily 5. We just didn't ...

Last week we started our Daily 5 rounds. It went good....a little bumpy the first couple of days, but by Friday the kiddos were doing prett...

Today was the big day! We officially launched our Daily 5 rounds today. Hooray!   It was not without some hiccups, but for my 2nd grade...