Happy Sunday to you! This doesn't feel like a normal Sunday because I don't have to run around like a crazy person trying to find and iron something to wear tomorrow, make a lunch, make the coffee, go through my school bag and get all caught up, etc. I know that sounds like almost NOTHING TO DO compared to you people they call MOTHERS and TEACHERS (all wrapped up in one) but still. ... Read More about Spin-off
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The Three Little Pigs
Today was a fun day. I went to school but I had a sub. That's because my principal got my team subs so that we could administer running records without interrupting the flow and rhythm of curriculum. That's what happened last week during District Assessments. The flow and rhythm of curriculum, fidelity to the core, and first best instruction flew right out the window as ... Read More about The Three Little Pigs
Phonics Based Reader’s Theater (and a freebie)
Okay, so you know how I'm all about Reader's Theater in my classroom? And not the kind that has thirty different parts and the kids sit on stools and they each say one thing. I have vivid memories of this in junior high and I was always so concerned about it because I grew up in a dramatic family . . . which means my parents met in high school through drama, and then began a drama ministry in ... Read More about Phonics Based Reader’s Theater (and a freebie)
Raise Your Hand if You Have a Question, I Said.
Well, Friday's already here! I have decided I am voting for the candidate who is instituting a four day school week. Does anyone know which presidential candidate that is? And where I might volunteer to call strangers up on the telephone to support this well-thought-out platform? Before I left school today, I was gearing up for Monday. As I always do. I cannot ... Read More about Raise Your Hand if You Have a Question, I Said.
Mull It Over Monday
I went to school today. I spent about five hours there and did about one hour's worth of work. And that work consisted of throwing things away, moving things around, putting them back again, scratching my head, and whining a little. The rest of the time I talked. I talked to my teammates. And I most likely bothered them. I have a problem. Then I went to the ... Read More about Mull It Over Monday
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