I believe that children learn more when they are having fun.  I love using humor in my classroom.  Although I am by no means an extrovert (I...

So, I have this new planner for my desk at school. It's funny, because I DO tend to procrastinate.  I know, however, that I shouldn...

I love Pinterest.  It can be quite addictive!  Here are a few of my favorite pinboards. Jennifer Findley has so many teaching-rel...

I know everyone has had conferences with parents about how their children are performing in school, but how often do you have conferences wi...

Actually, I care.  I care a lot.  I know that, as a teacher, I am in the minority; in fact, almost all of the teachers that I know could car...

I've discovered the most awesome book of poetry.  It is, in fact, one of my favorite books I own (and I own around 2,000)!  It is Nation...

Okay...I will confess that I know next to nothing about blogging.  So, equipped with my copy of Blogging for Dummies , I attempt to try my h...