A few weeks ago I was over at the amazing Runde’s Room, and I LOVED this project she posted where she incorporated poetry into an art lesson. It reminded me of a self esteem-building “I am” poetry lesson that I had done in the past, and I decided I had to combine the two right away! Thanks again to Jen for inspiring this idea! “I am” Poetry Art In order to write their ‘I am’ poems and complete this art {Read More}
Archives for October 2012
Tips and Printables for Terrific and Stress Free Parent Teacher Conferences
October 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last week was our school’s week for Parent-Teacher Conferences! I may be alone in this- but I love conference time! Yes, it’s a LOT of work – especially for 30 or more kiddos as many upper elementary classrooms have- but I love meeting all of the parents and finally feeling like we are all on the same page! Over the years I have created some Go-To forms for managing conferences, as well as some fun signs and even an activity {Read More}
Teaching Text Structure and (finally!) October Early Finisher Packets!
October 9, 2012 by 3 Comments
Wow! How time flies when one is sick! I have majorly neglected my blog baby this past two weeks and for that- I apologize! Now that my health is coming around, I’d like to share a little something we did last week! Teaching Text Structure I always find that my students have a challenging time grasping text structure. This year I really wanted to do something that we could refer back to throughout the year as we continue to experience {Read More}
