Oh my, oh my.  What is it about post-testing time that is both so wonderful and so challenging?  Some of my students are feeling like they&#...

Now that everyone's aware of the GREAT sales going on at TpT and TN, join the linky from Diane at Fifth in the Middle. What'...

Hi everyone, Thank you Krista Wallden from Creative Clips! This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! I know that before I became a tea...

What a fun week this has been!  Are you like me and you just feel a huge weight off your shoulders when state testing is over? We've...

It's Friday and time to reflect back on a week that included state testing....what is it about testing that feels more exhausting than t...

Just a quick post to say that I finally finished the last novel study packet that my one group of students are working with.  I think I ment...

     It's Saturday, but I'm okay with that.  It's been that kind of week.  Reading other blogs, it seems like a lot of teachers...

   The days have been flying by here and although I've hardly been on this blog, I have been reading lots of other teachers' blogs. ...

   I don't often burst out laughing when I'm reading student essays.  You know what I'm talking about, right.  I'm pretty go...

    It's Friday, and for some reason, this one feels well earned!  Even though we had Wednesday off as a snow day (for snow that never...

    Did you ever think you knew what your kids could do and they surprised you?  That happens to all of us at times, and like me, you're...