Have you read this book? If not, zoom on out to the nearest library or bookstore and check this out! It is a cute and clever book written and illustrated by a real-life fourth grade class! The book discusses different excuses that a kid could come up with in order to explain why he doesn't ... Read More about The Greatest Homework Excuse Book Ever

Hello blogging buddies! Well, I made it! I survived my first week - and it was AWESOME!!! I will blog about it in more detail in the near future (when I can get over the need of a nap every afternoon!) Today I finally want to share some pictures of my  finished classroom! Here's the view ... Read More about My Classroom Reveal 2014!

As I planned for this new school year, I thought about my classroom management and the philosophy behind how I wanted to run things in the room and the atmosphere I wanted to create. Last year I had four generic rules (Be Ready, Be Responsible, etc.), but this year I wanted to have a biblical basis ... Read More about Rules of the Road: Biblically-based Rules on the Classroom

Happy Tuesday, blogging buddies! I am enjoying a wonderful week with my parents {visiting from New York} My mom and I have been shopping {how cute are these shoes?} gardening {aka attacking the weeds in my garden} and watching some Korean television together {any other K-Drama fans out ... Read More about Storing and Managing Puzzles in the Classroom {FREEBIE}

As I mentioned, we're doing an alphabet countdown for the last 26 days of school - and the students are LOVING it! :) "Q" was Quiz Show Day! I decided to take questions from previous tests and quizzes throughout the year to see how much the kiddos had retained. And to make it fun, I put the ... Read More about FREE Easy Create-Your-Own Jeopardy Game

Today I'm linking up with my bud, Holly,  from Fourth Grade Flipper for her  "Tried It Tuesday" linky party I'm actually cheating today (sorry Holly!) because this isn't something that I've tried...yet! I'm planning on doing this on the last day of school - but wanted to share it ... Read More about Tried-It Tuesday: Teacher Report Cards