Saturday, July 30, 2011. Do you use data notebooks? So picture this. it is the end of the year and my former intern, teaching buddy, and trusted friend came to me about a training she just went to. AND what did I do? Now, it is known and I will admit it is not one of my favorite traits but I am somewhat of a control freak. Could have handled this situation better. What kinds of things do you put in them? How much time does it take for the kids? Can they do it independently? She posted thi.

Now that are guided reading groups are in full swing, managing all of the materials becomes a bigger challenge. I hope you find some of these tips useful in your classroom as much as I do. They surprisingly hold a great deal of weight and materials.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Linking up with the wonderful Farley for Currently September. June was spent under water here in the Midwest, and NOW we need rain, and it is 4th of July weather in September. Welcome to IL weather! Ok, here we go. Finally got our 30 year old TV antenna fixed and now watching shows of my youth. When one has dogs from classroom left over reuse them in the garage. I have started and stopped the garage many times before, but this time I did it.