Ye Olde Blog is thirteen years old today. A teenager on the web can be a dangerous thing, but I am hopeful that although the pace of posting has slowed in the old age of this space, measured thought is replacing youthful exuberance. I also hope that I am not so aged that I start to scream at young blogs to get off my lawn. What does Year 14 hold? I want to be with you here, when I can. A couple of weeks ago, I had several conversations where someone used a term such as red kids.

Saturday, November 14, 2009. 1 What were my favorite discoveries or exercises? This is hard for me to pinpoint. There were many discoveries in this journey. I guess my favorite one would have to be Photo Story. This is a tool that I plan to continue to use in my professional and personal life. This format worked well for me.

Pick a piece of candy! July 2, 2012. Sometimes I choose their seats for them, but most of the time it is random. A few months ago, I for some reason had a lot of leftover candy. So I divided into groups. You can see where this is going, right? I neither confirme.

Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Reflecting and Planning Tools for Math Workshop. My kids learned so much playing with dry erase number lines last year. I used the game Guess My Number. Having a set of 25 laminated of each made it easy for kids to grab when they were solving a problem or for me to grab and place with other supplies to create a game.

Monday, October 3, 2011. I think of this every day when we launch into our long-awaited free choice time in my classroom. The children are so happy. Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Life, then released them back into the pond.

Thursday, November 19, 2009. To read the great interview. Sunday, October 11, 2009.

We are two teachers looking for the questions. Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It. Thursday, August 21, 2008. I have been a non-classroom teacher for a little over a month. Today, while stroking such a piece. Of art, I wished I was the main lady in the classroom once again.

This blog is named for the first grade teacher and friend -Mary Jones of College Station, Texas - who inspired me - Christy Dancer Busch - and many others to become teachers. The blog is designed to be a resource for primary teachers in Qatar. Monday, September 28, 2009. I will be teaching teachers this semester about how to use the Ellison. I have found some clip art sites to use with the puzzle making dies.

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Sunday, July 3, 2011. This is the new walking bridge here in town. In contrast to the older Soviet style buildings, it stands out. Saturday, July 2, 2011. I wish there was a little more pride in property ownership.