Saturday, May 9, 2015. Last week we finished our monthly STEM challenge. They are from Smart Chick Teaching Resources. This months challenge was to choose the liquid that will dissolve a peep in the fastest amount of time. We used water, hydrogen peroxide, Sprite, apple juice, and canola oil. Most of my students thought that hydrogen peroxide would dissolve a peep in the shortest time. We actually had some mold growing the apple juice container.

Sunday, May 3, 2015. Symmetry, Reflection, Name Bugs. Start with a plain piece of white paper. Go over the pencil with black marker. Now the fun begins! .

Once they chose their act, I gave each student a copy of the following form-which I printed on colored AstroBrights paper to match the words BE KIND on the bulletin board. The last step was to put it all together.

Saturday, June 4, 2016. I thought about trying a DietBet and inviting a few friends. Easy as that! The bet goes from June 4th to July 1st. Friday, January 1, 2016.

Not anymore! I am Type A personality and a natural planner. I started planning for this week two weeks in advance and started prepping my teachers just as early. Here are a few things we did throughout the week. I will share more about our Read-A-Thon further in this post.

I am taking my passion for health and fitness and starting a new business adventure! After browsing around here, head over to my NEW blog www. To read about my own personal health and weight loss journey and see more before and after photos and videos.

That can be used with any word list! That means this is half off today! And on sale the rest of the week as well! You can read about our spelling routine here. So clean out your wishlists! And I am super excited to have my first spot on Eleventh Ave. And I have these hanging in my office.

Monday, January 8, 2018. Click the graphic to be taken to a Google Doc link. I had three Target plastic bins. With mentor texts for students. One crate was filled with narrative nonfiction titles. And one with magazines so students could reference feature articles.

I Love Pushing These Buttons! Sunday, August 27, 2017. My goal is to chronicle my year in pictures and words. Talking about character traits of campers! .

Setting Procedures For A Successful Year. What should you do? Set your rules, and set your procedures. Instead, take the time to set the tone and build the community you want to continue throughout the school year. 1 All activities and lessons for the first week of school should be centered around learning the rules, learning the routines, and building community.