BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 10 Little (and FREE!) Things That Make a BIG Difference “Will the kids like me?  Will the teachers like me?  ...

On the first day of school, the students walk in, quiet and ready to work.  I take advantage of this and have them complete this questionn...

Have you seen this video? One of my 5th grade classes adopted this as a theme song a couple years ago.  Honestly, I was a little shocke...

I am lucky enough to work at a school that implemented a 1:1 iPad program back in 2012-2013 school year.  Originally, it started and was p...

I am so glad that we are getting this collaborative blog up and going again! Today I'm going to share with you a strategy that worked f...

Do your fifth graders have a bit of an attitude when you give them a warning?   Read here about how I use this phrase to deal with that and...