We start back to school on Monday. After being off for the past three months with our baby, I'm a mix of excited and nervous. ...

Pretty sure this is my new favourite classroom tool: The Hat The easiest computerized random group/name generator... that's tota...

Totally engaged. 'Nuff said. Look em up on YouTube !

This being the beginning of the year, I'm not too fussy yet about my students using the washroom when they need. Last year, I had a str...

I'm not one of those teachers that misses school on the weekends. Yes, I go home and do a lot of school-related work, but I really do e...

This is a tough topic for some little friends. Am I right? Really, it's no surprise - they are still learning to recognize, process, an...

I'm pretty pumped about this year. Great group of students so far, great teaching team again, and a lovely new EA to help me out. I don...

After just one week back in Kuwait, we're sweating buckets. I don't know how I could have forgotten just how hot it is here in the...

  I'm excited for the new school year! New ideas, new group, and a better grasp on a new teaching  philosophy {Whole Brain Teaching}....

Again, I'm happy and surprised! Thank you thank you to Susie Q for awarding my humble blog with... This award is named for the G...

My class L.O.V.E.S. this dance video. I've used it all year whenever I felt like they needed a little break to move around. Since it...

If I didn't deal with a lot of talking and students who generally do what they please {yesterday I had a young man walk himself - witho...

As I was browsing blogs the other day{a daily must-do} I found a cute little idea for student jobs during group work from Amy Lemons . I d...

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I thought I would make a poster for my students to refer to before/during/after center t...

Quite luckily, I read through Heather's blog about dealing with tattle tales the other night. This is a problem I deal with daily. I ...

Today I had a new student join my class and I am so proud of my "originals" haha. The group did a really wonderful job of explain...

This week, I thought I'd focus on the great in my room. I made a bunch of positive phone calls home because I was feeling a little down...

I shouted at my students. (I believe it is no coincidence that I have since lost my voice!) This week in grade two we wrote journals in...

Vacation is so close I can almost feel it. Before it hits, there is ordering for next year (four grade two classrooms!), Science and Math a...

First up, our last Math activity. We have been working on fact families, and I found some students struggling with the concept. I decided, ...