The holidays are a fun, but crazy time of the year. It always helps to have fun curriculum based units ready for that mad season rush! My Gingerbread Man themed unit is perfect for those crazy times.   This unit contains the following five activities: 1. Search, Search as Hard as You Can! Can You Catch the Gingerbread Man- This activity is …

The holidays are a fun, but crazy time of the year. It always helps to have fun curriculum based units ready for that mad season rush! My Gingerbread Man themed unit is perfect for those crazy ti…

It's that time of year again! Time to bulk up those wish lists on TpT, and get ready to spend on Cyber Monday! I love this sale! I have so many items on my wish list that I am ready to purch…

This week in reading we were exploring the relationship between cause and effect, and how understanding this relationship can improve our comprehension. At the beginning of the week, I showed my stu…

I don’t know about you, but this school year is flying by so quickly! I have been really bad about keeping up with my blog. I am still working on trying to balance work and new mommy guilt. I …

I am going to join my first Linky Party! This week I am linking up with 4 th Grade Frolics for Monday Made It. I have never done this before, so I hope that all goes well. Here we go… …

I am always looking for cute anchor charts to use in my classroom, and fun mini-lessons to go with them. Pinterest is full of awesome ideas! I am slightly addicted to the world of pinning. In the pas…

As we all know, the Common Core emphasizes the use of informational text in the reading classroom. We are moving from mostly fiction based instruction to instruction that equally focuses on both non-…