Friday, I had my kids make foldables for the concepts we had covered last week. One group did customary weight, one did metric mass, one di...

I think that my air conditioning is fixed. I think that because at around 10:40 this morning, I had stepped out of my room to welcome my ne...

We began our discussion of weight today, starting with the customary units -- ounces, pounds, and tons. The kids actually seemed to grasp t...

It hit me on Saturday that I had totally forgotten to bring home something that I was going to work on over Spring Break. My laminated Big ...

Last week, we talked about plant parts in science class. This kicked off a little experiment with seeds. We put bean seeds in 3 different ...

Happy Monday, everyone. This week's INTERACTIVE MONDAY question is, What unique quirks do you have as a teacher? I got the idea for thi...

Hey everyone, Earlier this year, I read a book on my Kindle App by fellow "Indie Author" Carl Ashmore, a great guy from the UK. T...

It's March! And with it comes Madness, as all good college hoops fans know. Nevermind the ladies at my old place of employment who...

(On) Tomorrow is the 4th grade Writing TAKS. This is the first of the TAKS tests that will be given this year, and 4th grade teachers acros...

I am going to come right out and admit that I still have not come up with a solution to the homework problem. I assign homework twice a wee...

Today I have a guest post from Lauren Bailey, who writes for BestCollegesOnline.com. Lauren writes some tips for what to do with those kids...