I've been wanting to make one of these snarky pictures for a while, and so I finally did!

It's time once again for the Carnival of Education , put together with love and care (and intense heat) by Carol of Bellringers !

Hey all, I am planning a promotional event (stunt) for Learn Me Good in a few weeks, and I really need your help.  This would not require m...

Did you ever find yourself telling the kids, " Please throw your trash IN the trash can, not NEAR the trash can."

I got an email the other day asking me to become an affiliate for this new science program for elementary school kids. I took a look, and it...

Now that the big Summer Comedy Event is up and running, it's my turn to take it for a spin! Finish the line I've provided with som...

Earlier this week, Joel of So You Want to Teach? put up a post titled " 10 Things I have Learned in 10 Years." This is definit...

Happy summer, everyone!!! Maybe it's just me, but this was an incredibly long and difficult school year, and I am exceptionally happy t...

Yesterday, I began to teach the kids how to do a 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication problem. I began by writing 43X32 on the board and askin...

When kids come running down the hall and I shout, "STOP RUNNING!" it has just about zero effect on them. So I'm thinking about...

My day was pretty lively today.  Here were a few bullet points...   I have a set of liquid measurement containers that fit into one ano...

Really don't think I can do this one justice in print, but here goes... At recess, my kids swarmed around me to ask about the baby. Our...

After a couple of nights with hardly any sleep due to a baby who screams and cries all the time (except when he's feeding, when he falls...

My son was born today! And I feel like Mustafa looking upon Simba (but without all the hyenas). My only disappointment today was that I d...

So it sounds like I will be moved to 4th grade next year. Not entirely sure how I feel about that yet. I did share the news with a small h...

The much anticipated Field Trip was today!  HOORAY!! There was a teensy tiny problem at the beginning of our trip.  We were outside waitin...

During tutoring today, several of the boys told me that they were writers. Good for them! When I asked what they wrote about, it seems t...

As I was passing out folders at the end of the day, I called one boy's name, and he replied, "Right here, my good man!" I a...

Today we gave the very first ever 3rd grade STAAR test. (The extra A is for Avocado!)  Today's test was the Math test, so I was pretty u...

For some time now, I've been trying to think of a valid analogy to use that expresses to my kids the importance of showing their work BE...