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Kahoot – making them fast, easy, and fun

I wanted to share a few tips for creating quick & easy, customized and fun Kahoot games. First of all, if you haven’t heard about Kahoot yet, then please go here to create a free account so you can check it out. Basically, Kahoot allows you to create your own online review game, survey, or…
Currently January 2015

Thank you to Farley at Oh Boy, Fourth Grade for the Link Up. If you are like me you probably slept in this morning and are starting off 2015 in style by lounging in your pajamas. Listening to… Uptown Funk (featuring Bruno Mars) by Marc Ronson. I am sucker of old school funky horns and…
Risk taking is learning

Are your students or own children afraid to make mistakes? Children need to know that you can’t learn without taking some risks. And new research is confirming that overprotecting children actually does more harm than good. I got thinking about this topic after reading a great condensed article in Reader’s Digest titled: The Revolution Will…
Better Lesson Planning Using Google Spreadsheets

Create Lesson Plans that are more complete, efficient, and collaborative with a Google Spreadsheet Thanks to Juliet from Teaching Trio for the Link-Up. I found this through my friend and co-teacher’s blog Mary over at 4th Works and I’m glad I did. I thought I’d share an idea I’ve used for years now that…
Task Card Freebie! – Curently December

Thanks to Farley over at Oh Boy 4th Grade for the Link Up. I wasn’t prepped for it ahead of time, so I pulled this one together quickly. Hopefully I am not too late to the party. 🙂 Listening to…My printer. Between my kids school projects and the things I have to print for school,…
Made it Monday – November

First, thanks to Tara at Fourth Grade Frolics for her Made It Monday Linkup! Full disclosure. I hate bulletin boards. There, I said it. I know that’s blasphemous in a Link up with super creative, crafty types like yourself. But, please, before you judge me, let me explain. When I first started teaching I had…
How much does the sequence of topics matter in Math?

In 2014 my district purchased the Envision Math program. Now to be honest, I haven’t actually used a math book in my classroom since the years started with 19-. That said, I always take a good look at every series we get and try to take the best of what they provide — games, worksheets,…
Math is Fundamental – Currently November

Hello teacher friends out there,First, thanks to Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade for the Link Up. I’ve been listening to the new U2 album a lot this week. It got a lot of attention in the news because U2 did something really unique with their album release and for some reason this received a…
Currently – Place Value Bundle

I must begin this blog post by making a “shout out” to my friends and teaching all-star colleagues, Mary at 4thWorks and Kate from EduKate&Inspire. They have both been very helpful to me as I have dipped my toes into the educational blogosphere. Kate gave me great pointers to gain more traffic to my site along with moral support.…
My 10 favorite review activities!

Okay, so we were canceled for fog today so I thought I might as well do something productive, right? I’ve been meaning to do a post on this topic, so here it is. Here are my 10 favorite review activities, in no particular order.#1 Task Cards One of my TpT task card activities. On Teachers Pay…