I wasn’t originally going to post to this month’s Currently.  But then came our tenth snow day of the year.  Ugh! Suddenly, I had some extra time on my hands.  Thanks to Farley at Oh, Boy Fourth Grade for creating this popular link up.   Listening to Alabama Shakes “I Don’t Wanna Fight No More.”  […]

Thanks to Kristen for the Tech Thursday link up.  In our 4th grade team, we make communication with parents a priority.  Each day we communicate with parents by sending a daily e-mail update with homework, upcoming events, and other newsletter type items.   An example of our Daily Update e-mail  Parents really appreciate this.  We also

Thanks to Tara at Fourth Grade Frolics for the Monday Made it Link Up.   On the heels of last week‘s unofficial often ignored American holiday Groundhog’s Day,  I am reminded of the classic Bill Murray movie, by the same name. In it, Murray’s character Phil relives the same day over and over until he finally

Thanks to Farley at Oh Boy, 4th Grade for the Link Up today.   Listening to Come Up Man by G. Love and Special Sauce.  You might have heard this song from some commercial.  G. Love used to be one of my favorite bands – you know, the kind you buy the album before you

Thanks to Tara over at Fourth Grade Frolics for the Link up.   Right after  Christmas break we were hit with some nasty, cold weather here in northern Ohio.  As a result, we delayed once and canceled 3 days last week.  On the bright side, this gave me some time to work on developing some

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

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

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

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

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,