As an end-of-school year gift to myself, I decided to buy a Cricut! Last summer I spent hours at a friend’s house, using her Cricut to cut out anything I thought I could possibly use on a bulletin board the following year. But after spending way too much time on cutting out materials for the…
The Power of Less by Leo Babauta has 100% changed the way I approach my day. Too often, I wake up feeling stressed out about all of the nagging tasks I have on my to-do list for the day. Then I go to bed feeling guilty about all of the nagging tasks that I…
Teach Like a Champion is one of my all time favorite books about teaching. It was the basis for my teacher training as well as the summer reading assigned by my school. I was moved to re-read it this summer and picked up on a lot of techniques that I would like to focus on…
At my school, teachers are assigned summer reading. This summer we are reading, Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Mike Schmoker. This is my least favorite book that I have read through my school thus far. Schmoker’s ideas are sound–teach only the most important standards, implement frequent checks for understanding, dramatically…
One thing that I absolutely love about my school is the culture of collaboration. Our most recent endeavor is a preschool teachers’ book club! Our first book was Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years. Even though the book is geared for parents, it is also great for teachers…
The little ones are so excited for spring to come! They have been inside all winter and finally got to go outside last week to enjoy the warm weather. To celebrate the beginning of spring we started an indoor garden. We are using a Growums kit to grow a pizza garden! The kit came with…