Surviving the End of the School Year

Surviving the End of the School Year

I know it seems a bit crazy that I'm writing about the end of the school year on April 24, but my last day with students is May 20! (Disclaimer: I started school the second week of August, so don't be too mad at me!) Because of this, I am having to think about the end of the school year now. Here are my suggestions for surviving the end of the school year so you can have a relaxing summer, and so...

Five Favorite Pins of April

Five Favorite Pins of April

Hi everyone! It is time for my five favorite pins of April!If you are a teacher blogger, feel free to join the party! Directions are at the end of the post. Here are my five favorite pins this month. To see the pin, click each picture.#1: Kids' Books That Teach Important Life LessonsThis looks like a great list of picture books. Next year, my school's theme is "Bee Yourself," so I'm thinking I could...

Music Teacher First Year Flashback

Music Teacher First Year Flashback

Today, I'm linking up with Shelley at Pitch Publications to write about my first year of teaching. Click the picture below to read Shelley's post, as well as posts of other music bloggers!This is my seventeenth year teaching (how did that happen??) so it was fun to think back on that first year. Here goes!What subject/age and where were you teaching? I was hired to teach in the district I graduated...

Third Grade Performance {The Gratitude Tree}

Third Grade Performance {The Gratitude Tree}

Today, I am writing about a program I created for my third graders, based off the book "The Gratitude Tree" by my friend Stacey Peters (known as Expressive Monkey on TpT.) You can view this book by clicking the image below.The book is a really cute and inspiring story about a tree who thinks he's ordinary, until he realizes that every time he feels gratitude, his leaves change color! It's a great...