A few weeks ago, a teacher-friend (Miss Kazanowski - find her blog here )  and I started chatting through Twitter about having our students...

Social studies is one of my favorite subjects to teach. Now wait, that's a bold statement! Science is equally spectacular and I love se...

About a month ago, I shared a moment that occurred in my classroom while reading the book Wonder. I had another moment with my students, b...

Happy May! I cannot believe that school is winding down. Someone will have to grab me a box of tissues if I keep thinking about it. Since s...

With all the madness of standardized test prep, I wanted to give my students a little shift in our classroom tone. I felt it was time to im...

Have you heard of the Infinity Ring series? It was brought to my attention by my fellow 5th grade teachers and my kids LOVED IT. We read th...

Earlier this summer, I made a list of goals that I wanted my students (and myself) to accomplish this year. Recently, I've added a few m...

Last week, September 17, was Constitution Day! I'm sure that many of you took time throughout the day to observe our nation's const...

Teaching 5th grade social studies is a whole new world for me. Yes, I hope you're singing Aladdin's "A Whole New World" ri...

My blog has managed to open up several opportunities for me in the classroom. This summer, a wonderful teacher from the Chicago suburbs ema...