SUPER TEACHER WORKSHEETS

I recently added a new link onto my Teacher Resources. It’s called Super Teacher Worksheet. The owner of the website left several comments on the website and I visited it. Now, how ironic is this? I actually used this website to make my Christmas Vacation packet for my students.

I don’t know why I didn’t add it before, but I’m adding it now. It’s has a ton of worksheets from Math to Social Studies & back. So, thank you Tim for this website. I will be using it a lot more. Here’s the link:

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com

Lakeshore Coupon (Buy 1, Get 1 50% off)

Okay Dear Readers,

Here is the newest Lakeshore coupon. I will be there on Wednesday. Print it & use it.

Present this coupon at time of purchase.

©Lakeshore	coupon code: 1242
Offer valid 12/27/10 – 12/31/10. Purchase one item at regular price and receive the 2nd item of equal or lesser value at 50% off its regular price. Valid on in-store purchases only. Limit one coupon per customer. Offer excludes sales tax & shipping charges. Valid on in-stock items only. No ship-to or special orders. Not to be used toward the purchase of gift cards or in conjunction with any other offers, prior purchases, Super Deals or sale items. Limit one item per coupon per transaction. No cash value. Must present coupon at time of purchase.

Merry Christmas!

Oh, Decisions, Decisions!

It feels so good to be ahead. This feels fantastic because it’s never happened before. I have been true to my word of staying ahead. I’ve worked so much on reading the books & refining my lesson plans that I am now about 3 weeks ahead for 4th grade Social Studies & 4 weeks on 5th grade Social Studies. If I bring work home during Christmas vacation, I’ll be able to complete about a month’s worth of work. That is such a hard call to make. Should I take home work during my break and not have to complete any  lesson plans for about 6 weeks? or should my biggest worry during Christmas break be what time I wake up? Oh, decisions, decisions!!!

Flat Stanley is About to Leave the Building!

Even though Flat Stanley has typically been a 3rd grade project, I’m preparing my class to send them out to friends & relatives on Thursday. If you are an upper elementary school teacher and would like to correspond with my class, send me an e-mail @ specialedandme@gmail.com.

Thanks

One More Week!

Yes, there’s only one more week until Christmas vacation. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Donkey Poop???

As I was teaching my students about a folktale, two of my students were in disagreement as to its point of origin. I tried and tried to explain it, but they were not to be convinced. So, I had a brilliant idea to play that game where you whisper something in someone’s ear & try to see if it stays the same by the time it comes back to you. Well, one of my students started it with the phrase, Donkey Poop. (Uhh, Donkey Poop???) By the time, it got back around, it was Dog Poop. I was expecting a drastic change, but that was good enough to prove my point that stories change over time- sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. They totally got it.

Although I don’t think I’ll start it with Donkey Poop, I think I’ll use that little exercise all the time.

Group Hug!

I was surprised by one of my students. I’ll call him Car Boy. Well, I was sitting at my desk grading their math drills, when Car Boy told me that he wanted to make an announcement.

“Okay,” I said, “Go ahead and handle your business.

Well, Car Boy told everyone to come and give me a hug for all of the good teaching that I do for them.

I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not often that a student recognizes their teacher when they are younger. I really needed that. I had no energy the other day, I was grouchy, & ready to go home before I even got to work. So, with everything considered, that made my entire year!

Thanks Car Boy!!!

Great Reading Rockets Article

Here’s a link to a great Reading Rockets article I read regarding kids & riddles.

http://www.readingrockets.org

Check it out!

Yesterday Was Not A Good Day!

Yesterday was not a good day for me. I was so grouchy. No one made me grouchy. I came to work grouchy. I warned the kids that I was grouchy. I told them that it wasn’t their fault; that it was mine. I had to apologize to them before lunch for my grouchiness. I really did not want to go in to work. I should have stayed home. However, if I would have stayed home, I wouldn’t have gotten paid. So, I guess it was a good thing that I didn’t stay home on the big, fluffy sofa, wrapped up in a down-alternative blanket watching movies as I slept off and on all day.

After reading that last sentence, I’m not so sure it was a good thing to go into work. (j/k) I need the money. Not to mention that I’ll have a chance to do that in 2 weeks for 2 weeks. I fully intend to make today a better day.

Well, that’s all I have to say for now. Bye!

OUCH!!!!!!!

One of my students, who I will call Cute Cheeks, fell and hurt himself today. I’m serious. He really hurt himself. He managed to tear a pretty sizable gash in his shin. I wasn’t with the class when it happened. I was coming downstairs when all of my students ran up to me & told me that Cute Cheeks was hurt. I went into the office to see him & was surprised how big the gash was. I thought my students were exaggerating, but they weren’t. I feel so bad for him. He’s a pretty tough kid, but he was crying some big crocodile tears.

I sent some of my students down to deliver the cards they’d made for him & he was being a real trooper. YAY Cute Cheeks! He’s such a trooper. I’ll call him tonight to see how he’s doing.

Tooting My Own Horn!

I am so proud of myself. I cannot believe how much I achieved with my lesson planning this school year. Lesson planning has always been my weakness. So, I made up my mind to conquer that. I am refining my lesson planning templates. On there, I have  my vocabulary, the lesson objective, Classwork, Homework, MUST DO classwork/homework. I like it. It’s really working for me. I must say that I am really proud of myself. I’ve come so far. So, if you don’t mind, “Toot, toot!’

I Can’t Believe It’s December Already!

Wow, this year just flew by. I cannot believe it’s December already. In three short weeks i will be on vacation. YAY!