Confessions of a Crafty Middle School Teacher

The thing I have noticed my past two years of teaching 6th grade is that students struggle with writing in complete sentences and explaining...

As a teacher, I think it is crucial to reflect upon your lessons, teaching styles, and performances daily. I expect nothing less from my stu...

Summarizing strategies can be a great way to get instant feedback and information from your students. There are quite a few things I do in...

Ever have that student  those students who finish way too quickly and you know the second you look at their paper it is going to be wrong a...

The past two years I have toyed around with using an online classroom element in my regular classroom. I chose Edmodo.com. It offers a ...

I wish I could take credit for this adorable mail box pictured above but, I cannot. However, I did snag it at flea market for only ...

Ugh. The bane of any teacher's existence. No name papers. It doesn't matter how many times you reiterate, please put your name on yo...