

S17: Blog 14: Review and New
This past week, my students took their last end of the unit test for math! It makes my head spin to think about the 11 chapters worth of...


S17: Blog 13: Black Bears, Alligators, and Observations- Oh My!
What a week! There have been some weeks this school year that have been as peaceful as you can get when you work at an elementary school...


S17: Blog 12: Decimal Division
This past Friday I was the substitute in my classroom while my CT was out and thus had the opportunity to kick off our final math unit of...


S17: Blog 11: Full Speed Ahead!
This past week we certainly jumped right back in after Spring Break! With the countdown to testing on we are moving at full speed when it...


S17: Blog 8: Room Rearrangement!
This past week I spent a couple hours afterschool rearranging my classroom with the help of my PRT (partnership resource teacher aka...


S17: Blog 5: Lessons from Lesson Study
This past week I participated in a lesson study with two other residents, Sara and Heather, who also teach 5th grade at my school. Our...


Blog #8: 15 Minutes A Day
At my internship school, we are given just fifteen minutes a day for social studies time. If this seems like an incredibly short amount...


Blog #5: Transitions
It seems to me that we spend just as much time during the school day on transitions as we do on actual learning. Whether it’s taking the...


Blog #4: Arranging a Classroom
The way a classroom is set up has an effect on many other aspects of the classroom like movement and behavior. The above picture is my...