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Remember when students had to be able to count to 100? Now, they have to count to 120. Are you ready for that change? I have created some products that can help students count to 120 and still have fun! If you need some practice sheets to help with this change, then try this: Click Here Here is a free product to get you started! Click Here

Hi Everyone, I'm so excited to show you some "Dollar Tree Finds" used in the classroom. I found this great plastic table cloth that I created a theme around. I call it, "Music Under the Sea." There are lots of wonderful songs about the sea in our music books. Actually, "Under the Sea," from the Little Mermaid is in the 5th grade textbook. I copied a few pages from our textbooks, for educational purposes, to place on the bulletin board. I used these songs for examples of what the students will find, when they come to music class. There are a couple of sea shanties, environmental songs, and songs about seal life. I hoped this would cause excitement...like a movie theater poster does in advertising for a new movie! And it did! Students are excited about music and are learning more about sea shanties, etc. The best part is the table cloth with the bulletin board boarder only cost 2 dollars! I even had some left over, so I used it in another

Hi Everyone, I'm so happy to share that Teachers Pay Teachers is in the news, again. If you need teaching resources, then Teachers Pay Teachers is the place to get them. I have a store, in which I create and share many resources for minimal cost. Check out the NY Times article: Click Here, but please come back!

I have to admit, I admire Dr. Marzano, author of, Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction & Assessment. I have used many of his works in my own teaching career. This book is very well written...as expected. It will not, however, help you with Social Studies, Science, or Health instruction. The Common Core State Standards, currently, only cover English Language Arts and Math. Therefore, this book does a great job of breaking down the ELA and Math standards and explains clearly how to assess student learning of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It will be beneficial for those who need a little extra help with standards based grading.

I don't know about you, but I really appreciate having an organized classroom. It just seems to help my teaching. Here are pictures of my classroom: Baskets and plastic containers are a great way to keep classroom instruments organized. I definitely have to have lesson plans prepared a week in advance, and my curriculum pacing guide handy. I like to be well prepared. If you need some fresh ideas for curriculum planning or lesson plans, then check this out: Click Here Here for the Interactive Notebook. Click Here for the Pacing Guide.