Educating With Heart

Math Strategies Just stopping in quick, this is a busy week!  I am spending a some time to develop some addition and subtraction strategy l...

A few years ago we were so blessed to be able to plan a 50th wedding anniversary party for my parents! We had a small get together at a hot...

This week our quest continues to bond our first graders into a first grade family.  For as much as they chat, you would think it would b...

Have you ever stopped to think about how a name tag can unlock learning and discovery? My students have gained independence and learning usi...

It is apple time!  I stopped in at the apple orchard today for some fresh apples and my kids favorite apple salsa! I also picked up a few fo...

  One year, I looped with my first grade students and had them again as second graders. As I was doing one of my beginning of the year test...

  My parents' 50th anniversary celebration: We wanted to have something beautiful, personal, with a sentimental nod to their wedding day...

Observation.  A word that can make a teacher's blood run cold.  One colleague of mine used to always say she would rather go to ...

Centerpieces are a great way to add your own personal touch to any of your get-togethers! Whether is it for a wedding, birthday party, anniv...

This summer is really flying by!  It is already the middle of July, and I am getting so excited to go back to school! Since I have been a t...