Brain research teaches us that the working memory can only hold 2 - 4 chunks of information at a time.  How do we get those chunks into the...

Field trips can be fun, fantastic and very memorable for the kids. Unfortunately, they can also be exhausting for us as teachers! After ...

Friends~We are having so much fun in class with Poetry!  We have spend the last few days talking about the music in poetry and how the autho...

If you haven't seen the buzz on my blog about Samson's Classroom, you simply must check it out!  Three lucky winners will receive a ...

Warm weather, barbecues... hamburgers! With my new packet, your littles will learn how to write the perfect paragraph... explain how to make...

This week, we've been using a LOT of Laura Numeroff's books to help guide our lessons. Come on over to see what kind o...

I'm teaching a workshop on Brain Based Learning tomorrow.  As I was going through my notes, I put together 7 key points I wanted to mak...

Hi everyone! This is my first post on Me and My Gang, and I am SO excited to join this fabulous group of teacher-bloggers! This week, in ho...

I don't know about you but I love giving my students fun gifts at the end of the year. I've seen tons of great ideas on Pin...