Happy Saturday! It’s finally looking a little like spring here, and the end of the school year is coming up quickly! At the end of each year, I try to reflect on things that went well during the past year and things that didn’t go so well.One challenge I dealt with this year was what to…… Continue Reading
Is this you? http://icanhas.cheezburger.com/tag/technologically-impaired-duck Haha sometimes I feel like this is me. Like when I can’t figure out how to turn on my husband’s computer and he makes fun of me for the next three years. But like it or not, technology is definitely here to stay, and I feel like my students pay a…… Continue Reading
I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for more texts to give to my students! We have a huge book room at school, and I have a pretty good classroom library, but it still seems like there are never enough. Plus, particularly with nonfiction, I don’t always want a whole book for…… Continue Reading
Hey there, lovely readers! I hope you are a) enjoying your first days of summer or b) having a great end of the school year. I am happy to say that I fit into category “a.” 🙂This year was super challenging for me. There were a ton of behavior issues in my kindergarten classroom –…… Continue Reading
Dear SmartBoard, When I first got you, I barely used you. And now I can’t get enough of you! So sorry for doubting you. Love, Alison Seriously though, the first year that I had a SmartBoard, I didn’t touch it for about the first five months. As time went on, I used it for…… Continue Reading
Yay for a brand new iPad cart with 30 iPads for my Kindergarteners!! Having iPads in Kindergarten is awesome, but it definitely requires some careful setup. One of the first things I did when I found out my kids would be 1:1 with the iPads was to create a list of apps I was interested in.…… Continue Reading
This year, I’m getting an iPad cart with iPads for all my students – yay! Knowing that I would have this set of iPads was definitely important in setting up my room this year. Having iPads means I can better individualize instruction for my students – in other words, assign them apps to use based upon…… Continue Reading
