Ladybug's Teacher Files

There's nothing so beautiful as seeing your students happily reading, am I right? I've been working really hard to convert some of my previous not-big-fans-of-reading into voracious readers this year and I am starting to see them really take off now...

As I wrap up my sixteenth year of teaching, I have been reflecting on all the things I do to lower my stress level. Because teaching can be very stressful, as you well know.
One of my biggest stressors is feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things to manage: tons of paperwork, stacks of materials to organize, hundreds of papers to grade...and an constantly over-flowing email inbox....

I've been planning a lot of learning fun all centered around the Winter Olympics for the next two weeks. Actually, in all honesty, we are really just working on the same lessons and activities I would normally be teaching this time of year...just with...

Happy New Year everyone!!! In the spirit of organization, I am sharing a little interactive tool I hope you will be able to use for your planning.
We are heading back to school on Tuesday and I wanted to be sure I had everything prepped to get back into the swing of things...and in a digital format I could store in my Google Drive....