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My Students in the Year 2020
September 4, 2010 by 2 Comments
At yesterday’s faculty meeting, my principal posted a question to us. “What should today’s 3rd graders look like in the year 2020?” This would be the year of their high school graduation. Since I teach 3rd grade, this question really made me take …
The Art of Recording with Third Graders
August 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
We had a great first day of school! It’s such an exciting time of year. I love the sights of all their bright shiny faces, their brand new tennis shoes, and the smells of a brand new box of crayons. Today Room 113 also began their recording career…
Feelin’ Groovy!
July 20, 2010 by 2 Comments
I’m back from an amazing conference called Podstock. Podstock was July 16th and 17th in Wichita, Kansas. This conference is like no other ed tech conference. It’s described on their materials as a conference, a conversation and family. That sure s…
Poetry and Skype: Made For Each Other
May 7, 2010 by 2 Comments
Today we had another successful Skype call with Patti Harju’s 2nd graders in Grand Rapids, MI. This was the 3rd time we have Skyped with her students. Today St. Isidore of Seville, the patron Saint of the Internet, must have been smiling down at u…
Teaching Multiplication
January 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I have recently begun teaching multiplication to my 3rd graders. There is much excitement when we begin! So far, it’s going well. The students understand the process, now comes the part of memorizing the facts. I love that there are so many websit…
St. George: My Patron for 2010
January 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A few years ago, I read about a tradition that St. Faustina http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-faustina-kowalska/ had with the sisters in her convent. On New Year’s Eve, the sisters would gather together and pick a Saint holy card from a container. This…
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