Common Core Reading ANCHOR CHARTS!!

Well, I am still on Spring Break, but I did spend a few hours on school work! My non-teacher friends and family think I am crazy---but everyone out there in the Teacher Blog-e-sphere know why I did this!!!!

Being prepared in advance=success!

These anchor charts are NOT actually in NEON, I was having some fun with Picassa (google's photo editor).

Author's Bias

A few years ago, I attended a Middle School conference in Myrtle Beach on teaching and learning. I got an AWESOME idea that I revamped and brought back to my 5th graders. I am planning on teaching this to them in small group this week:



Just in Time for Valentine's Day: THE RED SCARE and McCarthyism

My children started speaking about THE COLD WAR last week...and we will continue tomorrow with McCarthyism. Here is what We have done so  far:

 

My Plans for the RED SCARE