I'm back! I totally apologize to all my readers for disappearing for the last couple of months.  I took my first real grad class this f...

So I gave myself a goal this year. I want to add as many hands on, experiential activities into my class as possible. So far, they ha...

Woo hoo!  Three day weekend!  My kiddos and I have had an amazing start to the year but I sure deserve this weekend!  I've been having s...

Ever since I staged the Boston Massacre in my classroom, my seventh graders have been begging for a similar experience. I was going to wai...

Another great couple of weeks in the book!  The hubs, kiddos and I got our third bout of strep throat but we weathered through it and we can...

I'm back!  It has taken me about three weeks, and many glasses of wine, for me to finally catch my breath in my new district but I'm...