Mrs. J's Journal

I don't know about you, but I never seem to have enough display space in my classroom.  Never mind that I have five (!) bulletin boar...

     Ready for laminating!      One of the things I love about teaching is that each year we get to reinvent ourselves.  This is not...

      This spring my school piloted the SBAC assessment.  As fourth grade teachers, we were shocked at how much writing there was.  It&#...

           Great teachers know how and when to use games in their classroom.  Games motivate students and are a great way to review...

Last year, in fifth grade, I piloted the TEER strategy for answering short answer questions in response to literature.  TEER is an acronym t...

I have four small bulletin boards in my room.  They are a challenge to plan for.  They are not big enough to display student work, so I stru...

              Many teachers have asked if guided reading still has a place with the Common Core State Standards.  Guided reading is...