I officially hate my netbook and long for a big screen memory and speed monster computer. Just making these cute little freebie checklist took forever!  I'll be posting soon with more!
Cute "owlie" student checklists

Well, here we are, a few weeks before the start of the school year.  My district has purchased a new reading series but I haven't gotten any of my TE's.  Wouldn't it be nice to be familiar with the curriculum before we had to teach it?  One day of professional development isn't going to slice the poupon for a whole new series.  Why does it seem that circumstances so often work against the classroom teacher?  Where's the warehouse? I'll go get my own books!

My first post! Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to begin this new adventure!  I've been really busy trying to finish my last class for the summer, getting my classroom 3rd grade-ready, getting my Teachers Pay Teachers store going, setting up my blog, and oh-yeah ... having a summer. The switch from first to third was more work than I though it would be even though I didn't have to change rooms.  Not complaining though... in this economy at least I have a job!