A Year Goes By…

Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I’m a certified over-achiever. Nice to meet you. Well, maybe that’s the wrong way to put it.  What I’m trying to say is that I sometimes spread myself too thin.  My momma says I burn the candle at both ends.  It’s just what I do.  I always have. But,…

And the Winner Is….

Beth Shavelson!  She wins this rockin’ laminator:  Congrats, Beth! I’ve sent you an email! Thanks everyone for entering.  I’ll be back really soon with another giveaway.  I know, I know….it’s like I have a giveaway sickness. But this will be the last one for a long time little while.  I’ve got to have one, though. …

Boo'd and More :)

Hi everyone, I had a happy little message in my inbox today from Liliris from Fourth Grade Garden: I’ve been Boo’d 🙂 I love Halloween (probably because my birthday is the next day), so I was happy to play along. So, I must  1) Choose a fellow blogger that has more followers, another that has…

Division Lapbook

We will be starting division this week.  I had so much fun (and the kids, too) putting together all of our foldables for multiplication, that I knew I had to create a division lapbook.  Here’s a peek: My students had a great time learning the concepts of multiplication in this format, that I knew I…

Common Core Aligned Multiplication Lapbook (Giveaway)

We started our unit on multiplication last week.  Having started the year by completing almost 2 weeks of reviewing multiplication facts, I thought this would be a breeze. However, after spending every waking moment reading over the stinkin’ lovely Common Core standards, I realized that just knowing the facts weren’t enough. Honestly, I knew that. …