Lunch bunch with some of my newest crew #relationshipsfirst

"Love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning" - Carol Dweck

What do you do when a student writes a cookbook in workshop? Make the featured pizza recipe for our writing celebration tomorrow! #foodiesofwritingworkshop

We shared and celebrated our graphic novels, poems, cookbooks, fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, fairytales, mysteries, and so much more. Excited to be part of this writing community.

buff.ly/2paEm2a “Manifesting equitable excellence requires us to create environments that make social emotional learning complementary to successful academic outcomes.”

Tuesday’s are for twinning

That feeling when you look around and see sky high engagement all over the classroom #ecosystems

I recently read something that spoke to the importance of what students do in the margins of the day. When I look around at arrival, snack, dismissal, etc and see these activities, I know our classroom community is stronger because of it.

Have you been wondering if you need glasses? Are you interested in collections, environmental advocacy, pet food, dinosaurs, sloths, soccer, sports, Korea, Pokémon, Argentina, ecosystems, and/or stones. If so, swing by our writing workshop! #nonfictionrocks

Packed house for Great Beginnings. Always blown away when teachers take time after school to reflect, learn, and connect.@MissCashsClass Jackie Bell

These are a few of my favorite things: Kindergartners, nonfiction, and icecream sundaes.

Tonight was all about writing workshop at Great Beginnings. Check out some of these reflections and shifts.

Add Kindergarten mystery reader to my list of favorite things

Dolly challenge 🐶

Book clubs continue to elevate the engagement, talk, and thinking in our classroom. First thing they wanted to talk about after four days away? Their latest books and when they’ll talk about them.

Work hard, play hard #dismissalgames

I logged on my Blackboard Collaborate classroom after dinner to work on something. A student happened to sign on shortly after. When we started talking, she said, “I was just hoping to talk and do math problems.” So we did and it was beyond special.

Yes!