Meet the Teacher

I love learning more about the person behind the blog. Especially after all the sharing of classroom ideas and tips. So today I thought would be fun to be part of the "Meet the Teacher Blogger" Linky!

I am excited to begin my 3rd year teaching 6th grade math. This is my second year in my dream district. I am enjoying teaching the middle schoolers, however my heart is in lower elementary. I am hoping to make the transition soon. 

Q & A Time

My favorites.....

my family, traveling, anything pumpkin, Starbucks, Target, planners, new pens, shopping, farm markets, reading

If You Weren't a Teacher, What Would You Want To Do?

Maybe a pediatrician or a speech pathologist

Three little words that describe me:

sassy, organized, outgoing

Finish This Sentence, " ________" Said No Teacher Ever:

"I don't want a snow day" said no teacher ever.

It's your birthday and you can invite anyone (dead or alive) to the party. Who would you invite?

That's a tough one! I would have to say Reese Witherspoon. I love all her movies and would love to swap clothes.

If someone wrote a book about you life, what would it be titled?

Blessed, my life has been blessed tremendously. From owning our first home in our top neighborhood, teaching in my dream district and having a husband who loves me unconditionally and works hard to provide for us, I'm pretty blessed.

You get to pick one superpower, What would it be?

To snap my finger and the everything be cleaned and picked up.

What's your favorite quote or saying?

If you had to sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?

I'm not a singer, but anything from Carrie Underwood or Luke Bryan

Are you a morning person or a night owl?

I am a morning person, I like to get up and get my day started.....unless its summer break where it is common for me to sleep until 10.

What's your favorite resource that you've created in your TP shop?

Still new on the TP market, Haven't really created anything yet.

Share something we might not know about you.

I'm a lefty but can do some things better with my right hand.

Head over to Falling into First and link up!

End of the year

I can't believe it is that time of the year again. It feels like we just started school last week. I guess that is what happens when you enjoy what and where you teach.  The past week and half has been tying up those end of the year strings. We completed our Rate and Ratio unit and completed a percent, ratio and decimal skittle activity curtesy of Teaching with a Mountain View. My main goal was to get to students involved. They, I mean we, were all restless after Spring Break. 

As I pack up a few things in my classroom for cleaning, I can't help but think of the possibilities for next year. I am thinking more color and more student centered, interactive bulletin boards. I found out I am not only teaching 6th grade math, but a math essentials as well. On top of a different class, we decided to go with a new math curriculum, Big Ideas. Does any one work with it? If so what are your likes and dislikes?

New Reading

Im so excited to get started on reading Building Mathematical Comprehension by Laney Sammons. 

Being a sixth grade math teacher, I feel like I am in constant limbo between elementary and middle school mind thought. I am an elementary teacher at heart and will eventually make the transition down too teach lower grades. In the meanwhile, I am working hard on getting my sixth graders to think for themselves and make sense of what they are learning. I have read Guided math by Laney Sammons and am excited to start Building Mathematical Comprehension. 

Has any middle school teacher read this? What are your thoughts?