Technically Invisible

We were fortunate 4 years ago to receive brand new textbooks to complement our social studies curriculum. Third Graders in Falmouth learn about Massachusetts, Falmouth and 6 different Native American tribes from various U.S. regions.  It’s a very interesting year…

I thought I would share with my students a pretty cool fact — in the past 24 hours, our blog had 524 visitors (thanks to my friend Laura Candler who mentioned our blog on her site)! If you haven’t already…

Over the past weeks, I’ve been working to come up with some new ideas for homework. I believe  homework is an important part of school, allowing students to learn and practice both responsibility and accountability. In theory, it should be…

First thing this morning, Caitlin calmly called me over to the classroom sink.  She showed me that we had a buggy little critter running around inside!  I’d never seen anything like it, so I scooped it up and brought it…

I can’t help but make sure before I leave today to add a few items to our blog. As I type this, the kids are sitting on the rug in front of me, waiting for the buses to come 🙂…

By now all of you should have received a notice about Meet the Teacher Night this year. Third grade is scheduled for Wednesday, the 21st of September. Time spent in the classrooms is designed for adults, so childcare is available…

Wow – what a great day we all had — crazy at times, but we need to shake up the routine once in a while to make it memorable, I think. We met outside this morning as an entire school…

It’s that time again – Yaay!! – International Dot Day is celebrated on September 15th-ish every year.  Teachers far and wide sit down with their students, and read them The Dot by Peter Reynolds.  The endearing story celebrates creativity, and…

At Mullen-Hall, all classes have been focusing on National Citizenship and Constitution Day.  We are talking about how the Constitution came to be, as well as its importance.   We are beginning to see how we each fit into the “Big…