Askan Robah

This was a fun, quick, and easy art project we took on this week.  I'm definitely in the Christmas mood already, and wanted to bring a little bit of into the classroom.  I love line and design ar…

Okay ... I just may be getting the hang of this year.  ;)  It's been a busy start, and I'm exhausted ... but it's a good exhausted.  I have 28 students in my grade 5/6 class this year.  A…

Can someone please check the calendar for me?  Mine must be broken.  The date says it's April 4th, but it just can't be right ... this was the view from my classroom door this morning. This p…

Independent reading is huge in my classroom ... HUGE.  There is not a day that goes by that we don't find the time to squeeze it in.  When I first started my teaching career I worried about keepi…

February 27th is National Pink Shirt Day.  Today, our school was a sea of pink as we did our part to stand up against bullying. National Pink Shirt Day was started in 2008 as a response to two boys i…

Our new social studies unit is Early Civilizations - right now we're focusing on Ancient Greece.  This is the first time I've taught the grade 5 social studies curriculum ... and I was SO exc…

I am SO excited to share my experiences with Teaching in Room 6's Paragraph of the Week!!!  Stephanie and I teamed up for the Magical Product Swap over at Mrs. Stanford's Class .  However, …