Resolutions I Will Keep This Year

So long 2015 and hello 2016! I decided to begin the new year by ditching my old blog, Diary of a Grumpy Teacher, and starting a new blog. I loved the playfulness of my old blog, but now that I’m well into my 30s, I felt I needed a blog that better represented where I…

Save as PDF: No Ugly White Border

I got a new MacBook Pro. I got the new Office for Mac 2016. I finished my Thanksgiving Break Packet using PowerPoint. I was feeling great! And then… …I got the ugly white border on my PDF. I tried the old trick of unchecking the “Scale to Fit Paper” box, but it didn’t work. It just…

Back-to-School Prep

I was just about done writing this post on Friday when my internet suddenly went out. It was finally fixed this morning. Two days without internet was unnerving. Anyway, I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday–two days late. 1. I finally reached the first TpT milestone! It took a little over…

My Top 5 Guided Reading Mistakes

As I make my frequent stops to Target, Office Max, Lakeshore Learning Store, etc. to find the best deals for the back-to-school season, I’m also thinking about how I will teach even better during this upcoming school year. In addition to teaching reading intervention, I have the added responsibility of coaching and mentoring the K-3…