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About Shoes

I am an elementary school teacher, a former microbiologist, a mom to a herd of two boys, and a grilled cheese sandwich and beer connoisseur.

The Evil Tables

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Shoes

In my classroom there are 31 students.  We have seven groups of tables, four groups of four and three groups of five.  At various times of the day, I call certain tables to come to turn in papers, come to … Continue reading →

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Boobs are for Ladies

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Shoes

Carter turned up his nose at the thought of making our own birthday invitations and instead wanted to go to the store and buy some. We found our invitations and were walking past the rack of cards on our way … Continue reading →

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See You Tomorrow!

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Shoes

At work today, I had after school bus duty.  This basically consists of standing by the buses as the kiddos head out for the day and reminding them to walk, not run, to their bus.  As two fourth grade girls … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Blooms and Bikes

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Shoes

Blooms at the Botanical Garden; a great way to start a Saturday. Boys, bikes, and balls as we head to our neighborhood park; a great way to start a Sunday.

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Google Docs, OMG!

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Shoes

Tonight Carter came home from school very excited to show me his Google Docs. Apparently, today was the first day they set up their Google Drive.  Carter showed me his drive in which I could see some documents he had … Continue reading →

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John Glenn’s Face

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Shoes

Today in class my students partner read a passage about John Glenn and then answered questions involving problems and solutions. As I was walked around listening to them read and answer the questions, I noticed a girl and her partner … Continue reading →

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My Classroom Door

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Shoes

This morning the outside of my classroom door looked like this: It is awesome and I love it.  The parent organization at my school is apparently pretty amazing and organized to have done this not just to my door, but … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – How Much for the Cat?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Shoes

The boys set up a store in our living room this morning to “sell” their snap block creations.  Using the tickets they gave me, I purchased three items, then paused and asked, “How much for the cat?” The cat was … Continue reading →

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How do you Plot Your Lions?

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Shoes

In our classroom, we have been working on data collection and graphing.  We have spent time using tally charts, frequency charts, pictographs, picture graphs (also referred to as scaled picture graphs, just to make life more confusing), bar graphs, and … Continue reading →

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