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I’ve been waiting for @goraina to write a new book since Ghosts came out during my second year of teaching, so obviously I had to put three copies of Guts on my Amazon wish list! I snapped this picture in the morning and they had all disappeared by the end of the day 😍 #kidlit #iteachfourth #bookstagram #teachersofinstagram #teachergram

My transition to teaching fourth grade has had its ups and downs, but I’m trying to focus on the small victories. Like the fact that I successfully implemented a mentor sentence routine during the second week of school! I didn’t plan for their first sentence to double as a positive affirmation, but I am very obsessed with the display it made in our room. I made my own weekly template that the kids use each day, so let me know if you want it! #iteachtoo #iteachfourth #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers

Why have I never thought to display this type of work before?! Yesterday we kicked off our biography unit with a see-think-wonder around the room. My kids looked at pictures of some of the people we will be reading about, and they jotted down their noticings and questions. I love the idea of displaying them here to refer back to as we start reading, and it makes a nice placeholder until I get more student work to put up! #iteachtoo #iteachfourth #teachergram #teachersfollowteachers

@weareteachers recently posted an article from a teacher who listed all of the reasons she got rid of her classroom library. Because that is an ABSURD thing to do, I wrote my own article! I cannot imagine teaching without my classroom library and will defend its presence until the end of my days. Check out the post at the link in my bio! #teacherbloggers #iteachtoo #classroomlibrary #teachersofinstagram #librarylove

Channeling my inner @msadamsteaches and @teachingwithoutfrills, my theme this year is “have the kids do as much as possible.” This week, they made their own locker tags, currently reading cards, class commitments, and goals. Next week we will develop goals for our first unit and they will add them in the blank sheets shown here. I’m trying to give up control and let them create the space! #iteachfourth #teachersofinstagram #teachergram #teachersfollowteachers

First day. We survived, read a book, were fed, and made it home. On some levels, today was frustrating. I kept comparing my current kids to last year’s group, which is unfair because an incoming fourth grader is not the same as an outgoing fifth grader. I didn’t explain things as clearly as I usually do because I’m out of practice. And I had to continually tell myself that these kids JUST came from summer break so their school skills are a little rusty. Overall, today was a good reminder to be patient with myself and with the kids. #teachergram #iteachfourth #firstdayofschool #teachersfirstday #realtalk

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