Hall Pass Linky!

I was totally BLOG stalking  surfing and found Reagan at Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits where she created a Hall Pass Linky!  This looked like too much fun to pass up.  Reagan is right.. mid year, the kids are heading down the path, and it's the teacher right now who needs the escape of a Hall Pass.


Here are mine and as I'm taking a much needed classroom break this week!


PRODUCT
My favorite product is my Navigating Nonfiction Writing Unit.  I love that I can incorporate this into the reading that we do with our Time for Kids Magazine subscription.  It is interesting to listen to my Smarties talk about the Text Features.  They are pretty solid with features, and feeling their way through the structures, pretty easily.  With the Common Core change to stronger nonfiction reading, the text features and structures have been pretty much occupying my life lately.

AREA
My favorite area in my classroom is difficult.  I teach teach middle school.  I have no group reading area, no independent reading area etc.  So I guess my front wall is a favorite place.  It contains my favorite anchor charts about Stamina and Character.

Signal
In our Middle School our class periods are 42 minutes, so a bell is our biggest transition.  But if I have students doing group work and I need everyone's attention, the signal I go to the most is "Shush your Neighbor."  When I say this everyone turns to someone, put their finger to their mouth and "Shhhhs."
Pretty basic, kids like it, works fast.

Sanity
I keep myself sane with a lot of coffee and chocolate.  These are my recent favs.. LOVE me some Mini Eggs!  Something else I do to keep sane is listen to a little Dave Matthews Band during my lunch time.  If I don't have students that want to eat lunch with me, you will find me "Wasting Time" with my ipod earphones plugged in.



If you are in need of a HALL PASS stop on over to see Reagan and link up!
And if you are a DMB fan too leave me a little love and let me know your favorite song!
AND.. if you are interested in a new Reading Lesson for Grades 5-8 stop by this post and check it out. I'm randomly picking a winner on 2/22 to receive one for free.

3 comments

  1. Dave Matthews AND mini eggs?? We might be twins.. :) Love your hall pass & your blog is so stinkin' cute! I'm your newest follower :)

    Kelly
    First Grade Fairytales

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    1. Thanks Kelly~ Welcome to Coffee Cups!
      On rough days I'm double fisted..mini eggs... and jelly beans!

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  2. Oh my goodness I have 5 bags of mini eggs. I hoard them. I buy in bulk. I can't get enough. Thanks so much for linking up! I love your handwritten charts. They look awesome!

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