Bananas – Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

Bananas, breakfast, Gluten Free, Peanut butter, Recipes, Snacks

Blender Muffins (Gluten Free)

02/26/201702/26/2017 traci

Since I've gone gluten free, I am trying to find new ways to enjoy some of my favorite foods. Blender muffins are one way to enjoy muffins without any gluten. Plus they are healthy for you. A win win in my book! Since you use a blender to make the batter, mixing up the batter is… Continue reading Blender Muffins (Gluten Free)

Avocado, Bananas, Bread and muffins, breakfast, Chocolate, Healthy, Ingredients, Recipes, Snacks

Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

03/05/201310/22/2017 traci

My absolutely favorite muffins are double chocolate chip muffins. When they bring in muffins to work, I gravitate to the double chocolate chip muffins. Usually they have a million bazillion calories in it though. I found a way to have my favorite muffin and still feel good about eating it. The cool thing about these… Continue reading Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

Bananas, breakfast, Drinks, Ingredients, Recipes, Smoothie, Snacks, Strawberries, Yogurt

“Tropical Smoothie” Smoothies

01/20/201206/21/2016 traci

Last summer, my aunt left me a mesage on Facebook about Tropical Smoothie giving away a free smoothie if you came in with flip flops on. The boys and I jumped on that deal. As a result, the Imaginative One fell in love with the strawberry banana smoothie (don't remember it's real name). Once I… Continue reading “Tropical Smoothie” Smoothies

Sight Word Intervention

There is much debate on the importance of reading sight words in isolation. Should students being doing that or should they be reading them in phrases? When you have insecure readers, sometimes the best thing is to have them read the words in isolation first. Build up their confidence THEN have them start reading the […]

This Year

April 2017 – My principal came to my room to evaluate me for the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES). During the time she was in my room, she observed me working one on one with a student on my caseload. When she walked out of my room, she was impressed with me. She saw me […]

Primary Spelling Inventory

Thirteen or so years ago, I took a class about phonics. The professor introduced me to Words Their Way which is a systematic way to teach phonics and spelling. The program Instead of the students having a set spelling list for the week, this program is a word study. Each student is assessed using an […]

Parent Contact Sheets

It is important to keep data on your students. One way to keep data is to have a parent contact sheet. Every time you contact or attempt to contact your parent, you should keep a record of it. Am I good at keeping record of my contacts? To be honest, not always. I created a […]

Positive Messages

In the blog post State Testing Necessities for Students, I mentioned leaving positive messages to the students. What are they? and How are they beneficial? I had seen something about leaving positive messages on the desks using dry erase markers. So I decided to do that for my students. The students loved the messages. Well, […]

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