Here is part of an article I wrote for a local publication, called Macaroni Kids.  I changed it up a bit for the OC Fans!  I figured many of you are home with the kiddos this summer and of course you

O, my stars... Is it May? Do most of us only have a few weeks left of school? I believe that is right. The End of The Year is in clear sight. I hope you had a wonderful school year and

Happy Spring OCB Peeps! Hope Spring is treating you well. I cannot believe April is here!!! Only a few more weeks and some of us will be doing the End of Year dance!!! I thought I would throw some

There are some things that I find tricky to teach... Contractions to me, are very tricky to teach. Just when you think you have done your job and the kiddos seem to have grasped contractions, you read

  Hello OCB Peeps! I so hope you are having a lovely weekend! I hope to make it a little more lovely for you if you are looking for some fun last minute Valentine's Day Activities. You will need a ba

Happy New Year & happy to be back here at the OCB... Since everyone loves a freebie, I thought I would stick with that theme and keep them coming in the New Year. Starting with this post!

  Hey ya all!!! My last post on the OC blog until 2012!!! Hopefully you find my last 2011 post useful! If you like to rhyme, you surely will!!! In the spring I have the opportunity to speak to par

Hi everyone!  It's me Colleen!  Happy to be back and ready to talk winter party time!!! I know what you are thinking? Didn't we just have a Halloween Party and now you want to talk about Winter Pa

  Pumpkin Glyph and Math Center I love making Glyphs with K-3 grade students. It’s a great way to practice functional chart reading while having fun creating an item that represents the student. T