Why did I choose this title for my blog?

I chose Fifth Grade and Fairy Dust because 1. I teach fifth grade and 2. I think teaching is magical (the fairy dust). I love love love my job! I wake up happy to go to it every day. What makes the magic...well, first I have the best principal to work for, I have a great staff to work with and Smith School has great students! I use the following programs in my room: 1. 6 traits of writing (I follow Smekens). 2. Daily 5 by Boushey and Moser. 3. We use RtI. 4. Singapore Math/Everyday Counts math calendar. 5. Technology! Technology! Technology!