Melissa Elliott

Rural public school 4th grade teacher. Lifelong Learner. Small-town heart, big-city ideas. Libraries and Twitter are my expressways.

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@JoolsAWilson Have you heard of Jackson Galaxy? We have followed many of his suggestions with our kittens. https://t.co/960MWMnIaN

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@JoolsAWilson Here is Woodsey with her sister Twigs. Woodsey’s mewing saved them both!

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@JoolsAWilson This is Woodsey, a kitten we nursed after hearing her mew from the woodpile.

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@GovWhitmer @PrincipalSLove has been on the job daily checking in with Ss. Many school staff members alongside amazing food service staff and admin have been working on food distribution efforts. My coworker and I are using classdojo and flipgrid to reach out to Ss and their families.

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

Thank you for these encouraging words! He’s such a neat kid!

[Erin Brown @Erin3rown]

@beespurse @Geo_Dougie @EnserMark @GeographyTom9 @m_chiles @ploguey “I told him he just needs to find his people.” Melissa, this pivotal move might have changed his life forever, right? Just like your twitter profile reads, you gave him an “expressway”. Thank you for listening to children. #ThePowerOfAMoment #IdentitySustained #Wholechild

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@Geo_Dougie @EnserMark @GeographyTom9 @m_chiles @ploguey 3/3 He drew this picture for you.

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@Geo_Dougie @EnserMark @GeographyTom9 @m_chiles @ploguey 2/3 He told his teacher he was going to stop “liking what he likes so that people will like him.” I told him about this blogpost with your drawings about hurricane formation. I told him he just needs to find his people.

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@TinaCardone Crowdsourcing

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@MrScottKing @k8nowak @mikeandallie @TinaCardone I taught my 5th gr Ss to memorize:
Hey diddle diddle the median’s the middle; you add and divide for the mean; the mode is the one that appears the most; and the range is the difference between. Don’t remember where I found this gem, but I’d be happy to give the author credit!!

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@ANNELAMOTT Bird by Bird; ‘dental draft’ with one of my 4th graders. A super job, tho it’s hard work. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@MissElliottAQ Hello! 🐝

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@chavelaque that it ended up looking like a jumble of notes! What do you suggest as next steps for me to take?

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@chavelaque I really think I need someone to hash out final details, etc. the ideas we’re flying at me so fast and furiously 2/3

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@chavelaque 3rd grade teacher here- I have a (lgbtq friendly) book started for children, it is not complete, and it is far from perfect 1/3

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

I just helped Mrs. Elliott's classroom and you can too. https://t.co/ObxDXt4zkG

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@atlasobscura @DonorsChoose Just search Atlas Obscura! Don’t forget to use promo code RIPPLE to double the donation (up to $50.00) Thank you!

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@atlasobscura ! Please check out my classroom request @DonorsChoose! I'd love your help to bring our class project to life: https://t.co/BZKK9hU6gN The World Awaits! Can hardly wait for September 18, 2018!

[Melissa Elliott @beespurse]

@RuthBenge A great location; a deserving community! Literacy for all!

[Holly Bella @Holly492]

So grateful for this opportunity.
https://t.co/YHIJm2BD62