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Candy Corn Measuring
By now it is no secret that I love Halloween… so, I have created another unit for my cute little firsties! My new unit: Candy Corn Measuring {A Mini Halloween Unit!} I tried out one of the games on my adorable nephew this afternoon and he has played it 3
Home Reading Tracker and A BRAG TAGS GIVEAWAY!
I know I have already posted about my reading beads {here} and {here}, but I have changed things up a bit this year. Instead of using metal tags for each students name, I am now using Brag Tags. The metal tags {pictured below} can be a little expensive and I
My House All Year (Teaching Months)
Please Note: This post includes Amazon Affiliate links. Hello, Friends! I hope you are all having a good week… thank goodness it is almost Friday! (This teacher needs a WEEKEND!!) Before I head to bed, I wanted to share a writing activity that I started with my students this week.
Oh, So SPOOKY!! (October Activities)
Hello, Friends! I’d love to share a Halloween packet with you! It’s made for grades K-2 and called Oh, So Spooky! It has a cute lil’ ghost glyph that I am super excited about! The glyph comes with a writing activity for the back and posters to go with your
My First Grade Classroom
Hello, Friends! I have been so busy in first grade, that I nearly forgot about this little ol’ blog! I have so many fun things to share with you. Here I am on the first day of school. I always have the first day butterflies! Here is my classroom, I
Must-Haves for the Classroom
Happy Monday, Sweet Friends!! I am excited to share my classroom must-haves with you all for Teacher Week @ Blog Hoppin’! 1. Magnetic Handwriting Paper: I keep this up on my whiteboard all year long. It is dry erase, so I can use it over and over again. I
Classroom Library
A few weeks ago a reader emailed me inquiring about my classroom library. They wanted to know how I organized it, set it up for my students, and such. Unfortunately, at the time, my library consisted of a large pile of books with no organization whatsoever, so I had no
Bulletin Board Ideas
Wooohooo! My back-to-school bulletin board is finished! *Insert sigh of relief!* I have a love/hate relationship with bulletin boards. I love thinking of the idea, I hate carrying it out {it’s stressful}, and I love the finished product. This year I am going to continue with the same circus/carnival theme
Back-2-School Packets
Here are some great back-to-school packets available in my TpT shop!
friend assessment
The first few weeks of school can be such a whirl wind! From the moment I first meet my little cuties, I feel like I am going from one thing to the next without even skipping a beat {or taking a breath, for that matter}! Not only do I need
my cameo crush
So my new Silhouette Cameo is just about the coolest thing ever. EVER. Even my husband thinks it’s cool. You guys! That is BIG. He doesn’t really care for crafty stuff. What do I love most about it? Well… it cuts stuff out so I don’t have to. Confession: I hate cutting
Word Family Workbooks
I am so excited to share these Word Family Workbooks with you! This workbook includes 100+ long and short vowel word families that come at the end of a word (and common digraphs). It is a FANTASTIC year-long tool that will help your students learn about different word families and
DIY Teacher Planner
Do you have a teacher binder? What important things do you keep in it? In my teacher plan book I like to keep my weekly planner, curriculum information, student data, important school documents, and parent volunteer information. It is so nice to have all of these important documents all in
Reading Goal Craftivity!
I am so glad you guys love the Summer Reading Goal Craftivity I posted about earlier! Due to popular request, this craft is also available as a “generic” reading goal activity, unrelated to summer. This craft is very similar to my Summer Reading Goal, but it doesn’t include a parent letter
Must Have Picture Books
Picture books are my favorite thing to read! As an elementary teacher (and mom), I have a growing library and I can’t say no to buying new picture books. It’s an addiction! I love a good read-aloud. What book would you add to this list? Here are my Top 6
