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Have you ever thought about decorating Gingerbread houses with your class? YOU SHOULD!!! I had a Gingerbread House Decorating Party with my class every year and it was the best tradition! IT was a stress free party… I am not lying! Here are the things you can do to have

If you know me well, then you know that I am SUPER close with my family. Knowing that, you can probably imagine how sad I was when my sister moved across the country! (GAH! And right when I had my baby… COME BACK!)    Even though I miss my sister

When I saw this adorable Apple Mason Jar Tutorial over at The 36th Avenue, I knew I had to try it right away! Mason jars are pretty darn cute all by themselves, so painted as an apple THEY ARE STINKIN’ ADORABLE and perfect for Back-2-School gifts! I made 20 of

This science packet focuses on IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, and METAMORPHIC rocks and is perfect for 1st-3rd Grade. Your students will love the activities in this packet! This Rock Packet Includes: Rock Notebook for Students Rock Notebook for Teachers (detailed) Worksheets/Assessments 3 Rock Type Characters Cute Rock Craft Rock Cycle Charts Rock Type

My favorite way to start the school year is with this adorable “All About Me” doll and book. They always turn out super precious and they become a keepsake for each of my students. My students love working on these and they are always super proud of the finished product.

Last week we learned about word endings (-s, -ed, -ing). My students had a lot of fun with these activities and they loved the “ed” and “ing” posters I made for them. The “-ing” poster has young kids on it, because when words end with “-ing” it means it is

Hello there! As you know, this blog is called The Teacher Wife and well… this post is a little less teacher and a little MORE wife! I love Christmastime and I seriously live in the best neighborhood. I’ve been looking for a great way to show my neighbors how much

Hello friends!! I can’t believe I only have a 1.5 weeks until school starts! YIKES! I need to get to work! In the meantime, I want to share some updates I have been working on. I have added regular writing lines to all my Primary Writing Templates (they used to

—————————————————————————————————— Originally Posted on March 6, 2011 Last week we learned about the double /oo/ sound… (example: good, book, cook). This is such a hard one to remember, because it isn’t an actual vowel sound. Instead, it sounds like a muscle man flexing his huge muscles. That’s why I called in the

Hello, Sweet Friends! I can’t believe yesterday was the 4th of July! Where is the summer going?!?   Yesterday {in between family BBQs} I finished up my newest unit: Primary Writing Templates for Any Occasion. This packet is a year-long tool that you can use with any topic/subject. Most of

A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y – They are the vowels and the glue that stick the words together. This is a great visual for your classroom and will help your students remember which letters are vowels. It’s also important to teach your students that every word NEEDS

Wahoo for SUMMER!! I love being a teacher and during the summertime, I really love being a teacher. Like many of you, I will continue to work on school lessons {TpT stuff}, plans, and activities during my summer break. I don’t think it’s possible to turn-off my teacher brain! I