… and bought an Elf on the Shelf for my classroom! I blame it all on Pinterest and the funny ideas everyone keeps posting about! I figure I’ll use the elf in my classroom for a few years and then I can use her with my own children someday. I
On Friday one of my awesome parent volunteers put together this adorable Thanksgiving bulletin board. {Can I just tell you that I have the BEST parent volunteers??!} Last week this wonderful parent volunteer sent home a feather with each student, that she pre-cut out of poster board. My students got
Ahhh!! I had the BEST weekend in Chicago with these ladies!! I seriously don’t know what I would do without them… I love them all!! Check out some of the MOST INSPIRING women I have ever met: Aren’t they all so pretty??!? {By the end of this vacation, my smile
Hello, Friends! Happy Monday!!! (Wait… Is there such a thing as a happy Monday??!) Here is a Zeno sight word game I like to play with my students during small groups or guided reading. It’s called POW! A Zeno Sight Word Game and your students will LOVE it! This game
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Hello, Sweet Friends!! I am excited to show you my newest unit… READING COMPREHENSION II! I have been so overwhelmed at your response for my first Reading Comprehension packet {you can read more about it here}, that I wanted to provide you with some additional resources. However, both packets
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.
You know you are a teacher when you start off your summer reading The Daily 5 and The Cafe Book! I am excited to be a part of this fun book study and I am even MORE excited to implement these programs in my first grade classroom this fall. The book study will begin Monday,
Give your students the number sense practice they need with this FREE worksheet that can be used daily and with any number 0-999!
This FREE activity takes regular, boring flashcards and turns them into a fun, competitive game. Your students won’t even realize they are learning!
