What do I do on the first day of FIRST Grade?
So, let’s get down to it… whether you’ve been teaching 1 year or 20 years, we all ask ourselves the same question leading up to
What do I do on the FIRST day of Kindergarten?
Whether you’ve been teaching 1 year or 20 years, we all ask ourselves the same question leading up to Back to School… What do I
Love is in the air…..!
Oh, hi. Remember me? I do blog here, I promise. It has just been a teeeeeensey bit of time since I blogged last. (Now
Easy fall bulletin board
Hey everyone! It is FALL, people! 🙂 Now that the back to school rush and excitement are a thing of the past, we are all
This & That
Hey everyone! Good news… we are in the second week of 5th grade…. and… I AM ALIVE!!! (!) Actually, alive & IN LOVE! No, really.
Before + After Classroom Pics!
So we went back for meetings, meetings, meetings this week, but in between I put the finishing touches on my room and plans… and I
It’s going to be a BRIGHT year!
August 19th. It’s crunch time here on the East Coast. T-minus 2 weeks until school starts! Teachers are busy prepping their rooms and planning for
Routines, Routines, Routines!
Never underestimate the importance of teaching routines. In every classroom and every grade level… but ESPECIALLY in Kindergaten. And in Kindergarten, we teach them, model
GoNoodle!! Have ya heard?!
Okay ya’ll, this is serious!! Have you HEARD of GoNoodle yet? If you are a brain-breaking classroom, then let me tell you, you are in
Playdoh + Geometry = Fun!
Hey peeps! I have been getting lots of great feedback about our Bright Ideas Link-up… so I joined in again this month to help spread
Earth Day for little people
Hey ya’ll! I’m one of those “Earth Day every day” people. I am a stickler for reusing, recycling, and trying to live as green as
Writing goals
In Kindergarten, we spend the first half of the year teaching about the basic mechanics of storytelling and writing…. that our pictures and ideas can