I hope you're having a great weekend! Today I want to share with you one of my favorite classroom activities.... WORD SORTS. Word sorts have become a Monday morning staple in my classroom... Every Monday, before introducing the phonics pattern for the week, I like to...
I hope each of you have enjoyed some rest and relaxation during your Christmas Break! I've had the best week with my family! We made some gingerbread houses, played a lot of games, Beckett got a haircut (without sitting on my lap!!), and we really just had a lot of...
Today I'm going to share with you my FAVORITE student parent gifts ever! They're inexpensive and super quick and easy. I love them so much that I always make my own children pose for a photo!! First... you need to gather a few materials. I purchased everything except...
I can't even believe it's almost NOVEMBER. My baby is THREE. It doesn't seem right! He should still be in diapers!! I'm loving this school year!!! I love my class... I always do!! BUT... it's extra special having my girls at school with me each day!! Our five minute...
Fall is HERE.... Well, it might be fall season... but it's still 85 degrees here in Kentucky. I would take the 85 degrees if I had a pool in my backyard.... I'm working really hard to convince my husband that we NEED a pool...ha! I'm not thinking it's going to work!...
I love teaching. It's the thing that I know I'm good at. The one thing I KNOW... I think I would say that I have a gift to form relationships. To think outside the box. To create engaging resources. And.... to ignite a passion for learning. I've taught for 14 years...
Well.... We've made it through 16 FULL days of first grade! My students have learned the rules and procedures. I've completed A LOT of assessments and I'm really getting to know my students. I'm positive that it's going to be a GREAT year! It's also pretty awesome...
I can't believe I'm writing this post... I REALLY can't believe I'm already back in the swing of all things SCHOOL. I decided to keep my same Farmhouse Flair Neon theme this year. I was crazy busy this summer creating classroom decor... I fell in love with the...
I'm back! It has been a long time since my last post. Three kids, husband, job, and summer....enough said. I am going to rededicate my self to the BLOG! The dreaded BLOG! Just kidding, I love the BLOG, but I can never seem to find the time. So here it is, my first...
In our classroom we have been learning all about prepositions. I usually hate teaching grammar, but these hands-on reading units have made it so much more fun! I started off by introducing prepositions with a song... These songs were PERFECT!! If you play them, be...