Sunday, May 3, 2015. Symmetry, Reflection, Name Bugs. Start with a plain piece of white paper. Go over the pencil with black marker. Now the fun begins! .

Wednesday, April 08, 2015. My little learners have been working SO hard on their reading these past few months and I am VERY excited to show what what they have been up to! After reading the progressive phrase 3 times, we got to work on the comprehension questions. My little readers also drew a picture to show me what they know about the phrase. Drawing a picture is such an effective way to have kids tell you about a story.

Saturday, November 18, 2017. Here are my must haves! All of the amazon links in this post are affiliate links.

Sunday, February 26, 2017. So I came up with a little something just for that. With this How to Writing Pack. You have all you need to start and finish your lesson. This is just one part, or idea to get things going. I love me some anchor charts! All printables in this set.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016. I am joining the Pinterest Pick 3 Linky hosted by Lisa over at PAWSitively Teaching. Every month on the 3rd, bloggers can link up their top 3 Pinterest picks of the month. The more I read about Kagan Structures, the more I am so eager to use them in my classroom! I have loved reading posts over on the Primary Press.

Monday, August 26, 2013. Fall Mini Guided Reading Books. With the start of school, we decided to make a set of Fall themed mini readers for those beginning students. We made them in English and in Spanish for our dual language friends. The black and white version come with a cute recording sheet to keep up with the books the students can read. Students love to make collections and making one with books is even more awesome! Links to this post.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Oops! But then what are vacations for if not to lounge around? After traveling all over CA to visit family and friends during the first week of break, I am finally back in my cozy little apartment with my kitty and fiancee. Perfect day of relaxing and lounging today. I 3 you, Winter Break! I am not wanting. To do a loooottt of laundry. Too much laundry! I sta.

Thursday, August 13, 2015. Top Things To Know About Sight Words. 4 Recognition of sight words leads to better comprehension. An advanced reader will read words as a whole. Try reading this sentence right here but pausing in between each letter and .

Saturday, August 15, 2015. Times for the district where I had been a faithful substitute for over two years. Each time, I shared my passion and excitement for teaching and learning. I also shared my journey on TPT and resources I was so proud of. Each time, I faced rejection. I anticipated her presentation to be, without a do.

Sunday, June 28, 2015. TPT Seller Challenge Week 2. This is now officially more than I blogged all of last year! But back to the challenge. so the extra income I make with TPT will help to offset our new higher costs, the work that needs to be done on the house to make it a home and hopefully still allow us to take some family vacations. Thank you to all the great bloggers that organized this challenge! Be sure to check them out! And I am .