Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Was one of the best ways to begin learning about a new topic. It accomplished the task of activating prior knowledge, had students asking questions and setting a purpose for learning, and then they recorded any new information that they learned. I still think a KWL chart is extremely useful and can be very meaningful for students,.

Sunday, July 5, 2015. I literally just finished e-mailing my blog designer. She is amazing and so easy to work with. She made my new blog look happy and refreshed, and I am so grateful for her work ethic and amazing designs. Hello new you! Love the new fonts and the colors! Graduate school and life have kept me busy. I hope I can be a better blogger. I would like to thank Angie.

Thursday, February 25, 2016. Our math block is approximately 50 minutes long. I meet with each group for 10 minutes to do a quick lesson from My Math. I have approximately 1 minute transitions for them to switch stations. Everything is run by music. That total about 1 m.

Sunday, August 9, 2015. A Peek at My First Week of School. The first week of school. My main focus is helping students get comfortable with me, each other, and how we do things in class. And Rocket Writes a Story.

Thursday, August 13, 2015.

A blog to share creative ideas, teaching resources and lessons for the primary classroom. Money Saving Tips For Teachers. Do you find yourself spending loads of money on your classroom every year? I know I spend way more than I should. but I am trying! The Weekend Warriors are here this month with ideas to help you save your hard earned cash with some money saving tips and tricks! I am here to share a few things that have helped me keep some money in my piggy bank! More money in .

Sunday, July 12, 2015. Wow, I certainly fell off the bandwagon with my LLAP posts. I have a REEALLYY good excuse! I was so focused on getting prepared and ready for my big trip that I ran out of time to write down my thoughts from this awesome chapter on giving classroom responsibilities to your students. But before I get too far down that rabbit hole, I do need to give Paul Solarz a HUGE. Shout-out for answering my questions from my chapter 4 post.

Saturday, August 1, 2015. One of my top ten Kindergarten must haves is a pacing guide. I still need a plan. There are a number of very helpful bloggers who post their own guides to share with other teachers. You can find it here.

Monday, August 17, 2015. They are similar to the Blending Buddies. Here are a few of them! I made 4 different robots. In case your kiddos are picky about robots. Hopefully they like one of them. So say one of your kiddos gets stuck on a word.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016. The best thing about this app is that it allows the child to read it independently or there is a feature that will read it to them. Also, each book is leveled. There are common core aligned reading level badges on each book cover. There is even a read along option with highlighted text. Another great feature id that favorite books can be. Read without a Wifi connection. This is such an amazing way to help students gain a love for reading. Wednesday, September 9, 2015.