Thursday, July 21, 2016. My plan is to do a series of posts, each focusing on a certain aspect of merging the two programs successfully. So here we go! This first post is just an overview of where I was starting and where I ended up. So here I was, a new program, over 30 students, teaching only whole group math. I was LOST! My small grou.

Monday, August 10, 2015. Back to School Giveaway! I know that some of you are already back in the classroom, while others are itching to get into your rooms and meet your new kiddos. I seriously love this packaging, by the way.

Saturday, August 1, 2015. Right now a lot of teachers are trying to get ready for the new school year. Since it is a BUSY time of year I thought it would be a great idea to start the year off right and create a list of goals to accomplish for this month. I want to make sure I enjoy this school year and thought that setting goals in the beginning of each month will help! Here are my goals for the month of August.

Thursday, June 4, 2015. A Letter to My Students. T he last day of school is. It makes me sad that it is time to say goodbye for the summer. Before you go, I want to tell you a few things. First, I hope you know how smart you are. Every single one of you. I mean that you are smart and capable in your very own way.

Monday, August 10, 2015. A Look Back at My Classroom. Next, I would get to decorating my walls and prepping my bulletin boards. Unfortunately, where I live, the fire marshall is a bit strict and so a lot of the cute things I see on other blogs and on Pinterest boards would never be allowed here. Fabric? No Lots of wall coverings? Saturday, August 1, 2015.

If anyone still follows and read my blog. I am hoping to get better at that because I feel like I have so many great ideas to share. Enough rambling and onto the activity. I was looking at Facebook and had seen that someone posted the link to The Year 2015 in Pictures. Here is step by step what I had my students do to complete this activity. This is what the individual sections looked like.

Monday, December 19, 2016. You meticulously plan and prep for reading, writing, math, spelling, science, social studies and language lessons. we have all been there! Who has time to plan for five subjects AND 3-5 guided reading lessons each day? HAVE ALL MATERIALS ON-HAND AND KEEP IT SIMPLE. I need things to run like a well-oiled machine! Choose books that are.

An Apple a Day in First Grade. I think my class is settling in and we are starting to groove. Report cards go home in just a few short weeks. That means I need to start scheduling parent conferences.

babies? Sunday, September 14, 2014.