Tuesday, May 12, 2015. It would be SO hard to choose which one! Okay, twist my arm. To show how I use color as a learning tool. I whipped up a little craftivity to go with the concept.

Duggins and I have been teaching First Grade, Kindergarten and PreK students for 8 years. I am very excited about working with some incredible kiddos and a wonderful first grade team! I am a mother, wife and scrapbooker. Monday, October 8, 2012.

Thursday, June 23, 2016. Last year I helped open a brand-new school. Blogging was not on my priority list. Opening a new school was the most amazing experience but I have never worked so hard in my life! In July we will be entering our second year and our team is growing with two new teachers. We will now have SIX first grade teachers! I am meeting my team tonight for dinner and drinks and I wanted to give them a small gift to start the year in a fun way.

I have a cute math freebie for you today. Im in the middle of making another mandala colouring book. This one, of course, is going to be an Easter book. When I was making my Terms o.

Monday, September 12, 2016. Food Allergies and Celiac Disease in the Classroom. Think of a special event in your life and most likely food is a part of that memory. Food is EVERYWHERE! Celiac Disease is NOT. How Can Teachers Help? That food allergies and Celiac Disease are life-threatening issues that touch all of our lives. We, as parents, are not over-reacting. Our children must avoid these foods. Please do not look at it as an inconv.

Little Miss Kindergarten - Lessons from the Little Red Schoolhouse! Saturday, October 14, 2017. Monday, July 24, 2017. What really made this challenge fun was that we got to work together on a project in a different way than usual. I quickly discovered that I work with very creative teachers. We paired up on different parts of the project. I think one of my favorite parts about the team collabo.

All I have to say about that is. Next I finished printing and inserting my BEE Binder. They are free if you use BEE binders! Do your students ever complain when they reread a story? These fun fluency voice cards. My biggest fear on the first day of school is not getting all of the students in the right places during dismissal. If you have the same fear then you might need some transportation tags like me. I made these transportation tags.

Monday, December 3, 2012. I have to say, this was the most creative year of projects I have ever had! Some of my favorites were. Roy Roundturkey - inspired by U of M football player Roy Roundtree. Triple Crown Winner and MVP Miguel Cabrera. And the HILARIOUS Barack OTurkey.

Sunday, August 9, 2015. BTS is right around the corner and we have YOU covered! I am linking up with. We do beginning of the year assessments, guided reading, guided math, writing conferences, interventions and ELD. ALL in small groups! To enable me to do that. I really have been focusing on.

Friday, August 14, 2015. The Importance of Warm Fuzzies. I know different teachers have different feelings about parent volunteers, but, when I can, I have parents come in and help. Let them see the relationship you are building with the kids. Have them work with the kids too! Write them a note, an email,.