The Primary Powers bloggers have teamed up with the fabulous people from GoNoodle to share some great ideas for implementing GoNoodle in the classroom and some great prizes! Be sure to read to the end because you won’t want to miss this! I wanted to share with you how I have used GoNoodle during Writer’s […]
This month is when the craziness begins for the holiday season. It’s wonderful and exhausting all at the same time. It also is the time of the year that lots of families travel. Traveling is a great time to catch-up on your blog reading! This month we are throwing together a little round-up of ideas […]
Happy Tuesday!! I wanted to pop in to share some favorite websites that my little friends always love to learn with in the computer lab! My kids always LOVE ABCYa! One of my favorite things about it is that I can easily differentiate what they are working on! I can put my higher kids on […]
Often times I hear Texas teachers say, “I’d love to teach more thematically, but those things just aren’t in our curriculum.” They are right. We don’t have scarecrows, bats, or spiders. But we do have science standards and reading standards that allow us to work in these FUN and engaging topics! The Reading TEKS are […]
I don’t know about your class, but in my class at this time of the year the honeymoon is over. The kids are making themselves at home in our classroom and they are warmed up to me quite well! They know our short list of rules. They know what is right. They know what is […]
By this time of the year, our feet are pretty wet when it comes to read aloud time. The kids are starting to sit well for longer and I am ready to teach more skills than just “sit and listen while I read”. HA! I wanted to share some fall books that are my favorite […]
Use this simple tip for school supply storage to make them easy and organized! One of the busiest nights of school is always meet the teacher night! No matter what your school year looks like, you have kids that come and go at times. When their world seems to be turning upside down, being able […]
It has been a few years since I have done a little “Meet the Teacher” here on the blog. I have gained a few followers since then so I thought it was about time! I’m linking up with Falling Into First to share a little about myself today! I married my college sweetheart! Most of […]
With all the #selfie craziness that there is, I KNEW I wanted to make something that could be used in the classroom during back to school time. Teaching classroom expectations and procedures can get really boring. You do it once, then again, then again, then again, then you practice one more time. I do, however, […]
As you know by now I am a new mommy to a sweet little guy! When I found out I was pregnant not only did I praise God for the miracle of life he had created, but I also was SO thankful that I wasn’t going to have to miss a lot of school. I […]
Hello there! Right now I am curled up in bed because it is COLD outside! Yes, cold. It’s the middle of Summer in Texas and I am in pants and a light zip-up jacket. Crazy! I digress… Do you ever have this problem with your students’ work??? Or do you find yourself saying, “Where is […]
Teachers know that alphabetic knowledge and phonemic awareness are some of the foundational skills our readers need for successful decoding skills. But it can also be difficult to squeeze in activities to help readers develop strong letter-sound knowledge. What if I told you that I have a simple solution to solving the problem of finding […]
Birthdays are so special! Let’s make classroom birthdays fun, but keep them simple! I wanted to share this idea that my AMAZING mentor teacher passed on to me. Mrs. Wilson gets all the credit for this first birthday Bright Idea! For birthdays in our classroom we have a special Birthday Chair! When I was student […]
Just popping in to share a little summer bingo freebie that I made for my End of Year party for my little friends at school. Just add candy, math manipulatives, or coins to use to cover the spaces and you are set! Grab it if you can use it! click the image above to snag […]
On May 26th, super early in the morning, Canaan Luke was welcomed into the world. Ryan and I are BEYOND smitten with this little guy. I’ll just leave you with a FEW of the gazillion pictures we have taken. Yeah, yeah, I know what they say about pacis. But I am learning that everyone is […]
The end of the year is SO close! With that, come several crazy days that your normal schedule is thrown out the window in order to work in this or that. I wanted to share one of my FAVORITE things to do at the end of the year-use CHALK PAINT in the classroom! I LOVE […]
Oh, how I have missed blogging lately! Life hast just been super busy with “nesting” both at home and school. I have 4 weeks left. Count ’em…1…2….3…4!!!! AHHH! We are getting so excited about meeting our little guy! Anyway, on to insects! Lately we have been enjoying insects in our classroom as we have dove […]
Happy Sunday!! I hope you have been enjoying your weekend! Hubs and I have spent most of our weekend at a lamaze class. SO much information has been shared, but it has been great! On to more fun things…MATH JOURNALS in kindergarten! Last year I was MUCH better about journaling with my first grade friends, […]
