I have been working like a crazy woman to get this product completed not only for my planning sake, but for YOU, too! It just feels good to have worked ahead a little bit! Here is what I have been up to. Creating and printing out this… to put together this! We all have our […]
I’m back today to share with you how we do a little bit of classroom management in our classroom. Like most of you, I have several levels and we do our best to focus on positive behavior reinforcement. Individual Behavior We have a classroom clip chart for individual behavior management. I know so many people […]
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Sometimes the thought of keeping a second home, a classroom, organized just makes you crazy. There are so many things to keep together. I’m going to share some of my classroom organization tips for keeping it all together in the classroom. As I have shared before, I have moved […]
Since I moved classrooms this year, I have spent MOST of my time getting organized instead of decorating. Today my fabulous mom came to help me work in my classroom. I like to be ALL set before the big professional development week that we just all LOVE soooo much!! 😉 Here is what I have done […]
This is probably one of my favorite weeks for a little blog linky party. Last year I participated in Blog Hoppin’s little Back to School party and I just had a blast! I’m linking up with them again this year! 1. I am married to my college sweetheart! We have quite a story and I […]
I, like most of you, are busy, busy, busy getting ready for the new school year!! I know I have said this before, but I seriously am just SUPER excited about going back to Kindergarten! As I am preparing for my little ones, I am keeping in mind that most have not been to pre-school […]
EEEKKK!!! I am so excited to finally share this with you all!! I have teamed up with some wonderful bloggers to help create this Back to School Must-Haves EMagazine!! I shared an adorable teacher bag, classroom furniture piece, and classroom decorating must-have for my walls. I can’t tell you all about them here or else […]
With a new school year come many new goals. One of my goals is to implement math workshop. I really do enjoy teaching with the workshop model and I have tried it in the past with math. While I enjoyed it, it just was difficult for me to remain consistent. I would try a different […]
Okay, it’s not REALLY all about the chevron decor. It’s about teaching and loving kids in a meaningful way that will LAST. I’m not going to even pretend, though. I enjoy decorating. I enjoy decorating my home and my classroom. I have never, ever done a classroom “theme”. I didn’t even know they existed until […]
Can you believe it is August already? Goodness gracious! Besides school starting, August is my birthday month. Yep, I said it, birthday MONTH! Once my husband used the “it’s my birthday” excuse for a whole month and he has never lived it down!! Today I am happy to be linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching […]
Shared reading is one of my most favorite parts of the day!! It is a time for me to model what great reading looks like, sounds like, and even how great readers think. The best part is that the students get the joy of reading the on-level text with me! When I taught Kindergarten in […]
As you all know I am quite the font lover! Ever since my college days when a good friend of mine introduced me to DJ Inkers, I was hooked on clipart and fonts. I also enjoy creating my own fonts, though! Several of you have my set of fonts, AJ Fonts. Yesterday I added 4 […]
I have been pinning away again this week! So I am linking up with The First Grade Parade again for her Favorite Pins Friday Linky! Here are some of my favorite pins I added to my pinboards this week!! For the Home: I just LOVE this light up sign!! It looks so simple, too! I know here […]
One of my favorite things I started last year was a science journal. I had tried it before, but it was never consistent, and it was always a flop. This year, a teammate said, “I went to a workshop on science journaling and I’m going to do it!” Things are always more fun with you […]
I must admit, my excitement for going back to Kindergarten is just through the roof!! Oh how I will miss my old team. Talk about a dream team, guys! I’m excited about working with a new team and learning new things, though! I am in charge of planning ELAR for the team next year. It’s […]
Since there is no more Five for Friday for a little bit (which is a much deserved break I might add!), Cara did it again, my friends!! She is hosting a Favorite Pins Friday Linky! Of course I am linking up! How easy is this?! Here are some of my favorite pins I added to […]
Happy 4th of July!!! What a privilege it is to live in America and be free!!! To be honest, I struggle at times with why the Lord picked me to be born and raised here. Not all are. It’s easy to be a Christian in America; that’s not the case in other places. I am […]
I just finished up my 5th year of teaching. It is hard to believe I have been teaching little munchkins for five years already! Four out of the five years, I have been the newbie on a team. I always get stuck with planning writing because no one else wants to plan it. (They have […]
