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You {MUSTCH} See This!

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  Less than a week!! Are you ready? Are you ready to have a crazy party? I had a sweet parent who planned our holiday (Christmas) party, but this time it was up to me! I worked ahead and planned our treat, games, crafts, and even parent note!  You can […]

What I Bought!

I know, I know…I’m totally late to the party and I even said that I would be back Sunday to share! Time just got away.  I have been super busy trying to get all of my data together so that I can get kids qualified for dyslexia testing.  I have a little group of 6 […]

Five for Friday!

I have been eyeing this linky party that Kacey over at Doodle Bugs Teaching has been putting on and I thought it was time to join in the fun! Here are FIVE random things from my week! 1.  We revised, edited, and published our first All About/ How-To Books! The kids really enjoyed writing them! […]

It’s TIME for February!!

Can you believe that January is over already? Time has flown by! Only 11 months left for 2013!! We have been working on telling time to the hour and half hour this week. We made these clocks using paper plates, sentence strips, brads, and markers. We watched several YouTube Videos.  Here is my favorite! We […]

Sweet Numbers and Giveaway!

I hope you all have been enjoying this BEAUTIFUL Sunday!! At least here in Texas it’s gorgeous outside! I have been working on this for the last 3 hours so I am completely ready to just keep it short and close my computer for the day and go enjoy the weather!! Here is a peak […]

Teaching Main Idea and Details Through Non-Fiction Text

Teaching main idea and details to first graders is engaging and simple with these visuals! Grab the freebie while you are there so your students can write about main idea and details!

Last week was wonderful! We had a great time digging into main idea and details during our reading time. We have continued to focus on it because my little ones are having a hard time. I think it’s just a hard concept for all. I tried to do a few things to make it easier […]

Visual Plans!

I have absolutely LOVED this weekend.  It has been filled with coffee with my sweet friend Noelle (who was in the TpT newsletter!! HOLLA!!), lunch with a friend sharing about Jesus, time with the college small group from church, dinner with our wonderful neighbors, and then I kissed my hubs and sent him to Dallas […]

A Peek at Last Week!

Last week we finished our little unit on money.  We used this unit as we learned about money and their equivalent values. I can honestly say that 90% of my friends did WONDERFUL with equivalent values of money!! I was thrilled!  Here is the money unit we used. I also have decided to add some […]

Super Bowl Fun and FREEBIES!

Happy Saturday, ya’ll! My sweet friend Cindy over at Primary Reading Party was so kind to share her Super Bowl literacy unit with me!  My kids have enjoyed it and I just wanted to share it with you all! First of all, THE best thing I love about this unit is that my BOYS LOVE […]

Introducing…FONTS and a FLASH SALE!

I am SOOO excited to introduce you to my new fonts!! I have always been poked at for re-doing things because I didn’t like the font. I recently was helping my mom with some things for her business and I said, “Mom, I don’t like the font that lady used. Please, let me make your […]

2013 Goals: Downtime

I’m linking up with with Amy Lemons for today’s featured goal. Downtime. This seriously is something that I really struggle with.  I have a hard time making my brain STOP.  I really do.  I laid down to take a nap today (because I literally was sitting on the couch working on my computer and I […]

Celebrating with a SALE…WHAT?!

Okay, so I feel like I am breaking a law of some sort by blogging twice in one day.  I never have time for this kind of craziness! 🙂 BUT, I have two big things to celebrate! 1. I hit 200 followers on this little ‘ole blog of mine!!!2. I hit a personal goal on […]

2013 Goals: Technology!

I’m sure you all have fully tummys and are still munching on leftovers. If you are like me, you not ready to begin thinking about “New Year’s Resolutions”. Honestly, I’ve never been big on resolutions, (I’m not sure what it is…I just always think about how packed the gym is for the next two months, […]

Merry Christmas!!

I just wanted to pop in to say Merry Christmas!!! I hope you all are snuggled up warm in your homes and are enjoying every minute with your family and friends!! I am so grateful that we have a Savior who was born on this day!!

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies FREE Activity

I have a love/hate relationship with this week of school.  It’s this way every year for me.  I LOVE it because we get to do some more fun activities, but I hate it because the kids are just as ready for the break as me, which makes for a bunch of crazies in the classroom! […]

Christmas Retells!

I’m a little late in posting about this, but I still wanted to share what we did a couple of weeks ago.  We are definitely in a great routine with our reading block of time and I finally feel like my friends are moving and grooving with what I’m teaching!  I just wanted to show […]

‘Tis the Season to Shop!

I am SOOO ready for the break! I’m sure you all are too! I have DONE…say it, D.O.N.E. with my Christmas shopping and I love that feeling.  I really do enjoying buying gifts for people but when I feel rushed, I don’t enjoy it as much. I’m linking up with Erica and Michelle to show […]

Number Puzzles, Eddie the Elf, and Outfits!

We finally had our Holiday program this week and my wishful thinking was not good enough.  My kids are out of control, people! Sweet, sweet, hearts, but talkers, talkers, talkers! I knew it was time to bring out Eddie the Elf. I have done a classroom Elf since my first year of teaching.  Some years […]