Simple tips that save lots of time!
I must admit that I love reading all the blogs out there! Being out of school is a nice change. I have actually read some books not related to school. 4 in the last 2 weeks! Love that. I try to...
View ArticleIn Pictures and In Words
Check it out at Amazon!I usually spend June and July reading only for pleasure. I love that so and spend very little time doing it during the year... But I found this book at a few blogs, and Melissa...
View Article1st day "Sticker Swap"
This fall I will be going back to Kindergarten. I started teaching there and never imagined doing anything else. I love them! Kindergarten students are so eager to learn and to please. Trust me, I...
View ArticleMust have picture books
I have been a little hesitant about "linky parties." But, today I found one about picture books.I just cannot resist that.How hard can it be for me to share 5 of my favorite picture books?So, here it...
View ArticleSpecial Award
Wow, what a surprise to come home today from working at day camp, to find a message fromEileen, at a terrific blog -Second Grade Sunshine! (Thank you, Eileen!)The best part is that "Liebster" is a...
View ArticleBuild teamwork with fun experiment
Years ago I came across this experiment to try at the start of the year in Kindergarten. I have used it to build a team-working philosophy. Every time it fosters such fun and a memory none of the...
View ArticleDYI Crate Seats
Those milk crate seats I have seen all over the blog world and Pinterest, really had my attention.So I went to Target this week, as the crates were on sale $3 each. I liked them because they had the...
View ArticleNew "Year's" Resolution Linky Party
There seems to be many of the fellow bloggers celebrating the "New Year" in August! I am happy to join in on this "party." One of the things I love about my job (there are really so many) is that we...
View ArticleThe Power of a Name
I like to begin the year celebrating each student's name. We know they all love the sound, the look, and the feeling it gives them. It is important to me that each student knows each other's name and...
View ArticleGathering Poem
Well, it is getting closer and closer to that first day. I have spent a few days working on only the layout in my new room! It is a greatly spacious room with beautiful windows and vaulted ceilings,...
View ArticleMy room!
Well, it is finally ready!There was such anxiety getting here. I am not good with physical intelligence. Give me a room all set... and I will live in it a while, and change it to suite me. Setting...
View ArticleBirthdays
Thanks to the many teachers out there who have posted photos of their birthday goodies. I love working "smarter not harder," What a great idea to have all of the birthday goodies wrapped and ready...
View Article1st Week in Kindergarten
Well, we made it through our first week in Kindergarten! Happily it was only 3 days. The heat was incredible and the first day we all had sweat running down our faces just sitting there!...
View Article"I can" lift the flap book
We finished our first full week of school, Monday - Friday. It was a terrific week. Parent-Night was on Tuesday and it went very well. Now we can get to the business of teaching! You know all that...
View ArticlePokey Pin Fall Leaves
I just love Autumn. I love the smells, the colors, the holidays, all of it. I was married in October, and my husband and son both celebrate their birthdays in October, as well.So to celebrate the...
View Article"A" is for Alien
We introduced the letter A last week. We made alligators and the boys enjoyed that.Then we read the book "Aliens Love Underpants."Click here to check out more about this book.Needless to say, the...
View ArticleSight Word Trees
We are loving learning our sight words. The class is always excited when they see them in books we read. We are using the melody to the song "Bingo" to practice the words, too."There was a sight...
View ArticleSurveys
In math we have been working on making graphs. We made pictoral graphs, vertical graphs and horizontal graphs. Needless to say, they have had lots of practice. You can find great Halloween stamps at...
View ArticleLearning Addresses
My class has been working on learning their addresses. They were promised that once they "knew" their addresses we would mail a letter! Well they finally did it.I had them each "address" an envelope....
View Article"P" is for pirates, and pirate patches!
We are having such fun with the letter P.At one of my many trips to the Christmas Tree shop, I found Pirate moustaches for only .59 - really? Yes, for less than one dollar. The beards look so real!I...
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