Free Candy Awards
I got the CUTEST idea from my bloggy and real life friend, Kristen, and I wanted to share it with you! She puts her Summer Books in beach pails from…
Math Professional Development Information
I got the CUTEST idea from my bloggy and real life friend, Kristen, and I wanted to share it with you! She puts her Summer Books in beach pails from…
Last year my word wall began like this. I had two smaller bulletin boards so I divided it up between the two. It worked well and I kept it this…
It’s been a little while since I shared some day to day activities happening in our classroom. Although I don’t have them all tied perfectly together in a tidy little…
This school year I have been creating purposeful word work for my students to do during our guided reading block. I wanted to give my students meaningful activities that would…
For the last two weeks, we have been mixing it up with mixed coins! I first introduced coins back in December, but I spiraled back to it now that my…
As we enter Spring it gets harder and harder to stay focused and interested. I mean let’s be honest! Your day’s structure is in place, the newness has worn off…
As the year rolls on our spelling patterns get more challenging. I want my students to have every chance for quality spelling practice because they need it daily in order…
This year my entire morning is workshop style. My class goes 3 full hours in workshop mode every day. We do our reader’s workshop (loosely based on The Daily Five)…
If you follow me on Facebook, you may already know what I am about to tell you. I took some time this weekend to update my Sight Word Stick Activities! …
This year I transitioned into the guided math model for my math block. The change happened in October and has been going strong ever since. It was spurred on by…
We are coming up to measurement in our curriculum and I have always felt that we needed more hands on experience in this area. This year our objectives include not…
Today in small group, we explored writing fractions! Shoe fractions! Students answered questions such as, “What fraction of the shoes lace up?” They were 100 percent engaged and delighted to…
I have been working on a new packet for February! It has 10 math centers with 8 corresponding journal activities. I plan to use the centers for both small group…
This year I have put a lot of time and effort into orchestrating guided reading and guided math. I have 24 kids {moment of silence for me please} so it…
I came back from vacation with determination to hit our standards from every angle for every minute of the day! I just adore these eager fresh 6 and 7 year…
I decided to knock out the December to January change over today in my classroom. To treat myself, I headed to the dollar store before heading to school. Everyone needs…
End of content
End of content