Does your school celebrate Read Across America Day all week long? Ours coincides with a PARP week (parents as reading partners). For this week, I like to focus my read alouds on book about reading. Each day, I read my students a new reading themed book! Here are my favorites: Our ...
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Valentine’s Day Teaching Ideas and Freebies
Here are engaging Valentine's Day teaching ideas to help you plan your day with your students. *I have included tons of free printables and digital activities. Start your day with Valentine's Day themed Google Slides. These are totally free and my own first grade students LOVE them. I have ...
New Year’s Teaching Ideas and Freebies
Happy New Year! School resumes for me on Tuesday! I have prepared some New Year themed activities that I will be doing with my first grade students. I am sharing them with you, too, including ONE HUGE freebie. I start each day with my Google Slides. I use these templates to create thematic ...
I Love You Snow Much! Student Made Ornaments
Every year, I make these "I Love You Snow Much!" ornaments with my first grade students for their December/holiday gift for their parents. These snow themed ornaments are easy for the students to make and they are pretty darn cute! I also like that they are winter themed, rather than a specific ...
Teacher Style
Did you know that you can find me on the LTK app? I have created outfit ideas, shared home decor inspiration, and more. I love to shop through the app to find the latest deals and outfit looks. Here are some of my latest curations. Click the images to shop these teacher ...
First Grade Phonics
By now most of us have heard of the Science of Reading. I am no way an expert, but what I do know is that systematic phonics instruction is needed for students to become strong readers. I have had quite a few questions about the phonics program that I use with my first grade students. I decided ...
Sunflower & Dots Classroom Decor Room Tour
I recently changed my classroom decor theme from Farmhouse to Sunflowers and Dots! I love how bright and clean the new look is. I have included classroom photos and links to all decor items in this blog post. I have also included two sunflower themed freebies at the end of this post! I have ...
Halloween Candy Signs
When I first started blogging, I posted THIS sign on my blog for Halloween. It was a free sign I had made that said "Please, Take One Halloween Candy!" I have since created a cleaner version of that sign and a teal pumpkin sign, too. I made versions of the sign that say "Happy Halloween! ...
Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
This school year, Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held a bit differently than what we are used to, with many schools opting for virtual conferences. These virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences may be conducted via Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams depending on the preference of your school district. You ...
The Never Starting Tales: Free Digital Lessons and Printable Activities
The makers of OFF!® Repellents have created an engaging series of "Never Starting Tales." I have partnered with them to share with you engaging ways to utilize their free tales with your students and their families. The Never Starting Tales are a series of online stories written about our ...
