I recently posted the photo above from last year's Back to School Night on instagram and I had a few questions keep coming up. I thought I would write this post to explain how I do Meet the Teacher/Back to School Night. We usually have Meet the Teacher Night the first or second week of school. ...
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Back to School Style With Jane
Hi! I am here to share some of my favorite back to school picks from Jane.com. Anyone who has not checked out Jane yet, needs to. The site is addicting with daily steals and deals. *Please, note this post contains sponsored links. Here are some of my favorite finds from last school ...
How I Got a New Classroom Rug
This March I got a new classroom rug. It has gotten a lot of love on Instagram and a lot of questions from followers. I thought I would do a quick post to tell you about the carpet and where to get it. I had always been bothered by the 20 plus year old, stained, classroom rug (see below) in ...
December Ideas and What’s Going On In My Life
I'm here with some news and December holiday ideas. I have school all of next week. I am really trying to hang in there. How about you? If you have not noticed, I switched over to Wordpress with the help of Becca from Jumping Jax Designs. I love how clean my site looks with Becca's design. ...
First Grade Fall Ideas
Hi everyone! Sorry, I have been MIA with blogging, I am really struggling to find balance. Teaching first grade full time, trying to stay healthy/go to the gym, and some positive happenings in my personal life have kept me super busy! All good things ...
Farmhouse Style Classroom Freebies and Updates!
I am back with some Farmhouse Freebies just in time for back to school! Last year, I started changing my classroom over to my Farmhouse theme. You see all the photos {HERE}. Slowly, I have been creating more farmhouse style packets to go with the theme. This post contains some awesome freebies ...
Wonderful Words of the Week: A Complement to the First Grade Wonders Reading Series
This past school year our district adopted the Wonders Reading series for grades K-5. That means we had to scrap our First Grade Words of the Week phonics program. I was not a happy camper. To make the transition a bit smoother, Janine Every and I created the Wonderful Words of the ...
Glitter Slime: Three Ingredients and Kid Safe
Want something fun and safe to do with your kiddos this summer or with your students when you get back to school? Why not try some no mess glitter slime!? I tried it out this summer with my friends' children. It was an absolute hit. This recipe contains no Borax and is kid safe. ...
My Favorite Teaching Uniform…And It’s On Sale!
My favorite teaching uniform is on sale! I jokingly call it a uniform because it gets me through the fall, winter, and spring and I have it in multiple color combos. It is comfy and hides everything I want hidden. Let's get real here, your behind and front should not be seen while ...
Fit4School: Free Resources and More
I am here to tell you about Fit4Schools, a free health activation program from Sanford Health developed with WebMD. Fit4Schools Empowers children and families to make healthy lifestyle choices a habit Includes fun free resources aligned to national standards Has weekly challenges Focuses on the ...