Read/Write the Room is a staple center utilized in my print rich classroom environment. Each week, the students take clipboards, a pencil, and a worksheet and look around the room for words with a specific phonic element. They then record the words on worksheets like the one pictured ...
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Word Wall and Freebie
I am super to excited to be part of Blog Hoppin' and I just wrote my first post for them on Word Walls. Click {here} to read my post and snag a Read/Write the Room freebie! Click {here} to purchase my word wall words. These complement the word wall headers (click {here})in my TpT ...
Star of the Week
I start off by being the first Star of the Week. I have my Star of the Week display up for Meet the Teacher Night. This is a great way for parents to get to know me better and serves as an exemplar for what is expected from the Star of the Week. To create the display, I printed ...
I Think My Teacher Sleeps in School Class-Made Book
In the beginning of first grade, I like to read a book aloud to the students, discuss the book, and then complete a writing prompt. Yesterday, I read my students the adorable book, I Think My Teacher Sleeps in School by Leatie Weiss. Throughout the reading, we made predictions and text ...
Remembering 9/11 for Primary Students
Today is a day that no one will forget. Being from NY, I knew many people who died in the Twin Towers. Ten years ago today, I was a substitute teacher at my current school in Lindenhurst, NY. After the attack happened, I ran around covering classes so that teachers could call ...
Back to School! Week One a Success!
School started for me on Tuesday with students coming in on Wednesday. I have an awesome group of first graders this year. I am also so lucky to have only 20 students. My school was supposed to have three first grade classes and then when the budget passed we were able to get four! ...
Thank You and Where I Got the Polkadot Punch Out Letters!
I would like to thank the following blogs for picking me as a top ten blog! Thank you ladies. I truly appreciate all my followers and fellow bloggers. I have gotten a few emails and questions on my posts about where I got the punch out letters and the polka dot borders I use in ...
You Get What You Get and You Don’t Throw a Fit!
So many of my followers told me that they say "You Get What You Get and You Don't Throw a Fit!" after reading my post "You Get What You Get and You Don't Get Upset!" I did not understand why that would be said, since to me it does not rhyme. I live in NY. Then Melissa of F is for ...
Surviving Hurricane Irene and Polka Dot Word Wall Labels
Sorry, I have been MIA. My home was hit hard by Hurricane Irene. I have a broken window, a hole in my roof, ceiling damage, and a broken fence. I still do not have power; it may come back Saturday, the earliest! The important thing is that my pets and I were unharmed. ...
You Get What You Get and You Don’t Get Upset!
I say this to my students often and I love how they finish the saying for me! Click on the picture to download your copy today. Can this count as my "Free For All Friday," even if it is Saturday? Kids don't need to have all these choices. It reminds me of what my Italian ...
