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Haunted House Inhabitants Math Center

To create this center, you will need foam Halloween stickers, large blue paper, black paper, a haunted house tracer, and a recording sheet.  I recommend purchasing my Halloween Math Centers packet so that you have the recording sheet, tracer, student directions, and word walls.  To see my ...

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Filed Under: Halloween, Math, Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Halloween Math Centers

I love math centers and I especially love to create math centers that focus around a specific holiday.  I have been doing these Halloween math centers for years and thought I would update them to sell on TpT.   My Halloween Math Centers packet is a 42 page download of  hands-on ...

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Filed Under: Halloween, Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Busy Teacher’s To-Do Lists

I love To-Do Lists!  I write them on post-its, on those To-Do List pads, and on my Blackberry.  I also like to make To-Do Lists of ideas I have for TpT, my blog, and Scholastic.  I created free "Busy Teacher's To-Do Lists" for TpT and posted about them on Blog Hoppin'.  Click ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Organization, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Laura Numeroff Author Study

Laura Numeroff's newest book, If You Give a Dog a Donut is being released on Tuesday, October 4th!  Last week my students spent the week imersed in Laura Numeroff's books.  We used the activities from my updated Laura Numeroff "If You Give..." Author Study Packet.  If you have ...

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Filed Under: Author Studies, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Read/Write the Room Worksheets

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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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Literacy Centers, Phonics, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

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 ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Uncategorized

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 ...

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Filed Under: Back to School, Take-Home Packs, Teachers Pay Teachers, The Home-School Connection, Uncategorized

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 ...

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Filed Under: Back to School, Free Downloads, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized, Writing

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 ...

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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! ...

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Filed Under: Back to School, Classroom Decor, Uncategorized

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First grade classroom favorites from Amazon! 1. Th First grade classroom favorites from Amazon!
1. These little pastel trays for crayons.  My students put the trays on their desks when they are coloring and no more crayons rolling all over the place.
2. The furniture gliders.  Your custodians will thank you!
3. Color ribbons to make finding Chromebooks quicker.
4. A clean white computer cart that has multiple shelves and an open back for all the wires.
5. The MVP of laminators, this Swingline laminator never lets me down.
6. A wipes container because I want to label everything and keep the sink area looking neat.
7. These super strong magnet clips.  I use them for so many things.  I even clip them to the underside of the blinds to hold a line to display work.
8. These school supplies Palm Pals and my trusty teacher toolbox. 

Want the links?  Comment AMAZON below and I will DM you. 

#amazonfinds #palmpals #firstgradeteacher #classroomdecor #teachersofinstagram
🍪✨ It’s almost GINGERBREAD DAY Time! 🏠🎄 Are you l 🍪✨ It’s almost GINGERBREAD DAY Time! 🏠🎄

Are you looking for a fun way to bring the magic of gingerbread into your classroom? ❤️ These gingerbread activities are perfect for adding a little holiday fun to your December lesson plans while keeping your students engaged!

Whether you’re reading gingerbread stories, creating adorable gingerbread crafts, or planning a full Gingerbread Day, these ideas will make your classroom extra SWEET! 🍬🤎

✨ Want all the ideas? Comment GINGERBREAD below, and I’ll send you the link to my blog post!

Save this for your holiday lesson planning & share it with a teacher friend! 🎅🏻

#GingerbreadDay #GingerbreadActivities #FirstGradeTeacher #HolidayActivities #firstgradeteacher
Teacher truth: class sizes matter to both students Teacher truth: class sizes matter to both students and teachers. 

It is a Sunday night and I am at home prepping for the week.  As a 25 year veteran teacher, I should have everything done.  I should be able to get everything done at school but I can’t.  Maxed out classes sizes mean that I can get much less prepping done during my preps. 

If you are a tired and frustrated teacher of a maxed out class.  I hear you and am right there with you. 

#teachertruth
Drop a 🎃if your class visited the pumpkin patch th Drop a 🎃if your class visited the pumpkin patch this week! 

I absolutely LOVED that our PTA made it free this year.  It made all 25 students very happy.  How does your school handle the pumpkin patch.

#pumpkinpatch #firstgradeteacher
Many years ago when TpT was at its peak, I thought Many years ago when TpT was at its peak, I thought of leaving and becoming a full time teacher-author. But there were way too many reasons for me not to, like that I loved my job, that I was single, that being a teacher in NY meant I had good benefits, tenure, and a pension.  So I brushed that thought off and continued on teaching.  I continued on sharing resources with you and worked at a pace that was reasonable for someone teaching full-time and navigating life’s challenges. 
My heart goes out to all the teachers who did leave and have became teacher entrepreneurs. I know you are struggling with what to do now that TpT has changed their parameters.  I wish you success in whatever you decide. 
But this post is for all the teachers in classrooms who have stuck with me, asked my thoughts, and wondered what I was going to do next.  Well, I’m not changing a thing because I have only ever sold digital teaching resources on TpT and I will continue to do so. 
I want to thank you for your continued support your likes, comments, and shares always make my day. I love being able to share teaching resources with you and hopefully I have saved you time and maybe made you laugh once in a while. ❤️Erica
Do you have parent teacher conferences coming up? Do you have parent teacher conferences coming up?  Ours are at night in November with one day.  I like to keep my conferences focused and informative with these slides.  After the conference, I am share the slide link with the parent. 
Want the link? Comment LINK below and I will dm you. 

#parentteacherconference
Adorable New Book by the author and illustrators o Adorable New Book by the author and illustrators of The Leaf Thief…The Sun Thief. 

Want the links?  Comment BOOK below. 

#picturebook #daylightsavingstime #fall
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