Every once in a while, the Desk Fairy comes to visit room 115. She comes when the students and I are at lunch or when they are at special. We know that she has been in the classroom because she always leaves Fairy Dust and her calling card on the neat and tidy desks. We never know ...
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300 Followers!!!
Wow! I cannot believe I have reached 300 followers!!! Technically one of them is my mother and the other my sister-in-law - but still 298 people that are not related to me! Wooohoooo! I feel the love. I would like to thank all of you who follow and have helped and ...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
I am going to re-share some of these adorable ideas for today. Go to The First Grade Parade for the tracers and more info on the adorable leprechaun faces, click {here}. Click {here} for my blog link to the "Be On the Lookout" printable. St. Patrick's Day Math Centers! ...
Happy 9th Birthday Molly!
In honor of Molly's 9th birthday, we had a fruit and veggie party. As you can see from the photos, she really enjoyed herself! She kept the hat I made her on for most of the party...as long as she has food she doesn't care what I put on her.*I am not sure exactly how old she is, I ...
Money Poems with Counting Points
I love Touch Math, but I have to say, Touch Money is amazing! My first grade students are finally able to combine and count money. My math specialist and the ABA teachers at my school introduced me to Touch Math last year. We currently use Houghton Mifflin math. I use Math Centers and the Touch ...
Be On the Lookout!
I'm not a bit Irish (I'm actually of Italian and German decent) but everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's day. This "Wanted Poster" is a cute way to turn all of your students into Irish leprechauns. Just have them put an "O'" or a "Mc" in front of their last name when completing the poster; ...
Guided Reading Planning Sheets
I am teaching a course on Guided Reading and tomorrow we will be working on planning guided reading lessons. So, I created a cute graphic organizer to for planning the guided reading lesson. Click {here} to download. The teachers in my class range from teachers of grade K to grade 5 and there are ...
Post Your Pets Linky Party!
My pets are my babies! If I were not a teacher, I would have been a vet. I fundraise for local animal rescue groups and I do a whole Go Orange for Animals Day in April with my class to support Humane Education. This adorable Link Party was started by Ladybug's Teacher Files, click ...
Blog help from Ladybug Teacher Files
When I first started blogging in January, Ladybug Teacher Files was one of my first followers. So naturally, I checked her out and found her amazing blog. If you have not added her to your blog list, I suggest you do so now. I have learned so much about blogging from her blog ...
Primary Graffiti – Cheryl Saoud’s Awesome New Blog
You must check out and follow Cheryl Saoud's new blog Primary Graffiti! Cheryl shares so many of her resources on here for FREE! Who doesn't love FREE?! Make sure to click on the tabs at the top for more resources; I really liked the resources in the Journals section. ...
