I cannot believe it is almost Valentine's Day! I feel like February is always a blur of holidays. I am particularly excited for the return of The Walking Dead, but that has nothing to do with school! I have so many Valentine's Day resources available for you. Some are paid products and many are ...
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Two New Blog Designs
I just wanted to write a quick post to thank Megan from A Bird in the Hand for her amazing design work on this blog. What do you think? I love how clean and bright it looks! In other news, my friend Shannon and I started a home decor blog called Old House Charm. You can ...
Celebrating the 100th Day of School and Celebrating the 101st Day of First Grade
*This is a repost from a January 2015 post. Need ideas for celebrating the 100th or 101st Day of School? This post is jam packet. Last year we started a new tradition in first grade, celebrating the 101st Day of School. Kindergarten does a huge 100th Day of School, so ...
Sale: Treat Yourself
Treat yourself to some items that are on sale in my store! Here are some packets to get you through the rest of the school year! Happy shopping! ...
Winter Classroom Activities
I thought I would share some of my favorite old and new winter themed activities I do in my classroom. You can click on the images to check out the packets on TpT. As always, feel free to pin! I just finished the math centers below to compliment my EngageNY math curriculum. I have included ...
Whole 30 When You Don’t Like Cooking
I have had a few questions from friends and Instagram users about Whole 30. If you don't know what Whole 30 is, you can check out their website and if you want to start the program yourself, I definitely recommend ordering the book, It Starts with Food. I am going to start my third ...
My Year in Review
This year had a few changes for me. I moved to a new town. It is this great, small, old town on the south shore of Long Island. All the houses in this town have character and there are these beautiful lakes a few houses away from me. I have been enjoying decorating and ...
Celebrating the New Year in the Classroom
Here are some activities to help your students celebrate the New Year! The New Year's display above is pretty simple to create. Have your students trace their right foot on construction paper. Then have them write what they plan to do this year on the inside of the card. Glue ...
Hanukkah Activities
Hanukkah started on Sunday. Happy Hanukkah to you if you celebrate! I don't happen to have students in my classroom this year that celebrate Hanukkah but here on Long Island many people celebrate Hanukkah and I would like my students to understand the holiday. Just on Friday, one ...
Cyber Monday Sale – Check out these Holiday Themed Packets
My entire store is marked down to 20% off for today and tomorrow. Then you can use the code SMILE to get an additional 10% off! Here are some fun holiday themed items for you to check out! Just click on the images to check them ...