Being an elementary teacher requires so much more than just teaching! You are responsible for the care and safety of small children. As a first grade teacher with many years experience, I can tell you that there is nothing more stressful than dismissal on the first day of school. We've all had ...
Back to School
7 Steps for Back to School Prep
Are you feeling daunted by the back-to-school preparations for your classroom? As a seasoned 20-year veteran teacher, I'm here to simplify the process for you with seven easy-to-follow steps! Whether you're an experienced educator or a fresh face in the field, this post is guaranteed to be your ...
Teacher’s Digital Plan Book and More!
Are you looking for a way to create and edit your teacher plan book digitally? Do you want to reduce your teacher planning time? If so keep reading this post and check out my Google Teacher Plan Book Bundle! This is the lesson plan book template I use in my own classroom. I love how I can ...
Back to School Night Tips and Ideas
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. ...
Back to School Student Gifts {FREEBIES}
I love giving my students a little something on the first day of first grade. It gives them something to do while you are greeting students at the door and makes them feel special. I changed over to suction cup balls last year and they had a blast rolling them on their desks! I hope you can use ...
The First Week of First Grade
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great first few weeks back at school. This week will start my third week, but we have yet to have a full week of school. We started on a Wednesday and then had off for Labor Day and then this week we have off for the Jewish Holidays. It is a nice way to ease back ...
First Grade Meet the Teacher Night
Last night, was my 13th Meet the Teacher Night. I have been teaching first grade for 12 years and yet I still update and come up with new ideas every year. This year, I decided to give the parents water bottles as welcome gifts. You can snag the tags for free {here}. I get asked all the time ...
First Day of First Grade Student Gifts
As I was setting up my classroom this week, I looked at the other done classrooms and noticed they had little bags on the students' desk for first day gifts. Ahh, I totally forgot to get first day gifts. Back when I started teaching, no one even thought of giving gifts. Now, it seems to be the ...
Teacher Week: Organization – My Top Four Tips
Organization is my forte! If you read my last post, you know that my classroom is more organized than my own home. Why? Why be organized? I like to be organized because, I spend a lot of time in my classroom. I feel stressed or frazzled when I cannot find things. ...
Back to School Plans for the First Week of First Grade
I don't start school until September 2nd, but I thought I would share with you what I normally do the first two weeks of school! I start the year by celebrating the students with an All About Me unit. I take tons of pictures of my students. We use these photos for their student ...
