I cannot believe I have never posted about reading logs before! I wrote a whole darn book on them! I know, I said my next post would be about "Book Baggies," but I really want to finish aligning my Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards to the Common Core Standards before ...
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Teacher Week – Freebie Friday
Today is Freebie Friday of Teacher Week and I decided to link up my favorite math freebies. Here is my complete 65 page Math Ring, Flashcards, and Mini Posters Packet. I am selling it on TeachersPayTeachers for $5, but I am giving it to your for free to say thank you for being a ...
Ladybugs and Black and White Polkadots – Plus a freebie!
I had a ton of requests to create a black and white decor collection. I completed the door decor pack last week and I even added some more to it as per your feedback. Please, check it out above. I like the way it came out so much that I am going to use it for my classroom door. ...
Two Days Left of School and Updates!
End of the Year! It is finally hot in NY! Luckily we only have two days left of school. We don't have AC in our classrooms unless there is a medical reason for a child to have it. So, it has been a grueling last week. I am changing classrooms rooms (not grades) and have been ...
Getting Students to Listen
Teaching students to listen is no easy task. Sometimes, I feel like I am trying to herd a bunch of cats! I use a “Whole Body Listening” poster in my classroom. The speech pathologists and ABA teachers at my school introduced me to “Whole Body Listening.” They use a Whole Body ...
Bright Polka Dot Classroom Decor: Updates
I am loving all the positive feedback I am getting on my Bright Polka Dot Classroom decor packs! Thank you! Thank you! I actually first made them for my own classroom. Last August, I decided to get rid of the cow print I had for ten years and go to bright polka dots. ...
Ants!
Spring Exhibit was two weeks ago and our theme was ants. I finally finished putting my Ant Unit together, so I thought I would share the ant themed photos and the link to my Ant Unit. I am so done with ants! Unfortunately, it looks like I will have the nasty harvester ants in the gel ant farm for ...
Beth Finke Author Visit
I was so excited to go to school on Monday. I had arranged for author Beth Finke to visit our first and second graders. Beth is the author of Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound. It is a wonderful book told from the perspective of a seeing-eye dog, Hanni. Beth is ...
General Information Packet and Take-Home Bags
I have gotten a few questions about what I give the parents at the beginning of the school year. I am posting my General Information Packet for you to look through. I find that creating a packet saves me time because it clearly explains things to the parents. I don't get notes ...
From Seed to Plant Activities
The week before last, we planted "mystery seeds" in newspaper cups. The students predicted what type of plants their "mystery seeds" would grow into. Then the seeds began to sprout and we measured our sprouts and wrote our observations in our "Seed to Plant Observation ...
