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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thank You and Where I Got the Polkadot Punch Out Letters!
I would like to thank the following blogs for picking me as a top ten blog! Thank you ladies. I truly appreciate all my followers and fellow bloggers. I have gotten a few emails and questions on my posts about where I got the punch out letters and the polka dot borders I use in ...
Surviving Hurricane Irene and Polka Dot Word Wall Labels
Sorry, I have been MIA. My home was hit hard by Hurricane Irene. I have a broken window, a hole in my roof, ceiling damage, and a broken fence. I still do not have power; it may come back Saturday, the earliest! The important thing is that my pets and I were unharmed. ...
Birthday Bulletin Board and More Polka Dots!
The picture below is of my birthday bulletin board from a few years back. It is all over Pinterest and a colleague of mine said she also saw it on WeTeach. She knew it was mine because of the cows! I am flattered that so many people like my idea! I thought I would share some ...
Polka Dot Classroom Labels and Signs!
School does not start until September 7th and I have been hard at work revamping my classroom theme from cows to polka dots. I spent a ton of money and went a bit over board. I justify it by reminding myself that I am earning more money by selling on Teachers Pay Teachers now. So ...
Leveled Library Labels
I changed my classroom theme to Aqua, Hot Pink, and Lime polka dots. To go with the new theme, I created these round labels for my Leveled Library. The labels are for sale in my TpT store (click here). These plastic bins were purchased from Big Lots. My students uses these ...
Literacy Center Recording Sheets for Games
Do you have literacy matching games by Learning Journey,Dollar Tree, Didax, DK, and Carson Dellosa? If s, you should check out my Literacy Center Recording Sheets packet on TpT. My store is still on sale at 20% off. Plus, use the TpT coupon code of B1T1S. This packet contains 19 ...
