Thinking of my Nanny, Poppa, Uncle Frankie, Cousin Chucky, and my friend Artie, today. Feeling blessed that I get to spend Thanksgiving with my parents and my aunt and uncle. ...
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Take Me Back Tuesday – Teaching Compassion at Christmas Time
Teaching my students to be compassionate is one of my goals. I hope they leave my class knowing that they can make the world a better place. I especially like to focus on this around the holidays. In the spirit of giving, I have donated a file to the Central Illinois Tornado Victim ...
Take Me Back Tuesday: Gingerbread Post
I am linking up with Hope King for a little "Take Me Back Tuesday." This is actually one of my favorite posts because a reader commented how nice it was to see that I was not perfect. I am so not even near perfect! It made me laugh that people were happy to see I wasn't this ...
Phonics Themed Centers & Thanksgiving Updates
Twelve years in first grade and I am still busy cutting and laminating every Sunday night! I like to change things up and keep up with the new standards. Hence, all my new phonics based literacy center packets. Our district is shying away from a basal series and I wanted to make ...
Time Savers, Helpful Hints (a little freebie, too), Activities Like, and New Ideas
I am a little late to the Blog Hoppin' party, but better late than never! Here are some of my quick Time-Savers: I don't file away my original copies for the week right away. I actually keep them in my "To Copy" file and then I grab them quick if needed. You know like when a ...
Thanksgiving Freebies
I just wanted to let you all know how thankful I am for all of your comments, feedback, and support! It makes me feel better that I am not the only teacher out there who has walked out the door in mismatched shoes, burns food (see my gingerbread post from last year or my instagram of my ...
Five for Friday – November 8th
I am linking up with Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday. 1. Have you seen this show? I am loving it. I love that it is historical fiction and I did a report once on Mary Queen of Scots. So interesting! Definitely check it out if you can. The love story is what will ...
Visual Plans for the Week of 11/5 – th digraph focus and bats
This week we are learning about bats, subtraction, short o, and the th digraph. The students are pretty good with short o, so my literacy centers this week will have more of a focus on the th digraph. I created a whole literacy center packet around it! Here is a peek ...
Batty for Freebies, a Contest, and Come Meet Me!
Last we started Bats and we will continue on with the unit this week! I updated a my Batty for Bats TpT file to include a file folder word wall, a few little centers, more informational writing papers (see my informational post for more ideas), and bat lifecycle activities. ...
Super Storm Sandy…One Year Later & Some Overdue Thank Yous
It is hard to believe that it has been exactly a year since Super Storm Sandy hit. We call it hurricane Sandy but technically, it was a super storm. I would love to tell you that everything is back to normal but it isn't for everyone. These photos were taken in the summer and fall. Many families ...
