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Meet the Teacher Night

Meet the Teacher Night Ideas, Freebies, and More!

Are you looking for some simple and easy ways to make your Meet the Teacher Night/Back to School Night a success? Well check out this blog post! I have easy to implement ideas, freebies, and more. I organize all important materials for the parents into black folders. I label the folders with labels that say…

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How to Create a Dismissal Binder

How to Create a Dismissal Binder

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 it happen, where…

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Reading Week

Does your school celebrate Read Across America Day all week long? Ours coincides with a PARP week (parents as reading partners). For this week, I like to focus my read alouds on book about reading. Each day, I read my students a new reading themed book! Here are my favorites: Our morning meetings are reading…

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The Anatomy of a Book Baggie

Ever wonder what to put in your students’ book baggies or how to manage them?  This post will answer all those burning questions! I like to start independent reading the first week of school.  I feel like it is an important part of our daily routine. To get started with book baggies, you need actual…

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Batty for Bats

I just finished my Batty for Bats Unit.  It is a 59 page literacy and science unit.  I have always loved doing a bat unit with my students – click here to see last year’s post and snag a freebie.  This year, I wanted to align the unit to the Common Core and focus on CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2….

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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…

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Engage NY First Grade Math Resources

Spring Math Ideas – Graphtivities Galore!

Christmas Catch Up and New Short Vowel E Centers

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👂 Ready to turn your chatty class into a room f 👂 Ready to turn your chatty class into a room full of good listeners? Or at least try 😉
These Listening Activities resources are perfect for back-to-school or anytime your students need a refresh on active listening skills!
What I created to use with my own students: 
✅ “I Can Be a Good Listener” booklet
✅ Anchor chart pieces
✅ Diagram of a Good Listener posters (with & without bouncy bands)
✅ Label the Good Listener activity
✅ Lacey Walker extension activities
✅ Owl directed drawing
✅ Sentence scramble
✅ Listen Buddy craft + writing prompts
✅ Bunny/human ears craft
✅ “Reasons to be a Good Listener” writing pages
✅Digital Morning Meeting slides (separate resource)
Help set clear expectations from the beginning and kids actually enjoy the activities (especially the directed drawing and crafts)!
I use with my first graders but it is perfect for grades K–2 💛
🔗 Comment LISTEN to grab the link!
 #ClassroomManagement #BackToSchool #ListeningSkills #ElementaryTeacher #TeacherResources
✨ Create a calm, print-rich classroom your prima ✨ Create a calm, print-rich classroom your primary & ESL/ENL/ELL students will love! ✨
These Pastel Environmental Print Classroom Labels are perfect for primary, bilingual, and dual-language classrooms. Soft pastel colors + clear pictures help students recognize and spell everyday words while keeping your space feeling peaceful and organized.
What’s included:
• 80 ready-to-print labels
• Editable Canva file (85 labels) so you can change the text to any language or create your own
• Clean black borders & supportive visuals
Also available in traditional colors if pastels aren’t your vibe! 🎨
Perfect for building literacy, supporting language learners, and making your classroom feel functional and beautiful.
Comment LABELS for the links💕
#ClassroomDecor #ESL #ELL #ENL #DualLanguage
Classroom organization win ✨ Fundations letter t Classroom organization win ✨
Fundations letter tiles used to get mixed up every single time… until I started doing this.
Each student gets a number.
I write that number on the back of every tile with a metallic Sharpie.

Done. No more lost tiles. No more mixing up bags. I reuse these year after year.

Want the exact supplies I use?

Comment LINK and I’ll send them to you!
Save this for back-to-school prep 🔖
#Fundations #FirstGradePhonics #Phonics #TeacherTips  #teacherhacks
🎂Make birthdays extra special with a class birt 🎂Make birthdays extra special with a class birthday book your students will treasure! 🎉📚
On a classmate’s special day, everyone writes and draws a page for the birthday child. Then you bind it into a keepsake book they get to take home and share with their family.  My students love incorporating the birthday student’s favorite color.

It’s simple, meaningful, and creates the sweetest classroom tradition.

Comment BIRTHDAY and I’ll send you the link! 💛
#ClassroomBirthday  #BirthdayBook #StudentBirthday #ClassroomCommunity #ElementaryTeacher TpT
How I organize my lesson plans: 1. I edit my Googl How I organize my lesson plans:
1. I edit my Google based slides based template for the week.  I use my plans from last year and duplicate or copy and paste depending on if the schedules are similar.  By creating them digitally, I can edit from everywhere, all changes are auto saved, and I can give shared access to my push-in teacher and admin.
2. I print my plans and keep them in a lay-flat binder on my desk. This helps me stay on pace for the day and also makes it easier for a sub if I am out. 
3. I have tabs for other important information, which I reference.  Included in my plan book resource is a pull-out/push-in schedule template, shown above.  Included in my bundle are the other organizational forms and a few freebies (see my reel a few back of the whole book). 

📖 Do you want to get your plans organized this year?  Comment “plan book” and I will send you the link to this resource, plus the bundle, and the lay-flat binder.

#planbook #lessonplans #teacherspayteachers
F R E E Friday Resource! 🩷Grab these center r F R E E  Friday Resource! 
🩷Grab these center rotation slides with SIOP objectives to use in your classroom with your students during literacy centers.  Fully editable. 
🩷Want the link?  Comment CENTERS below and I will send you a message.

#literacycenters #freefriday #firstgradeteacher #fundations #teacherfreebies
Teachers… stop scrambling before school starts 😩
This ultimate organization bundle has everything you need to start the year calm, confident, and completely prepared:
✅ Editable lesson plan templates
✅ Substitute teacher guide
✅ Classroom newsletters
✅ Positive notes home
✅ Folder & notebook labels
✅ Back-to-school forms + checklists
✅ Meet the Teacher one-sheet
All digital + printable. All matching. All ready to customize in Google.

Perfect for new teachers and veterans who want to save time and stay organized all year long.

Comment “organized” and I’ll send you the link 💌
#teachersofinstagram #backtoschool #teacherorganization #teacherspayteachers #teacherplanner
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