I am back at work and working HARD to get my room ready. {Isn't it funny how hard we work to prepare our rooms for new students? I mean, we just took care of how many students last year and yet we have this need to make the room better, cleaner, more organized... and we spend our own money.} After I taped down 24 name plates to my tables, I decided to make new ones. {Why oh why … [Read more...]
A Few Small Tips for Prepping Your Room.
Today was my first day back in my classroom for the new year. My classroom is my home away from home... my happy place. Room Prep with Pocket Charts Apparently this summer I got a little pocket chart happy. I accumulated (aka purchased) 2 clear/see thru pocket charts. black pocket charts, and a set of colorful, small pocket charts that I grabbed at Walmart. I have no plans for these … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books
My students LOVE the Old Lady books by Lucille Colandro. I love to use these books to work on sequencing right away, since it can take a while master this skill. I also use sequencing to take about words like before, after, next... etc. We also use ordinal numbers like 1st, 2nd, 3rd... etc. I also snagged a class set of these books and made a recording of my voice to turn … [Read more...]
Back to School Book Freebie
Today is the start of new Scholastic Book Orders! {You can't order books during the month of July.} Each year I buy a cheap book from Scholastic to give to my students for Meet the Teacher. I put each book on each student's desk along with a little note asking them to read the book as "homework" for the night before school starts. I wasn't able to find a $1book in June, but here is what I … [Read more...]
Calendar Time
Calendar time can be an enormously educational and interactive time in your classroom with your students. Perhaps you are here to get some tips and tricks to make your calendar routine more fun and engaging in your classroom or maybe for some inspiration for new ideas. I hope you are ready to grab some tips and trick to make your calendar time better than ever When is Calendar Time? Calendar … [Read more...]
First Day Art Project
Do you need a fun, quick art project to complete with your class on the first day of school? You will love this first day art project. Each year, my team does the same art project on the first day of school. First, we do it as an easy assessment- what can they do? But, we want them to write their name, color, cut, and glue. (And of course follow directions!) How to Use this First Day Art … [Read more...]
Freebie Friday with “An Apple to Play”
Freebie Friday time! I made this small, but fun unit all about apples. {and updated the whole thing} My class is doing the letter Aa the 4th week of school, very early, so I made these activities hands on and easy. Take a peak... This is a HUGE file! It contains tons of printables and playable games I know your students will enjoy. Here is an amazing … [Read more...]