Subitizing with Young Students

January 28, 2019 by ·

What is subitizing and why do we want to start practicing it with students at such a young age? Subitizing is the ability to be able to recognize a number without having to count. Usually, a smaller number. It is part of number sense development. Being able to recognize groups quickly is a foundation that […]

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Let’s Dust This Off…

January 2, 2019 by ·

2019 is here and I am making it a personal goal to try and dust this blog off, y’all. I LOVE this space and I love the people that come here to read. I love sharing ideas and getting ideas even more. Before kids, I put a lot of work in to this space and […]

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Five Ways to Prepare Your Toddler for School

July 12, 2018 by ·

Let me preface this with..I am not a toddler expert but I am a teacher at heart and have taught Kindergarten or TK for the past nine years. It is just in my blood to work with my babies (I have a 9 month old and a two year old). I know what they have […]

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March Math Stations

March 10, 2018 by ·

You guys…I promise I’ve half written about 15 blog posts these past couple months and they are ALL about half done. I am making myself a vow right now that I’m going to see this one through! Just riding on the 2 under 2 struggle bus over here. It’s March and these kiddos are rocking […]

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Valentine’s Day TpT Sale!

February 14, 2018 by ·

Happy Valentine’s Day friends! I hope you are enjoying your day with your kiddos and your Valentines. Don’t forget that today and tomorrow, there is a TpT sale!  My goal for this year is to be better about uploading content on my blog so stay tuned…hope to be better at is as the year goes […]

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5 Hacks for the Beginning of the Year

August 18, 2017 by ·

It’s back to school! And you know what that means…not enough hours in the day! All of these five “hacks” are free ideas to help make the transition from summer mode to back to school mode a little bit easier. 1. I have learned the art of delegation and this is the first way you […]

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Back to School Read Alouds

July 7, 2017 by ·

There are not many things in life that make me happier than back to school. Everyone posting on IG of their fabulous finds at the dollar spot in Target and their PD fun just makes me happy happy! I love the excitement of a new group and everyone just recharging to get ready for the […]

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Poetry for Little Readers

June 5, 2017 by ·

This year was a little different for me teaching TK instead of K. Not just in the fact that my students were almost a year younger, but my classroom setup was completely different and I had to make the most out of my chair pockets. In the past, I had always used binders for poetry. […]

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