Get Your Teach On!

Need a teacher pick-me-up? Looking for some of the most current research based strategies that will light your classroom on fire? Join us in 2016 for Get Your Teach On – a one-of-a-kind experience for K-3 teachers. You will spend a day with Deanna Jump, Hope King and their special guests (feeling privileged to be […]

Mother’s Day Freebie

Did you remember that Sunday is Mother’s Day? Do you know that I’m a first time mom and this snuck up on me… So, I bought some white gift bags on the way home from school and had my kiddos decorate them. In the bag we put a few different items. The first one was […]

Teacher Anchor Giveaway

My sweet friend Chandra at C. Jayne Teach has done it again! She just launched her newest Teacher Anchor yesterday and I have one in my hands that I’d like to give to one of you! There is something to be said about a teacher planner made by a teacher. Chandra just gets it and […]

Earth Day Activities

Happy Earth Week! I didn’t get a chance to post my lesson plans on Sunday so I thought I would jump on here and share some of our earth day activities that we will be doing this week. Since plants and earth day kind of mix together well, we learn about plants and earth day in the […]

Hands on Math Linky

I am ALL about some hands on math! When I saw that Deedee was hosting this math linky party, I had to jump on board. I always say this, but there is a time and a place for work-sheets…I get it…I do it. But, we have got to find more meaningful learning for our babies beyond […]

Peek at My Week (Eric Carle and Insects)

Once Spring starts up, I just can’t get enough of Eric Carle! It seems that I find a way to incorporate his books at least once a week between now and the end of the year. We also start our study on insects this week as well. Lots of great books on our bookshelf this […]

Create your own Wednesday Word Problem

Wednesday Word Problems have been a staple in my classroom since the first year I started teaching. It is not my original idea but I love  the way that we have made it a routine and the kids really look forward to doing them every week. They even get a smartie if they figure it […]

Weather Week Lesson Plans

This week is weather week! This is one of my most favorite weeks that I have with the kids. Here are what my plans look like. Here are my books for the week! People always ask me about the books. I let them read the books off the shelf 🙂 I get my books from […]