Sentence Chant

March 26, 2015 by ·

Chants are something that I have been doing with my kids since I’ve been teaching. It all started with the penny chant, “Penny, penny, worth one cent. Copper brown and easily spent.” We all know the coin chants…right? My mentor teacher (from when I was student teaching) did chants all day long. I have been […]

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Oral Presentations for First Grade Giveaway

March 5, 2015 by ·

This snow day has been nice and productive! Pretty much because I am trapped inside of my house 🙂 I have been wanting to make an Oral Presentation unit for First Grade and I finally made it happen! Once students leave Kindergarten, I still think it’s important that they hone those speaking and listening skills […]

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March BUILD

March 5, 2015 by ·

Hooray! I was actually able to get March BUILD stations out just in time for another snow day tomorrow! Omgeeeee. I’m over it. I was planning my Thing One outfit for tomorrow and everything. The snow is just ruining everything! I will be so ready when Spring arrives. I am telling my pale white self […]

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Peek at My Presidential Week

February 15, 2015 by ·

I’m trying not to get ahead of myself but I’m just too excited NOT to! LOOK AT THIS!!!!! 8-12 INCHES!!?!? I live in Tennessee where I have never in my whole entire life seen more than a few inches (at best). We haven’t even had one teeny tiny little snow day this year. I think […]

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Crankenstein Valentine Activity

February 12, 2015 by ·

I have been feeling very meh this week. You know how it goes this time of the year… It’s freezing, there is no end in sight, and everyone is just ready for some warmer weather!!! I feel like I have lost all of my creativity and I just want it to be Friday already. I’m […]

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Seasons Freebie

February 11, 2015 by ·

We’ve been talking about seasons this week and I wanted to share an activity with you that we did today. I was so impressed with how they turned out! We read this book (it’s one that I inherited from another K teacher when she retired…so I have no idea where you can find it). There […]

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Peek at My Week

February 9, 2015 by ·

I am SO ready for this week! I love getting Valentine’s Day books together because I really love talking to my kids about Valentine’s Day because it’s just such a happy holiday. There are so many sweet books and it’s such a great time to talk about friendship and being kind to one another. Here […]

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Subtraction Chant

February 5, 2015 by ·

I’m channeling my inner Ron Clark/Amy Lemons with this subtraction chant. My kids struggle every. single. year. with subtraction. It is so hard for their little minds to grasp the concept of moving back. They inevitably start adding without even meaning to. Amy came up with some really cute chants for verbs and regrouping. I wish […]

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