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Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons

3rd Grade Reading Comprehension that Supports Deeper Thinking - When Reading Gets More Rigorous, Planning Gets More Complicated By third grade, students are expected to think more critically about texts, analyze chara...
1 day ago
Frog Spot

Sweet Start to the School Year: Gumball Machine Craft, Writing, and Free Math Posters! - Back to School Fun with a Gumball Twist: Craft, Writing & Free Math Posters! Looking for a fun, flexible way to kick off the school year with color, creati...
3 days ago
The Moffatt Girls

July Writing Prompts - Summer fun is in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to keep kids writing with our July Journal Writing Prompts! Whether you’re in the classroom for su...
1 week ago
The Teachers' Cauldron

End of Year Memory Quilt - Hi Guys! Just popping in here real quick so share one of my favorite end of the year activities we do. First, I read this book - it's really sweet. And t...
3 weeks ago
Little Minds at Work

5 Free Vowel Variants Activities to Support Phonics and Build Stronger Readers - Hello, passionate educators and literacy leaders! As you know, phonics instruction is a journey filled with building blocks that help students become flu...
5 weeks ago
the teacher wife

Fun End of Year Activity for the Classroom: Printable Summer Bingo Game - The final weeks of school can feel long — but they can also be some of the most joyful!If you’re looking for a fun end of year activity for the classroom t...
1 month ago
Enjoying the Small Things

2024 Stocking Stuffer Guide for Kids, Tweens & Teens - Ladies and Gentlemen, it is time. I may not bring you much on this blog anymore, but stocking stuffers? Reporting for duty. I will not fail you on delive...
7 months ago
Sparkles, Smiles, and Successful Students

Crafting Together: Weaving Tradition into Your Daily Devotion - Crafting Together: Unite with loved ones and fellow believers in a shared journey of faith by crafting together. Experience the beauty of tradition interwo...
8 months ago
Classroom Freebies Too

- Here are some quick printables you can use for your sub folder or morning work. It is great for reviewing pre-primer sight words. You can grab them her...
8 months ago
Mrs. Albanese's Kindergarten Class

Magnetic Board Fun - let's build! - Back to school is just around the corner! If you've been following me here on the blog, or on social media, you know I've been a kindergarten teacher my en...
9 months ago
Mrs. Wheeler's First Grade Tidbits

AnthroDesk - Hey everyone! Hope you are all having a fantastic summer. It's hard to believe we are in July already. Time is definitely flying! Today's post is al...
11 months ago
Growing Firsties

Kindness ALWAYS Matters! SEL Kindness Unit for Social Emotional Learning - Developing Social Emotional skills is an essential part of student learning. Facilitating and navigating kindness with first graders can be challenging, bu...
2 years ago
Rockin' Teacher Materials

NOW on EASEL- Back to School Digital Escape Room! - It's Back to School time! I love going back to school with all of the eager faces and changes that have taken place over the summer. Teaching is an amazin...
2 years ago
Ingles360

jasa ruqyah rumah, jasa ruqyah jakarta, jasa ruqyah di solo, jasa ruqyah bandung, jasa ruqyah malang, - DAHSYATNYA KEAMPUHAN PENGOBATAN THIBBUN NABAWI HUKUM BEKAM BEKAM itu FARDHU KIFAYAH, Imam Ghazali ra memiliki pendapat yang dinuklilkan dalam kita...
2 years ago
Apples and ABC's

Back to School Centers for Kindergarten - Teachers often enjoy summer sitting by the pool or catching up on their reading list. However, they also spend time reflecting on the previous year and p...
3 years ago
Primary Punch

Toys and Games - This past week we've been enjoying toys and games during our therapy sessions. With COVID it's been awhile since we've sat closer at a table and shared...
3 years ago
All Students Can Shine

Learning Centers - Love Them or Fear Them? - Are you still resisting the idea of using hands-on centers in your classroom? I get it! I was pretty nervous to implement centers. I had so many questions:...
4 years ago
An Apple a Day in First Grade

United Pet Travel Policy - Use this form if you've purchased a flight for your pet or if you're traveling with a service/emotional support animal. United airlines has suspended all...
4 years ago
Flying into First Grade

Reading Comprehension Strategies in Social Studies - Hi Teacher Friends! Today I wanted to share about using the reading comprehension strategies during social studies. You can find my last post about Social ...
4 years ago
A Cupcake for the Teacher

Classroom Incentive: Super Student Tickets - I am always looking for new and fun ways to encourage participation and good behavior in my classroom. I usually have a bunch of different incentives goi...
4 years ago
Sunny Days in Second Grade

Self-Selected Homework - *Hello Friends! I originally wrote this post in 2016. I decided to share it again now because it may be helpful for many of us who are entering uncerta...
4 years ago
Clutter-Free Classroom

HOW TO CREATE A NUMERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT - Creating a classroom environment that equips students with the tools and resources they need to be successful is one of the most important jobs we have as ...
5 years ago
Under the Alphabet Tree

Teen Numbers Videos -
5 years ago
Kinder-Craze

17 St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books for Kids - St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that celebrates the rich culture and traditions of Ireland. One of the best ways to introduce children to this festive occ...
5 years ago
First Grade a la Carte

Time to Open the Vault - It's that time of year, in honor of reading and fun of the Dr... Click on the vault to grab some of my favorites! ENJOY!!
5 years ago
4th Grade Frolics

I Moved to Middle School! - Holy hot minute! It has been a LONG time since I've seen this page, and if it wasn't for social media, y'all would probably think I disappeared! I'm her...
5 years ago
MelonHeadz

TrY Me SaMpLe FREEBIE - I have a free sample of my clip art for you to try! You can download it by CLICKING HERE I really hope you love them! xox Nikki
5 years ago
*Bunting, Books, and Bainbridge*

An Exciting Announcement! - I am so excited to share with you that... I have opened an ETSY SHOP!!!!!! I got a Cricut over the summer and have slowly filled my house with creations......
5 years ago
I Teach. What's your super power?

Why You Need Flaticon for Google - Do you really need the ability to quickly add icons to Google files? Definitely. I didn't even know I needed these until I stumbled into the add-on and no...
5 years ago
Primary Graffiti

Fun with Conversation Hearts {Unit and Freebie} - A few years ago, I created this fun unit to use for a themed day on Valentine's Day. This past week, I started prepping the file for my maternity sub. I ...
5 years ago
Queen of the First Grade Jungle

Friendship and Love Storybook Stem - Well hello loves! We are recovered from a weekend of horses and a retirement party for my dad rounding out with Emmie winning her very first blue ribbon:...
5 years ago
Fabulous in First

Holiday Gift Guides - 1. KitchenAide Mixer 2. Echo Show 3. AirPods 4. Leopard Sweater 5. Make-up Travel Kit w/brushes and Beauty Blender 6. Kate Spade ID Clip 7. UGG Slippers 8...
5 years ago
KinderGals

December Pocket Chart Activities - The Pocket Chart...we all have one,right? But do our kids really choose that center? IF they do choose it, do they know what to do? I developed 6 differe...
5 years ago
What the Teacher Wants!

Holidays Around the World Plans 2019 - With 20 countries to to pick from, you'll never get bored! Here are the example plans for 2019. As always, my advice is GET STARTED EARLY! There are a lo...
5 years ago
creating & teaching

Push-In Special Ed Services - I've been getting questions asking me how things are going with my new job position and I thought I'd share some details! *This post contains Amazon affili...
5 years ago
Ms. Fultz's Corner

Winter Fine Motor Practice - You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but you can't take teaching out of her heart. I am l-o-v-i-n-g our early learning activities with Carter. ...
5 years ago
*Reading Toward the Stars!*

Easy Ways to Teach Perspective with Mentor Texts - Mentor texts are great for helping our students better understand reading and writing. I use mentor texts quite a bit to teach my students new comprehensio...
5 years ago
Lanier's Lions

It's been a while... - Hi friends! I'm back and in first grade again! Life has been full of changes these past few months. I have a 5mo son and a 5yo daughter who just started k...
5 years ago
Teaching With Love and Laughter

#MoveFor Learning Sweepstakes - As a teacher who is always on the move, comfortable and stylish footwear is essential. Nothing ruins a day faster than aching feet! I've always been a hug...
5 years ago
First Grade Found Me

2018-19 Recap: Classroom Reveals - It's good to finally be back to my little blog :) I've been away a long time. This past year has been quite different for us. My mother-in-law broke her ...
5 years ago
Sarah's First Grade Snippets

Syllable Division Rules - Hi everyone! I've written before about syllable division, but I've mainly focused on the first three rules with open and closed syllables. I made some new...
5 years ago
Blog Hoppin'

How to Backwards Plan and Organize Your Teaching Life - Of all the things that you can do to organize your teacher work life, *creating a year plan is absolutely at the top of the importance list*. I’m ALL AB...
5 years ago
Oh' Boy 4th Grade

What are your plans for professional learning this summer - NOTHING - I have been tagged on IG to join a summer blogging challenge... and I was like what the heck... why not plus I loved the first prompt and I have been wanting...
6 years ago
First Grade Fever!

From Egg-sitting to Chick-sitting! - Check out what Little Joe Chickapig was up to in our classroom... Yep! Thats's right LJC was doing a little egg-sitting for some of the hens back at the C...
6 years ago
Going Nutty!

Meal Planning Helper! - Well, here we are! I took the pictures to make this tutorial on my blog over a month ago. Actually, it may have been over two months ago. I think I was m...
6 years ago
Little Lovely Leaders

Spring Bulletin Board and Craftivity - Springtime is the BEST time! Except for one thing...I am new to this thing I used to always here people talking about...I think they call them "allergies"...
6 years ago
Kindergarten Smiles

Easy and Fast Writing Center Addition - My kiddos (and I) start getting tired at the end of the year--so I like to start adding some new additions and new choices to our center rotations to kee...
6 years ago
Welcome to The Schroeder Page!

Vocabulary & Comprehension - Does vocabulary support comprehension? Sure it does and it is so important for our developing readers to have multiple interactions with vocabulary words!...
6 years ago
Herding Kats in Kindergarten

Easy Random Acts of Kindness for Classrooms in December! - December is almost here, and with it, an opportunity to build your classroom community and encourage kindness among your students! Regardless of what holid...
6 years ago
Doodle Bugs Teaching {first grade rocks!}

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6 years ago
Peterson's Pad

CYBER SALE! - TpT's Cyber Sale! My entire shop is on sale. I have some GREAT Christmas & January packets! Happy Shopping!
6 years ago
The Teacher's Treasure Chest

Books for Teaching Place Value in the Elementary Classroom - Most of my career, I've worked in the primary grades setting. Even the few years I worked in an upper grade classroom, I still tried to use as many *math ...
6 years ago
*Teaching Maddeness*

Technology Coach - I taught second grade for 20 years. I never thought I would do anything else. But when your dream job kind of lands in your lap, you jump on it. I've a...
6 years ago
First Grade and Fabulous

Mom Life, Teacher Life - *Forgive me for a minute as I talk to Blogger: Wow. So we meet again. I feel that I've neglected you, and even just logging into you, I feel I forgot how t...
6 years ago
Teacher to the Core

Almost "Silent Reading" Lesson using WhisperPhones - These aren't your mama’s WhisperPhones! Gone are the days of going to a home improvement store, buying PVC pipe, sawing it apart, gluing your fingers toge...
6 years ago
Miss Kindergarten

Morning Work Tubs for Kindergarten - If the start of your school day is as crazy as mine, I know how stressful it can be! Between parents who have questions, students who need immediate atten...
6 years ago
Rowdy in First Grade

How long does it take to tackle classroom management? - When I was first starting teaching I would hear from older teachers to just spend the first two weeks of school working on procedures and expectations. The...
6 years ago
SOS Supply

And Now For Something Completely Different... And a Special Introductory Offer - For some time now I have had the idea of writing an online course. So last summer I got down to it. I bundled up the finished product and delivered it to ...
6 years ago
Soaring Through Second Grade

A New Twist on Scoot Activities Using Seesaw - While talking with some teacher friends this summer and discussing activities we'd like to incorporate in our classrooms this upcoming school year, scoots ...
6 years ago
Fluttering Through First Grade

Making Math Meaningful - This 100th Day of School writing on what they liked and didn't like so far about first grade stopped us in our tracks. We are in our second year of a new...
6 years ago
The 3am Teacher

When in Arizona, visit Bearizona - The last couple of years, my husband and I have made an effort to travel more, see more, and hike wherever we can. A lot of our "travelling" is really j...
6 years ago
Mrs. Hoffer's Kindergarten

Space Themed Classroom - You guys! I am SO EXCITED to share with you my classroom!! I have been working so hard on my classroom makeover. Last year I had a circus theme, which you...
6 years ago
Teaching With Style!

Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites - I know I'm about 3 years late to this party - but I've had the book (affiliate link) Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites on my shelf since 2015 and I knew I ...
6 years ago
A special kind of class

Polar Bear - Day One - "Polar Bear, Polar Bear" is another one of my favorite books by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. Like "Brown Bear" it has predictable text that makes it p...
7 years ago
Classroom Freebies

Save Time Grading using Google & Microsoft Forms - Create Quizzes, Assignments and Investigations in Google Forms and Microsoft Forms. Forms will automatically mark them for you!
7 years ago
Mandy's Tips for Teachers

What are Reading Partnerships? - [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility...
7 years ago
Primary Possibilities

Grandparent's Literacy Night - Every year our school has a Grandparent's Breakfast. It is organized chaos. Every. Single. Year. We have tried different things each year. Grandparents don...
7 years ago
Learning With Mrs. Parker

Changes - Lots has changed since I sat down to write here. While I still love this, my teacher voice has wavered a bit. You see, I began the school year without a ...
7 years ago
Journey of a Substitute Teacher

Division Under The Sea Freebie - Hey everyone! Ever need to grab a quick warm up, or time filler, or something to throw into your sub tub? I know that I like to have some worksheets on han...
7 years ago
The Bubbly Blonde

Read Across America Door 4/Bulletin Board Idea - This week I’ve been sharing all things Read Across America and Dr. Seuss! Today, I wanted to share how the door yesterday was inspired by the adorable m...
7 years ago
Ladybug's Teacher Files

2018 Winter Olympic Websites for Students - I've been planning a lot of learning fun all centered around the Winter Olympics for the next two weeks. Actually, in all honesty, we are really just work...
7 years ago
Growing Kinders

We Love the 100th Day of School! - Isn’t there just something magical about celebrating the 100th day? The children are so very excited, and it is so fun to reflect on all of the learning t...
7 years ago
Coffee, Kids and Compulsive Lists

Graduate Teacher Tips Series: 3. Classroom Setup - I feel the need to put a disclaimer about these posts: there is no one right way of doing things. I am in no way suggesting that this is what every t...
7 years ago
Graphics From the Pond

Rainbow Club Update - Hello friends! I wanted to let you know that the January Rainbow Club has been updated - there are now 17 sets ready to go! Enjoy the new additions and ...
7 years ago
.✏ Mrs. Stanford's Class ✏.

Remind, Formerly Known as Remind 101 - Communication is and has always been an issue in relationships. Whether it be from parent to child, spouse to spouse, teacher to student, teacher to pa...
7 years ago
First Grade Glitter and Giggles

Board Crush! - I am SO grateful for all of the amazing ideas out there in the teacher world!! I am visual. So, following teachers on Instagram is like the best thing eve...
7 years ago
Kindergarten Lifestyle

Going on a Turkey Hunt - Freebie - Oh my goodness! It is Halloween! Next up is Thanksgiving. Is it me or is 2017 just flying by? I have to admit I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving. It really is...
7 years ago
First Grade at Storybook Cafe

I Believe... - [image: post signature] I believe in Santa Claus. I’m a thirty year old mother of two and I still believe in Santa Claus… That was the beginning of the v...
7 years ago
Rulin' The Roost

Bouncy Bands for Bouncy Kids! - Do you have wiggly kids? Who doesn't, amiright?! I have a handful this year and coming up with ideas to use has been overwhelming. I mean, there are SO....
7 years ago
Pitner's Potpourri

We're All Wonders - Have you shared the book, *We're All Wonders*, with your kiddos yet? If not, you need to get a copy. Perfect for the beginning of the year as you work on d...
7 years ago
Freebielicious

First day of school poem - Hi everyone, It's Mandy from A Special Kind of Class Do you start school on Tuesday like me? Do you need a little something for the first day of school? ...
7 years ago
Crisscross Applesauce In First Grade

Classroom Setup in First Grade - Hi Folks! So, I've been thinking a little bit about classroom setup. One thing you MUST know, right out the gate, is I am no Chip or Joanna Gaines...I set...
7 years ago
KinderbyKim's Blogspot!

Working with Kindergartners and Green Screens - I am so excited to share this awesome app from DoInk.com It is so easy to use and I can't wait to have my kindergartners use it for our Weather Units ...
7 years ago
Peace, Love, and First Grade

10 Things to do Before You Set up Your Classroom - Hey, friends! I wrote this post on The Primary Chalkboard a while back and thought it was worth another post. If it's summer vacation for you, enjoy! If...
7 years ago
Erica Bohrer's First Grade

My Favorite Teaching Uniform...And It's On Sale! - My favorite teaching uniform is on sale! I jokingly call it a uniform because it gets me through the fall, winter, and spring and I have it in multiple ...
7 years ago
Ginger Snaps

Back to School 101 - It's almost that time for most of us. I have been enjoying my summer.....working a little bit, watching LOTS of Netflix, spending some time at the pool....
7 years ago
Once Upon a First Grade Adventure

Top Teacher Finds for Amazon Prime Day! - This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience. Please read the full disclosure here. Are you an Amazon Prime Teacher like me? It seems l...
7 years ago
The Hands-On Teacher

I Quit Blogging - Hey there! I feel like I should give a complete re-introduction to most of ya'll! Looking at my last post, the last time I posted on my blog was in Augus...
7 years ago
Swimming Into Second

Monday Motivation: Classroom Library - [image: http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/06/monday-motivation-classroom-libraries.html] Today I'm linking up with Jen of Teacher by the Beach to shar...
8 years ago
Fun in 1st Grade

Stand up for the rights of all children! - Today, June 15th, marks the 35th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, *Plyler v. Doe*. Plyler is an important ruling because it affirms t...
8 years ago
Mrs Jump's class

Alphapalooza 2 Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Fun! - “The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness.” -Marilyn Jager Adams We spend a lot of time working ...
8 years ago
T.G.I.F.

Free Hands On Addition Activities! - Hands-on math. I love it, I live for it, I believe in it. Nothing keeps my students engaged more than getting their hands on a piece of the action. I spen...
8 years ago
The First Grade Parade

Hey Teachers....It's OKAY. - *Yes YOU.* The one whose weary body hits snooze 5 times before hurriedly rushing out the door to get to school on time. I'm talking to you. The perm...
8 years ago
Eberhart's Explorers

Mother's Day: Breakfast in Bed - Hi friends. With Mother's Day right around the corner...it's time to start thinking about what cute things you're going to help your students create. Mothe...
8 years ago
Busy Bees

Earth Day Word Cards and Word Lists - These were snapshots taken from our writing center that the kids love to use in their own writings. They like to make cards, write journal entries,...
8 years ago
First Grade O.W.L.s

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8 years ago
Little Miss Glamour Goes To Kindergarten

No more silly mistakes! - Hi, I'm Kristin. And I'm recovering perfectionist who has fallen off the wagon. I can not even admit to you how long I have been working on these packets...
8 years ago
Tonya's Treats for Teachers

Valentine's Day Project - *Happy 2017! * I hope you all are having a great start to your year! So far, the past 6 days have been great and I just know this year is going to be amaz...
8 years ago
Kindergarten Korner

Happy New Year - Wow! That's about all I can say! I haven't blogged since May! Where does time go? In all honesty, I haven't read many blog posts in a long time. I'm on fac...
8 years ago
Little Miss Kindergarten - Lessons from the Little Red Schoolhouse!

A Little Fall Fun! - Hey Kinder Friends, Fall is in the air and we are beginning to feel it. So, naturally we were excited to get busy with a little bit of fall fun. As the le...
8 years ago
Falling Into First

Parent Teacher Conference Prep - Let's talk Parent Teacher Conferences for a moment. Anyone else pulling some late night conference prep this time of year? As part of my conference prep...
8 years ago
2nd Grade Shenanigans

Multiplication Strategies for 3rd Grade - Hands down....multiplication is one of the most challenging things to teach in third grade. Amy and I have worked extremely hard to find ways to make mult...
8 years ago
The Resource(ful) Room!

Apple Day! - It’s Apple Day! We had a lot of fun learning about Apples and Johnny Appleseed this week. We started the morning with apple tasting. We tasted red delicio...
8 years ago
Kindergarten Crayons

Keeping Centers Super Simple - Hi there. I have not blogged in a long time but I am begging for forgiveness. I am trying to wrap my head around a new classroom structure known as stagg...
8 years ago
Smedley's Smorgasboard of Kindergarten

Something Big Is Coming... - We are taking a few days off from posting new content on the blog because something big is coming....See ya'll in a few days!!
8 years ago
Rowdy in Room 300

Halloween with Oriental Trading - It is *almost* my favorite time of the year! As soon as football season comes around, school is settling in, and the weather begins to cool it is time to p...
8 years ago
Sugar and Spice

It's Worth It Box! Free Poem Printable - Today, I want to give you a closer look into my "It's Worth It" Box. I shared this little idea at a Blogger Meet Up in French Lick, Indiana. I made a box a...
8 years ago
Heather's Heart

Your Class List: Whine and Wine - Do you get a class list before school starts? I don't know about you but I am always anxious to look at my class list to see if I will be getting the annoy...
8 years ago
Fun in First Grade

How Teachers Feel After the First Day of School - Today was my 15th first day of teaching. I think it's a little like childbirth. We have to forget how much work it really is or we may not come back to ...
8 years ago
Dragonflies in First

How to Celebrate Student Birthdays - Quick and Easy - with a FREEBIE! - We are officially back to work this coming week. What in the world happened to summer! I've been running around like a crazy person trying to get some l...
8 years ago
Young & Lively Kindergarten

...and just like that.... - After procrastinating for 10 years, I finally decided to have total knee placement surgery on both of my knees! That was 2 1/2 months ago in May and I had ...
8 years ago
Teacher Idea Factory

CLASSROOM PEN PALS - PAIR UP UPDATE AND IDEAS FOR THE YEAR - I know. I know. It's been radio silence since all you alls signed up for my pen pal exchange. However, I promise that I have been working away on matchin...
8 years ago
Sassy in Second

Back to School Sale - Tonight is the big night! All summer long I have been wishlisting everything I need to start my year off. Make sure you check out my new products as we...
8 years ago
Mrs. Hodge and Her Kindergarten Kids

No Prep Printables!! - I'm am so super stoked about my newest unit of 'No Prep Printables' that are geared towards the beginning of the year, but honestly, they could be used at...
8 years ago
Teacher Bits and Bobs

My Free & Easy Classroom Reward Binder . . . Or "How I Replaced The Classroom Treasure Chest FOREVER!" - Happy almost-August folks! I have NO IDEA how we got here so fast, but HERE. WE. ARE. It's hard to believe that it was almost a year ago that I made a de...
8 years ago
Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations

5 Reasons to use Brag Tags for Effective Classroom Management - *5 Reasons Why Brag Tags are your * *BEST CHOICE for Effective Classroom Management* Summer is here and I’m so happy to have the time to update a few pop...
8 years ago
The Teacher's Backpack

Play and a Growth Mindset - Chapter 6 Play And A Growth Mindset Growth Mindset: An Exploration There are 2 mindsets- a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. When someone has a fixed mi...
8 years ago
Made for 1st Grade

Extreme Makeover - Do you ever feel like you need an extreme makeover . . . you look in the mirror and your tired of seeing the same old haircut, same makeup, same go-to out...
8 years ago
Extra Special Teaching

PINTEREST APPROVED RECIPE LINK-UP: JUNE EDITION - Hi everyone! It's that fun part of summer where we're busy having BBQs with all of our friends. I don't know about you, but this is one of my favorite par...
9 years ago
Pocket Full of Kinders!

Math Journals - Hi peeps, I have exciting news I am moving back to kinder! So that means that I am back to blogging! I have missed being around little people. I am secret...
9 years ago
Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives

Fab 5 for Writing...New Additions! - [image: Student Friendly Writing Checklist Fab 5 for Writing]One of my favorite tools for strengthening writing is my Fab 5 for Writing Checklist. I love ...
9 years ago
First Grade Fairytales

Mother's Day Ideas and a {FREEBIE}! - Hi Friends! Let me start by saying Happy Teacher's Appreciation!! It's that time of year when everything starts piling up, and it's really hard to keep...
9 years ago
Curls and a Smile

Bright Ideas May Link Up - WOW oh WOW! It has been a little while since my last posted but I am so glad to be back for the Bright Ideas Blog Link Up this month! This spring has just...
9 years ago
Mrs. Wills Kindergarten

Ocean Week Lesson Plans - Do you love ocean week as much as me? Here is a little ocean week flashback! This might be my favorite theme to teach all YEAR! I can't get enough! Perh...
9 years ago
Collaboration Cuties

Freebies and Blogiversary Giveaway from the Primary Peach - I'm so excited to celebrate the one year "Blogiversary" of the collaborative board we are a part of- The Primary Peach! We have freebies for you and a hu...
9 years ago
Tori's Teacher Tips

The Equal Sign - Hello Everyone! I am here to review an ever so important skill that my students struggle with every year. Think about this... how many of your students ...
9 years ago
The Inspired Apple

Technical Difficulties! - I'm in the process of switching from Wordpress to Blogger and post images are not showing up. I am trying hard to have this fixed ASAP, so please hang tig...
9 years ago
Second Grade Smartypants

Money Task Cards - Since life has been so much busy at home I haven't found time to work on anything new in quite a while! My husband was off Monday and was home with the ki...
9 years ago
Mrs. Dwyer's A+ Firsties

What TIME is it? - It’s that time of year again…time to practice telling time…right down to the minute! Making the jump from only telling time to the hour and to the half hou...
9 years ago
A Teeny Tiny Teacher

Public Service Announcement - In lieu of this week's Five for Fraturday installment, I am bringing you a Public Service Announcement. That's me. I'm *all about *being a public servant....
9 years ago
Life Is Sweet....In Kindergarten!

100 Days Smarter - *100 Down! 80 more to go....* We kept our 100th Day celebrations fairly simple as my Kindergartners need high structure, and a change in routine can throw...
9 years ago
Mrs. Plant's Press

Mad for Mats! - If you're like me, you're always looking for meaningful literacy centers that will engage your students; however, getting those centers prepped and ready c...
9 years ago
Kreative in Kinder

Prepping For February! - Y'all! What in the world is going on with January? I feel like it was just 2015 yesterday. Ha! No really, this year just started and it's already flying...
9 years ago
Ms. Kerri and her Krazy Kindergarten

Teaching Matters - Since becoming a mom, life has been different. My sweet girl turned 1 on Sunday and it has been an amazing year. I was lucky enough to be able to take time...
9 years ago
One Extra Degree

Ruby Bridges: One Week Wonder - This marks week number two of our biography unit, and we have been busy learning with my *Ruby Bridges: One Week Wonder* study! We read *The Story of Ruby ...
9 years ago
Live, Love, Laugh Everyday in Kindergarten

Print-N-Go Math Staions and FREEBIE - Happy New Year!! These last 2 weeks have gone by so fast, but have been AWESOME! I will be honest, I sort of ready to get back into a routine. Staying up u...
9 years ago
Funky First Grade Fun

January Currently! - Happy 2016!! I am so grateful for this time to be able to join back in with Currently to start the new year! *Listening* - I'm listening to football b...
9 years ago
Sharing Kindergarten

Conference Questions Answered - [image: teaching conference questions answered] *You came.* *You listened.* *You asked.* And I promised to do my best to answer every question that I could ...
9 years ago
Granny Goes to School

Directed Drawing Freebie - I just fell in love with the book Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. After I finished creating my Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! Sequ...
9 years ago
Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

Teaching Coins, Data, and Graphing! - When it comes to teaching coins, data, and graphing, I find that student interest is HIGH! Students get excited about touching money, counting money, and ...
9 years ago
Golden Gang Kindergarten

- Last month I attended a great session at FCTM that emphasized the importance of the counting and cardinality standard that deals with numbers and quantitie...
9 years ago
Positively Learning

Currently: November - Hello November! Thank you Farley for this gorgeous Currently :) Listening - I'm on Season 4 of "listening" to Mad Men while I work. As much as I'm lovin...
9 years ago
Castles and Crayons

Back to School Kinder Math and GIVEAWAY - Hey, friends! To kick off Kindergarten math, our first unit is Geometry! We spent two weeks learning about 2D shapes, three weeks learning about 3D shapes...
9 years ago
A Bird in Hand Blog Design

Moving Along - A Bird in Hand Designs has moved to Wordpress! You can visit the new site here.
9 years ago
My Heart Belongs in First

September Currently & more - As September rushes in, I am crossing my fingers for cooler weather and I'm excited to join Farley for her monthly Link UP. *Listening:* Does your teenag...
9 years ago
Learning is Something to Treasure

It's a Back to School Giveaway!!! - School supplies are selling out in stores across America. This can only mean one thing - it's time to go back to school. ...
9 years ago
Teaching is Colorful

Some BTS Freebies! - So I'm trying to get ahead of the game (aren't we all!?) So I can start the year smoothly and then be ready for when baby Everett wants to make his appeara...
9 years ago
Crayons & Curls

Where have I been?! - Hi all! I am so sorry for leaving the blogging world for a few (very long) months! I really hope you can forgive my absence!!! I have to apologize for my...
9 years ago
What Happens in First Grade

Primary Math Word Wall Cards - Hi! Remember me? The blogger who used to blog here. ;) Sigh. It's safe to say that I've thoroughly enjoyed my summer and managed to unplug and unwind a ...
9 years ago
Run! Miss Nelson's Got the Camera

Monday Made Its - Monday already? I only have two more days of summer. I'm really sad that this is my last Monday Made It for a while. The next time I'll be linking up will ...
9 years ago
Joy of Kindergarten

Blog Design Giveaway…Photo Challenge…Pics of my Room YIKES! - *A Photo a Day Challenge* I am participating in the August 2015 photo challenge. Today is the first day and the “A Photo a Day”challenge thru #EDUGOOD. The ...
9 years ago
First Grade Blue Skies

Making Words FREEBIE, My Birthday Frame, and a SALE! - I have a few of things to share with you today, before I leave to go work in my classroom {again}! First up is a FREEBIE for letter trays that I shared in ...
9 years ago
Welcome to Kinderglynn

Mega BTS Giveaway - Freebielicious would like to thank you for joining us for a week of linkies! We had so much fun and appreciate you taking a few moments to pop in and s...
9 years ago
Teach*Pray*Love

Help Wanted: Identity Crisis - Wow! I cannot believe that it has been over a year since I posted on my blog. I have had a lot of change in my life since then and I can't wait to catch...
9 years ago
Maggie's Kinder Corner

Decorating on a Budget? Mailbox Gold can help! -
9 years ago
1..2..3.. Teach With Me

July 4th Sale!!!! - Hi everyone!! I'm having a July 4th Sale over at my TpT store this weekend!!! I've linked up with Buzzing with Mrs. McClain. So be sure to head on over t...
9 years ago
a year of many firsts

10 Steals of Summer! - [image: image] I’m super pumped to be teaming up with some teacher-blogger friends to bring you THE 10 STEALS OF SUMMER! Each day over on my Facebook p...
9 years ago
Tales from Outside the Classroom

Affordable Student Gifts for the End of the Year - As always, the end of the school year snuck up on me a little bit. I mean, don't get me wrong; I was SO ready for the end of the year. But with our Artif...
10 years ago
Success in Second Grade

#beyouEDU - Hello blogging world! I have been MIA the last few months, but will try to be better this summer. I've spent most of my social media time on Twitter and I ...
10 years ago
The Very Busy First Graders

Novelty Keeps Them Learning! - The end of the year is fast approaching and we teachers have to stay on our toes to keep the kiddos engaged and learning. We are studying insects this ...
10 years ago
Math Coach's Corner

Earth Day Freebie - It's a big weekend here on my blog! Over the next couple of days, I'm migrating to a redesigned WordPress format. It's exciting, and I think you'll love...
10 years ago
Little Warriors

Epic Spring Teacher Blogger Meet up in Review! TONS of PICS!!! - A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get to take a little time for myself and spend the weekend in Indiana with some of my most favorite people in...
10 years ago
Mrs. Parisi's Kindergarten Class

The BEST thing about Easter - Easter is approaching and it can be difficult to explain the history of Easter to little ones. Years ago an amazing family, of a student I was teaching...
10 years ago
Teaching in High Heels

Teachers ARE Heroes! - Y'all...I'm SUPER EXCITED! Teachers Pay Teachers is celebrating teachers everywhere! It's a HUGE TPT SALE...and everything in my store is 28% off! Be sure ...
10 years ago
Creekside Teacher Tales

Plickers- Have You Heard Of It? - As teachers we are always looking for new, engaging, and simple ways to assess our students. I recently connected with another teacher who is also her s...
10 years ago
A Pirate's Life for Us!

So...I have a little news... - I know it's been forever again since I've checked in with this blog. Since my last post, life has been a little more crazy than the normal crazy I tend to...
10 years ago
Mrs. Johnson's First Grade

Behavior Plans and Getting to Know Our Students - Hi Friends! I’m here today to post about a personal experience I'm having this year with student behavior. Let’s face it....I think every year I wouldn't ...
10 years ago
Teach it With Class

Sit Spots - Assigned Classroom Seating - Sometimes you don't know what you have until it's gone. For years I've had a classroom carpet with alphabet squares for my students to sit on. I always a...
10 years ago
Inspired by Kindergarten

Five things I could not have survived the first week without! - The first week (ok, the first four weeks) of kindergarten are always hectic, crazy, fun, draining and...entertaining. My group has 2 weeks under their be...
10 years ago
The Creative Chalkboard

Fabulous Five Celebration: Monday Day One! - I'm so excited to kick off my Fabulous Five Celebration this week! First off- thank you for making this happen! I put together this celebration for the 15,...
10 years ago
Oceans of First Grade Fun

Math Tool Kit Freebie - Hey my peeps! I hope your summer has been fantastic!! I have two more weeks, then it’s back to the grind for me. Hop on over to Blog Hoppin’ to grab a ...
10 years ago
"Dots" of Fun! Clip Art

Dollar Deals with Dots of Fun - It's Dollar Deal week with me over at my TpT Store!!! Be sure to check my Facebook page every evening this week for new postings of new sets that are on...
10 years ago
Meet Miss Parker

Swap 'Til You Drop - Hi everyone! I’m totally excited to share with you about the product swap some of my amazing bloggy friends did! Ok, so it’s simple, we paired up, swapped...
11 years ago
Smiling in Second Grade

Bright Ideas Blog Hop! - Check out my new blog, The Colorful Apple, for some pretty awesome ideas from some great bloggers! There are over 100 bloggers sharing their top classroom...
11 years ago
Ms. Solano's Kindergarten Class

See you in 2014! - Merry Christmas from Ms. Solano and The Littles!
11 years ago
Chalk Talk: A Kindergarten Blog

Elephants Aloft and Positional Words - This week we are learning about positional words in science. Today we read the book Elephants Aloft. After reading the book we drew elephants and acted out...
11 years ago
Lesson Plan SOS

Exciting News! - We are excited to share with you our newest adventures! We are both opening up our own individual Teachers Pay Teachers stores, as well as our own indivi...
11 years ago
Mrs. Mayas' Kindergarten

Jumpstart Read for the Record-Otis - Last Thursday was Jumpstart's Read for the Record day where more than 2 million people around the world joined together to call for an end to America's earl...
11 years ago
Mrs. Stamp's Kindergarten

Teacher Week '13: Let's Talk About Me Monday! - YEAH! It's *Teacher Week '13* at Blog Hoppin' and my fellow *Blog Hoppin'* authors are excited to share another week of FUN with you... best part is, you...
11 years ago
Primary Reading Party

Linky & Flash Giveaway Winner - I thought this was an interesting linky when I saw some other bloggers write about their number one wishlisted items. Head over to Molly's blog, Class...
11 years ago
First Grade FUNdamentals!

542 Things. - Good morning, friends! I hope I can still call you all that... I haven't been a very good friend the past, oh, FIVE MONTHS or so! :/ I'm not gonna give exc...
12 years ago
2nd Grade Pad

Take it and Make it - Week #2 - I'm so glad you stopped back by to find more things to TAKE and then MAKE! Remember, there's no telling what you'll find to take away with you each week....
12 years ago
Teacher Blogger Exchange

Holly Bloggy Link Up! - I hope that by now everyone has received their Holly Bloggy gift and is ready to post about it! Share here so we can all see the neat things that were exc...
12 years ago
Climbing the Monkey Bars

I love this book. - This is such a beautiful story with a powerful message.
13 years ago
Second Grade Freebies

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A day in first grade

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