Happy New Year! I can’t believe 2018 is already here! I know this year will bring lots of amazing adventures for me and I wish the same for you! This month’s free “treasure” is an editable template for Question Cards! As teachers, we all have those tiny pockets of time between classes, before dismissal, or while standing in the hallways… Read More
How do your students store their supplies? I actually typed a long-winded explanation/brief history of supplies in my classroom but decided that being short and to the point might be a better option since it’s so close to back to school time and I know how precious time is right now! So here’s the quick version. I don’t like pencil… Read More
I’m linking up with Falling Into First’s linky on Daily Schedules. My schedule changes slightly every year and it evolves throughout the year. I do believe that routine and consistency are important for sure, but when something is not going well for me I modify it until it works for me and my students. For example, for awhile I moved… Read More
Have you seen the adorable All About Your New Teacher book by Brooke Hilderbrand? It is TOO cute! I bought it and made my own book about me to share with my students. They got a kick out of the picture of my in first grade and pictures of me as a kid. The idea inspired me to make a… Read More
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Whole Brain teaching training in my district back in April. Chris Biffle and Chris Rekstad were awesome! They have amazing ideas and were very inspiring! If you don’t know much about whole brain teaching, check out their website – wholebrainteaching.com I will be implementing aspects of whole brain teaching into my classroom even more… Read More
Mastering addition and subtraction facts in first grade is soooo important! We learn multiple strategies to help with adding and subtracting. One thing I do in my classroom is daily timed tests on addition and subtraction facts. I wanted a way to make it more fun and exciting so I came up with Magic Math! It took me almost the… Read More