My first day of school is in less than one month. 29 more days. The countdown is on. It is not as exciting as the countdown that happens at the end of the year, but I know a new school year is just around the corner, so I might as well start getting excited! (No […]

TGIF! Although…. for most of you it is already Saturday! This will be short & sweet because I am exhausted. If you are familiar with my Writing Through the Seasons packs then you will be excited to hear that I  finally finished my Writing Through the Seasons {Spring} pack!  I wanted to show you all […]

My Christmas countdown is ON! Is yours?!? We started a few holiday activities today and let me tell you, the kids were SO excited! I picked a few of the most exciting ones to highlight this evening.   First up: Holiday Scratch n’ Sniff    Peppermints, gingerbread cookies, cinnamon and some pine needles (or just […]

Deep breath. . . I can finally relax and enjoy my Thanksgiving mini-vacation in Chattanooga! My holiday centers are up: {Sleigh Bells Ring} There are 4 math and 4 literacy centers to help your little ones through the holiday season! Here are a few highlights: (Place Value Penguins) I use these adorable little place value […]

A three day week for the kids. 22 parent-teacher conferences. Report cards right around the corner. Lesson-study with my first grade team. Organizing 140 QSI results to make intervention groups. I am going BATTY! Thankfully, my favorite craftivity designer, Mrs. Cupcake, has got me covered!  We are learning to identify the main topic and key […]

I wanted to take a minute to share one of my favorite MLK Jr. crafts and activities to do! Our I had a Dream craftivity: That MLK was a cutie, huh?! Anyways, he is just one of the fun activities I added to my lil packet.  My fave, fave, fave book to read aloud is […]

  My Mouth is a Volcano is one my favorite books to read at the beginning of the year to help curb the interrupting and blurting out! This year I made a cute little craftivity to extend our learning after this read-aloud. We always talk about why it is important not to interrupt others and […]

Morning everybody! I was busy last night making a cute little kite craftivity that I am going to use for a beginning of the year bulletin board! It started off as “Flying into First”, but I also added “Kiting into Kinder” and “Soaring into Second” so others could use it too! I’m no Teri, over […]