I’m linking up with Jen over at Teacher by the Beach again for Monday Motivation and morning routines. For me, morning routines and building mastery go hand in hand with Morning Wake Up and our correcting routine.   CHANTS AND SIGHT WORDS My kiddos arrive in the morning and head over to our “dots“. One […]

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I am ALL about keeping things simple and easy while super engaging and effective. I expect my resources and curriculum to save ME time but give the kids as much as possible to help their schema GROW! That’s the reason I am SO excited about […]

I’m linking up with Jen over at Teacher By the Beach for her Monday Motivation series. This week is all about Word Walls. I love this idea because there are a TON of ways to address the Word Wall situation and I think I’ve tried them all! Which Words When? My word wall is on […]

Do you ever need to fill a few minutes in class? Want those minutes filled with something meaningful? Also want those minutes to require very little (hopefully nothing) from you? Wouldn’t it be nice if those minutes incorporated some high-level thinking and schema cementing tasks? Yeah, me too! That’s where Daily Schema Review comes in. […]

I’m sharing a few of my favorite March activities with you today. I cannot believe we are already heading into March! The post is long, but filled with all sorts of word work and writing fabulousness and a FREEBIE, too!! A couple of things happen when March rolls around each year. I get a little […]

Valentines Day cuteness and creativity in the form of Lulu the Love Bird narrative writing is joining the presidential and patriotic fun this month. This little holiday just can’t be ignored when littles are involved. In celebration of Valentines Day, we will have a quick and easy ice cream sundae party and pass out our Valentines on […]

We have a full month celebrating American Symbols and Presidents. There’s going to be a whole lot of social studies-based learning going on! American Symbols One of the aspects of the 1st grade social studies standards covering patriotism is that students recognize, identify and explain the significance of American symbols. I love how much the […]