Happy Halloween! (and end of October!) As we near the end of October - you may be thinking this school year is FLYING by or you may still be drowning in all of the school priorities that take place this time of year (parent conferences, mid-semester assessments, ending of the honeymoon phase, holiday parties, campus-wide events, etc....) Either way - I just wanted to pop in to share ... read more
Non-Fiction Animal FUN!
Ahem! Ahem! It's just me - coughing through the dust and the cobwebs of what once was a consistently written blog. Lotttttttts of things have changed since the last blog post (11 months ago) - and we won't get into those details right now, but I do apologize for the lack of content but also thank YOU for sticking around and still stopping by to read the past posts :) Today I wanted to ... read more
Simple Writing Tips for EVERY student!
When teachers think of the word writing.... often a negative word is associated with it. It's true... writing can be scary. I hear the words "frustrating", "chaos", and "overwhelming" come up quite often when I work with teachers and writing is brought into the conversation. While writing can be scary... it doesn't have to be! I think as teachers we get caught up in what the highest possible ... read more
ESGI – A Teacher’s LIFE SAVER (with PRIZES!)
This post includes information about AWESOME prizes and the opportunity to bring back the best gift of all...… TIME for you! We have officially hit THAT point in the school year where we see light bulbs turn on in student brains, we realize we have a much shorter time to see strides and gains in student learning, and we are collecting data to increase our intentional instruction for each ... read more
October in the Classroom
Well..... the honeymoon is over! (or maybe you never had a honeymoon with this group of students) Regardless.... it's October in the classroom! If you came to this post hoping to find some cute craftivities, a dab of tips and tricks to help you out with a specific subject, or even just a free activity… well I hate to burst your October bubble.... but this post is all about ... read more
The Power of a Nursery Rhyme!
Hey. It's Me. You know.... the girl who created an entirely brand new website this summer and then fell off the face of the earth. Yep.... that's me! So it turns out that this back to school time in the school year is pretty draining and demanding. Especially in kindergarten. My life has been consumed by being a mom, wife, teacher, (back - to - school teacher I might add!), creator of ... read more
Parent Communication: 5 Tips for SUCCESS!
Happy Weekend friends! If you are like me... you are counting down the days until the sweet smell of school supplies and little voices are your normal. Back to School is right around the corner... and this year... it's time to start it off with Parent Success... Communication to be more exact! We often think that we have good parent communication... but then we look up and realize it has ... read more
Tech Tips with Travis: Fun FONT Tips!
It's time for another Tech Tips with Travis! This installment is all about creating some FUN FONTS ... whether it be in your TpT products, your class newsletters, parent information sheets, campus information, or just in your regular ole' PowerPoint slides ;) While we all love good *cute* font and pairing fonts together to make something look more appealing... this post will be all about ... read more
Alphabet Task Cards: FREE and FUN!
Welcome to mid-July... where the sun is HOT, the back-to-school supplies and ads are in full force... and you probably know exactly how many days you have left until you step back inside the four walls of your classroom again. Well have no fear..... this post is here to help you AND make you feel a little better about that Back-To-School prep! A few weeks ago I was browsing on Amazon.... ... read more
Tech Tips With Travis: Creating a Social Media Image
Happy 4th my friends! If you have been scrolling through social media this morning, you have probably seen A LOT of images with people who have sales in their shops, doing a 4th giveaway, some type of celebration, or other holiday image. While there are many different ways you can create an image for social media... I wanted to share the way that works best for me. You know... the picture ... read more
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