One week down.....  and a lot more to go!The first week back after winter break is always interesting!  It's hard getting back into the routine after spending 2 weeks in my jammies!  The kiddos are always excited to share what they did over the break and we just dive head first into new lessons!Since we are in Winter, what better way to celebrate than with SNOWMEN!! In Math ... read more

Just wanted to say that I will be doing a big GIVEAWAY very soon!  Be sure to follow my new blog so you can get alerts and be ready to enter for FREE packets from my TpT store!Happy New Year!!!  ... read more

So Winter Break is almost over :(These days always go by so fast!  Time with family, friends, food, a good movie, warm jammies, hot chocolate, cold weather, Christmas decorations, reflections of the past year, resolutions for the new year.....   and then back to work!I still LOVE this time of year, because you can incorporate a theme into all of your activities!  In this ... read more

It's coming a day late, but just wanted to say:MERRY CHRISTMAS!!AND....For us Texas folks, we got a very sweet Christmas present..... SNOW!  As you know, we don't see snow here that often, and DEFINITELY not on Christmas day!  In fact, the last time it snowed on Christmas day was 37 years ago (this is what the news said!!)  This snow was a GREAT present, since our house has been not ... read more

CHRISTMAS!!Can you believe that Christmas is just 16 days away!  Where has the time gone?!  I absolutely L.O.V.E this time of year not only at home, but also in the classroom!  This past week, we dove straight into our Christmas activities!  Starting with one of my favorites.... THE GRINCH!  I always like to take a theme and run with it!  So whatever we are learning ... read more

WOW!  I have been nominated for the Liebster Award!  This award is for new bloggers with less than 200 followers and helps to find other new blogs with less than 200 followers!  Thank you to 2 Super Teachers for this nomination!!Here are the rules:1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.2. Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.3. Create 11 questions for the ... read more

Happy Thankgiving!  I have so much to be thankful for this year.In the beginning of 2010, we began trying for baby # 2. When nothing happened in the first few months, we began to wonder, "will this ever happen?"  A few more months went by, and each month became harder and harder to face knowing that our oldest son may be an only child, like me.  After a year of trying, we went to ... read more

Happy Friday!  So, I started my new literacy centers and rotations this week!  Centers are awesome for our kiddos, but it does take a LONG time to get everything organized! This is how I have done mine for this year....I have my class divided into 5 groups, based off their independent reading levels.  There are no more than 4 students in a group.  I have 5 center rotations ... read more