Happy Friday!This week literally......FLEW BY! We did all of our parent conferences this week and had a lot of testing, so it was stressful at times, but very productive! We also celebrated ELECTION DAY (and the 50th day of school already!)We did many of the activities from my ELECTION DAY packet, which was a best seller for 4 weeks! (Thank you!)We read Duck for President, and of course ... read more
A Thankful Freebie!
So now that it is November.....I couldn't wait to start all of our Thanksgiving activities! With the holidays so close together, I want to be able to use as much as I can throughout our units!Today we became thankful firsties! We shared our ideas of what we were thankful for and wrote them down for all to see (at least those that travel down our hallway!)You can grab your FREE template ... read more
Our Pumpkin Exploration!
Whew! This week has been jam packed with so many things to do (both at school & home!) It didn't help throwing Halloween smack dab in the middle of the week either! Although the kids are SUPER excited.......us teachers would much rather have it on a Friday!!On a positive note, we get to have tons of fun with our pumpkin exploration!!!! We started off graphing who has ... read more
Friday Freebie!
T.G.I.FNothing says Texas like 85 degrees one day and 48 degrees the next day! Thanks to this wonderful weather, and I am sure a few first grade germs, I officially have LOST my voice! But, that doesn't stop a good freebie from coming your way! This week we have been sequencing some our favorite fall stories, including "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves"! Don't ... read more
A little bit of everything…
I can't believe tomorrow is already Friday...the weeks seem to be flying by! CRAZY!! I can't believe next week is November! AHHH!So this week we have been learning some new things..... Place Value, Heat Energy, True & Fantasy...and playing catch up!!We started this week discussing Heat and we made a list of things that give off heat! Well bless one of my dear ... read more
Monster Writing & a late Freebie!
Don't you just love this time of year?From now through Christmas, I just can't get enough! From the themes, decorations, holidays, weather.... I love it!With Halloween being so close, it was time for some creative writing! So what better way than to become Monsters! To get us started....we needed to plan!! I made this simple monster planning page where it allowed ... read more
My WILD Bulletin Board!
So I am slowly getting things back up and running in my classrom! I can't believe I have been back for over a week now! WOW!I finished my Wild About Work bulletin board this afternoon and just wanted to post an updated picture! I can't wait to put up some AWESOME work from my firsties!!Alright....off to bed before the little one wakes me back up to eat! My sleep is precious ... read more
Friday Freebie!
So my Friday Freebie is coming a little late in the day! Oops! I have been SUPER busy today! We had our field trip today, and those days just wear me out! Woo!Todays post will be quick....but as promised, my Friday Freebie!!! This is a color by sight word picture for the fall! A little fun activity for kids to practice some of their words!!Just click ... read more
My First Week Back! What we have been learning…
WOW!! I have been back for two days and I am so excited to be back in the classroom! I of course miss my boys....but being back in the classroom is AMAZING! I have a great group of firsties this year and we are having so much fun already! We are reviewing patterns in Math this week and the kiddos are loving it! We have been doing various activities with different ... read more
My “WILD” Classroom
So I got to spend my Friday afternoon preparing my room for me to come back next week! After not being there for six weeks, I definitely had some fixing up to do! It is slowly getting back to what I would like for it to be...so here we go! This is one side of my wall. It has my calendar area and cubbies. The large bulletin board is my "Going Bananas for Sight ... read more
