Week 2… complete! I *think* I am starting to get in a routine and feeling a little more comfortable with things down in Kinder-Land! This past week we started with more content and I really got to see how my littles are entering into this year! Some are right on target…. others are a little more advanced….. and well…. some… Read More
Classroom Decor Galore! {Freebies!}
We all know it’s that time of year…. The smell of freshly painted classroom walls {for some of us!}, the absurd amount of school supplies at every.single.store., going back and forth to your classroom to set up what you can, waiting patiently for your class list, and *trying* to stay on top of everything before the first day of school!… Read More
Setting Up Your Calendar! {and it’s all FREE!}
Well, just like June, July swept right by and now we are well into August! Many of you are back in school (with students!)…. so I guess I can’t complain too much! I go back next week for a full week of in-service/teacher meetings/meet-the-teacher, and then we welcome our students back on August 24. With the BIG day less than… Read More
Back to School goodies {with a Freebie}
I know those words in the title probably made you cringe just a little…. but we have to face reality because school starts NEXT MONTH! This year I will begin the year in kindergarten…. which scares me a little bit. I have done this for nine years now, but the first day still always gives me butterflies….in a great… Read More
FIVE For Friday {June 12}
Happy Friday Friends! We have made it through our first week of summer…. and I thought it was the perfect time to link back up with Kacey from Doodle Bugs Teaching to share my five random things from the week! It’s been a while since I have linked up… but here we go! Here is North Texas…. we went from… Read More
End of Year Activities (and they are all FREE!)
I hope you are enjoying your 3-day weekend (for those that have to go back to school….) For those of you out for summer….. (insert jealous face)… hope you are enjoying your LONG break! We still have 9 more days left and like most, we have finished most of our curriculum plans and objectives that have to be taught. These… Read More
Measurement, Cinco de Mayo, and End of Year (This post has ADHD)
Hi… my name is Jessica… and I am the author of Wild About Firsties (in case you forgot who writes on this little neglected blog) Y’all, I really tell myself that I am going to blog all.the.time….. but I get home (and y’all know how teacher tired feels towards the end of the year) and I just eat and plop… Read More
FUN with Fractions!
Monday is almost over…. but before my least favorite day of the week goes in the books…. I wanted to share some Fraction Fun that has been taking place in our little room! Last week we introduced the whole fraction concept with equal and unequal parts. We made a really simple but easy to understand anchor chart using basic shapes….in… Read More
A LITTLE Bit of Everything…. (and a LOT of Freebies!)
Happy Hump day friends! Two more days. Two more days. We CAN do this! So this week has some FUN activities in the ole’ plans! We are getting our feet wet with some fractions (just equal and unequal parts today!), story sequencing, and plants! Just a warning… this post may be ALL over the place! So down here… Read More
ScOOpin’ Up Words (/oo/ words)
Happy Monday sweet friends! I know many of you just said adios to Spring Break last week but we have been back now going on our second week… so we are gettin’ back in the swing of things! This week we are doing some seriously FUN things! We are finishing up shapes…heading into fractions….getting our feet wet with plants….AND dipping… Read More