So I have had a few emails about the helpers that  I posted earlier in the week…. Remember these: Graphics are by:  Melonheadz, Graphics from the Pond, Lovin Lit, Ashley Hughes, & KG Fonts! Well you can grab your FREE set of these by clicking the picture above or by clicking {HERE}! I used stars as the example of accents,… Read More

Hello sweet friends! Let me start by saying….we have RAIN!   We are in a drought (again!) and it is raining (and cooler weather!) YEA!! I haven’t been able to get into my classroom, so I have been working and getting things ready at home.  Hopefully this week, I will get up into my room and start actually putting these… Read More

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! To celebrate…. My entire TpT store is 20% off (today only!) (KG Fonts, Krista Wallden, Cara Carroll, & Lovin Lit) Have a fun and SAFE day!!

Holy Cow….2 posts in 2 days…. What’s wrong with me?!  🙂 Before I show you the freebie….. I want to announce the winner of my Guided Reading is SWEET packet….. MARIA!!   You guessed right with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!!  Yummy!  Check your email for the packet!   Really anything with chocolate will do….but peanut butter cups seem to call… Read More

All I can say is……it’s July already?! I can officially say that I go back to work….next month!  WOW! So I have been wanting to change up my guided reading for some time now….and now its ready!!  I always change up something each year and tweak my previous guided reading set-up, but I have created a completely NEW set up!… Read More

So this post has NOTHING to do about school….(I’m still doing school things and thinking about the first days of school…) but I am definitely enjoying my summer! Me and the boys have been *busy* the past few days…… Starting with…. I GOT ME A BRAND NEW CAR!!!Woo hoo!! We traded in my car and got a shiny new Honda… Read More

Happy Thursday! (That’s what day it is…right?!) With summer officially here…the days seem to run together!  (And for those of you still in school….BRAVO!  I just don’t know how you do it this far into June!) So….my printer is getting A LOT of use these days!  In my last post I went and bought a few new things for my… Read More

Hellllllloooooo Summer! Ahhhhh…..and it feels great!  BUT….that doesn’t mean I’m not thinking about next year! I found out this week that I will be moving classrooms!  I will still be in first grade (woo hoo!) but due to the number of teachers in each grade level and the space we have per hallway, I will be moving!  So…. that means… Read More

I can see the end! We have 8 more days of school and summer will be all mine! We all know that the last few days weeks months of school are challenging…. behavior wise!  Our patience is nearly gone, the kids are ready for a break, and we still have to plan, teach, and manage their behavior! The last 10 days… Read More

Did we make it to Friday?  The last few weeks of school are definitely “survival”!  This week was no different!  (But today was better….because it is my BIRTHDAY!!) To top it off….one of my sweet little students had to go to the ER from school and ended up with plastic surgery done to his face due to his injury!  (let’s… Read More