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Happy Monday friends! For those of you enjoying summer (like myself)…. I hope you have your feet propped up with a good book or magazine in your hand (perhaps a yummy beverage!)…. and for those of you still trucking through the last days…. you’ve got this! Now… I’ve only been off a merely 4 official days… BUT…. I’ve already been… Read More
Well I have officially been on summer break for TWO whole days now…. however on day one, we were in the urgent care with the youngest…. who kicked off summer with strep throat 🙁 BUT….. we are on the road to recovery so we can start enjoying the perks of summer now! —– For the last two years, I have… Read More
By now you probably (most definitely!) have the exact number of days written down, whether on a cute little notepad, a paper chain in your classroom as you remove one each day, or just in your head…. of the exact number of days until you have your feet propped up enjoying Summer! So many of us teachers are thinking “oh… Read More
Let’s face it…. whether it’s the first day of school or it’s the last week of school… our students NEED a break at some point throughout the day. Now I’m talking about lunch or recess… or even PE. I’m talking about giving your students an actual break from structured learning while still in the classroom! Many of our students don’t… Read More
Dear Teachers Everywhere, I know many of you are probably counting down the days until summer. Don’t Lie. We’ve all done it. Maybe this is the school year that has you questioning why you became a teacher. You have THAT class this year. Behavior problems. Lack of parent support. Maybe lack of administration support. You are up to your elbows… Read More
Can you believe that we are already talking about Earth Day? Yes… the end of April will be upon us soon! Earth day is such a great opportunity to share all about our Earth, taking care of our Earth, recycling, and all things in between! However…. some of these concepts can be a bit tricky for our younger friends! … Read More
Let me just say….. we’ve officially hit Spring Fever down here in Kinder-World….. please tell me I’m not the only one. Every.Single.Day feels like the first day of school all over again! I’m telling you…. this full moon and end of year crazy vibes has the kiddos forgetting every.single.thing that they had learned about following directions and behavior! Can I… Read More
The first two words of this titled post…. describe the glorious week that has just begun! That’s right… this Texas gal is officially on Spring Break! February was probably one of the craziest months for me personally as I felt like I didn’t have a second to breathe or relax. Both of my children were sick at some point, one… Read More
Welcome to February sweet friends! Man…. January just slipped right in and back out again. It seems like we JUST had Christmas! We are getting our feet pretty wet in the world of Guided Reading down in the world of kindergarten! We don’t really start our full on guided reading until January, mainly focusing on small intervention groups… Read More
Is this a blog? Am I blogging? It’s been well over a month since my last blogging adventure (I apologize for that!) but with a few SDE conferences, the holidays, and everyday life as a mom, wife, and teacher…. blogging somehow got put on the backburner! November and December were both packed full of conferences, starting with the I Teach… Read More
