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Pin the Nose on Rudolph Game

One of my favorite games to play this time of year is :: Pin the Nose on Rudolph! Students have a blast with this game and it is perfect to play during those few weeks before winter break when we're all antsy. In the past years, I have used this game during whole group to review content and as a class party game.  All you need is chart paper to create Rudolph's face and these garage sale stickers! Here's a look at a few ways that you can … [Read more...]

Elf FREEBIE

It's that time of year - THE best time of the year!  I love celebrating Christmas and the holidays in the classroom annnnd I like to find just about any way possible to incorporate it into content areas.  Today, I am sharing a fun directed drawing freebie with you all. You can find the step by step directions to draw the elf here. You can use this elf freebie after your classroom elf makes his/her grand appearance, as an extension activity … [Read more...]

Monster Math FREEBIE for addition and subtraction

Hey y'all.  I have a freebie that I wanted to share with you all!  If you are working on addition or subtraction to 10 or 20, then this freebie is perfect for you! If not, you can pin it for next year! :) All you need is a variety of wiggle/googly eyes...dice...and the free templates (linked below). Monster Math FREEBIE for addition and subtraction I found all the wiggle eyes pictured from Hobby Lobby. They have a great selection - … [Read more...]

Growth Mindset activities

Whoohooo!! It's finally here! Launch day for my new site! I am so excited about the new look - it was long overdue.  I've been working with Becca, from Jumping Jax Designs, and I just canNOT say enough amazing things about her.  If you're looking for a blog/site makeover, I highly suggest using her.  She's the real deal. Ok, so let me just tell ya'... I was a nervous wreck about switching from Blogger to Wordpress.  Like way nervous.  I … [Read more...]

Cactus CRAZE and a FREEBIE!

Who else is swooning over all things cactus? I'm sure by now you've all seen the cactus classroom obsession. Isn't it just about the cutest thing EVER? I mean HEL-LO CUTENESS!  One of the many things that I love to teach during the first few weeks of school is our classroom climate + kindness + how we are going to treat each other. This is such an important thing to establish right off the bat. Like SO important! … [Read more...]

My First Day was a Piece of Cake!

Hey y'all! Who is already prepping their first day of school?!? There is nothing better than the first day of school! So much excitement and butterflies!!  I love to send my students home with something to show off our learning from the first day. As a Momma, I always ask my oldest..."how was your first day?!" I love hearing all about what they did! Over the past few years, one thing that my class always makes to show off … [Read more...]

Back to School Icebreakers plus a FREEBIE

Who's already prepping for their back to school week?!? One of my very favorite things about the first few weeks of school is getting to know my students,....and my students getting to know one another. I just love it! They are so eager and excited about their new classroom, teacher, and friends! I put together several fun and interactive icebreaker activities, as well as interactive team building activities and games to use during those first … [Read more...]

Sprinkle Kindness FREEBIE

Who's out for summer?!?! We got out last week and lemme' just tell ya'....I was itching for a summer break! There is just nothing better than having an excuse to stay in your pajamas until noon...or later!  I wanted to pop in real quick and show you a free read aloud activity that is perfect for back to school.  Have you read the book, The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy?  My babies and I have read it just about … [Read more...]

Handwriting Sort FREEBIE

We hit the ground running with handwriting expectations at the beginning of the school year. After spending the first few weeks reviewing our letters and how they are formed, we then move on to discuss the expectations for our handwriting.We started off creating an anchor chart together. I told my students that we were going to make a chart with the same word...written 3 different ways. I also let them know that every letter in the word has to … [Read more...]

Back to School Read Alouds (Part 2)

Who's excited about their 3 day weekend!??!?! Me too! There's just nothing better than a 3 day weekend after the back to school hustle!  Last week I shared several of our first week read alouds. If you missed it, you can read about those here. Today, I want to share a few more of my favorite back to school read alouds with you all.  First up, Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy. It is such an amazing book … [Read more...]

Back to School Read Aloud!

Have y'all watched Hope and Amy's Engagement Made Easy LIVE series on Facebook? Each week they (along with a guest) share different activities to get your students excited and engaged during those first few weeks of school. It has been such an amazing  series! This past week, we shared our favorite back to school books along with some activities to use with them.  One of my favorite books is, "The Recess Queen" by Alexis … [Read more...]

Back to School Bash 2016

Hello friends!!  It's that time of year again...time for our BACK TO SCHOOL BASH 2016!!!  This year we have teamed up with even more bloggers so that we can bring prizes-a-plenty to you!!!  Mark your calendars for August 7th because you will NOT want to miss out!!! Each blogger will host a Bash Basket that contains a prize valued at $100 or more!  Make sure to follow the blogs below so you don't miss a single thing! … [Read more...]

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