Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
Hello Friend! At this time of the year I always teach a “Long Ago and Today “social studies unit. We also start an informative “All About” writing unit. Long ago before I knew of TpT , I created a writing booklet for my students to use as we compared the past to the present. Let me tell you, it was not… Read More
Hey Friend! Today I have to speak from my teacher heart. It might be controversial. You might disagree. I might be wrong. Word walls. You know, the big bulletin boards that contain a collection of high-frequency sight words. Words that students encounter frequently in their reading and writing, as well as words they frequently misspell. If you are a K-2 teacher,… Read More
Hey There! Fall is here! The cooler weather is upon us, time for yummy pumpkin everything, sweaters and boots, but best of all,our students have mostly settled into our classroom routines. Are you like me and LOVE LOVE LOVE neat printing? It makes my OCD self so happy. 🙂 I often tell my students, “Your printing looks like my favorite… Read More
Hello There! Today is day 8 of snow days for me! It is so crazy that I have only taught 2 days in the last 2 weeks. Even crazier is that we have not gotten that much snow!! My neighborhood with a dusting! I live in the Raleigh area and since we don’t generally get a lot of snow, the… Read More
My NC teaching buddies and I are so THANKFUL for our followers! As a way for to show our gratitude, we are each giving away our favorite Thanksgiving Freebies! I am giving away my Thanksgiving Write the Room pack! My students love moving around the room reading and writing complete sentences. I love that all students are successful because the… Read More
Hello There! Homework. HOMEWORK. Homework. How do you feel about homework? As a teacher I have the belief that it is important. I might have a different reason why than some teachers though… I want homework to be a way for my students to “show what they know” to their parents. I want it to serve as a gateway for… Read More
