Time to ditch the morning work and start social time! My students are much happier now that they have an opportunity to socialize and do fun morning tub activities. Hi Friend! It’s crunch time!! I have 13 days of school to go and a list sooooo long I wonder how it will get done?!! A few weeks back I posted… Read More
Stencil Stories and Picture Prompts
Stencil stories and picture prompts are a great support for early writers. Each has story vocabulary & self-editing checklists to help students be successful writers! Hello Friend! Have you been teaching long enough to remember a time before TPT, Pinterest, Facebook or teacher blogs were even a “thing”? I sure have! While it is wonderful to have so many places… Read More
Winter Writing Idea and Freebie!
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
Hoping for Spring to come soon GIVEAWAY!
Hello There! Today is day 2 of snow days! While I am excited to have the day off to catch up on things I’ve been needing to do but have been too busy to breathe, the thought of Saturday school (I teach at a year round school so this is the only time we can make up our days) takes… Read More
#teachertricks {QR codes and Write the Room}
Hello There! I hope you are staying warm…we are expecting snow and ice on Monday night, so I am kinda hoping thinking we may have a snow day! I would just love a day to catch up on things (in my jammies of course!) I wanted to share a few literacy centers my kids and I are loving right now…. Read More
How to Teach a Friendly Letter Writing Unit
Friendly letter ideas that students will love! Activities include parts of a friendly letter anchor chart, writing templates, and friendly letter prompts. Hi Friend! How was your week? Are you like me and the time change has thrown you off? It seems I cannot get used to the early darkness in the evening…I feel panicked to get home because of… Read More