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Week 2 visual plans 25 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
It's a rainy day here in sunny Florida. Which I'm actually kind of liking, even though it rained on my beach day. BUT, sometimes you just want a rainy day, right? lol Well, it's my first REAL week of...
Rules at School Rap 25 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
The first week of school, I turned into Queen La Teacha, thanks to my girl, Kelley (Teacher Idea Factory). She posted about her Rules at School, with Ron Brown, Intellitunes (who I LOVE...his CDs are ...
Pete the Cat, Rules at School and at Home 24 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
This week, one of my read alouds was Pete the Cat, Rocking in my School Shoes. OH. EM. GEEE. The kids LOVED it!! I played the audio version of it, and when we finished the book, they BEGGED to hear ...
Getting in our reading groove 21 Aug 2013 | 04:51 am
Today, we started our Bloom's Taxonomy Read Aloud time. I'm starting with one of my favorite series.... This is just the cutest pig ever!! I read out loud for about 10-15 minutes, then I choose a....
Organizing and Managing Centers 20 Aug 2013 | 07:41 am
The other day, (actually, I think it was yesterday - ha!) I posted my center menu that I'm doing this year. (there's also a free center menu that's editable on that post! I explain the menu a little ...
Week 1 Visual Plans! 18 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
It's my first official FULL week this week. If you've followed me last year, you know that I did the visual plans. Well, I don't really have my kids in an actual schedule right yet (we're still doing ...
Phonics notebook assembly! 17 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
Sometimes you have get messy, in order to get where you want to be, right!? The other day I showed you a picture of how I already copied off my phonics notebook for my kiddos. The last 2 days, we'v....
Time Capsules and Journal Writing 16 Aug 2013 | 05:43 am
Still no classroom pictures, sorry. But here's a few things we did do today. We finished our Time Capsules...They drew their self portraits, and wrote about themselves. Be forewarned, you're going ...
FIRST Day back, with a freebie! 15 Aug 2013 | 06:14 am
Oh gosh, oh gee how happy I'd be! (lol...that song is stuck in my head thanks to Ron Brown's "I'm in a New Grade" song - thanks for sharing about it Kelley (check out the post HERE!) Anyway, today wa...
What I've been up to..with a freebie! 11 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
This is going to be a hodgepodge of ideas and thoughts...but that's kind of what my life has been like lately. ha! No lie. I mean, that's what back to school week is for everyone, right!? It's crazy! ...