This year one of my goals as a teacher was to really improve our reading comprehension lessons. Our district is focused on reading comprehension and writing in response to literature…
children’s literature
Pirate Kindergarten Activity: Going On A Letter Hunt
Ya’ll know how much I love Pinterest. (Currently I’m teaching the Mister how to use Pinterest…it’s a process….slow process!) It amazes me the creativity and intelligence of people and the…
Monkey Subtraction – SmorgieVision
It’s SmorgieVision time!!!!! Today I’m showing you how we use a favorite children’s book to introduce the concept of subtraction! We read the story Five Little Monkeys Jumping On…
One of the most awesome and glitter-iffic things about blogging and sharing your life on social media is the connections you make and the friends you make. I am so…
Happy Monday! I hope ya’ll had a great day. People, I got so sleepy after lunch…I think it was because we couldn’t go outside…we GoNoodled but I still could have…
Back To School Read Alouds
Well people, it’s that time of year. Target has filled the Dollar Spot with school goodies. Everyone is pinning all of these amazing back to school ideas. Teachers are cramming…
Happy Hump Day! So here’s whats happening on this Wednesday… Just found out I have torn cartillage and ACL damage in my knee. Surgery on July 17th. First. Surgery. Ever.…
We recently asked our Facebook teacher friends to share their favorite read alouds for the end of the year. We got a terrific response with tons of great ideas for…
Happy Saturday! I just got home from my final grad school class for my ELL certification. No more Friday night and Saturday classes! Just 3 assignments to complete and I…
A Kindergarten Smorgasboard Saturday…err…Monday Kindergarten Post!
Howdy! OK, so I know it’s not Saturday…but I have a very valid reason for not posting all weekend! We’ve had some company this weekend. We’ve watched Christmas movies…made…