Although I'm so excited and ready for back to school, I am not ready for the task of packing lunches. This year I will be packing Mia, Maddox and myself so I will definitely need to plan ahead to make the most of this task. Last year I shared a few ideas for packing lunches and school notes. This year I'm offering a little more detail in our lunch time must haves. Hopefully, it … [Read more...]
Playdough Learning Mats
In my first grade classroom we do A LOT of fine motor practice. We manipulate play dough and trace all the time. So what better way than to do this at home with my own kids? Play dough is such a fun way to keep your kids engaged and creating! We love using different tools to create balls and "snakes" with our hands. It's a great segway into getting your kiddos turning those … [Read more...]
Egg-celent Job!
We're at that point in the year that we ALL have a little bit of spring fever. My students do a pretty good job at staying on task but I was needing that little boost of surprise to keep them on their toes. Rachelle, over at What the Teacher Wants originally posted this fabulous idea and I love it! I made a different template to match my student's needs (and what I had in the … [Read more...]
Still prepping my Class…
Anyone else overwhelmed with classroom prep, professional development AND getting first week/month plans ready? Am I the only one raising my hand? When I finally got both kids in bed tonight I just wanted to have a glass bottle of wine and drown myself in sorrow but instead I opened my computer and got to work. Although this time of the year is so exhausting, it's also VERY exciting! … [Read more...]