Hi there and thanks so much for stopping in this mid-June week! I hope you are enjoying your SUMMER and you've been able to relax and take a teacher breather!  Today I am here with something super "light" and FUN! Today's post is all about hands-on exploration in our classrooms! A few years back I … [Read more...]

Hi there and thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your summer to discuss my new Writing Center Extension packet! This packet is on sale for 50% off through Sunday 6/10 so I wanted to make sure you go to see a sneak peek of it before that offer expires! A lot of you have my K-1 Writing center … [Read more...]

Well hello there and hello almost S-U-M-M-E-R! I know some of you lucky ducks might have already turned off the alarm clock but for others you're still changing lives these last few days! Today I am here to talk about summer learning for our kiddos! I also have a summer slide parent flier FREEBIE … [Read more...]

Hi there and happy almost end of the year! I'm super pumped to share with you my latest creation! A couple summers ago I created a program called KinderSurvival! This program was developed to help teachers survive that beginning of the year crazy! After teachers used KinderSurvival for a smooth … [Read more...]

Thanks so much for joining me today! We are going to talk all things... WRITING CENTER. I absolutely love the writing center or work on writing for daily five! However, it can be TOUGH finding appropriate material to replenish the writing center each week/month. After you swap out the material then … [Read more...]

  Hi there and thanks so much for stopping by! Today's post is all about NONFICTION reading along with a freebie! I have to admit nonfiction wasn't always my favorite thing to teach...mainly because it was nearly IMPOSSIBLE to track down material that was at my students' level and … [Read more...]

    Hello there and HELLO near-March!  March is for sure headed here and soon!  I settled on four themes to cover today and then I'll be back in a few weeks for more "Springy" themes! Today I will be covering: Read Day (Seuss), St. Patrick's Day, Dinosaurs, Moon and Easter/Rabbits! … [Read more...]

Hey and hello almost February!  Today I will be sharing the ins and outs of four KinderLiteracy themes!  President's Day/American Symbols, Dental Health, Kindness and Bodies!  I'm going to jump right into the first theme! It was requested to add a KinderLiteracy President's day units soooo here you … [Read more...]

  Let's talk writing! Hey friends! I wanted to take a moment (or a few moments) of your time today to visit about all things WRITING! Writing has always been one of my favorite subjects to teach but for sure not the easiest! I mean when you start the year there is SO MUCH to learn... what … [Read more...]