Hi friends! I hope you have had a great week and hopefully you are not like me and continuing to work on "school" all weekend! You just laughed didn't you!!! Seems like even if we are not doing "school" we are still thinking about it which can be just as bad sometimes! LOL! … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Centers
Hi there and happy Monday! I wanted to take a quick minute to share with you my Valentine's literacy centers! Also, be sure to grab my freebie literacy center binder covers at the end of the post if you haven't already grabbed them! This literacy center packet has 5 engaging and true … [Read more...]
Penguin Close Read {a freebie}
Hey friends! I told you before that we are just starting to venture into the close read "realm." This was our fourth close read this year. We had previously done Pumpkin Town by Katie McKy, The Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant, Reindeer {A Day in the Life} by Katie Marsico, and now Penguins by Anne … [Read more...]
All Things Literacy Centers {freebie too!}
It was back to work for me today! It was nice to be back...and have a couple of days to get back into the groove- kids come back Monday. I was SO eager to show you how I recently organized my centers that I went to grab something off the printer at school a few days ago and....click! … [Read more...]
Nonfiction Reindeer Close Read {freebie}
It's beginning to look a whole lot like Christmas! Well, it doesn't quite feel like Christmas yet, but it does feel like it here in Missouri...burrrr! Anyway, we have been working more on doing close reads during our shared read aloud time. We usually follow Journeys. However, we have realized … [Read more...]
Winter Literacy Centers
Hey friends! I'm back so soon...so not like usual :) I wanted to share with you my new winter literacy centers! I know a lot of you like the math & literacy center bundles. However, in my classroom I don't do the fun themed math centers :( I know meanie here! We … [Read more...]
Literacy Center Updates {freebie too!}
Hey friends! This will be a little bit of a double-dose in literacy center updates because I've been slacking! :) For some reason I was soooooo tired at the beginning of the week! Feeling well rested now! I will also share a Veteran's Day video with you below as … [Read more...]
Literacy Center Updates
Hey there friends! We've made it halfway through October..woo hoo! I'm not sure about you, but it seems once October arrives everything just starts to fall into place! We have fall parent/teacher conferences next week so I've spent a few days grade card assessing. Talk about … [Read more...]
Work on Writing Folders!
I still remember hearing all about this 'Daily 5' talk...how it would save us so much time for teacher prep and the benefits for our students would be tremendous. Well, everything I heard was absolutely true and beyond! I love my Daily 5/Guided Reading block. I think I've … [Read more...]