A back to school activity can be so tricky to come up with. Yes…you might see cool ones….yes they might look good….but we want some substance. I love this because it gives those not immediate talkers a way to warm up and share + I can respond to those students as well! I love the…

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First up if missed this post last year – here is are some great/HILARIOUS ideas to start off Grandparents Day this year.  Pic below is linked to what I did last year. I’m changing it up some this year because of how much time we get with grandparents and I want to use it wisely.…

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We have finished our Personal Narrative pieces and had an amazing author celebration! For the next 6 weeks we will work on Descriptive Writing, ending in a culminating Haunted Halloween piece. To start this unit off with bang – I found these fun ideas from 4th Grade Frolics! We, too, started off with the “Go…

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I realized I hardly ever blog about grammar.  Hmmm…guess in reality its not my strongest point either but I had to share this idea we worked on the other week! I reviewed the 4 types of Sentences with my students in 4th grade and surprisingly these were new concepts for them.  We dove in and…

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I’m so excited to do an official classroom reveal! Last year I was on a one year leave and didn’t really get a chance to decorate my room, although I just moved 2 states away so it would have been difficult to do in that time (that is neither here nor there!) …. I’m just…

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I finally have time to show off a little of what I have been working on!  These got so much activity on Instagram  (Even Queen of the First Grade Jungle commented…be still my blogging heart!) that I thought I should show you how to make them.  I was inspired by First Class in 4th Grade…

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So as a Kindergarten teacher this year, I’m in charge of planning Round Up for the incoming class.  This has been a fun creative challenge in designing invites and a QR code tour of our school!  I wanted my students to be able to send a message on and reflect about our year!  This is…

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Snowman writing prompts are an easy way to extend early writing beyond just the book! How EASY to create. The craft modeled after this blog post combined with the FREE download made for an perfect winter display! This snowman writing template is sure to be a winter theme bulletin board display that is eye-catching! What…

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So I wanted a simple parent gift…yes I’m a first year teacher and this time of year is cray cray to say the least.  We made these simple Reindeer handprint ornaments (from Pinterest) because they took very little time and I thought it would be a great momento for parents.  I hesitate to call them…

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I’m so excited to be a new resident of Minnesota and get to participate this awesome blog hop and giveaway! What’s better than FREEBIES and a chance to win some great items Hey Everyone! School is starting right around the corner, even if you don’t want it to be sadly 🙁Hopefully I’ve got something that…

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