Hey… Hope you are heading into the final quarter of the school year like I am! I just finished state testing and I am so happy to be done with my first experience with that. Now my fingers are crossed and prayers are going up in hopes my students scores rock! Anyhow, I wanted to […]
Snowman themed anchor charts and activities to match…
Click here to download… 11 pages of resources to help you teach cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, and problem and solution. All in a snowman theme. Anchor charts and student themed sheets to use. (includes pictures of finished projects) Cause and Effect; Use with the story Sneezy the Snowman. Brainstorm reasons why a snowman […]
Multiplication Wreath and Text Feature Fire Freebie
I am getting ready to take this fireplace below and make it festive and also make it go along with a George Washington Novel Study my grade level is starting when we return on Tuesday. I created a few things to make the fireplace below come alive… It’s blank now, but hopefully I will share a […]
Frindle Novel Study…
Long time no post… I know. Teaching the “big kids” now… well third grade seems big from my second graders! I have been knee deep in learning yet another curriculum and another building. I have been busy…. Our team just finished a two week novel study of Frindle . I created a packet to use […]
Super Improver Board – Frog Theme!
A few weeks ago I blogged here about how I used a Super Improver Wall all year in second grade last year. Click here to read how I use the wall! This year I am teaching third and I changed my theme to frogs. Frogs and the colors blue and green! My Super Improver Walls […]
FROG FOLDERS Cover FOR FREE
Another item done on the check list… Just printed out all the covers to my parent communication folders (take-home folders). I am going with the FROG acronym! Thought I would share a copy of the folder for you to use if you would like! Click here to download the free cover. I have lots of […]
Back to School T-Shirt
It has been a bit since I posted a free resource… Actually, it has be a bit since I posted. It has been a wild few weeks. I am teaching third grade this year. I wanted to send a get-to-know you type of activity home in my letters to the students. Yes, homework before school […]
Once you Whole Brain you never go back!!
I fell in love with a classroom management system this year… you may have heard of the Super Improver Wall? LOVE IT and will never teach without it or Whole Brain Teaching Rules!!! Whole Brain Teaching in all is awesome and if you are looking for something to learn about this summer that will energize […]
What a year – Hello Summer!
What a school year this was… After this year, I think I can do anything… I got a second grade position for the year, a day before school started. In to an elementary classroom I went (after being out of my own second grade classroom for 12 years)… A totally bare classroom with nothing except the district […]
ABC End of Year Countdown…
We are enjoying the last few days of second grade with a fun ABC countdown. A small portion of our day is devoted to our letter countdown. My kiddos are well behaved but this keeps them in check the last few days. They know they have to so well during the day to get to the countdown fun. […]