Do you ever have times in your life where everything seems to be going wrong?  Well, welcome to my week!  Just when I thought we were all se...

Have you noticed that my posts are a little further apart now that I am back to school?  Like all of you, I am caught up in the September cr...

I survived the first week of first grade!  As you know it is always such a great feeling but there is no tired like the end of the first wee...

I hope everyone is enjoying Labor Day and spending it relaxing and gearing up for your week.  Tomorrow is our first day and I am already pre...

Please see a new post from Feb. 2018 HERE I am a huge fan of Corduroy by Don Freeman and love to use the story in my classroom.  Retell i...

I mentioned last week that one of my goals this year was to work hard on getting my students to understand digraphs early in the year.  To h...

NOTE : This FREE product has been updated to include an editable version.  You can read more about it HERE . My firsties are always glowi...

I've been spending lots of time at the mall lately trying to outfit my 13 year old daughter for school ... my son was so much easier ;) ...

Digraphs ... this  year I vow for early mastery by my firsties!! (at least that's my hope!) I'm planning to create a few word work...

My husband thought it would be funny to bring in a couple of fall colored leaves when he was mowing on the weekend.  I'm hoping they wer...