Back to School Game: Fruit Basket Upset Have you ever played the game. Fruit Basket Upset? Most people I have come across in recent years have not played this game and, oh man! They are missing out! This game is … Continue reading
Math Fact Practice at Home Once again it has been an awfully long time since I posted. So much has happened since my last post and well, COVID, didn’t help. I am hoping to be back on the posting track … Continue reading
FLASHLIGHT by Lizi Boyd I LOVE this book! I bought it a few years ago for an electricity unit we were doing, but never actually got to use it. This week, however, I had half my class out with illnesses … Continue reading
Shape Trilogy Shape Characters We are knee deep into a unit on shapes. I love teaching about shapes because there is SO much that you can do with them. A few years back, I shared some of my students favorite … Continue reading
Back to School FREEBIES It’s almost that time! Teachers are heading back to school, prepping their classrooms and awaiting the arrival of their students. I am, of course, doing the same. Last year, I created a few FREEBIES for the … Continue reading
8 Space Writing Activities for the Classroom We just finished our unit on Space which is always a favorite for first graders. This year I introduced a lot more writing into our unit and wanted to share them all with … Continue reading
Hershey Kisses Valentine’s Day Writing I could not resist this idea when I saw it on Pinterest. I immediately went to the source (Hooty’s Homeroom) to see just how it was done. I then whipped up a template, grabbed some … Continue reading
FREE Valentine’s Day Bump Game Here I go with another bump game. This one is for Valentine’s Day. There is not much more to say about it except, here it is! Download it for FREE by clicking HERE.. NOTE: I … Continue reading
Auntie Claus and a Christmas Craft I just love this book. Love, love, love it. I love to read it to my own kids and love to share it with my students each year. This year, I wanted to find … Continue reading
The Missing Letters: A Dreidel Story PLUS FREE PRINTABLE I’m always excited to find a new book to share with my class. This week, I discovered a new Hanukkah story and I cannot wait to read it to my first … Continue reading
18+ Bump Games for Family Math Night I only learned about the game BUMP a year or so ago, but since then I have been a bit obsessed. I have created 18+ BUMP games covering a whole host of math … Continue reading
FREE Turkey Fact Families Practice Sheets UPDATE VERSION AVAILABLE HERE We are working on fact families in first grade. My students are doing really well with the concept, but I made this practice sheet set anyway. 🙂 What is a … Continue reading
