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
Homework Packet and Survival Kit UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2018 As I plan for the new school year, I am rethinking homework. I will admit I am not a huge fan of homework and as a parent I really don’t like it. It … Continue reading
How to Build a Snowman UPDATED VERSION NOW AVAILABLE The snow finally fell! Last Wednesday morning, we woke to about 2 inches of snow on our front lawn and that is when the excitement began. My boys were ecstatic and … Continue reading
FREE Thanksgiving Turkey Math Games UPDATED VERSION BELOW! We have Grandparent’s Day next week and my teaching partner and I decided to set up 6 stations between our two classrooms. One of the stations will be a math game which … Continue reading
Time Soldiers Books: The Ultimate Adventure Series I love it when I am contacted by an author and asked to review his or her books. I love the day the books arrive and we open the box so excited to … Continue reading
Understanding Reluctant Readers Recently, BMTM shared a post about books for reluctant (boy) readers. We featured the books by Jim Westcott from Splashing Cow Books. Click HERE to read more about these books. As a follow up to that post, … Continue reading
FREE Tooth Fairy Certificate My youngest lost his first tooth!! I had forgotten how dramatic the first loose tooth can be. It only took about a day and a half to fall out so the drama didn’t last too … Continue reading
Happy New Year! 17 Creative Ideas For Celebrating the New Year I decided a nice way to end the year would be a round up of some New Year’s Activities. There is quite a variety of ideas here. Some … Continue reading
Personal Space Camp I love, love, love this book! I literally stumbled upon it online, immediately ordered it and read it with my class the day it arrived on my front porch. Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook Louis is … Continue reading
Color Books: Purple Purple is my favorite color and I have colors on my mind since reviewing the book, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home both by Drew Dewalt and Oliver Jeffers. I thought … Continue reading
Candy Corn Ice Cream Treat I made this fun dessert for our Halloween party last year and wanted to show it to you all. Candy Corn Ice Cream Treat Ingredients: 2 gallons of vanilla ice cream (preferably a softer brand … Continue reading
8 Fun Ways to Teach Number Bonds I was so excited to find so many great ideas for teaching number bonds this week that I collected my favorites to share with you all. Hope you find something you like! Colored … Continue reading