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
Apple Pickin’ Time Math Game It’s almost (officially) fall here in the States and fall means apples, leaves changing colors, pumpkins and, of course, Halloween. Last year at this time, I shared our FREE Apple Tree Math printable and it … Continue reading