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
Category Archives: Parenting
Teacher Mama: Books about Tattling
Books about Tattling Tattling is huge in early elementary school. While it can be irritating, it is important that students be able to tell an adult when something is really going wrong. To do this, we have to teach students … Continue reading
Book Mama: Books about Divorce
Books about Divorce Divorce is not an easy thing for anyone involved and is, unfortunately, something my own family is dealing with right now. As we wade our way through this process, I have been on the look out for … Continue reading
Boy Mama: FREE First Day of School Signs
FREE First Day of School Signs My friend over at The Pleasantest Thing just had her third baby boy. In the spirit of helping out my fellow boy mama, I created some first day of school signs for her to … Continue reading
Boy Mama: 8 Great Lego Activities for After School Learning {After School Linky}
8 Great Lego Activities for After School Learning With summer right around the corner, I know my boys will be spending a lot of time with their Legos. Aside from creating, I plan to do some learning with Legos with … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: A Game for Practicing Even and Odd Numbers {After School Linky}
A Game for Practicing Even and Odd Numbers I am a little frustrated with the math program I am using with my first graders. While I think there is a ton of great learning and good activities in the book, … Continue reading
Book Mama: Books about Birds
Books about Birds After living in Australia for almost 2 years, my boys and I have become big bird fans. We spent a good deal of time down under capturing as many birds with our camera as possible. When we … Continue reading
Book Mama: Books about Baseball
Books about Baseball Opening day has come and gone and baseball season is in full swing. If you have a baseball fan in your house, here are some must read baseball book for your home library. H is for Homerun: … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Number of the Day Activity Pack {After School Linky}
Number of the Day Activity Pack UPDATED!!! A few years ago, BMTM shared Number of the Practice Sheets for Second Graders. Today we are sharing another Number of the Day Activity Set for First Graders although it could be used … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Letter Reversals Bingo
Letter Reversals Bingo I am always looking for ways to help my son and my students practice writing and identifying letters that are commonly reversed correctly. In an earlier post, Games for Letter Reversals, I shared a few games for … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Groundhog Day Activities {After School Linky}
Groundhog Day Activities I never remember it is Groundhog Day until it is already here. Every year I vow to remember earlier so I have at least on fun thing to do with my students on that day. Last year, … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Clown Glyph and FREE Circus Word Search
Clown Glyph and FREE Word Search I was going to begin this post by saying something like, “Who doesn’t love the circus? Or who doesn’t love clowns!” But I happen to be one of those people who really do not … Continue reading