Boy Mama: Shamrock Treats for St. Patrick’s Day

Shamrock Treats for St. Patrick’s Day I saw this adorable St. Patrick’s Day treat all over Pinterest (in several different forms).  I decided to make it tonight for my boys and my students. I took the basic idea from the … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: FREE Printables for Teaching Questions, Exclamations and Statements

 Questions, Exclamations and Statements Looking for a way to teach your child about the difference between a question, a statement and an exclamation?  Well, look no further! Here is a fun way to teach this concept to your child. Materials … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: Short Vowel Sort and Bingo Game {After School Linky}

Short Vowel Sort and Bingo Game I had an opportunity to work strictly with our first grade students who struggle with basic phonics for a short stretch of time. I wanted to do some activities that really drove home short vowel … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: FREE Printable What Gets a Capital Letter? Book {After School Linky}

FREE Printable What Gets a Capital Letter? Book My students are first graders, so of course using capital letters correctly and consistently is a work in progress. I wanted to create an activity where they practice using capital letters in … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: FREE Printable Daily Weather Graph

FREE Printable Daily Weather Graph We needed a daily weather graph for our math wall and the one provided in our math program is really unattractive and not very practical.  I decided to create a graph for my teaching partner … Continue reading

Book Mama: Stories about Shapes {After School Linky}

Stories about Shapes   Looking for some good books about shapes? Well, look no further. Here are my faves! The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns Triangle is bored with being a triangle so he visits the local shapeshifter and POOF! … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: FREE Valentine Ten Frame Playing Cards {After School Linky}

FREE Valentine Ten Frame Playing Cards I have been having so much fun creating these themed ten frame cards. I used our football themed ten frame cards around the Superbowl and will bring these cards out this week for Valentine’s … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: FREE Printable You’re Write for Me Valentines

FREE Printable You’re Write for Me Valentines Just created these Valentines for our first graders. We wanted to keep our Valentines candy free so we opted for the Valentine’s Day Pencil option.  This is a FREE printable. Simply click HERE to download. … Continue reading

Teacher Mama: FREE Trapped in a Snow Globe Writing Printable

FREE Trapped in a Snow Globe Writing Printable UPDATED 12.16.19 I’ve seen this all over Pinterest in a variety of different formats. I really wanted to do it last year with my class, but ran out of time so this … Continue reading