Pug Themed Classroom Decorations Graphics courtesy of Boodapug UPDATED 5.7.18 Check out our NEW Pug Themed Classroom Materials!! Click HERE. Ever do something that you just fall in love with and want to share with others –just because? Well, I … Continue reading
3 Punctuation Games for Children and After School Linky Teaching about periods and exclamation marks are big right now in our first grade class as we learn how to write a good sentence. While many of my students understand these … Continue reading
FREE Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Card Game and The Virtual Book Club for Kids Blog Hop There are way too many wonderful Bill Martin Jr. books out there and it was so hard to choose just one book to focus … Continue reading
5 Simple Game Boards for Sight Word Practice and After School Link Up I love my class this year. Well, I love my class every year, but this year is especially exciting because they are what I call “true” first … Continue reading
FREE Color Word Labels I am really enjoying creating visual aids for my classroom. I looked around for a while for color word labels to hang on our word wall and wasn’t able to find exactly what I wanted so … Continue reading
Vowels and Consonants: A Graphing Activity and Game Knowing the difference between a vowel and a consonant is important for reading and writing. This week in my first grade classroom, we spent a lot time learning about the differences between … Continue reading
Teaching Vowels and Consonants to Children with the Vowel and Consonant Spin (or grab) Game Knowing the difference between a vowel and a consonant is an important part of learning to read and write. As a reminder vowels are a, e, … Continue reading
Back to School Writing Activities Are you looking for some good getting-to-know-you-back-t0-school-ideas? Well, look no further, I just happen to have 3 ideas for you right here! Simply click the link to see the activity. Enjoy! Back to School Hopes … Continue reading
Room on the Broom Movie Review and Giveaway We have loved Julia Donaldson’s book, Room on the Broom, since the day we discovered it tucked away on a bookshelf in a cozy bookstore in Sydney, AU. The story is simple, … Continue reading
Back to School Lunch Box Riddles Printable I am so excited that my son is now a reader and I can now pack notes with LOTS of words in his lunch box this year. He is really into knock-knock jokes … Continue reading
Homework Survival Kit I finally took my own suggestions (hee!) and created our family Homework Survival Kit. The kit is just one part of BMTM’s Homework Packet and Survival Kit (updated September 2018) and I have been wanting to make it … Continue reading
12 Teaching Tools for Back to School As you may or may not know, I am returning to teaching for my first full year later this month. I covered a maternity leave last year so I was was not there … Continue reading
