Happy Hump Day, y’all! Welcome to my newest little weekly feature… Each Wednesday I’m going to feature a few fabulous teaching blogs. There are SO many out there, and if you’re anything like me, you don’t want to miss out on ANY of them! I mean, there’s no such thing as TOO many ideas, right?! {Don’t ask Mr. Spouse what he thinks about that…he’ll tell you I’ve got LOTS of half finished “ideas” all over our house :) Bless him.} Let’s get started, shall we?! First, let’s wander on over to LeAnne’s little corner of the blogosphere. LeAnne is the author of… Sweet LeAnne is a 2nd grade Kansas ... Read More
Lesson Plan Template
Happy Labor Day, y’all!!! The weather here in Texas is nothing short of AMAZING!!! It was sunny, windy, and 74 this morning, so I took my boys to a little “beach” {sand pit, more or less} and we played and drank purple milkshakes in honor of an extra day together!! My oldest, Landon, was all, “Mommy, it’s TOO cold to play outside!!!!” as he shivered and tucked his arms into his shirt. That’s my boy! He’s ALL Texas, for sure!! LOVE IT!!! I have to say, I was pretty dang chilly! I guess after 60+ days of temps over 100, anything less is bound to feel a little cold! HA! While my boys…all 3 ... Read More
The One With Nothing Related To Teaching {Part 2}
Yesterday was supposed to be a normal day. I was supposed to go to school, have a very uneventful day, and then celebrate the happiness that is Friday at a little “pick me up” with my other sweet teacher friends after school. Since I haven’t seen Mr. Spouse ALL week {dang you, football season!!!!}, I snagged a babysitter for Friday night so that we could have a date night {his ONLY free Friday night of the football season}. Well, I should be very familiar with the fact that NOTHING ever goes according to plans! Mr. Spouse called early in the a.m. to let me know my little bit was running a BIG fever. He had to be at ... Read More
No David! I’m a Peacemaker!
A few weeks ago, sweet Julie over at Mrs. Lee’s Kindergarten wrote this great little post about Peacemakers & Peacebreakers. Immediately, I was smitten…absolutely IN.LOVE with her idea. In our Social Studies curriculum for the first few weeks of school, we’re supposed to teach the littles about rules, people who make rules, consequences, etc. Julie’s Peacemaker activity was just TOO perfect not to implement!!! We read No David!, David Goes to School, and David Gets in Trouble. Of course, the kids got a giant kick out of the bare bottom picture of David running through the street. They just LOVE ... Read More
Writer’s Workshop Anchor Charts
I’ve always been a big fan of writing. I love to see the progress my kids make throughout the year…it’s always so remarkable!! No matter what stage they’re at when I get them, they always grow. Even a *little* growth is A LOT! I was excited to start Writer’s Workshop this week. Even though I love teaching writing, I always feel like this is an area where I can improve. I mapped out this week’s writing plans to a T and so far, we’re off to a great start! My littles were excited to get their draft books on Monday. I had some advanced writers, a few reluctant writers, and everything in ... Read More
First Week Fun!
Hey sweet friends! We’re on the 2nd week here and ohmiword…exhaustion doesn’t even BEGIN to cover it :) I’m LOVING my class of 21 littles…they’re PRECIOUS. And full of spunk. Our first day was a total BLUR. The only thing I remember is our annual first day flag raising…and that’s only because I have pictures of it! HA! No really, it was hot as sin outside…and it was only 8:30…so that’s a little hard to forget :) This is one of my favorite little school traditions. The school’s namesake comes out to say a few words to everyone….our principal says a few things too…there’s a grade level ... Read More
Free For All Friday!
Today’s the last day for Teacher Week over at Blog Hoppin’ and today’s theme is freebies!!! Who doesn’t love a good freebie, right?! Here are a few that I featured in some of my classroom pics. I’ve gotten a lot of emails about my “Writer’s Eye” wall. Here are the printables :) I can’t take ANY credit for this idea…I definitely “borrowed” it from Mrs. Phippen after seeing it on Pinterest!!! I just had to have my own little version to fit my classroom theme :) Graphics courtesy of Scrappin’ Doodles Here’s a little “Sorry We Missed You” clip chart to hang outside of your door. I realize that a lot ... Read More
I Love You…But Sometimes I Really Don’t Like You At All
Blogger and I have a love/hate relationship. Right now, we’re more on the hate side of things. While Blogger has brought me a daily list of “must reads”, it’s also made it absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for me to comment on those very same blogs. Gosh darnit!!! If you have a blog with a comment box that looks like this…. I can’t comment on your blog :( I found this out the other day when I wrote this super detailed note on Mrs. Tabb’s blog {who I just found via Pinterest…LOVE} and then it bounced me off her blog and gave me this dang pop-up… I had to stalk her on Facebook so that I could leave her a message!! ... Read More
Where It All Goes Down…A Little Classroom Tour
Hey y’all! Time for a little “Where it Goes Down Wednesday” action. We’re on day 3 here and let me tell ya…it’s getting easier every dang day! I must have been EXHAUSTED last night because I sure did PASS.OUT in my little bit’s bed as we were saying prayers. Mr. Spouse left me there and I got a really great 3 hour nap before getting up around midnight to head to my own bed :) If you’ve been following my little ol’ blog for a while, you’ll notice that my classroom hasn’t changed much since last year. I redid a few bulletin boards, moved some furniture around, added a kidney table {last year was my first year ... Read More
Teacher Talk Tuesday
2nd day down and ohmiword. I need therapeutic boots, a bladder sling, and and IV of Red Bull. Dang. I know y’all are feelin’ me, right?! It’s Tuesday and it’s time for a little “teacher talk”. I don’t want to call this “advice” because I’m pretty sure I’m not the person to ask for help, but here are a few little nuggets of experience…things that have worked for me through the years! *You need to make deposits before you can make withdrawls. Spend lots of time praising your babies and sending home positive communication. If there should ever come a time you have to give a consequence or call home for a ... Read More