Happy New Year, friends! 2015....really?!?! Have you made any resolutions? Me...notsomuch. Of course, I always want to be a better version of who I was the year before, but resolutions never quite "stick" if you know what I mean. Sure...I want to eat healthier. Work out more. Get more organized. Keep the house clean. Do the laundry...regularly ;) Yes...I want all those things. And to eat all the things and still be able to fit into my jeans. But really...I just want to have a great year filled with lots of laughter and more memories than I can count. Instead of a ... Read More
Long Vowels & Place Value
It's been a quiet few weeks here on the blog. Good reason of course...FAMILY TIME! And holiday fun. Lots and LOTS of holiday fun. I like to "unplug" this time of the year and get back to what's the most important...my family. No work. No blogging. No...well...nuthin'. Completely and totally necessary. We spent Christmas Eve with my sweet family here in Houston.... Then we woke up at 6 on Christmas morning...sang Happy Birthday to Jesus...opened our gifts from Santa...and headed to the airport to spend the remainder of our holiday vacay with our Indiana family. This ... Read More
Christmas Conversation
With 4 days left until Christmas, I thought today would be the **perfect** day to link up with my dear friend, Abby, and join in on her Christmas Conversation linky... ** I absolutely LOVE reading this version of The Night Before Christmas to my boys..as they're snug in their beds...on Christmas Eve. It's become a yearly tradition and we only read it...aloud...on Christmas Eve. I keep it on a shelf they can reach in their room, but they've gotten to where they only want us to read it to them. SO sweet. **My grandpa makes the most AMAZING Faccia di Vecchia every year for Christmas Eve. I'm obsessed and I ... Read More
Happy December!
I'm so sad that we're halfway through the month and I'm JUST now finding the time to sit down and update this sweet little blog. Because...well...LIFE. It kinda gets in the way, right?! I kid...sort of...but in all seriousness, here's a little peek at what the last few weeks have entailed... I spent the first week of December prepping for the MI Kindergarten conference and getting my house ready for my soon-to-be SIL's bridal shower. Terrible planning on my part. I always over commit, gosh darnit. In between all that prepping and planning, I also chaperoned Landon's field trip to the ... Read More
Christmas for the Classroom Giveaway!
It's the season for giving and I've teamed up with several fabulous bloggers to giveaway this AMAZING gift!!!! A laser printer!!! Amazing, right?!?!?! I mean, can I enter?!?! PLEASE?!?! Anyway, in addition to the laser printer, I'm giving away my most favorite math tool...dice in dice! I LOVE these things!!!! Great for comparing quantities, determining greater/less, addition/subtraction/mixed operations, counting, and more!!!! I use these for EVERYTHING!!!! Wanna win one...or both...of these for your classroom?!? Just follow the directions below and enter to win! ... Read More
Elfis is BACK & a HUGE Sale!
Our family elf, Elfabet, is back at our house and visiting us from the North Pole. He is one of my favorite family traditions because his silly hijinks always make my boys laugh. There is just no sweeter sound to wake up to in the morning, I swear. Not only are the elves flying back to homes everywhere across the country, but according to my calendar, they're flying back to classrooms everywhere, too. Last year I posted all about our classroom elf and I wanted to share that post again in case you could use this fun freebie in your class, too! Click on the picture below to read all about it. ... Read More
Talk Turkey To Me!
How many of y'all are in scramble mode right now?! Scrambling to get things planned and prepped for your Thanksgiving festivities...and I don't mean your homebound celebrations. I thought I'd throwback to some old things I've done in my classroom for Thanksgiving and share a couple of new things with you as well. If you're still not done planning and prepping, maybe these ideas will help! First up, here are my favorite Thanksgiving books! Before I throwback, here's a little something new for this year. I created this supplemental math & literacy resource full of printables and writing craftivities to get you ... Read More
Celebrating Veteran’s Day (Freebies, Too!)
If you're anything like me, you are always looking for more ideas and resources to add to your ever growing collection. I do this for EVERYTHING. Constantly looking for new ideas...more resources...and more time. If anybody can tell me where I can find more time, I'd really appreciate it ;) That to be said, I want to share with you a few ideas to help you get ready for Veterans Day {next week...ALREADY!!!! Gah!!!} I absolutely LOVE teaching my kids about veterans and the sacrifices they make for our freedom. At my old school, veterans related to the students were invited to an assembly and ... Read More
Problem Solving in the Primary Grades
Are you sitting down?! Good. Because this may or may not be a lengthy post. On the off chance that it is {& by off chance, I mean it is}, go ahead and grab yourself a little something to sip on...and don't forget your snacks, too! Let's go ahead and talk a little bit about.... I don't know what it is, but I love teaching math concepts and skills. This always makes my mom laugh something fierce because I STILL...at 30 something...have to CALL HER when there's a sale so that she can tell me how much I'll be saving. If it's 10%, I got it. 50% off is even better. I mean, I can ... Read More
Currently.
Hello friends! Happy Sunday!!!! AND... I don't know if y'all feel the same way, but seriously....where'd October go?! November?? ALREADY?!?!? That means it's time to start Christmas shopping. And decorating. And finding my elastic pants. Lawd knows I'll need those these next few months {for the love of carbs!!!!!} This weekend has been filled with craziness and lots of memory making. We had a wonderful Halloween, but we had to spend it without Mr. Spouse. This is the first Halloween he hasn't been with us for trick-or-treating. Ahhhh....the joys of Friday night lights ... Read More
