How many of y'all felt a little shift in the weather this past weekend?! Us?! Notsomuch. My Facebook feed was full of friends in other cities and states talking about the gorgeous fall weather & pictures of pumpkin spice lattes, infinity scarves, boots, fires in the fireplace, and weather report screenshots reading temps between 50 & 70. Lucky you. I lie. While I'm looking forward to Fall and all the nostalgia and comfort it encompasses, I don't want the weather to change. I'm a summer girl all the way. Okay, okay. I could do without the 90 degree temps. But I'd love for it ... Read More
Tutorial by Request
In yesterday's post, I added this little picture of an example of what my name cards look like that I add to my Word Wall and use for various name activities at the beginning of the year.... A few of you said you didn't know how to make that in Power Point and wanted to know how it was done, so I put together this little tutorial and I hope it helps you out!!! I forgot to mention that I used KG PRIMARY PENMANSHIP as my font for these name cards. I do hope this helps to clear up any questions you had about creating name cards in Power Point. I've been using PP for the last 10 years because it's ... Read More
Let’s Talk Word Walls
If you’re a teacher, there’s a good chance you’ve got a Word Wall in your room {either by desire or demand}. 9 times out of 10, the Word Wall you spent hours planning, setting up, & prepping is just a piece of wall décor. Am I right or am I totally off base?! Maybe I’m just speaking from experience. Hopefully you know what I’m talking about! I’ve always had a bit of an issue with my Word Walls. They’re not conveniently located. At all. And really, that’s all my fault. I could make it more accessible. I would always start out the year with a BANG….like we all do. I would ... Read More
Coffee Talk
This past weekend I hosted a little "Coffee Talk" over on my FB page. I had so much fun chatting with the teachers who stopped by. And I felt like a lot of their questions deserved more than just a little blurb of a response. So I'm going to blog about a few of these things in greater detail over the next few weeks. Here's a list of things we came up with... I figured I'd check in with you guys too and see if there's anything you'd like me to add to the list?! Just leave a comment and let me know! Have a great Monday! ... Read More
Currently
I'm linking up with Farley today for her monthly "Currently" linky. I'm not sure why I torture myself with the news. It makes me all kinds of sad. And scared. But when I do tune in, my channel is set to HLN. I love Robin Meade. We recently found a new church. Two years in the making. And I LOVE it. It's cute. And tiny. And nestled in a sea of trees. I love the congregation and all the sweet people who have made us feel at home this last month. I'm 12 kinds of excited for the start of the LAST season {sniff, sniff} of Sons of Anarchy. 7 more days, people. ... Read More
(Short) Vowel Fun for Everyone!
Happy Labor Day! We spent our day doing a whole bunch of nothing. I love those kind of days. Mr. Spouse had to go in for a few hours today and the boys and I hung out around the house...playing MarioKart Wii...cleaning up...and fighting off a bug that {as Grant said} "surviveth in the water!!!!" That miraculous water surviving bug was the sole reason they refused to swim this afternoon. Oh dear. When the boys are home, I have to force them to take a little "down time". They aren't really big nappers...unless they're in the car...and that's really a shame because I could nap for hours :) ... Read More
Orange You Glad It’s Friday?!
The first week of the new school year has started and I sort of feel like I'm back in a routine. My boys started 2nd & 1st grade(s) on Monday and they are LOVING it so far. I did a little news segment for a local station on Monday talking all about teacher gifts. Just a few quick and easy ideas, but then I got to thinking that I forgot one so I wanted to chat about that here in case you need any ideas for the teachers in your life. This would be a great one for any Friday of the school year :) Let me just preface this by saying that teachers DO NOT expect gifts. Ever. When I was in the classroom I didn't ... Read More
Wayback Wednesday…A Behavior Management Idea!
Today I decided to take a little trip down memory lane. It's time to go WAY back. And when I say way back I mean 2 years ago ;) Hahahahaha. Seriously though. It seems like this summer was WAY back when. Dang time goes fast! I know how important behavior management is...especially at the beginning of the year. I really believe strongly in hitting expectations hard at the beginning of the year. No matter how you do it...whether you have rules or not....whether you incorporate a color system or not...whatever works for you! Setting expectations is IMPORTANT. I always feel that if I do ... Read More
Back To School
It's August 25th. For most schools here in Texas, today is the first day of school. This is an event my boys have been anticipating for the last month. Once all of our summer travels were over, they would excitedly ask, "when do we go back to school??!?!?!?!?" For the last few weeks ,the excitement has been building. The boys met their teachers last week {they are all so PRECIOUS!!!} and they haven't been able to stop talking about school since they walked out of their brand new classrooms on "Meet the Teacher" night. Excitement would be an understatement. I decided to do a little something special ... Read More
A Look At My Day
Hey y'all! It's Thursday and that means today's Teacher Week Topic is WHEN.... It's all about our schedules today! I've taught for 13 years. In those 13 years, I've taught at 4 different schools and in 3 different grades {K-3}. Each year I feel like I have the "best schedule ever". Really. But I have to say, the schedule I've had the past two years just might take the cake. Let's take a peek, shall we?! Now let's break it down. Our kids all meet in the cafeteria every morning. That means no parent drop offs in the classroom. Except for the first two days of ... Read More
