Hello friends. Are you still there?? I am. Barely. We are knee deep in testing and assessments and that is consuming my life right now. 2 more days. TWO.MORE.DAYS. We have 15...{ahem}...14!!! more days of school left. The countdown is on. It's been on. In fact, I'm pretty sure the kids abandoned their countdown because they're already acting like they're on summer break. Y'all know what I'm talkin' about. I wish I had a fun update to share. Something exciting. Something interesting. But I've got NOTHIN'. Nada. Zip. Zilch. But I will be back soon because we have SO much fun planned. If ... Read More
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!! One of my non-teaching friends posted this on Facebook today and it made me laugh out loud... Hahaha!! It's definitely a calling! Speaking of teacher appreciation, I'm pretty much surviving this week thanks to all of my Pinterest finds. I have 4 teachers to buy for and there is SO many great ideas out there on ways to show your teachers you appreciate them without breaking the bank. Here's what we've done so far... Speaking of random {were we speaking about random?!?!}...I got the most AMAZING package full of goodies delivered to my doorstep yesterday and I ... Read More
Past & Present
Can y'all believe it's already MAY?!?! As in we only have 25 more days of school left?!?! WHEN did that happen?! Seems like I was just welcoming 18 new 5-year-olds into my tidy and organized classroom. Now those 18 not-so-new 5 & 6 year olds are a little bit older, a WHOLE lot smarter, and my classroom is anything but tidy and organized. I know I'm not the only one! April was a BUSY month for my little family. Birthday parties. Sleepovers. Easter. Family visits. Out of town guests. Trip to Dallas. And a little bit of everything in between. And even thought it ... Read More
Schoolgirl Style Reveal ~ Woodland Animal Collection
If y'all are anything like me, you're already thinking about what you want to do differently next school year. Namely, decor and all things organization. Now, don't get me wrong. I love what I've got goin' on, but I like change...especially when it's cute. No one knows cute better than Schoolgirl Style {can I get an amen?!} Did y'all know she just launched her brand new store website?!?! Swoon. And guess what?! She's adding 16 brand spankin' new collections to the shop! Eeeek!! Sixteen, people!!! And she's revealing them one day at a time. I can hardly stand it. I was absolutely ... Read More
The Naughty Numbers
One of my favorite things about teaching is the people with whom I teach. I love my team. I really, really do. I love that we all have our own little set of experiences and talents we bring to the team. I love that we all love to share. And I love that we're all brunette ;) Ha! Okay, so that last one was a bit of a stretch, but I'm pretty sure brunettes have more fun :) All that to be said, one of the best things about having an amazing team is the collaboration that goes on behind the scenes. It never seems to come from our regularly scheduled planning periods, rather those off the cuff ... Read More
Well, Isn’t That Clever?!
I'm gonna brag for a second. I have smart friends. Really smart. Very talented. Extremely CLEVER friends. And I love to be around them because I have no less than 5,089 "a-ha!!!" moments when I'm with them. Now let's change gears for just a second before I go braggin' on my clever friends. I've often been asked how I assess and/or know exactly what my kids are doing when they're working independently in literacy/math stations. I have a few different things I do, but when my very clever friend, Deedee, told me what she does, I immediately knew I had to change the way I was doing things! Deedee ... Read More
A Little More Fluency Fun + A Giveaway
I intended to blog about more of our insect fun last week, but time got away from me. And then I had to pack and get ready for a weekend with the girls. If you're following me on Instagram, you might have seen a few little pics of my road trip to San Antonio this weekend. Several of my sweet blogging friends met up in SA for the Neon Dash...and lots of eating...shopping...and more eating. The best part of any trip, of course ;) Before the race... And after .... Friends are, by far, the best thing about blogging. What precious, PRECIOUS people these girls are and what a FUN weekend we ... Read More
What’s the Bug Deal?
Just wanted to pop in real quick and share a few things we've been up to this week! This week we're learning all about insects. Since there's SO much to learn...and so many little insects to cover...we're taking two full weeks to learn about these little critters. This week is a big introduction to insects. Here's how we started our learning... I also introduced this song. Obviously this isn't an original! It's been around for ages and my kids LOVE it. Even my own two littles!! They get such a kick out of singing this when they come in my room after school. We're taking a closer look ... Read More
Plants Aplenty!
Last week our class was immersed in plants. Lots and LOTS of plants!! We started the week tapping into our schema about plants and learning lots of new info. And then we moved right into diagrams and labels....and tree maps, too! I created this same anchor chart last year and used it again this year to guide our independent writing and hands-on activities. I made the kids responsible for adding to our tree map. I love their inventive spelling :) This year I had the kids assemble and label the parts of a flower. We used the info from our tree maps to create our little Flower ... Read More
A Little Recap. That’s All.
I know many of y'all are on Spring Break, but I am not. In fact, I think I need ANOTHER week off. We are just getting back in the swing of things after an ever so glorious, albeit way too busy, Spring Break. {tear, sniff}. I can smell Summer just around the corner and the fragrance is OH so sweet. Sweet, sweet summa-time. Now before I start daydreaming about being poolside, I'll go ahead and recap what we've been up to these last few weeks. We had lots of presidential-sized Kindergarten fun. As you can see, we're working on our handwriting. That to be said, heck if I'm not so excited ... Read More
