I finally had a chance to see my new classroom yesterday. For those of you wondering, I’m teaching KINDERGARTEN this year!!!!!! Back to my roots!!!! I swear I wasn’t trying to keep it a secret. I’m not a superstitious person by any means, but I wanted to make sure I had a classroom before I made the announcement :) I’m so excited! I taught Kindergarten for 7 years and I’m excited to go back. I’ll still be posting lots of 1st grade ideas as well, so for those of you that have emailed me wondering if I’ll be doing that, the answer is “yes” :) Now onto my classroom. My friends, it’s definitely a ... Read More
Welcome to the Jungle
I hope visions of Axle Rose were swirling in your head as you were reading…ahem, SINGING…the title of this post :) Yes, you can thank me for that later. I was going through some old posts on my family blog the other day and I ran across an entry I made when I was teaching 2nd grade. This was all before I started The First Grade Parade. I took some pics of my 2nd grade classroom back in the day and thought I’d share just incase anyone is looking for some ideas. I couldn’t find the original pics on my EHD…{I didn’t really look very hard}…so I had to copy these from the blog. They aren’t the best quality, but you ... Read More
Happy Birthday!
Since today is my birthday, I wanted to share with y’all what I do for birthdays in my classroom. I always hated having a summer birthday when I was growing up…no chance to celebrate at school! Dangit!! I know my school babies feel the same way, so it’s important I have a little something for everyone. Each of my kiddos gets to wear a H-U-G-E birthday button {you can get them at the Dollar Tree…and they’re the size of your head :) Seriously, though…they remind me of the big ol’ buttons that NKOTB used to sell…I had them ALL.} I adhere ribbon to it so they can wear it like a necklace…SO much easier than ... Read More
Christmas in July :)
When it is hot and humid outside, sometimes you have to think cold! So here is the deal: Seasonal items have been placed on sale for JUST ONE DAY! Grab some Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter fun! A huge thank you to Babbling Abby for making this adorable picture! Babbling Abby Michelle Oakes Erica Bohrer Cara Carroll Anna Brantley ... Read More
Tell Me More!
Do y’all know my Texas sister, Mrs. Lemons?! Okay, so we’re not *technically* sisters, but we live in the same state so that means we’re thisclose. I’ve actually gotten to meet her in person and lemme tell ya…she’s a doll. And she’s also hosting a little “get to know you/me” linky party, so I thought it would be fun to play along & link up! 1. I am the oldest of 4 and I ADORE my siblings! Even though they all refer to me as the “black sheep” of the family :) Stinkers!!! 2. Mr. Spouse proposed to me in my classroom in front of all my friends and co-workers on our one-year dating anniversary back in ... Read More
Mailbox Math
Hi friends! Are y’all enjoying summer as much as I am?!?! I’m *trying* to savor every little second before I have to head back to set up my NEW classroom!! Eeeek! I think I’ve said it before, but I LOVE teaching math. I wasn’t always a fan, but over the last couple of years, it’s become one of my favorite things to teach. I like math even more when I can integrate literacy into it. During my 2nd year of teaching, I had this little mailbox in my classroom. Book characters would write to my kids asking them to help solve a problem. This was my little way to try and incorporate math & ... Read More
Happy 4th!!! And a {Flash} Sale!
Happy 4th, sweet friends!!!! Hope you have a fun and SAFE day celebrating!!!! Just incase you're in the mood to shop, I'm having a 20% {flash} sale in my little TpT shop today only! Also, check out sweet Jodi's {from Fun in First} Have a Heart packet while you're there. Her brother-in-law had a heart transplant back in January and the proceeds from this packet will be used to help him out :) LOVE IT!!! ... Read More
A Quick Little Update
I swore I was going to be better about blogging this summer, but as you can see, that just isn’t the case! After we got *almost* settled into the new house, we left for our 2 week family vacation up north. We drove. With 2 kids. For 20 hours. I don’t need to say anything else about that! Now we’re headed to Michigan for the rest of the week to celebrate the 4th with Mr. Spouse’s family. My family is housesitting for us, so I’m happy our new little home isn’t sitting all alone! To say we’ve been a *little* busy would be an understatment!! Here’s what we’ve been up to these last few days… ... Read More
Beat the Heat {A HUGE, SUMMER SIZED GIVEAWAY!}
Wouldn't it be cool if you could enter a contest and pick your prize? You can! You can gear up for next year with 17 products from some of your favorite sellers. How cute is that graphic from Lindsey? Hop on over to Blog Hoppin' to enter. Hop on over to Blog Hoppin' to enter. Be warned... this is a quick giveaway! It will all be over on Monday night at midnight! ... Read More
Station Storage…How I Organize the Chaos :)
Hey y’all! I’m BACK!!! As of late last night, we are finally moved in! Can I tell you how THRILLED I am?!?! I think it’s safe to say we’ve been busier these last two weeks than we are during the school year. In addition to moving, we decided to *finally* potty train our three-year-old. {Well…in all honesty, he potty trained himself…PTL!} We spent several days at my parent’s house with all 4 of us sleeping in a king size bed. We unloaded WAY too much junk and moved it all into the house…let’s see, about 3 UHauls worth of *stuff*?!?!?! I’ve seen WAY too many frogs. AND…we finished filming ... Read More
