These last few weeks have been moving in fast forward, so it’s time to stop down and rewind just a bit :) To sum it all up, we learned about apples, made applesauce, learned about all things moon, and know more about spiders and arachnids than we ever cared to know. My student teacher started on Tuesday and I love her big. She was observing in my room 2 days a week during the Spring, so I’m SUPER excited to have her back. She’s a natural, so that makes me happy. And, she’s the most helpful, sweetest person EVER. In a year where I’m facing more classroom challenges than ever before, I’m feeling SO very … [Read more...] about Rewind.
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Wandering Wednesday
Sorry for missing my little regular Wednesday feature last week. I was busy bein’ a momma. I just needed a little time away from the wonderful world of blogs, but now I’m back and ready to get down to business. Let’s not waste any time. First stop tonight, sweet Alessia from Mrs. Albanese’s Kindergarten Class. Alessia has been a Kindergarten teacher in Canada for the past 6 years and says she can’t imagine doing anything else! Of course, with a few years of teaching under her belt, Alessia definitely has a lot of ideas to share! Here are some of my favorites… LOVE the idea of a … [Read more...] about Wandering Wednesday
It’s BAAAAACK!!!!!! Another Erin Condren Deal!!!!!
For those of you who missed it before, One Kings Lane is offering another killer deal on Erin Condren products!!! From today until Friday, October 14th, you can grab a $50 gift card for $25!!!!!!! You might remember me blogging about this back in August. I ended up spending way too much money, but I got myself a life planner, one for my mom, and several gifts for Christmas!!! THEN, I totally took advantage of the steal on address labels and gift labels. Right now, One Kings Lane is offering ANOTHER deal on those, too!!! With Christmas right around the corner, you seriously CAN'T PASS IT UP!!!!!! If you … [Read more...] about It’s BAAAAACK!!!!!! Another Erin Condren Deal!!!!!
Fly Me to the Moon
Happy weekend, sweet friends!! We’re in Houston celebrating my grandparent’s 55th wedding anniversary. They are SO dang cute! They’re treating the family to a murder mystery dinner cruise around the bay tonight :) A night without the kids?! Yes please!! So sorry for my recent absence on the blogging scene lately…and I’m especially sad about my lack of Wandering Wednesday this week. Y’all…life is crazy and I needed to devote my nights to being a mommy :) And I don’t regret it one bit! Anywho…these last few weeks have been jammed packed, so I’ll be updating quite a bit in the days to … [Read more...] about Fly Me to the Moon
Falling :)
Hey sweet friends! Hope y’all are having a great day! In honor of the falling temperatures here in Texas, all the prices on my little TpT items are falling as well!! Through midnight tonight, you can grab anything in my little shop for $3!!! Hope you find something you “fall” in love with :) TGIF!!!!!! … [Read more...] about Falling :)
Direction, Position, & Maps
Do y’all remember this oldie?! Sweet little Rosie. Just a walkin’ along, singin’ her song. Leavin’ behind that pesky ol’ fox. We were recently learning about positional & directional words, so we read Rosie’s Walk to review position. And then we did this cute little craftivity to reinforce what we learned. How cute is she?! Pretty dang cute, I think! The kids LOVED her!! I’ve been TERRIBLE…absolutely TERRIBLE…about taking pictures in the classroom this year. I’m gonna echo Abby when I say that this year’s class has been pretty challenging, so I’m left with little time to document our … [Read more...] about Direction, Position, & Maps
Wandering Wednesday
Hey y’all! I’m just poppin’ in for a little Wandering Wednesday fun and I can’t wait to introduce you to the sweet bloggers we have lined up for tonight’s little tour! I’m not gonna lie when I tell you that I’m SO excited it’s the middle of the week. Almost time for a 2-day break and ohmiword…I NEED ONE, STAT!!!! First stop tonight, sweet Marcy from Buzzin’ on Cupcakes in First Grade. Marcy is a first grade teacher who loves cupcakes and her kiddos! She taught Kindergarten for 3 years and now teaches first…and she LOVES it! She loves teaching through project-based learning and she’s got some … [Read more...] about Wandering Wednesday
Sci-Fri Fun!!!
Hey sweet friends! I’m posting over at Blog Hoppin’ today to tell y’all a little bit about what my team is doing this year to make Science exciting for our kids! And I gotta say, it’s becoming my favorite activity of the week!!! Can’t wait to hear more about what y’all do to keep Science FUN!!!! … [Read more...] about Sci-Fri Fun!!!
Apples & Happy Fall, Y’all!
Happy Fall, Y'all! Is anyone else a little excited about the new season?! Pumpkin patches, apple cider, Halloween, Fall festivals...ohmiword. I can hardly contain myself! HA! I've recently had an influx of emails requesting some of my apple themed documents I promised to share when I posted about our week of apple fun last year. Sorry for the delay! These aren't anything special, but if you're interested in adding a few things to your files, here ya go! Here's the recipe for the applesauce we make every year. IT's SO stinkin' GOOD!!!! I like to send this home with my kids the day we make … [Read more...] about Apples & Happy Fall, Y’all!
Wandering Wednesday
Hey y’all!! Happy Wednesday! Hope y’all are having a great week {so far}. Not many complaints here…except for the visit I had to make to the “girlie” doctor today. Blech. Not my favorite place to be. Now I’m home and enjoying the smell of the beef barbacoa in the crock pot. Truth be told, Mr. Spouse *might* have misunderstood the directions and the meal in the crockpot is a far cry from what I had planned, but I’m crossing my fingers for a fortunate accident!!! In the meantime, let’s start wandering through blogland. I’m excited about the ladies featured tonight because they all exude … [Read more...] about Wandering Wednesday
Teacher Talk
Do you ever feel like your "Teacher Talk" spills over into your home life? Maybe you hear yourself saying things to your husband...or even your own kids or friends...that you don't even realize you're saying?? Mr. Spouse has caught me uttering a few of these phrases around the house and he's quick to remind me to "leave the teacher talk at school". I just can't seem to turn it off!! HA!!! Here's a little sneak peek into what a typical day "sounds" like for me {both at school AND home :)}... "Turn your voice off." "I'll be happy to start when you can show me you're ready!" "Awesome blossom!!" "Pin a rose on … [Read more...] about Teacher Talk
Daily Schedule Cards
NEW & updated schedule cards have been uploaded to my TpT shop. You can find them HERE!!!! THANK YOU!!! … [Read more...] about Daily Schedule Cards
Wandering Wednesday
Hey y’all! Welcome to another edition of Wandering Wednesday :) Wednesday means we’re one day closer to Friday…get excited people!! HA!! Festival season is starting and my MOST FAVORITE festival is set to take place this weekend! Our little family of 4 will be there in FULL force consuming as many corn dogs, lemonades, funnel cakes, and fried pickles as we can stand! I can’t wait!!! While I’m busy waiting on the weekend to get here, I want to introduce y’all to some new…and not so new…blogs. I’m so excited about this week’s features because these ladies are hands down AMAZING. Grab your … [Read more...] about Wandering Wednesday
Our Week in Review
Real quick, I just wanted to say “thank you” to the sweet folks over at Teacher Certification Degrees for including The First Grade Parade on their list of the Top 50 Early Childhood Education Blogs. SO not deserving to be in that category with all the BEYOND amazing blogs they have listed. It should be named the Top 1,000 Early Childhood Education Blogs because every.single. one of y’all are inspiring beyond belief. My Google Reader is FILLED with hundreds of AMAZING early childhood education blogs and I’m forever grateful for the inspiration I’ve gotten from each one of you! I also want to say “thank you” to the sweet … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review
Image Stuff Brag Tags
TGI{almost}F, people! It’s a short week for us…the kids didn’t come back ‘til Wednesday!!…but let me tell you that I’m READY for the weekend!! The only thing I have to get through first is ANOTHER trip to the dentist. My teeth hurt worse now than they did before my cavities were filled a few weeks ago. I can only drink through a straw and can’t bite down on the left side of my mouth without sharp pain shooting through my nerve. NOT.fun. In other news, I got a little surprise package in the mail today and couldn’t wait to share it with y’all because I know you guys will be just as excited as I am!! I … [Read more...] about Image Stuff Brag Tags
Wandering Wednesday…A New Feature
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...] about Wandering Wednesday…A New Feature
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...] about Lesson Plan Template
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...] about The One With Nothing Related To Teaching {Part 2}
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...] about No David! I’m a Peacemaker!
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...] about Writer’s Workshop Anchor Charts
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...] about First Week Fun!
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...] about Free For All Friday!
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...] about I Love You…But Sometimes I Really Don’t Like You At All
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...] about Where It All Goes Down…A Little Classroom Tour
