Happy Snow Week, friends! With 12ish inches of snow on the ground, I wanted to stop by and share an updated file that many friends have been asking for - Tournament of Books! Last year, one of my ...
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Using Cuisenaire Rods
Last week, our school received exciting new math tools - cuisenaire rods! I've used these number rods before, and was thrilled to jump right-in with them this week in guided math groups. We are ...
5 for Friday: Desk Fairies, Collaboration, and EdMarket
Happy Friday, friends! Just stopping by to share a few photos and stories from the week. Every week, we love walking into a new set of books on our display shelf. From favorite authors to favorite ...
Listening Center Ideas for 1st Grade
Today I'm sharing about another component to the Daily 5 in our classroom - Listening to Reading. (I've shared about Read to Self/Partner and Word Work earlier in the year). This is going to be an ...
Tips for Using Remind in the Classroom
Hi friends! Tonight I'm stopping by to share about one of my favorite ways to keep families in the loop - Remind - and tips for getting the most out of it! Our students spend 8 hours a day in ...
Guided Math in 1st Grade: Where to Start?
Three years ago our 1st grade team transitioned from a transitional math block to a guided math block. By far, reading was our strongest subject and our reading growth has been amazing. While we were ...
100th Day of School in 1st Grade
Happy 100th Day of School Friends! It's true, I survived my first 1st grade 100th day flying solo. It was a blast. SO loud, but the perfect kind of noise. ;) Before my head hits my pillow I wanted to ...
Penguins and Polar Bears: 1st Grade Research
Happy day, friends! I just wanted to quickly stop by and share an amazing way we've started doing research this week, as well as some ideas for learning about penguins, polar bears, arctic, tundra, ...
A Class Read-In! Celebrating Success
Each week, my friends work to earn stars for their at-home reading. For every 20 minutes they read, students earn a star. If we earn 100 stars collectively then we celebrate! You can read more about ...
R-Controlled Vowels: /ar/ Pirate Week
Welcome to Pirate Week, friends! It was a fabulous week of singing, eye-patches, searching for gold, and hunting for those pesky /ar/ words! One of the most amazing parts of 1st grade is that life is ...
Snowman Directed Drawings
Happy last-day-of-Winter Break, friends! Last month, I shared our first watercolor projects - turkeys - and my friends LOVED the chance to be artists in the classroom. It reminded me that I need to ...
2014 in Review
As the Christmas-season is coming to an end, I am so excited for an amazing 2015! Tonight I just wanted to share some of the highlights - determined by views - of my corner of cyberspace. ...