Over the summer I shared with you all some of my favorite classroom resources and things I consider 'must-haves' for our primary classrooms. At the *very* top of the list was a library display shelf ...
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10 Frame Song & Printable Lyrics
Music is my go-to resource for helping student internalize difficult material, for smoothing and quieting transitions, and for adding excitement to our classroom. My 1st graders absolutely love Hedi ...
Apps for Making 10
The second week in October, our 1st grade focus was working with numbers to 10 - subitizing, multiple representations, and later in the week making 10. 10 becomes such an important benchmark for ...
1st Week of Daily 5 Choices
If you've read my blog before, you probably know that I use a Daily 5 structure to organize our reading time. I love the freedom, choice, and time spent reading/writing it offers my students. One of ...
Making Predictions: 1st Grade Read Aloud
Hello, friends! Six weeks into the school year, we have hit the ground running and read-aloud has quickly become one of our favorite moments of the day. Today I wanted to share about one of my ...
Place Value: 1st Grade Centers
1st Grade math is the best. It's hands-on, it's game-based, and it's fun. Using a guided math model, it allows the freedom for me to tailor lessons to each of my learners. We've started learning about ...
A PBIS Idea: Positive Notes Home
Happy Sunday, friends! Today I wanted to quickly stop by to share one of my favorite notepads and a simple, no frills way to keep track of which students have received a positive note. Since ...
Place Value Bootcamp
Place Value Bootcamp is a high-energy and challenging way to 'hook' your young mathematicians. This is my third year doing Bootcamp and every years it looks different! While doing calendar, I told my ...
Earth Day Recycling Demonstration: From Pumpkin Science to Compost
Adopting the Next Generation Science Standards, our school is moving toward a 5E Model for Science Instruction . Although I am not all-in right now, I am trying to slowly transition my thinking and ...
Leaf Chromatography: Why do leaves change color?
Our school is adopting the Next Generation Science Standards for the first year, and it is definitely keeping me on my toes. I have been learning all kinds of fabulous science right along with my 1st ...
1st Grade Classroom Reveal
1st Grade Classroom Reveal This is it, my big classroom reveal! This is the first year where I have stayed in the same room in the same grade. As I approached my room, I really wanted to make it more ...
Narrative Writing: Zooming into Small Moments
Outside of "What do I write about?" (see that post here) teaching students to zoom into a small moment is one of the first skills I teach during narrative writing. Without this concept, we have ...