Ahhh... April! I loved changing that calendar heading in my classroom yesterday. Our spring break is the week after next. It's so close, I can taste it. And it tastes like an iced caramel macchiato made with soy. And it tastes very amazing. Anyway, here is my April Currently: Listening: My pups are playing. They are always playing. I like it a lot. Loving: Like I said in the beginning, ... Read More about April Currently!

Good evening! Happy Tuesday!  Before I start, I have to say that I absolutely love love love this community of teachers. It's been so fun meeting you all (and through the Internet still counts as meeting... kind of). I've reached 100 followers on Facebook, so I'm having a giveaway to celebrate. Thank you to those of you that follow! If you don't and you're interested in the giveaway, just ... Read More about Punctuation Is Sweet! Sentences Are Too!

It always feels so good to get something accomplished. I'm so tired this weekend that I didn't think productivity would happen at all. I wanted to just be at one with my couch.  However, I did get this little thing checked off that to do list: I'm pretty pumped up about this product. My firsties still struggle with punctuation in their writing and sometimes are still confused on ... Read More about Punctuation, Types of Sentences, A Sale, and A GIVEAWAY!

This week we started learning all about sensory words within poetry and stories. What I'm sharing with you today is just how we've begun, but trust me, we are not nearly finished with this standard. We will continue through the week and possibly next week as well. So far, my students are just so engaged. They absolutely love it. Probably because I've mainly introduced it with food. And let's face ... Read More about Introducing Sensory Language {RL.1.4}

Hi everyone! How was your week? We had parent/teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. I actually had to miss Thursday at school because I was sick, but I went to school later to meet with my parents for conferences. The last thing I wanted was to reschedule 12 conferences!  I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for her Five For Friday post.    Let's get this party ... Read More about Five For Friday