Two weeks from the day that I am writing this blog post, I will be heading back to school. I’ve spent a decent amount of time this summer getting my room set up, and I felt good about walking away for a while after a few days of setting up. But now, my brain has turned to: What in the world are the

Figuring out how to successfully organize small group math and reading rotations is tricky. Learn a game-changing solution here!

I love sending these QR codes home with my students at meet the teacher! Usually we have meet the teacher the week before school starts so after I meet my new students we don’t see each other for a couple days. I made this so that the kids can hear the story “The Night Before ... Read More about The Night Before First Grade

Welcome to the First day of 2nd Grade! I think this is the first time I've every actually accomplished everything that was on my plans for the first day of school! ha! I think it really helps that most everyone shows up on Meet the Teacher day and brings their supplies, so I don't have to spend a lot of time on that in the morning. So, when they came in, I had some Play-Doh on their desk for them to play with while I ran round getting everyone squared away and talking with parents. I keep…

Use low-prep writing crafts to get students excited about writing and showcase everything they have learned.

YOU’RE FINALLY HERE! Written and Illustrated by Mélanie Watt you can find this book in picturebook fiction, E WAT WELCOME! Hooray! You’re finally here! But where were you? At first, this litt…

This free "All About Me" writing craft is great to do as a back to school activity for kids in preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade. It's

Click here to get your first few weeks of school planned with these fun and interactive back to school activities and games, team building activities, ice breakers and more! These beginning of the year activities are great for 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. Don't forget to grab the FREE bucket filler activity!

I DID IT! I survived the first week of second grade, again! It was actually probably my best first week yet! I spent lots of time at the end of the year preparing for back to school. Opening my Back to School box was such a relief, because so much work was already done! Of ... Read More about The First Week of Second Grade