So…moving down to 1st means I likely won’t have such great readers as my 2nd graders 😉 My biggest worry {you mean I can’t just say, sit and read quietly while I clean this thing up real fast!?!…life ruined..}! I’ve been asking around and most people are talking about sight words, sight words, SIGHT WORDS! Thankfully I had the pleasure of… Read More
Common Core File Labels-All Grades
Scroll down for a list of common core labels in each grade! Switching grades is hard! At least going from 2nd to 1st is like dumbing myself down…just kidding 🙂 Firsties leak a lot more than second graders…but I know I’m going to have a lot of fun! In preparation, the most important thing I feel I HAVE TO DO is to look… Read More
13 End of the Year Countdown Ideas (Pin for Later)
It’s almost the time again…SUMMER TIME! Every year I like to do some sort of “Countdown to the End of the Year” type thing. This tends to keep the kids on good behavior {because you can bribe them a bit if they aren’t doing their best} and keeps them entertained as the school year winds down. This year I did a… Read More
Five for Friday: End of Year Countdown
Yes! Last week of the school year! Next week at this time I will be jumping up and down in excitement! {I know the last time I blogged was the LAST Five for Friday…} My little big second graders are antsy to get out {and I’m about ready to let them go ;)}! We’ve been having a countdown in our class!… Read More
Something Borrowed Series: Easy Teaching Tools: Teaching a Combo Class
My name is Kristen from Easy Teaching Tools and I’m a 1/2 teacher in Orange County, CA. I’m so happy to be a guest blogger for Jen while she goes and gets herself married! I’ve had a few requests about teaching a combo/split class. This is the first of several posts I’ll be doing on organizing, managing, and teaching such… Read More