Week 2 and things are getting crazy with our little elf! My kids are loving Alexis the elf. I’ve even inspired 2 other teachers to join the fun! & parents keep asking what this “troll” business is… ha I consider it all a success! Alexis didn’t have to leave the classroom last week, so hopefully this week she won’t either…. Read More

I’m excited to link up with Michelle from Apples and ABCs and Mel from Seusstastic to share what my little Elf on the Shelf has been up to this week! Late Monday night I decided to join the party & make the purchase… We welcomed her into our classroom on Tuesday. The kids were totally freaked out that we had a… Read More

Happy Friday! Let the Christmas Break Countdown begin! 14 school days! Gear up for chaos… Here’s my week in pictures! If you want a good laugh at my expense…read this… I was cranky last Sunday coming off Thanksgiving break. I felt my only solution was to explain why I’m a terrible fiancée. HA It was fun and sadly, waaaaay too… Read More

I cringe every year as we open our Money Unit… {you can see what I did last year here} This year, with the help of some of my favorite blogging buddies, I didn’t hate it all that much & my kids did better than ever! Here are some resources and helpful hints that could change your life {like they did… Read More

I apologize for the drab look on the blog! Sadly, LeeLou’s Blog Designs is no longer hosting free backgrounds 🙁 {see why here} So for now, it will be drab until I either find something to put on in the background or suck it up and buy a design {this is probably a sign, I’ve had a blog design email… Read More

Happy Friday! My life has been consumed with moving and school! Talk about tired. But we’ve been overloaded with fun activities in 2nd grade thanks to amazing teacher-bloggers, teacher-instagrammers, and pinterest {my 3 favorite places to look now, sorry Google}! Check out what we’ve been up to thanks to creative teachers everywhere… {How adorable are these new numbers from Jen Jones… Read More

FRIDAY!  It has been one of those weeks… I’m so happy it’s over 🙂 Let’s reflect on the positives. I’m happy to finally be linking back up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for her {i love her new button} 1. College Wear Day Each month we have a “Spirit Day” at school where the kids can dress up in a theme…. Read More

I finished up my first week back with new little 2nd graders! They are all so cute & tiny right now, still firsties 🙂 My school started Monday, so I had a complete week of non-acamedic time to fill, but I don’t play that way so I snuck some in! They were antsy for it! We read some cute stories… Read More

It’s that time again! Back to School! All work and no play 🙁 But I did find a great website that allows me to make some mundane things pretty fun. It’s called Tagxedo, a word cloud generator. If you have heard of Wordle it is quite similar, but it has some more advanced features that I love. These are some… Read More