Hello bloggy world! I can’t say I have missed teaching for the past two weeks {shhhh…don’t tell my kiddos}, but I’m back to reality! Big shout out to my favs: Sarah {A Rocky Top Teacher}, Kayla {Meet Miss Parker}, Aris {Sailing into Second}, Britney {Tailor Made Teaching}, & Kristen {Easy Teaching Tools}, who wrote AMAZING posts while I was away! … Read More
Adjective Activities–{No Prep/Low Prep/Freebie}
Hey Ya’ll! I hope you are getting back into the swing of things, I’m enjoying my extra day off due to MLK Jr. Day! I wanted to offer up some quick and easy adjective activities that worked in my classroom and took little to no prep! I think adjectives are one of the funnest things to teach, so simple and… Read More
Saying Goodbye to 2013, Instagram Style
I’m joining Kickin it in Kindergarten for her 2013 Instagram Linky! It has been quite a year and it’s wonderful to take the time to stop and reflect…via instagram {find me: @sparklinginsecondgrade} Here are my top 3 highlights/faves from instagram this year… 1. Since the beginning of the year, I had wanted to start a blog. There were so many… Read More
New Year, New Blog, New Products Giveaway!
Happy {soon-to-be} New Year! My blog redesign is finished! Isn’t it fabulous? I owe it all to {the very patient} Kerri from The Cutest Blog on the Block! I can’t tell you how many times I had her changing this and tweaking that, but she was amazing {thanks Kerri}! To celebrate this NEW design, I am having a “NEW” themed… Read More
Last Elf in the Classroom Linky!
I’m linking up with Mel from Seusstastic and Michelle from Apples and ABCs for the last week of Elf in the Classroom! On Monday, Alexis brought the kids some elf themed pencils for having a good day with the sub on Friday! On Tuesday, Alexis got a little self-centered and took some selfies to put up all around our room. The kids were loving it,… Read More
#elfintheclassroom
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
Elf in the Classroom Linky with a FREEBIE
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
Five for Friday {in pictures}
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
Sunday Night Blues: 9 Reasons Not to Date a Teacher
It’s a Sunday night and I’ve had an incredibly horrible day {due to my own fault}. My fiancé had sent me this link to Love, Teach. I laughed all too hard {this teacher is AMAZING by the way, tells it like it is, thank goodness she’s anonymous…}. I felt like after my day & what I put my poor fiancé… Read More
Money Madness!
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