A Primary Teaching Blog
If you haven’t figured it out by now reading my blog, I LOVE picture books! I truly believe there is a picture book for every need a primary teacher has. Fall has begun, the seasons are changing-there’s a book for that. I went on Facebook Live to show off these wonderful fall picture books, check them out here! Or look at… Read More
“Flexible Seating” is a hot topic these days. I wanted to round up some of my favorites I use and have seen, as well as discuss a little bit about what flexible seating means to me and my classroom. I recently watched a Facebook Live video from Amy Lemons at Step into Second Grade that was on ways to increase… Read More
Have you heard of Oriental Trading? I sure hope so! It’s such a fun place to get all the little decor your heart desires. Last year I bought some plastic Hawaiian leis from Oriental Trading for our “Mele Kalikimaka” song for our Christmas program and BOY did those little firsties look cute! Well, Oriental Trading has expanded their horizons to put… Read More
Let’s go back to school with Erin Condren! I received some SUPER fun necessities for the upcoming school year and I had to share with all of you! These are my personal favorites from Erin’s back to school catalog. I almost DIED when I saw the flamingo design on this adorable lunch tote! The cute erasers with “oops” and “my bad”… Read More
ClassDojo has been a staple in my classroom for a few years now. It has worked wonderfully to communicate behavior with the parents. The ClassDojo team has done an outstanding job of enhancing the program to be all encompassing with individual/group/whole class points, parent messaging, class story, growth mindset videos, and (I’m most excited about) student-led portfolios (coming in late… Read More
I always feel bad for the dads of my students. Father’s Day falls at the END of my school year EVERY year. The time of the year when all chaos has broken loose and you are just trying to survive until summer. It’s ALWAYS the weekend right after we get out of school. Which means, we have WAY less motivation to… Read More
Celebrating the end of the year is a blast! If you follow me on instagram, Facebook, or blog, you know I am all about teaching my students kindness. I feel as though kindness, consideration of others, and overall care for each other has descended over the past years even since I was in elementary school (read more of my thoughts on anti-bully… Read More
With the coming of Open House, as teachers, we can smell the scent of SUMMER. We had our Open House last night and it was fun! I love having time to hang out with my kids and actually hear their excitement! How often I don’t have the time for their great stories (and some not so easy to follow stories…),… Read More
I am so excited to review the newest Erin Condren Teacher Lesson Planner! This is my first year with one, although I own the Life Planner and it’s AMAZING! EC sent me all these goodies (shirt, carry-all case, planner, & pens) to share with you! (the tee by the way is THE comfiest & it can be your’s free with… Read More
TEACHERS! We appreciate YOU! We hope that your students are showering you with love this week and we would like to show you our love too! We have all fallen in love with TEACHER SUPPLIES and we KNOW that you love them too. We picked our most favorite items to giveaway to YOU! Ashley (from Teach Create Motivate) and I… Read More
