I’ll tell you the truth. I do my best to stay on top of my weekly planning, but every now and then things get a little bit backed up! You know the feeling? Yeah, not my favorite. It is times like these that I go looking for quality activities that require little prep but are still a productive use of… Read More
I love Dr. Seuss! I think he was a genius of an author and I absolutely love using his books to help my students learn. Last week I pulled out every Dr. Seuss book that I could lay my hands on and we ended up having a Seuss-themed week of learning! We began by activating our schema with a K-W-L… Read More
I wanted to take a quick minute and recap our busy week in first grade! We began learning about r-controlled vowels, relying heavily on these ideas from Wild About Firsties (she is great!). We started off with an eye patch-clad teacher and a few of our favorite pirate books. We brainstormed a few words with the /ar/ sound in them… Read More