The Elementary Darling -

Charging Up Charts- Social Skills Style

Let’s be honest, Anchor charts aren’t always on the forefront of our minds when we plan our instruction. I realized in the last couple of years, that my students needed SOMETHING to refer back to when I was busy with groups or helping a student, and that is where GOOD anchor charts come in. Anchor Chart Prep I guess I… Read More

Quality Rated Child Care

This post is sponsored by GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. As an educator, and hopeful adoptive mama, I am constantly thinking about which daycare I will choose for the future baby Darling. I know it will be here before I know it, and I want to be as prepared… Read More

Charging Up Charts- Beginning of the year

Hello Friends! We have officially been back to school for four weeks! I can’t even believe that a whole month has passed. We have been working on classroom expectations and learning responsibility. Part of learning responsibility is using the room (and anchor charts) to review rules and procedures. I always like to create anchor charts with my students, but coming… Read More

Chicken Lips Book Review

Hello Friends! I am so excited that an amazing new author sent me an advanced copy of her book, Chicken Lips! Although I was given this book to review, all opinions are my own. Chicken Lips is written by Kristy Hamby and illustrated by Marianella Aguirre and will be coming out very soon! This character building book is such a… Read More

Inferring with Dinosaur Eggs

Hey Hey Friends!!! Long time, no blog. it has been quite a year! Hope your year is coming along smoothly! We are mid Dino Days this week (Check it out here!) and one of my sweet Instagram friends asked where I got the new idea that introduces the unit to my students, so I am going to share it with… Read More

Spreading Kindness with the Jelly Donut Difference

Hello Friends! Spring is the time whennnn our little friends start to get a little grouchy with each other. #amIright? We were having a case of the grouchies in our classroom, nothing major, but we seemed to have forgotten our kindness manners. Our spring break still hasn’t come and we are in testing mode. Sometimes, those things just stress our… Read More