Hello friends and Happy Easter!I was asked about my ELA choice board a few time on my Instagram so I decided to share with you what I have been doing during daily five these days!My  students  boys weren't finishing their work. It was a battle because they would get into a book and not want to stop reading. As much as I LOVE that, they had other things that needed to be finished as well. Because I am pulling small groups, I don't have the time to micro manage my groups. I teach an advanced group of first graders, and they should be ... read more

I am so ready to plan for April! Have you had your spring break yet? Ours is after this week and I can taste the freedom! I am looking forward to a little staycation and some organizing! How are you spending your spring break? Surprisingly, my students have really been fascinated by text features this year! We are going to complete a full on unit starting next week and the first week of of April! Below I have shared some great resources and blog posts from some sweet friends!My students LOVE using Pic Collage on their iPads! We use them ... read more

I am so ready to plan for March! Are you ready for spring? I am looking forward to warmer weather, fun activities with my kiddos, and new beginnings! You will have to wait to hear about those, but you DON"T have to wait for these fun activities about animals!I LOVE working with the "What if I had Animal" books. It is a great way to learn about animals, informational books, and writing. Combine those and you get this fun activity shown below. It is one of my favorite things we do the WHOLE year! We have also been studying animals during our ... read more

Hello Friends! It is time to plan for February! This month, I will be introducing multiplication and arrays! I love using things that are already in the classroom, so we use valentines AND conversation hearts to create arrays. Both of these freebies are from TPT. Just click the picture to grab the links for these great freebies!I always try to create valentines for my students that don't cost much and are not candy! Both of these are from my blog. You can just click the picture to download, and click each picture to grab these ... read more

Hello Friends! Short Post today, but I just wanted to share this cute Valentine that I made for my students this year.You can find last year's maze Valentine here.                                          This year, I went to the Dollar Tree and saw these cute notepads so I grabbed them and some pens to make this year's Valentines. I created this for my kiddos. Two per page, easy, and affordable! They love writing and notepads so ... read more