Happy Dance! I am officially starting the first story in Reading Street this week, and I am kinda excited to have some consistency (& a starting point) this year. It’s only my second year with the program, but I feel so much more relaxed than I did at the start of last year when I switched districts and my whole… View Post
I have had sooooo many requests for an editable Sub Tub over the past two years, but I just never knew how to do it and still protect my work and the clip art. Until NOW! I am happy to report that after many hours of adding text boxes and tweaking, you can now type your information in and save… View Post
Hey, friends! It’s been a while. 🙂 I survived Meet the Teacher and the first two (almost) full weeks of school!!! Now it’s time for a serious rewind to catch you up to speed somewhat! I know this is not a new idea, but I created a little welcome bag for my kiddos… and of course… it had to… View Post
Admittedly, I am a pretty high-strung person. Compulsive, even. 🙂 I remember when my hubs and I started dating again for the second time… and I was starting my first classroom positions with my first batch of thirdsters. He was just beginning to understand the life of an elementary teacher, and his words will forever ring in my ears. “Do… View Post
If I’m being completely honest, I love and loathe setting up my classroom. 🙂 I LOVE it, because I really enjoy the artistic/creative side of decorating, and I really enjoy seeing the end result. I LOATHE it, because I am WAY too Type A, and it ends up taking me FOREVER to complete. Even as I add my classroom pictures,… View Post