September 1, 2014
I’ve survived three weeks of school and things are finally slowing down some. Those first few weeks are so hectic with meetings, paperwork, and all those back to school extras. I also hurt my rotator cuff in July and I’ve been having to go to physical therapy twice a week after school. I’m glad for…
August 31, 2014
I’m back to share my visual plans with you for this week. This past week was incredibly busy with Open House, a few other meetings, and lots of things that I had to do. I feel like I dropped off the face of the Earth. I had no Instagram photos and no blog posts this…
August 24, 2014
It’s time for my weekly visual plans. Last week, I was way overplanned. I keep forgetting how long it takes 2nd graders to do anything at the beginning of a school year so I cut back on my activities this week. For phonics this week, we will be learning about long vowels with silent e….
August 21, 2014
Today I am sharing some of my favorite pieces of technology with you. I’m lucky enough to have access to lots of technology in my room. My newest favorite piece of technology is my Apple TV. I have it hooked up to my Activboard so I can show things from my iPad to the entire…
August 19, 2014
I’m linking up with my friend, Stephanie, for her fun linky party. I’ve really enjoyed reading about all my favorite teacher bloggers. I’ve finally found some time to link up myself. THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS… Iced coffee (the new Starbucks one in the bottle is yummy!), teal, Tennessee football, school supplies,…
August 18, 2014
I’m back today to bring you more classroom photos. If you missed my previous post showing off my classroom space, click here. My classroom library. One of these days I’m going to finish labeling all the baskets. I had the tall bookshelf at my house and I wasn’t using it since I moved. I was…
August 17, 2014
I survived my first week of school. I always forget how tiring it is. I’m hitting at least 10,000 steps on my Fitbit every day and I’m completely drained by the time I get home. This week will be our first week teaching skills. We had the entire week last week to test and teach…
August 16, 2014
I’m back this month with another Bright Idea post. If you are like me, you have been through several changes in reading series. This is my tenth year teaching and my fourth reading series. I’m a bit of a book hoarder and I hate to get rid of all those leveled readers that come with…