It’s no secret that picture books are really my life. Using picture books to inspire writing and other areas of instruction is so important to me. Furthermore, if you follow me on instagram, you know that I love the hunt for an amazing book. I use picture books to teach just about everything, but in the …
Telling Time Activities for First Grade I wanted to share some math strategies I found that really helped during our telling time unit. My co-teachers and I found these tips really useful for teaching time in first grade. First graders often struggle with telling time, so I wanted to come up with a few different …
So my husband has this hobby–it’s called HUNTING! He spend countless hours in the woods…tracking, preparing and hunting animals! His hobby costs a few bucks here and there!! Many ask me “Why do you let him do that”…well, friends, this is a marriage, I’m not keeping him hostage! But don’t think I don’t get something …
So this year I’ve jumped in to this thing called “Balanced Literacy”. At first, I was a little nervous, unsure of the routines and the layout of the entire program. I always had a reading framework, and never thought I REALLY relied on it as much…until now 🙂 So getting through that initial place where …