First Grader...at Last!

Birthdays are a big deal.  I don't know about you, but my first graders love reminding me almost every day for the week leading up to th...

12 years later, and I still get butterflies on Meet the Teacher night.  I love meeting a new group, but its such a busy night trying to...

When you live in Alabama, whenever you see the teeniest, tiniest little snowflake--it's kind of a BIG DEAL.  For real.  ONE snowfla...

I started morning tubs this past year as an alternative to traditional morning work/worksheets.  I have loved being able to integrate ST...

One of my favorite books to read at the beginning of the school year is The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.  It is such a sweet story about a litt...

I am so excited to be typing this blog post from my couch in front of the cozy fire--it's an Alabama SNOW DAY!  Which basically means, ...

One of my absolute FAVORITE activities for the first day of school is making MAGIC bracelets. The kids faces are always PRICELESS when the...

This is my 9 th year teaching first grade.  When I went to school to become a teacher, I had a certain picture in my mind of what my cl...

Well, friends, the time has come!  It's time to HOP HOP HOP around to 24 blogs for your chance to win some major giveaways!!!  We'v...

Hello friends!!  It's that time of year again...time for our BACK TO SCHOOL BASH 2016!!!  This year we have teamed up with even more bl...