New Expectations
New expectations for 2025 and the second semester of the 2024-2025 school year. There are so many thoughts as the kiddos return from their winter break. Did the kiddos have a wonderful break? Did I get enough rest to start the second semester with gusto? Completing Sentence Frames What are the kiddos expecting from me?…
Gretchen, Lights, Cameras, Action!!
Gretchen, Lights, Cameras, Action!! Gretchen Groundhog it’s your Day! All eyes will be on you! We need to know what clothes to wear for the next six week. Only you can tell us! What’s your prediction? This “Nothing Like A Good Book” (NLAGB) post is for Abby Levine’s Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day!. Nancy Cote is…
Sunshine or Clouds for Phil?
Will there be sunshine or clouds for Phil? Once again, it’s time to turn our attention to our favorite furry weather forecaster. Yep, our very special groundhog friend named Punxsutawney Phil. Where does Phil the Groundhog live? He lives in the state of Pennsylvania, which is one of the 50 states of the United States…
Comparing Dr. King’s childhood to my childhood
Comparing my childhood to Dr. Martin King’s childhood. Are they similar? In our initial class discussions of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, I found it hard, with some classes, to get pass just talking about the assassination. Then I realized I needed to provide opportunities for the kiddos to make deeper connections to him as a…
Sale at the Iceberg at TpT?
Yep, you’ve heard correctly, sale at the Iceberg at TpT! The sale is March 28th and the 29th at the Iceberg at TeachersPayTeachers. The entire shop is on SALE! 25% off EVERY PRODUCT!! Time to stock up!! The products include whole group lessons and workstation activities for ELAR, Math, Social Studies, and Science. Just Print…
What? I’m teaching handwriting and letter sounds?
Don’t you wish you could have $5.00 for every time you’ve heard the word “unprecedented” this year? Yep, me too. But, things are different now. Caregivers of all kinds are finding themselves faced with the task to instruct an early childhood kiddo to learn to read and write the alphabet. Okay, let’s start with the…
What’s Up Groundhog? Poem and Proofreading Activities
When you know better, you do better! That’s exactly what this post is all about! I revamped the Groundhog Products I had at TeachersPayTeachers. Four have become two!!! I enclosed more graphics and a more detailed explanation of how to used the items. The poem and proofreading activities are based on the event itself and…
NLAGB: Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day!
This “Nothing Like A Good Book” (NLAGB) post is for Abby Levine’s Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day!. Nancy Cote is the illustrator. There is “Nothing-L-A-G-B” read aloud and how it makes you feel. Penguin Teacher Personal Background with the Book I was drawn to the book because the main character is a girl. Simple as that. 🙂…
Dr. King! Happy Birthday to Ya!!!
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “You really do have to say it all together to acknowledge the legacy of choices this man made during his lifetime. Hopefully through books or videos that have been shared, the kiddos get the gist of Dr. King’s dream for his family and mankind living in America in 1960’s and…
