Inside: Free Back-to-School poetry bundle! Hi Friends! Here in Canada it’s September which means it’s back to school time! I have a collection of 5 poems to share with you today, all of which have …
Inside: A collection of Grade 1 back-to-school books. It’s back to school time again! Actually, here in B.C. we have another month to go, but I know in many parts of the States school has …
Inside: An exploration of Show and Tell in the classroom. Confession time: I dislike Show ‘n Tell. A lot! I’ve been teaching primary for 27 years now and I’ve decided that this is the year …
I made a birthday chair! And the best part? It took about five minutes. Yes! I love quick ‘n easy projects. I found this idea on Mrs. Richardson’s Class blog … thank you Mrs. Richardson! We happened …
Hello and Happy September! At the beginning of the year we practice printing our numbers almost every day. But that can get a bit boring so I always like to jazz things up when I …
I always start the beginning of Grade 1 with pattern activities. My goal is always to keep things as simple and effective as I can. This activity fits the bill perfectly! Before we begin working …
First Grade Stinks: Don’t you just love that title? It cracks me up every time I look at it. This book was recommended by one of the — dare I say it — hundred(s) of …
For the last several years I’ve started my year off with this humorous book, Don’t Eat the Teacher by Nick Ward. Summary from Amazon: “It’s Sammy the shark’s first day at school – and he’s …
Inside: You’ll get 3 fun and easy activities your students will love in those first few days of schools, plus a printable you can use in the classroom. This is an updated post and no …