Hip, Hip, Hooray...It's FINALLY the 100th Day of School! Which we all know is "teacher code" for "More than halfway to summer!" Here are a few of our favorite first grade ways to celebrate the 100th day. Everyone needs a party hat, so we created these 100th Day of School crowns for our class kings and queens. We leave one of our Hip Hip Hooray, It's the 100th Day desk mats at each of their places to greet them at the start of our 100th day. They love coloring them to kick off the 100th day of ... VIEW POST
100th Day of School
100th Day of School Hoopla!
The kids cheer, "IT'S THE 100TH DAY!!!" The teachers cheer, "THERE'S ONLY 80 DAYS LEFT 'TIL SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!" It is absolute cause for class celebration! The 100th Day really comes and goes with a POOF in our class! Or, we're just getting too old to keep up! Whatever the case, we like to stretch the learning out a bit beyond the 100th Day and keep things as status quo as possible around this time of year. We may have our sights on summer, but we can't lose them just yet!! We've ... VIEW POST
Our New Blog Design ~ A Breath of Fresh Air and a Giveaway…Yay!
Let's just cut to the chase... Designs by Kassie is amazing... And by amazing, we mean AMAZING! For over six months now, we have been trying to wrap our wings around the idea of getting a new blog design. We had no idea how challenging the process could be, but it was. We knew what we wanted, but we had no idea what we were looking for. Make perfect sense? We totally get it...Our husbands, notsomuch. ;) Enter Kassie... As much as the two of us have in common, we can also be complete ... VIEW POST
Dry Erase Ideas for the Classroom
There are very few school supplies we use from the first day to the last day like dry erase markers. It seems we can never keep our stash stocked. One day we've got dozens and suddenly they're all dried up! So, when EXPO Markers asked if we wanted to try out their new dry erase ink indicator markers, we were thrilled for many reasons. You can learn more about the EXPO Ink Indicator Markers here and see our initial review here. *Please Note: This post was written in exchange for free ... VIEW POST
Public Speaking Skills Practice for the Primary Classroom ~ The Power of Sharing Pages
We believe public speaking skills should be taught early on in the primary classroom. Giving students multiple opportunities to speak in front of their peers sets the foundation for lifelong literacy learning. Plus, it hopefully helps them steer clear of the, "Just pretend everyone is naked!" public speaking technique. :D We have never done the traditional “sharing” in our class. Instead, we use our sharing time each week to practice and develop beginning public speaking skills with ... VIEW POST
Sight Word Activities “Sight Word School” – 100 Sight Words Reading Game
Sight word activities in the Common Core classroom build essential reading, writing and fluency skills from the beginning of the school year all the way through the last day of school. Sight Word School! is a super sight word game for students to practice reading 100 of the most commonly used high frequency words. This game can be played with 4-6 players, and can be differentiated to best meet your students word knowledge needs. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at ... VIEW POST
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