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Fluttering Through the Grades

Father’s Day Craft: Tie-rific Dad

Father's Day is right around the corner and our class loves showing appreciation for all the special men in their lives. Since they had such a blast creating Spa Mom  for Mother's Day, we couldn't leave the Dads out! So, we created Tie-rific Dad for all the TOP guys in our students' lives. Putting Tie-rific Dad together is pretty simple. The templates are easy to copy directly onto colored construction paper, then just cut and glue. We have them use markers for the nose and mouth too. We ... VIEW POST

EXPO Dry Erase Markers with Ink Indicator: A Teacher Win!

It's no secret that dry erase markers are a must have classroom tool. From whole group lessons, guided reading and math groups, partner work, and independent recording, our students use dry erase markers all day long. As teachers, we are constantly begging asking families to send in dry erase markers or stocking up during back to school sales.  But, one of our biggest challenges is teaching our students how to determine when they need a new dry erase marker. We've learned over the years that the ... VIEW POST

Summer Reading Logs

Summer is right around the corner, and parents everywhere are starting to ask teachers can you PLEASE keep them longer?! what they can have their students do over the summer to keep their school skills solid? We're so glad they ask! One of easiest answers we give is, have them read. One of the easiest things we give them to encourage reading is a Summer Reading Log.  There's just something about copying and folding activities into booklets that bait our students time and again...Case in point - ... VIEW POST

Read Across America Activities for the Primary Classroom

Many primary classrooms love celebrating Read Across America week. Although our class celebrates Literacy each and every day, we like to get extra wild and wacky during Reading Week each year. Here are a few of our favorite activities to celebrate literacy and Read Across America in the primary classroom. Got Books?  From Costco to Target. Garage sales to dumpster diving (True story, not proud.)...We've got a ridiculous amount of Dr. S books for Read Across America Week! Before we gathered our ... VIEW POST

Sub Plans Made Easy

Any teacher in every classroom from all schools knows one thing...Sub plans suck can be a challenge! Whether you need a sub for one week, one day, or even one hour, planning for a substitute teacher can take hours upon hours. For years we've wished we could just take a sub day and walk away! After years of convincing ourselves we weren't as sick as we felt and heading on in, or traipsing into class in the wee hours of the morning when it was still dark because being sick was in for the win, we ... VIEW POST

Valentine’s Day in the Classroom

No pun intended, but we love celebrating Valentine's Day in our classroom. Here are a few of our favorite ways to celebrate Love Day with the Littles... We throw a Red Party every Valentine's Day in our classroom. From red foods to wearing red, we embrace the color of love all day long. As you can see, we try to keep it somewhat healthy with bagels, strawberry cream cheese, and red fruits. The kids are so excited and don't even notice the donuts are missing. We sneak in a little reading and ... VIEW POST

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