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Fluttering Through the Grades

Cool Blue Capitals

Remembering to use capital letters when writing can be tough for our little friends (Well, and some big friends we know too, but we won't go there...). No matter how much we cram, shove, beg, instruct, model or encourage, most of them just could care less forget.  It is an area we know the teachers we pass the torch to appreciate having in place from the get go, but it is one we hear concerns about from teachers as late as 5th grade (maybe longer, we just never make it out of our ... VIEW POST

Class Share Time & Back to School Freebie

As Moms, we know how much our own kids l.o.v.e. digging through their piles of crap toys to find the *Perfect* share item for school. Though we secretly hope they will pick that treasured souvenir from summer vacay or the family heirloom Great Grandma Betty gave them, they usually pick the one toy they honestly haven't played with in ages...BUT, they MUST share it because at that very moment it is the BEST thing they have EVER seen in the history of ALL things! They have a very hard time ... VIEW POST

Absent Friends Freebie

We can't believe we're thinking about absent students when we haven't even gone back to school yet!!! BUT... this is summertime and we find it's the best time for dumpin' the old and preppin' the new. We just gave our old "Absent Friend Folders" a lil' facelift (they are starting to droop after 10 years and Botox wasn't really an option).  Here's How They Work:           We keep a set of these folders where our kiddos can access them. If ... VIEW POST

A few more Homework Helpers

Thank you!! We cannot thank you enough for all your sweet comments, emails, and requests for our new Homework Folders. Y'all seriously made our days, weeks, lives! We have been watching them mill around Pinterest the past few days, and each pin and repin seriously makes us giddy. It is so cool! And, you have kicked our butts into gear. BIG TIME! Buh-Bye Summer Swagger, we're gettin' our Back to School On right after this nap! We managed to squeak out 3 more Homework Helpers this ... VIEW POST

Homework Folders that Help!

When we first began creating homework folders 15 years ago, we just thought we were putting a cute lil’ folder together to keep their crap all in one place pump our students up about their nightly studies. Little did we know, they would turn into a wonderful, motivating resource not only for our little friends, but also for their families too.   We pulled these out to prep the other day and decided Nooooo, not gonna cut it. First, it didn't have any of our new Just So Scrappy 2 clipart we ... VIEW POST

My Letter Sound Dictionary

Hiya Friends! So, we headed into class very quickly yesterday to grab a few To Do's to get us through.   When we arrived, we were surprised to find our classroom doors wide open...Oh! Fortunately everything was still there, including our cool custodian who had just labored his day away cleaning our cardboard classroom carpet.  How is it that the one day this week that we finally get fully showered, dressed and actually head out of the house we cannot get in?!?  Couldn't help but think it was ... VIEW POST

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