We're diving into writing and swimming through stories beautifully these days...As long as we're given a topic and told what to write... Teacher Sigh... But, a lot of our first graders still have trouble coming up with writing ideas on their own. Let's face it...A lot of people, no matter the grade have trouble with this! We say write, and they hear "Stare blankly into space and master that deer in headlights look...Hold it...Goooood..." ;) So, we came up with a master plan and they dove ... VIEW POST
Fishing for Ideas ~ Writing Topic Cards and Tools for Your Sea of Writers
Hippity Blog Hop 2 ~ Get Your Hop On!
Thanks for hopping by today! We love this time of year in first grade! The sun is shining and the flowers writers are blooming! We're giving our little authors as many opportunities as possible to show off their penmanship and creative writing skills these days... This spring, they'll be writing creative stories about discovering a magic egg. It's our brand new Teachers Pay Teachers freebie, and we're sharing it with you today! If you choose to download, please take a quick ... VIEW POST
The Tale of Peter Rabbit ~ Lesson Plans and Activities
We've learned a ton about making TpT products over the years, and when we opened this one up this year, we just couldn't help but resuscitate the rabbit. Peter Rabbit was one of the very first units we ever made, and the bunny was in dire need of a little Botox. Peter Rabbit Redo... We've brought this unit from 29 to 62 pages, and added a ton more activities for those little rabbits. Here's a closer peek at our Peter Rabbit Redo... What's Included:-Peter Rabbit Vocabulary Cards & ... VIEW POST
Spring into First Grade! Math and Literacy Centers for the Season
Spring is in the air! Or, at least it should be right about now... We know our Snow Day friends agree...Right? Plus, we Southern Californians have had exactly 4 straight days of real rain, so that is pretty much about all we can take...Ask our freeways. We are getting excited to put our winter centers away and pull our spring centers out to let them play...And, by play we mean work really hard...They just don't see it that way, but that's A Ok with us... We are coming down the homestretch, ... VIEW POST
Interactive Phonics Readers ~ Update
Teaching kids to read is one of our absolute favorite things to do each school day. We love the journey from beginning to end, and all of the bumps in between. One of those bumps is mastering phonics skills for some... So, what else are we teachers to do but meet their needs. Right? Our class has been doing an incredible job with our Interactive Phonics Readers these past few weeks. These hands-on little books have been giving our developing readers the support they still ... VIEW POST
Homework Passes for Responsible Classes
When we think of homework, only one thing really comes to our Mommy minds some nights... Homework, oh homework, We hate you, You stink. We'd rather eat worms or wash our kitchen sink. Or, something like that... If Homework Helping was an Olympic event, we'd probably earn a Gold medal...just saying. But, truth be told...we do not wish to become Homework Olympians. Sometimes it takes away from our family time. It causes fights. It causes stress. Sometimes we don't get it. But, then we are ... VIEW POST
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