I love making and sharing great resources for teachers to use. Here is a roundup of some of my FAVORITE FREEBIES from my Teachers Pay Teachers store or my blog! Click the pictures to get your free resources! This pack has 17 passages for first grade Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational (RI) passages. Perfect ... read more
Engaging Writing Activities for Kids
Primary teachers know we have students who come to us writing up a storm and others who are very reluctant to write anything! How do I get my first graders writing from day one? The short answer is...we write ALL THE TIME! (Me included!) We don't just write at "writing time". We write on whiteboards, sticky notes, ... read more
First Grade Reading Standards Activities
If you're a primary teacher, you know that we not only have to help little ones learn HOW to read, we also have to tackle some pretty challenging comprehension standards on top of that! It's a BIG job! Here are some resources I use to help my first graders and I hope you will find them helpful, too! Anchor Charts and ... read more
My Top 5 Most Used Attention-Getters!
We all have our favorite attention-getters that we use in the classroom. I love having an array of them to choose from to keep my kiddos on their toes! Here are my Top 5, in no particular order! My Wireless Doorbell My students love my wireless doorbell. It has so many different chimes and I love to change it up ... read more
Engaging Alphabet Activities for Kids
Learning to read is tough, so making it fun and inviting for our young students is a must! What activities can you do with Kindergartners or 1st graders who are working on letter names and letter sounds? Here are some of my favorite alphabet activities and resources for letter recognition and letter sounds that I've used ... read more
6 Reasons to Use Reader’s Theater in Your Classroom!
Do you do Reader's Theater in your classroom? It's one of my favorite things I do with my students! I teach 1st grade and I use reader's theater plays with my students every year. Let me tell you why!! 1. It's FUN! 😊 But, the BEST PART IS...they don't even realize they are practicing and improving their reading skills ... read more
These Are a Few of My Favorite (Teacher) Things!
I thought I'd do an upbeat post of some of my favorite teaching tools! We all have our faves...here are a few of mine! So, here are a few of my favorite teacher things!! SitSpots I. LOVE. SITSPOTS. I use them at our assigned spots at our meeting area. I use them to mark where my line leader should stand. And, ... read more
Poem of the Week Activities for the Primary Classroom
Poem of the Week is a beloved daily activity during my literacy block. Having engaging and fun poems for kids promotes reading, discussing, writing, and drawing about the poems each week. Our poetry journal and poetry station are full of familiar poetry they can read independently or with a partner, which is perfect ... read more
Printables for Distance Learning
Distance learning...a new term we've all added to our vocabulary. Along with social distancing! As we are navigating the new/current normal with our students, I just wanted to share some resources. I know some teachers are all in with digital resources and online lessons, but that just doesn't work for all of us. ... read more
D.E.A.L. Time Is My Favorite Time!
Drop Everything And Listen Time is our daily read aloud time!! I read aloud to my first grade students every day. Of course, I read mentor texts and literature for reading, writing, and math lessons all the time. But, aside from that, we have a special time set aside EVERY. DAY. for students to listen and enjoy a story ... read more
