Practical Primary Teacher

So, I participated in #bhteacherweek16!  Look at me!!!!!  Two blog posts in two days!  It’s a record!!! I kept up every day and it was fun to see all of the different posts! This was the layout for the week.  Here are my posts from the week: Meet Me Monday…I shared a picture of me and the new hubby, Jabar! … Read More

The first week is finished and I’m soaking up football, sleeping in, and a three-day weekend!  I’m going to be adding pictures of my classroom to my blog finally, but I really wanted to talk about something I’m excited to start this year…an informal mentoring group for new teachers at my school!When I started at my current school in 2012,… Read More

I decided to give my Free Book Drawing Box a makeover this summer, to match my new room decor, and I thought it would be a great time to blog about my Friday Free Book Drawings! For YEARS, I was buying cheap, useless trinkets to put in my Treasure Chest because that’s what I’d always seen in Treasure Chests.  When… Read More

First of all, I was SO excited that my 30 Questions Freebie was selected as one of the ten free downloads on Teachers Pay Teachers last week!!  I posted some more freebies to celebrate new followers and I loved getting feedback that showed that people really appreciated my product.   Years ago, I used to put a question, conversation starter, or… Read More

My magnum opus is nearly complete!!  This year, I received a grant from the Junior League of Las Vegas for a Take-Home Checkout Library.  I was ecstatic when I received it and immediately began book shopping!  I wanted students to be taking home books that were engaging and targeted for their reading level, so I started buying and leveling books. … Read More