I do a combination of Daily 5 and the requirements of my school district.  Here are some cards that help me communicate with the children....

This is a key Common Core Standard in Language for grades 1 - 3: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1:   Demonstrate command of the conventions of standar...

Come on over and check out my Back to School centers!

Here's an activity that's fun for everyone, and makes a great addition to that emergency "Sub Tub"!  Come over to   Eleme...

Click the image to find this freebie! The other day I spent several hours updating my Writers Workshop materials.  (And they say t...

I have officially lived through 35 "last days of school" as a teacher.  (I'm not doing the math to include my last days of s...

There are many studies on fluency these days.  One of my favorite is that fluency is directly related to comprehension . Here's a fr...

I've just finished my newest pack... The Know It All Gnat! Practicing words with silent letters. My husband created the little...

I just finished my latest unit!! I am so excited to start on these next week! There are TWELVE different centers and activities that you can...

Come on over to see how I use the great freebies!  You MIGHT have to hear me babble about my day though :)  

This week, I noticed in one of their centers my students were having a difficult time knowing what a proper noun was...So, I came up with t...

Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite themes to work with...lol...well, I have a lot of favorites, but these are so much fun! (Forget V-day! lol) ...

I just created supplemental Literacy packet to your weather and storms unit. There is 36 pages and 5 different activities ...

I'm so excited! I just made a Circus themed unit both Literacy and Math. Fly on over to  The Teachers' Cauldron  to see what ...