What do you do when it's the Wednesday before Mother's Day and you haven't figured out what your class of kinders are doing for their moms? You use your planning time to scour Pinterest in hopes of some divine inspiration. At least that's what I did. I kind of had an idea that I wanted to do something with Mason Jars. Did you know there is an entire website devoted to Mason Jar gifts? No lie! You can check it out HERE! I didn't get past the first 4 or 5 ideas before I had to stop myself. ... VIEW POST
Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts and a Freebie to Help
A Freebie Plus Organizing and Differentiating Independent Self-Correcting Work
You’ve seen my self-correcting cards here before, but I’ve been receiving a ton of questions asking how I organize these cards in my classroom to keep them easily accessible and differentiated with kinder kids in mind. So, with that in mind, I thought I would give everyone a quick peek at some of the ways I have found to keep things together and organized in my own class. First of all, if you aren’t familiar with ‘self-correcting cards,’ these are the unique cards that you can find in ... VIEW POST
That’s Just Nonsense . . . and a real FREEBIE!
Diebels is always a bit stressful for me. I'm just a bit freaked out that I'm not going to be doing what I need for my kids to help them shine, but usually, it all works out and they do just fine. My biggest fear is always the dreaded Nonsense Word Fluency. Let's face it. They don't get why we want them to read something that isn't even a word and it's not the easiest concept to practice. But what to my wonderous eyes should appear but 100% GREEN on nonsense word ... VIEW POST
Butterflies are in Bloom!! So of course, I have a differentiated BUTTERFLY FREEBIE for you.
I know it's spring break in Michigan when my family makes their annual visit to the Fredrerik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. It's a favorite annual trip, and I LOVE that my boys still get excited about going each year to see the butterflies. Of course they have to get prepared by checking out the brochure so they know which ones are their favorites and for which one's they'll be searching.The blue Morpho is a favorite, of course.It's also the hardest to ... VIEW POST
Back To School With Guess Who? Tessa from Tales Outside the Classroom
Please welcome my pal Tessa Maguire (with a name like that what's not to love huh?) from Tales Outside the Classroom for today's Back to School with Guess Who? She is a super star blogger with TONS of fabulous ideas. So please make sure you check out her blog when you're done. You won't be sorry. I promise.When Marsha and I talked about me guest blogging for her as part of her Back to School with Guess Who promotions, I was stumped with what I was going to share ... VIEW POST
Do you LOVE or Hate your printer?
I can't tell you how many people contact me about printers and what I have and what they should get and what I suggests. I am here to tell you, I am NOT a printer expert. I think most people either LOVE or hate their printers. I LOVE mine. But this wasn't always the case. Last year I had my trusty ol' ink jet printer which was fine and dandy for small jobs, but let's face it, as my printer needs increased, I was starting to spend and arm and leg on printer cartridges. ... VIEW POST