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Tornado Relief Efforts - As the stories of survival and tragedy unfold in Moore, Oklahoma, it's human nature to wonder what we can do to help. I've found a couple of ways so far a...
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Portfolder Proud: Northwest Passage Explorers - We've been studying the explorers who searched the Pacific Coast for a Northwest Passage. A few highlights included: - the NW Passage game - the NW ...
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Many Thoughts and Prayers... - I am sure I am joined by many who send out thoughts and prayers to the victims of the tornado in More, Oklahoma. Times like this often cause us to pull tog...
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My Little Ponytail - What's a picture worth? Meet Carly and Kaitlyn, at ten and twenty, they are a decade apart in age but today they're as close as they can be, connected by ...
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Kinder-garrgh-ten Pirates! - Just in time for your beach, ocean & summer units...the pirates are here! To go with my 2 previous posts on learning the {ar} sound and all sorts of pirate...
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Helping Moore, OK Relief Efforts - My heart just breaks for the victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. As a teacher, one of my worst fears is enduring a tornado at school. Every time we h...
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Winner Winner Winner! - Happy Trails Kinder Friends, Well it seems that we have a...winner for the cutest teacher t-shirt giveaway! How darn exciting. Kind of a little surprise...
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Feed the frog - *Feed the frog* *You will need:* A frog (or any other animal) Cards *What to do:* Beforehand prepare a set of cards with parts of the speech. I made mines ...
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Tried it Tuesday: Teacher ToolKit - Every summer the internet does me a great favor by showing me all of the AMAZING things that I just HAVE to be doing in my room to make me a better teacher...
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Driveway Town (Pretend Play) - Can you tell we have been enjoying some time on the driveway lately!?! After painting the driveway, I decided to make a mini town and roads to drive on fo...
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End of the Year Gift Idea - I know many of you will be finishing up this week. We still have one more week. The end is near. Even though I am definitely ready for summer, it is alw...
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This Story Does Not Have a Happy Ending - For the last couple of weeks, we have had a problem at our school. Dive Bombing Birds. For real. It first started on the day we had our On Site Common Cor...
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Helping Moore, OK - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Time4Kindergarten"
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Farm Fun - Part 1 - I have read so many blog posts lately about ending your school year THIS WEEK! WHAT?!?!?! We actually don't end until the end of June...yes, the very LAST...
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Memorial Day Roundup! Ideas for School & Home - I can hardly believe it, but it's true... Memorial Day is *almost* upon us! Do you have anything fun planned {at school or at home}? If not, then maybe I...
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The End is Near.... - But not near enough! I know for some of you the end is now, or at least imminent. However, here in Ontario we go until June 28th. Yes, you read that correc...
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Watercolor Journal Page - End of the Year Activity - My heart is absolutely broken over what has happened in Oklahoma. I have been in constant prayer for all involved by this tragedy. I actually started cry...
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Working and Walking - Hey teacher friends! I know the school year is winding down for most of you and you will have a little a lot of extra time to do coveted pinning and ...
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Meatloaf - Four Ingredient Recipes! - *What's For Dinner Tonight? * *Meatloaf* Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a glass lasagna pan, any average size.* * *Mix Ingredients:* 1. 2 lbs. G...
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investigating painted lady butterflies in kindergarten - Here is the next step in investigating painted lady butterflies in kindergarten. I previously laid out how I like to order the larva and my tips for making...
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Course: How to Learn Math - Jo Boaler has kindly asked me to spread the word about her free, upcoming course How to Learn Math. It sounds intriguing; in fact, I signed up and hope t...
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3 simple tools for backing up your computer - If your computer crashed right now, what would you do? Could you recover everything that was lost, or would you lose years of family photos, work you’ve ...
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Meet a Few of My Friends - Linky Party! - I'm linkin' up with Latoya, from Flying into First Grade, for her Let's Get Aquainted Linky this week! The topic this week: Meet 2 of My Bloggy Friends (...
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What Are Pirates Afraid of? - That's just one of the riddles from my Pirate Riddles set. I created several thematic riddle sets for students to practice their basic addition and subt...
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Last Week of Morning Work!!!! - This is our last week of school! Tomorrow is Field Day, so don't look for a post tomorrow....I'll be coming home, getting in the tub, and going to bed early...
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How Leopard Got His Spots Freebie - *How the Leopard Got His Spots* is a great traditional story that my kids loved. I created a quick page for my kids to use with the story. They got to dr...
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Winners and Thanks - Thank you so much to everyone who entered my giveaways! It was a lot of fun for me and I'm happy to see some new faces here my on my little ol' blog! I'm a...
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Collecting Shells & Building a Sandcastle {classroom management idea} - Five more weeks until summer vacation begins! If your class is anything like mine, you need to spice up the classroom management bit a little! So you can o...
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Summer Review Packet for 1st Grade! - I am SO EXCITED about our new Summer Review Packet for 1st Grade! I have never worked so hard on a single packet in my life and I am loving every single ...
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Hoosier Blog Hop - Holla for the Hoosiers! If you just came from Rebecca's blog, Second Grade Sensation, you are in the right place. I am teaming up with various Hoosier bl...
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The Joy of Teaching - What keeps you passionate about teaching? This thought has been on my mind a lot lately. I love teaching. Yet, with 5 more weeks to go, I can think of no...
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Five for SATURDAY! - 1. BIG News!! Started this--I am finally ready to think about other grade levels!! (Only took a few months........) I am in the very early stages--hope t...
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Class Party Time and a FREEBIE! - We have 3 days of school left and our class party is on Monday! The kids are so excited and I am too! I have done so many themes each year and my favorite...
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Using Visual Models to Support Children in MATH! - Do you use visual model and manipulatives with your children as they learn math? At love2learn2day I reflect on my math confusion as a 7-year-old and con...
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Comparing stories, Geometry, Maps and More - Good morning everyone! I'm finally starting to do the countdown. I don't know how many days are left, but I'm counting weeks. We have only four weeks left!...
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Scripture Memory Program - Last summer, my wonderful friend Nicole from One Magnificent Obsession and I met to brainstorm ideas on creating a scripture memory program. We could not ...
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Craft "Happy Happy Happy!" - Have you ever had one of those days where it's kind of a "me" day? Today is that day for me! I got up at 7:30, got ready, made my coffee, and have ...
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Porridge Tasting! - Friends~I just had to share! We are ending out Fairy Tale unit next week and my teamie and I were setting up our Fairy Tale Land Centers for the followin...
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Freebielicious T Shirt GIVE AWAY!! - [image: ok ladies here is my first draft... you can take it, leave it, or send desired changes my way... my feelings won't be hurt :)] We at Freebielicious...
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A+ T-shirts for A+ Teachers! - [image: FINAL version... this one says 23 t-shirts! Collage photo coming your way tomorrow!] We at Freebielicious are so excited to announce teaming up wit...
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Freebielicious T Shirt Give Away - [image: ok ladies here is my first draft... you can take it, leave it, or send desired changes my way... my feelings won't be hurt :)] We at Freebielici...
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Five For Friday - Test Prep and Angry Birds - You know what I love even better than Friday? Friday before a long weekend ... ahhhhhhhhh ... much needed!!! It's been a long week ... but a fun week ....
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End of the Year Gifts for Firsties - Summer Dice Games for Fact Fluency Practice I love giving my firsties an end of the year gift that I hope will help them practice their math fact fluency ...
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Using Independent Films as Texts in Your Classroom - I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for a great inspirational video to show my kids, and I have found a few good ones this year. Recently...
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Looky Lou with Chip Awards by VanMeter - so it is approaching... how come Christmas vacay or Spring Break vacay rush by...quick QUICK QUICK but...... the end of the year just DRAAAGgggggggggggggggSS...
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Daily Math Routines - I know it's the end of the year, and we're all tired. Or at least I am! But I've been meaning to post about my daily math routine for my Kindergarten stu...
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Why I Love @TenMarks Education | Reverse Summer Math Learning Loss Grades 1-10 - *Looking for Summer Math Support?* - try TenMarks... with an early bird discount - Summer is right around the corner, and like many other parents...
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Review: Spanish For You! - [image: Spanish for You Logo photo spanishforyoulog_zpsa3fadef7.jpg] I get super excited when I get to review a foreign language curriculum. It is very im...
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App Obsession - Do you remember playing games made by Ravensburger? I'm an 80's baby and we had a bunch of games with that blue triangle in the bottom corner growing up. W...
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Actual Size Social Studies - A New Perspective on Teaching - I have come across THE most wonderful resource! I guarantee it'll change the way you think about teaching Social Studies. When I was approached to review t...
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Five for Friday... A Week Worth Appreciating - It's Time for Doodle Bugs' Five for Friday! (Shhhh... let's just not tell anyone it's already Saturday, Okay?) Click on the picture below for a peek into t...
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News Flash: Father's Day is Coming! - *I work in an elementary school where I am rolling out the Common Core K-5. This has been a real challenge for me this year but I have been told by my up...
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{FREEBIE} Curriculum Binder Pages for School Year 2013-2014 - Are you already planning for next year? I know I am :) Does anyone else feel silly for getting ready for a new school year before the current one is over...
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Teacher Appreciation with a Jolly Rancher - Today I received one of the coolest Teacher Appreciation gifts from one of my students. I was so intrigued with it that I wanted to share and find the ste...
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Have You Thanked a Teacher Lately? - I hope you all felt the love an appreciation yesterday, and all week/month through. We are down to the last 10 days of school and I have a lot of appreciat...
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Using Movement in the Classroom - We all know how important it is to get students up and moving in the classroom, especially those kinesthetic learners who need to be moving in order to l...
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Stinky Choices and Growing Kindness - If you are reading this, THANK YOU for sticking around. I cannot believe it has been so long since my last post. I think I just was in a funk. I am going t...
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Insects, Oceans, and More! - Hey yall! I just finished up a preview for my BRAND NEW insect unit. If you are looking for some insect activities be sure to check it out! Also, this wee...
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Fabulous Feedback - One of the most rewarding things about creating, sharing and selling materials is all of the kind feedback you all leave after purchasing and trying our ...
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Teacher Appreciation Week is Here! And I Appreciate the Subs Too! - Here in the U.S., this week is celebrated as Teacher Appreciation Week. If you ask me, the best thank you's come from the students themselves. It's those...
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Can Do! Phonemic Awareness Game Show - I am excited to be able to share my thoughts with you about Lakeshore's Can Do! Phonemic Awareness Game Show! Although it is indicated for students in Gra...
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Personalized Mother's Day Gift and Freebie - The best Mother's Day gifts are those that are created by kids for their moms. I absolutely love this idea merging creativity, writing, and technology. ...
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Animal Habitats - There are some absolutely amazing sites out there for kids to learn about animal habitats. Here are a few of my favorites: Switch Zoo is my absolute fa...
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Nurturing Compassion in Children - Each child has her own personality. (That is so clearly seen in a classroom of twenty children!) But as a seasoned teacher of 4 and 5 year olds, I believ...
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How to Teach About Electricity Review - Here is my review of How to Teach Electricity for Ages 8-13 by Susan Kilbride. I have reviewed her books in the past and this is her newest book now on ...
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Happy Easter! - *However you spend your Easter Sunday, may it be a wonderful, peaceful day for you and your family and friends!!!*
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Alphabet Matching Game - Everyone knows that I love playing memory, or concentration with my kids. Today, I would like to share a very helpful tip when it comes to teaching the al...
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Easter Scrambled Syllables - Easter Scrambled Syllables may be used in your pocket chart center. There are 32 words in this packet. Each word is coded with a number at the top left. ...
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Sub Tub! - Now... I could've sworn I already posted this a few weeks ago, but I looked back and couldn't find the post!!!! This is a MUST share! Before I left on mate...
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Non- Fiction Book Fun With Facts ... - Hi everyone. I know that it has been so long since I did a real post about what has been happening in my classroom and I would really like to thank you ...
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Apps In Education - Created with Padlet Ipod And Ipad Apps For Educators Apps for Educators Appitic Apps 4 Education iTunes U
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Word Wall Posters Featuring Measurement - Capacity Terms - The other day, while I stood at my stove, stirring my dinner, I thought to myself, "Man, I should be halfway to retirement by now." Which really is a jok...
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Response To Text / Tracking our Thinking - Hello out there bloggy buddies! It's been a long time! Life over at the Lutton house has been busy and rather exciting. Since I've talked to you last: 1. ...
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I have a blog? What? - I promise that I still read your blogs and love so many of the great ideas that you've shared. I wish I had more time to work on mine. Maybe I'll find time...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that site. I added it to my Diigo account and sent it to fellow teacher.
ReplyDeleteThanks sooooo much !!!!
You're welcome! Glad you like it and can use it.
ReplyDeleteYour kids will love it, too. :)
Erin