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Hello Everyone!! Well, it's been quite a week already and it's only Tuesday.  I want to start off by sending a "shout-out" to some sweet first grade teachers in Conroe, Texas.  The lovely girls at Houser Elementary sent little me a beautiful, joyfilled  flower arrangement!  I have never met this team, but they simply wanted to show appreciation for my work. This was an amazing way to start off the week!!!  I don't know how they did it, but I am so incredibly humbled by this sweet gesture!  Thank you, girls!!! I also wanted to share what we've been up to so far this week.  As a teacher, I am constantly looking for ways to encourage my kids to do their best.  If you are a teacher, you know that sometimes in January and February, we notice some kids losing their focus and even their confidence.  With all the "Growth Mindset" information out there, please know that there are things you can do differently.  I have made it a mission to change ...

Hello Everyone! First of all, I want to thank Feedspot for naming this little blog one of the top 30 Firstgrade Teacher blogs on the internet!!  What??? So honored! I haven't been blogging that long, and simply started as a way of sharing what we are doing in first grade. It has grown into a passion.  I love teaching and I love sharing. To be honored with this award is so cool!!! Thank you!!! What a crazy busy week we've had!! And a busy weekend coming up! I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like I need more hours in the day!!  Both at school and at home.  The juggling continues. But I feel like as long as I'm making every moment count on both fronts, it's all good!!  This week we finished up our study of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And talk about making every moment count, the lessons learned from the study, will last in the hearts of these little firsties.  I have shared my unit before, and will include a link a bit later, but I wanted to show a few p...

Hello Everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend, and perhaps a long weekend.  We actually had a teacher inservice day today. Kids had off, but we as teachers got a lot done organizationally!  Checked a few things off our growing list of things to do this semester. How often does that happen, right?  Over the weekend, I had a chance to work on a little fun unit with a snowball theme. It started off as a little study on adverbs which is an objective we are covering this week, but it started growing and growing.  It actually snowballed!! Teehee! Anyway, I'm posting it tonight in case you need a little snowball fun in your week. I know some of you are probably soooooo tired of snow, but our little Texas kids can't get enough!   Here are a few pics of the 60 page unit. This is a small sample of what the unit includes,  I can't wait to enjoy it with my kids starting tomorrow!!  I'll let you know how it goes!! If you would like to try some of the snowb...