I am very fortunate to have a SmartBoard in my classroom. I use it pretty much all day, every day. I do not have a bulletin board or wall devoted to calendar math in my classroom. Instead, I do my calendar math on my SmartBoard every morning. It’s a great way to start our day! I…
Last year I found this cute idea for giving each student a bouncy ball that said “I’m looking forward to bouncing through the year with you!” I handed these out at open house along with a bag of microwavable popcorn that said, “Thanks for popping in!” This year I only handed out the bouncy balls….
Somehow I ended up with an owl themed classroom this year. I’ve never really had a “theme” before. I just love rainbows and colors and usually just have a colorful room rather than a specific theme. I decided that owls were just too cute to pass up! I made some owl themed items for my…
Have you seen the adorable All About Your New Teacher book by Brooke Hilderbrand? It is TOO cute! I bought it and made my own book about me to share with my students. They got a kick out of the picture of my in first grade and pictures of me as a kid. The idea…
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Whole Brain teaching training in my district back in April. Chris Biffle and Chris Rekstad were awesome! They have amazing ideas and were very inspiring! If you don’t know much about whole brain teaching, check out their website – wholebrainteaching.com I will be implementing aspects of whole brain teaching…
Mastering addition and subtraction facts in first grade is soooo important! We learn multiple strategies to help with adding and subtracting. One thing I do in my classroom is daily timed tests on addition and subtraction facts. I wanted a way to make it more fun and exciting so I came up with Magic Math!…