First Grade Centers and More

#1- Write in front of the kids daily- I know for many of us the thought of writing in front of the kids is terrifying!  Most...

Today I wanted to share my Interactive Writing Notebook for First Grade.   It is jam-packed with writing projects for first grade.  The act...

Teaching opinion writing can be a lot of fun in First Grade. First graders have LOTS of opinions, and they love to share them! Her...

Are you planning yet for Back To School?  Sadly, I am.  I was looking today at my old Guided Reading notebook.  It was functional, but no...

Hi Everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July and are enjoying some much needed R and R.  I am joining up today with other I Tea...

Teaching theme can be a lot of fun in First Grade.  I like to explain theme or central message to firsties this way, "What do you think...

Today I wanted to share with you one of my Paired Text Units.  This unit is perfect for coming back to school in January.  It is for the b...

This week we only have school Monday and Tuesday.  I am definitely ready for the break!  Since we only have two days we won't be using o...

My daughter and I just returned from an overnight Girl Scout camping trip.  We had a lot of fun and can't stop singing camp songs &qu...

Today I wanted to share my new lesson form I am going to use for math this year.  My math block includes 40 minutes of a whole group math l...