Thinking in Primary

Happy Sunday! I don't know if I'm getting old or what, but it seems to take me forever to get things done.  It's pretty last minute, but I've finally finished my Lucky Leprechaun Math Station Tubs ! I know....it super late.  But, they are half price! Thanks for checking them out! Pin It

Do you have this book?    We've been learning about teeth. While I mostly wanted the kids to learn about human teeth, this book was a great way to end our week!  First we read the book.  We talked about which teeth we would most like to have and we made an anchor chart (on the whiteboard) with the animal names and a quick picture of the teeth.  Next is was time to write.  This kind of writing was pretty hard for my kids.  They are used to only getting blank paper.  They had a hard time not writing every word.  I think it was a great lesson though.  It really helped them to focus on the words that were already on the paper.    After we wrote about our animal teeth, we made our portraits with our chosen animal teeth.    To make the portraits I just cut some multicultural paper in half.  Then we trimmed the corners until we turned them into ovals for our faces.  I gave them black rectangles for ...

If you are like me you are totally skipping this part and going right to my plans. I don't blame you.   I love checking out what other people are doing.   Mostly I love to get ideas.   Sometimes I look for validation.   Hopefully my week can give you a little bit of both.   Or something to judge-:) please don't! We don't have school on Monday so it's a short week.  Enjoy! (I believe this is actually working now, sorry)! Pin It

I'm back!   Well sort of... I made it my New Years resolution to be better at blogging.   Ya might notice how that's been going or actually NOT going! I'm constantly facing tough choices.   Like...do I binge watch TV with the puppy on my lap or my computer?   The puppy (is no longer actually a puppy) is so warm and cuddly.  :) Between the work that needs done with the new house and school I come home exhausted!  It had been a while since I created anything for TPT.  Last month I worked up a bit of motivation and made a new Valentine math pack!  I really like it.  Click on the picture to check it out! I have a lot of math products on TPT.   The products that I create are what I typically use in my math bins.   The games are pretty much the same all year, but I change the theme.   That way, kids always know how to play while the changing theme provides novelty.   It works great for me! ...

I hope you have your wishlists ready!  There is a major sale at TPT! Pin It

I have finally finished my Alphabet Intervention Books.  My kids are loving them.  They are learning so much!  At 208 pages this might just be the biggest product I've ever created! Check them out if you get a chance! Pin It

Okay, I'm not sure if working on it Wednesday is a thing, but I haven't posted ANYTHING  in about a million years.   I have just been completely EXHAUSTED!   Teaching kindergarten is a LOT of work, especially when you have to take care of your only family and your puppy! Sorry, had to put that in here.   I don't know how teachers with actual real life babies even survive with a shred of sanity.   I didn't start teaching until my daughter was in second grade.   Kuddos to the superwomen out there!   Oh, one more unrelated thing- This came in the mail today!!!!!!  It's from  Fray Baby Bibs and More  and I absolutely adore it! W orkin' on it!  Back story- I have a lot of kids who do not know much about letters and sounds.  I have tons of intervention resources but I was feeling like I needed something more.  I want them to have a  book in their hands during literacy/reading groups.  I wan...