The end of the school year is here! Like many teachers in the BTPT era (that’s BEFORE Teachers Pay Teachers)- I used to spend painstaking and insane amounts of time making memory books for my classes. It involved scrapbooking supplies and stickers…and what can I say? I was a rookie teacher with a ton of […]
Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea: Fortune Cookies and the BEST Gift Card Idea EVER
After the great response to our Mother’s Day Fortune Cookie Craft, I thought we’d make a teacher edition, because Teacher Appreciation Week starts a week from today, Monday May 5th! Here’s a handmade teacher appreciation gift idea that also incorporates the best teacher gift idea ever: resources from TpT! I think you could approach the […]
Creepy Crawling Insects for Pretend Play
My son is infatuated with insects. The uglier the better. He digs them up and traps them in the backyard. Insects totally gross me out. My husband loves reading with my son about all the strange and wonderful things insects have to offer and do in our world. He tells me about all the interesting bug […]
Spring Making Words (Free Printable Activity)
Spring begins in two weeks! We thought we’d get a head start and bring a little sunshine into your weekend with a free printable making words activity. This making words activity has a mystery word “rainbow” and really is a perfectly differentiated literacy activity! You can lead your class slowly building up to the mystery […]
Winter Emergent Readers Bundle & Giveaway!
Over the past few months, Karen and I have written and illustrated TEN emergent readers for winter! As a former primary grade teacher and art teacher, making these emergent readers is a passion of mine. Karen taught art for many years, and her illustrations are incredible! Frankly, as a first and second grade teacher, I […]
