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Although it is mid-July, many teachers are starting to think about heading back to school. Today, I met up with a teacher friend who is already getting her room set up. Yikes! That makes me feel like I am falling behind. I thought we were supposed to be on vacation for a few more weeks. …

I just completed a new product for grammar. It is a set of Adjective Task Cards. Students are asked to identify adjectives used in sentences and then identify the noun that each adjective describes. All of my task cards are aligned to common core state standards. Answer keys and recording sheets are included. This product …

Since I have been home all summer with a preschooler and almost kindergartener, I have been focused a lot on early learning. All of my early learning activities are inspired by my own two children. This morning I updated one of my first products for early learning. It is a set of 32 task cards …

One of my favorite ideas for writing journals is to use picture prompts. Simply find an interesting picture and ask students to describe what is happening. They could make up a story or tell how a person in the picture might be feeling. The possibilities are limitless. On Pinterest, I have a growing collection of …

 Although I teach 6th grade, I have the pleasure of reading bedtime stories with two young children who adore Pete the Cat books. Back to School: For back to school, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoeswould be just the thing. In this story, Pete shows all the things he does during a school day…and of …

 My children’s new favorite book is Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller. We just discovered it a few weeks ago. It is about a rabbit who gets new neighbors, the otters. It is great for teaching kids about how to treat others. The otters are very silly. This book gets a …