Caterpillar Activities

Springtime is one of my favorite times of the year with my little ones. There are so many fun outdoor science themed activities we can do! This week was all about caterpillars. My son is 3 1/2 and loved learning this week! We started our week by coloring a picture in My Phonics Workbook about caterpillars. We talked about the letter C and the... Read more

My Phonics Workbook

Hello friends!! I have been secretly working on a special project over the past 6 months and I am so excited to share the news! After what feels like an eternity, I can FINALLY announce that I wrote a book! It is called My Phonics Workbook and it is now available for pre-order on Amazon! My Phonics Workbook includes the following elements: Le... Read more

Top 12 Self-Care Teacher Gifts

Do you have a teacher in your life that you would love to buy something special for? I have put together a list of my top 12 favorite self-care gifts for teachers. These items are great for relaxation, rejuvenation, preventing illness, and stress relief. Any of these items will make a perfect gift for teacher appreciation week, a Christmas gift,... Read more

How to Form Reading Intervention Groups

Do you ever find yourself looking at your class and not knowing how to form your reading intervention groups? This used to be a real struggle for me during the first few weeks of school. When I first started teaching, I was thrown into a classroom that did not have a consistent teacher for the first 6 weeks of school. I felt like I was pulling f... Read more

How to Make Dinosaur Fossils

Do you study dinosaurs with your students? I am blown away by the level of engagement when studying dinosaurs! My 3 year old son is absolutely OBSESSED with dinosaurs right now. He plays with dinosaurs, wants a dinosaur birthday party, makes dino sounds… If you can think it, he probably does it! Since dinosaurs are such a high interest topic ri... Read more