#Friday

Fall is here . . . (or is it?)

Can you believe it is almost October? I am so ready for sweaters and Uggs but mother nature just isn't quite ready to get rid of summer yet. It's been in the high 80's all week :( She clearly doesn't understand the need I have to wear my new fall outfits that I have had pinned for weeks.

We just finished our 6th week of school! Feels like we've been back for months doesn't it? We are almost done teaching Daily 5 and plan to start October 7th. We can't wait!!!

We had an inservice today and actually got a lot done! Jenn and I are getting ready for our big presentation at the Illinois Reading Conference next week. So excited to be presenting on Daily 5 and Pinterest. Last year was our first year and we had over 100 teachers attend!!  Can't wait to present again (and hopefully wear one of my new fall pinned outfits). We will be sure to share our goodies with you - stay tuned!

FUN TIP FRIDAY!

Go Noodle!

Are you in need of a new brain breaks activity? Try www.gonoodle.com! Our kiddos love it! You just create an account and then you are set. It has so many fun activities for the kids to do and they take 2-3 minutes. Lots of movement and fun. It's a great way to get your little ones out of their seats and get those wiggles out.

#happyfriday

#fallishere

#almosthalloween

My favorite soccer player! Pic of me and my boy after his U12 team won their soccer tournament in STL, MO! Love watching him play :) Go SASA!!!!!

Fun With Pete The Cat!

One blue cat equals lots of firstie fun! Pete the Cat spent the week in our rooms. Our firsties LOVED him! We did so many fun activities around Pete with math, reading and writing. We even made our own Pete the Cats! #groovycat

Moving on to....

FUN TIP FRIDAY!

Who knew five little trash cans could help solve a huge problem?!? It seemed like our kiddos were constantly getting up and down to keep throwing away scraps while doing a project. Not anymore! We put a small trash/tidy tub on our tables so our sweet little firsties do not have to get out of their seats to throw away scraps. Easy Peasy! The best part is...those busy little workers can stay seated during their entire project! #itsallgood

FAB FRIDAY!!!

Hi Friends!

I blinked and it's Friday again. . . . 4 day weeks will do that :)

Just finished our third week of school and I. Am. Exhausted!!!! Seriously. My body has a hard time going from a raft in the pool to keeping up with 23 first graders all day.

We've been busy setting up our routines, especially Daily 5. Anyone else feel like this takes forever? We are still building stamina for Read To Self. We made it 9 minutes today and the kiddos were very excited!

FUN TIP FRIDAY!

This Friday we HAVE to share our line up number stickers. These are FAB and not sure how we lived without them!! We bought them from Really Good Stuff. Each child has a number and when we go to line up, they stand on their number. It's a life changer in our classrooms!! No more running and shoving to be first. . . ever again! It even has a sticker for line leader, caboose and door holder. Best buy this year so far. I may be more excited about this purchase than my new Seven Jeans :) Check them out below . . .

                                     
                             (sorry for the sideways pic, it's Friday and I'm too tired to fix it, lol)


#happyteaching
#readyfortheweekend