WOO HOO! July! July is summer… July is HOT… July is the 4th! July is family and friends and a roller-coaster of professional development and travel for Leach’s Literacy Training. I’m on vacation right now, but in 13 days I…
Teacher Appreciation Week
Just wanted to say… I appreciate you! All the hours before and after school. All the money out of pocket on school supplies. All the work you do in the summer to get ready. All the time you spend pinning…
Currently May
Thanks Farley for another month with Currently! Another month! Another month closer to SUMMER! I’m so looking forward to summer this year! Can’t wait to meet new teachers with Leach’s Literacy Training! I will be out there… and traveling all…
Friday FREEBIE: Poetry Pals
Hey y’all! Happy FRIDAY! Did you hear me? It’s FRI-DAY! Have you counted how many MORE Fridays you have this school year yet? I have. I have a countdown! Since it’s Friday, it’s time for a FREEBIE! I’ve been working…
Vocabulary Work Station
Hey y’all! I’m posting this on Easter evening. Hope you all had a very HOPPY day with family and friends. Having that ONE extra day of the weekend really makes such a difference doesn’t it? Let the Sunday-itis begin……
April Currently
It is APRIL y’all. I was so caught up on the April FOOLS part of it that I forgot all about the Currently side of things. I did spend the night making some cool new freebies for my blog! Be…
STAAR TEST FUNK
Have y’all SEEN THIS??!!! OMG! I just love it! Keep it moving! Share with a friend! I think our kiddos need to see this on Friday! I put a copy of the lyrics (written by a teacher in Denton) in…
New Website for K/1 Teachers
Oh y’all I just love this new site! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen good examples of leveled texts for FREE READING online! Share this with families for sure. Put this in a work station. Good stuff y’all. Spread…
Do You Teach 4th Grade?
If you teach 4th grade… then you know you have TWO MORE WEEKS (one of those may be Spring Break) until the STAAR test! The KEY to this week is to keep doing what you’ve done! Hopefully that means mini-lessons…
Fun FREEBIE!
Hello out there! I wanted to share something FUN I found lately! Did you like playing UNO growing up? Me too! So of course you can imagine my joy when I found THIS free TpT download! Get your FREE download…
March Currently
It’s that time again. I’m linking up with Farley! This may be one of her cutest designs yet. I’m always thankful for the opportunity to link up at the FIRST OF THE MONTH and for a GUARANTEED REASON TO BLOG!…
Friday Freebie: Transition Words
Google Search transition words- and there are a lot of lists! But, if we are thinking about our elementary writers- that list is not useful! Face it…transition words are so abstract! Kids don’t “get” how to use them- let alone…