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A young boy uses a tablet at a desk with a math app showing a 2+5 equation; stacked books are in the background. Text reads, "Favorite Apps for the Classroom!.

Favorite Apps for the Classroom!

As you may know, I’m a HUGE tech nerd. I love gadgets and gizmos of all types for my classroom! I am super fortunate to work in a district where technology is embraced and encouraged. In each of our classrooms, we have a set of six iPads.  I use our

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A display titled "Making Eric Carle Art Collage" shows three colorful insect collages created by children, each mounted on colored paper and labeled with a description.

Make Eric Carle Style Art!

One of my absolute favorite projects to showcase each year at Open House is our Eric Carle Art! This project can be time-consuming BUT I promise it’s worth the effort {and the mess!} Here’s a peek at how I make this fabulous art project happen in my class! I always

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Book titled "Grab Bag Galore! A Growing Lot of Random Goodies" by Molly Lynch, with a cartoon girl on the cover, displayed on a wooden surface.

Fabulous Friday!

I added what I think is my favorite product EVER to my store last week! When I was little, I I remember visiting the Hello Kitty store while at the mall. I would always beg my mom to let me buy the grab bag! It was always so fun to discover

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A worksheet titled "Fact and Opinion" with two columns for facts and opinions, surrounded by school supplies on a white desk with a yellow background on the left.

Fact vs. Opinion

One fun activity we work on in First Grade is fact vs. opinion. My oh my, is this tricky! Especially when you’ve taught it on the heels of true vs. false! Click the pic to grab this FREEBIE! Here are two fun examples! You have NO idea how proud I

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Two children are lying on the floor reading a book, surrounded by open books and text highlighting read aloud favorites for primary grades.

My All Time Favorite Read Alouds

Aside from brand new school supplies, I think the best part of a classroom is the library! I LOVE to pick out new books for my class! I love the Scholastic Book Order {you’re crazy if you don’t use it!}, I love finding deals on Amazon, and I even love picking up books

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Woman in glasses and striped hoodie smiles while holding a swaddled newborn; text on left reads "Gotta Love Fridays" on a pink background.

Gotta LOVE Fridays!

Love is in the air…every time I look around! {Are you humming along as I sing?} This week I fell in LOVE! One of my absolute favorite people had a baby…and he’s perfect! Here’s a pic of me and my new Godson! I could snuggle this little bundle all day!!

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