Firstie Friday ~ Sight Word Tic Tac Toe

It is so strange to me that I have a first grader. When I taught first grade, my students seemed so big! Now that I have a first grader of my own, I can hardly believe how small they really were. My kiddo struggles with sight words so I have searched high and low for...
DIY Clipboards

DIY Clipboards

I don't know about you but I love having a clipboard for every child in my class but holy moly that can get expensive! Well, I ran into someone  (Stacy)  who came up with a DIY version and I couldn't wait to share the goodness! WHAT YOU WILL NEED: bulldog clips or...
The “en” Word Family

The “en” Word Family

This is a great Little Red Hen project that I first saw my friend, Mrs. McCain do in her class.  It is excellent tracing and cutting practice as well as the word family work. I love to see how the children embellish the hens with details. I prepare brown paper with...
A Handwriting Helper

A Handwriting Helper

This is an idea that comes from one of my interns this year, Tracy.  She saw it in another classroom.   I could not find anything about it online so I just had to make my own poster.  When you begin teaching handwriting on the “lines” this is such a...
Frogs on a Log – The “og” Word Family

Frogs on a Log – The “og” Word Family

Here is another one of those adorable word family projects from Mrs. McMahan's room! What you will need: brown and green construction paper crayons scissors glue Step One:  Draw the lower case letter m. Step Two: Add a wide u to make the face. Step Three:  Add two...