As you know, I've started my 5th year of teaching this year in a BRAND NEW grade -- SIXTH! One of the aspects I've been MOST excited about are all the books. I've spent a ton of time this first month of school teaching students about finding good books for themselves. I want them to find books that they love, and I think it starts with me sharing my reading life. This past weekend, I finished the book Because of Mr. Terupt. It was AMAZING. One of my students watched the book trailer for this, and before I knew it, she read it, finished it, found the sequels, AND convinced me ... read more
Sixth Grade vs. First & Second Grade in a Nutshell
Well friends, I've officially made it one entire month with sixth graders. This man right here has made the transition so much easier. Thankful for his love & support. Let me share with you some quick thoughts on how this is TOTALLY different from 1st & 2nd graders... Sixth graders: They know technology better than I do, and they've taught me a thing or two five! 1st & 2nd graders: They can take 30+ minutes just to log in to the computer. Sixth graders: They either LOVE you or HATE you. There is no middle ground. 1st & 2nd graders: They mostly just love you. Sixth ... read more
Addition Detectives
Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share with you one of my newest products that I've just released. Let me start with how I came up with idea. And I'll be honest -- it was not cute. No clipart. No real theme. Just pure content and high levels of thinking for the small group of kiddos I was working with. That's what's important anyway! I came up with the idea when I was working with a small group of my first graders. It was the end of the year and I wanted to make sure we were using up every second we had with valuable instruction. And let's be real... At the end of the year, it better super ... read more
I’ve Been Absent… I’m Sorry.
Friends, I've been MIA in the blogging world here recently. I know, I know, I rarely blog anyway (BUT I'M TRYING TO BE BETTER). So I figured I'd let you know what's going on over here at Simply Creative in Kentucky. WHAT?! Yep, I crossed out "in Kentucky" and I'm still pretty sad about it. I'm now... Simply Creative not in Kentucky... because I moved to Indiana... yep. The hubby and I moved to Indiana at the end of June and life has been BUSY! Let me give you a little recap. :) Enjoying a little Bible putt-putt (because that's a real thing in KY, no joke) before the big move! For those of ... read more
TPT Seller Challenge – Week One
Hey! I'm linking up with Third in Hollywood, Sparkling in Second, Teach Create Motivate, and Peppy Zesty Teacherista to complete the week one of the TPT Seller Challenge! This week the challenge is to update a product and its cover. I knew EXACTLY which product I needed to update--- my Kindergarten Word Problem Book! It's one of my top selling items and packed full of great kindergarten word problems, but the cover... man, oh, man... I KNEW it needed some TLC! Here's the old version... it was BORING! I'm pretty sure when I created this as a TPT newbie I hadn't actually invested in clip art, ... read more
Get Organized For The Year!
Hey Everyone! I'm SOOOOO excited to share with you all my NEWEST organizational LIFESAVER... Seriously, it's jam-packed FULL of organizational goodies that will help you keep track of your curriculum, units, small groups, student data... ALL OF IT! Introducing--- THE CURRICULUM ORGANIZER!!! We as teachers have soooo many things to remember. I don' know about you, but I can't count the number of times I've found a neat idea and said, "I'll remember that for when it comes time to teach ____!" And then... I forget. The unit is over. I forgot about that awesome idea. FAIL. I decided ... read more
Teachers Make The World Colorful
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! I'm so excited to be teaming up with the girls from The Primary Pack to bring you this fabulous Giveaway! We really want you to know how much we appreciate you and how amazing we think you are. Teachers are the most dedicated, hard-working people around, and we want to celebrate you! So we are each giving away a gift card to one of our favorite places to shop. But we didn't stop there! We are also giving away one big GRAND PRIZE on The Primary Pack blog! Here on my blog, I am giving away one $10 gift card to my favorite store of all time--Target! A trip to ... read more
Primary Math Conversations
Yesterday I blogged at The Primary Pack all about promoting math conversations in the primary classroom! Click HERE to head over and grab a freebie while you're at it! ... read more
My Math Block in a 1st/2nd Split
I've had a few questions on how I manage a 1st/2nd split with math, and I thought I'd take a quick post to share with you! By no means do I have it all figured out... It's taken A LOT of trial and error and conversations with my coworkers. I'm thankful for the awesome people I get to work with who are invested in helping each other! My class is made up of high-level first graders and average-level second graders. My first graders are smarties. No joke. Seriously, it's been SO fun to be their teacher. They catch on to new material so quickly! They're very high readers, so differentiating for ... read more
Quick Snapshots of My New Room
I've been the definition of BUSY as we've started back at school this week. As many of you know, my school has been under renovation, and I moved into my brand new classroom over the break! I can't tell you how absolutely BEAUTIFUL it is. Brand new cabinets (we had ZERO before). Matching tables. Built in teacher desk. Everything at KID level. I. Am. Obsessed. And I've become an organizing monster (I'm a bit proud of myself, actually). But... while that is all VERY exciting, it's also been stressful and crazy busy! I've had to teach routines and procedures double time because the kids don't ... read more
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