Super Star Sentences

It amazes me each year.

The kids come in so tiny, barely able to write a few words.

Then, POOF, they are writing complete sentences.

Well maybe not, poof

, but it seems that way looking back.

 I created these to help my kids learn to write sentences.

It breaks it up one step at a time,

with lots of practice along the way.

It truly does make Superstar Sentences!

Back to School

Does back to school make you giddy?

Because I totally get all giddy just thinking about it.

The thought of back to school sales...

school supply isles...

meeting a whole new group of friends...

YES please!

This helps a little too...(you would think it was August)

Getting ready for a new year already

There's something about the end of a school year...

it just makes you want to get ready for the next.

All these ideas start running through your head...

things you want to do differently,

Pinterest ideas that you found too late,

things you ran out of time for...

You'll get to them all in the Magical New Year :)

I've already set up my teacher binders for next year.

All fresh and new...ready for my class list.

(It's helps that it's colorful and full of polka dots too!)

RTI

RTI has always been a bit  scary  to me.

Tracking progress...tiers...

everything always seemed so complicated.

To put my mind at ease a bit I decided to create some assessment and activities

 that would go along with  RTI.  

I assess the kids 4 times a year

(the lower ones more often.)

But more importantly, I let them practice these activities all year in centers.

I have to tell you,

it's taken a lot of the fright out of RTI!

You can find it Here!

Mother's Day

Mothers day has always been a fun excuse for cute projects.

I think it's become a little more dear to my heart the past 3 years,

aka...when I first became a mommy myself :)

(Love these little men)

I now understand just how important these little projects are.

To a teacher, they may seem simple (hello construction paper,) 

but to a mommy they mean the world.

Each year I have the kids make their Mom!

This is hysterical in itself.

Big hair, red lips, and all sorts of other fun things.

Next they do their writing.

We usually do one together, brainstorming things about their mom.

My mom is so...

My mom loves to...

My mom always...

This gives them a little help with their final writing.

Just wait until you see what they come up with.

Some of my favorites from years past...

"My mom loves to cook and clean, it's what she loves to do most."

"My mom looks beautiful except when she has a mustache"

You can find the whole projects HERE on my TPT store.

Have to start somewhere!

Hello!  

Welcome to my new blog

"Rock on little First-ies."

It's going to be a little bit of everything,

including a sneak peak into the life of Mrs. Astor!

So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy!

Hope you find something useful (or at least laughable) along the way!