Alright . . . sooooooo . . . I have posted about this resource before, but in honor of Back to School, I figured I’d circle back around. And, now I have 3rd Grade Packets available!!! Say what??? #bigkidmathishardforme Good Morning Work is hands-down the most valuable resource I
PLAY DOUGH MATH – COMMON CORE ALIGNED
Alright, I am going to make this short and sweet. I had elaborate plans to draft up a grand old post, but alas, this girl is pooped. I am sure you are all feeling the droopy-eyed joys associated with Daylight Savings time this evening . . . I know I
CHINESE NEW YEAR PRINTABLES + CCSS FREEBIE
Chinese New Year is always such a fun holiday to do up right in the classroom. I worked this holiday into the mix for the first time last year and I had the kids eating out of the palm of my hand all week. There’s just something about animal birth
A DIFFERENT KIND OF 100TH DAY
Although it may be difficult to believe, the 100th Day is looming for many of us. With this said, here are a few quick and easy ideas to help inject those celebrations with a little standards-based fun! TEN FRAME PARTY HATS We all know that 100th Day hats are a must.
SKATING THROUGH ENDINGS
Happy Friday my friends {well, almost out here in Cali}! How was your first week back in the saddle? I have absolutely HATED my alarm clock each and every morning, but I had a blast with my kiddies each and every day. The latter definitely made up for my lack
NEW HORIZONS . . . 2ND GRADE MORNING WORK + TESTER FREEBIES
I swear I am working on other packs (punctuation and back to school to be exact), but Good Morning Work just seems to be all the rage right now at the Factory. You are probably thinking . . . WAIT A MINUTE . . . didn’t this crazy just say
THROWBACK THURSDAY – MAKE SHARE TIME COMMON CORE TIME
Holla! The Factory is gettin’ back into the swing of things – two posts this week. Okay, so I am kinda cheating today by jumping in on Cara’s rad-tastic Throwback Thursday. However, maybe you missed this particular post in the past and I am doing you a favor by bringing
WE HEART MATH CENTERS!
Move over winter themes . . . bring on Heart Day! Valentine’s is right behind Halloween as my next favorite holiday! It even beats out Christmas for me. Don’t ask my why . . . maybe it’s the hopeless romantic in me . . . dunno??!!! Let me back
COMMON CORE BOOK STUDY -1st GRADE UNIT 4
All right friends, I am back with my next intallment of the Common Core Book Study! Just in case you missed my last post (Unit 2) and are wondering what in the world I am talking about, let me explain. I have joined forces with a wonderful group of gals to give
COMMON CORE BOOK STUDY – 1ST GRADE UNIT 2
I am going to jump the gun a bit today. I have a doctor’s appointment in the city bright and early and my scheduling ditty hasn’t been working in my Blogger. So . . . you get this a little early 🙂 I am guessing that common core is