Baseball and R Controlled Vowels!

Well it's that time of year again! We've spent the last two Saturdays working Little League Registration. How is it that I'm already worn out from Baseball and it hasn't even started! This year will be my youngest son's first year for Tee Ball..he is SO excited! My oldest is excited to "show him the ropes" and help him learn to play baseball! They are really close in age and best buddies (well, most of the time ;) )



This week we are starting R Controlled Vowels. I did my room in a Pirate Theme,  using Babbling Abby's Unit. It is the CUTEST thing. She did an amazing job with this unit. You can check it out here. I don't know about all of you, but we are juggling incorporating a new curriculum ( C-Scope) into Journeys, and it's quite difficult. C- Scope calls for skills in first grade that we typically do not teach until second. So it's fun trying to pull everything together. Between C-Scope, Journeys and using Babbling Abby's unit, I still wanted a little extra. So I created a few work stations and whole class games.  Here is a few pictures from the packet. It has four word sorts, four ABC Order activites and a bingo set. My students love FROGS and I figured I could still use it even after we finished our pirate themed. You can get your copy right here HERE

This week is another busy week around our house with Baseball registration finishing up, so until next time!

~Ashley~

Where does the time go?

Let me  start off by saying I really, REALLY, thought this would be a little bit easier to keep up with! I really do enjoy sharing my experiences in the classroom and reading about all of yours! Now that I've discovered blogland..I do not know how I ever taught without it! But keeping a blog is a lot harder than reading them ;)

This week we've been working super hard on our sight words! After Christmas, I tested my students, and it seemed as if we had forgotten every..single..sight word we've ever learned :) So, since then, I've made sure, to get all of that extra practice in! One of my favorite ways is to "Line Whisper". In the halls, I carry a little set of flash cards. When we are waiting to enter specials, or our destination, I show them the card, they whisper the word. They love it!

Of course, work stations is the best time to get our practice! I've been working on work stations for the past two weeks non stop. Just when I feel like I have every skill they need, I discover another area that we need help! I do not think I will EVER have enough work stations/centers..you know? Seems like we always need something!

Their favorite work station was the "Sweet Sight Word Memory". This came out of my Valentine's Day Packet. You can check it out  Here. ANDDDD

Another favorite--Sight Words Tic Tac Toe

I am running a little sale to help my fellow teachers :)

I'm also coming up with extra ideas for Main Idea. So till next time....

~Ashley~

Freebie Alert

Whew, what a week! After winter break, our grade level moved to departmentalized instruction. In the past, I've really struggled with this. I didn't like doing the same things over and over again :) I also had my doubts, because I am still not convinced that it's age appropriate..however, I am giving it a fair shot! So far so good! Of course, I am the ELA/Reading teacher (my passion)!

So I started off by going a little crazy at my favorite little one stop shop--- Cara Carroll's TpT Store! If you have not checked out her work, please please do so! NOW! It's soo addicting and she has great stuff! I've made about twenty new centers this week! I really REALLY love her Frost & Friends Centers! The kids really enjoyed them as well :) They LOVED the Ski Trip Scramble!

I still can't believe it's the middle of January, this year has flown by! Time flies when you are having fun!

Aspiring to be more like the fabulous bloggers out there,I am getting my TpT store up and running and posted a little freebie! Go check it out my TpT Store! I'm in the process of putting my first major center packet together, but would love some feedback on the freebie!

I've also added a few of the literacy centers for the book "Full Color Social Studies Literacy Activities"..I have this book in Science as well! You can get your copy (& at a discount) @  The Teacher's Treasure Chest!

Thanks for stopping by!

I finally gave in!

Well, I finally did it! After becoming a blog addict, I finally decided to give it a try! My name is Ashley and I am a 3rd year teacher. I teach First Grade and absolutely lovvvvvvvve it! I'm married with two little ones who keep me going all the time :) On my blog, I intend to spend a lot of time talking about literacy and small group instruction. That is my passion. I also own an online educational store. My inspiration to creating this blog was definitely Cara Carroll at The First Grade Parade and Kathy @ First Grade A La Carte! They rock! Make sure you check their pages out for tons of great stuff! Any fellow blogger with tips, I would gladly appreciate them! Be sure to check out my products at   Teacher's Notebook Shop and our Online Store. Thanks again for visiting and be sure to come back soon!