Something new I started doing with our sight words is color by code. I originally posted about this in this blog post.  Students color their sight words by the code to reveal the answer to the question.  Everyone seemed to really like the color by code so I decided to make another that is not seasonally related. It has cute little riddles to ...

I had a special request from the wonderful paraprofessionals that I work with to make a version of oh no! that is not seasonal and that has both the upper and lowercase letters on the cards. So this is what I came up with. What do you think?  To get your own copy head on over to my TPT store and download it. Please please leave feedback and a ...

If you Google sight word game you will literally come up with hundreds of ideas. Some of our class favorites include CandyLand, (we write our words on the cards and read the word before we move a space), Oh No!, Word Shapes. Oh no! is a game one of my wonderful co-workers introduced me to a few years ago. Words are written on cards and then put ...

I have gained a lot of new followers since I posted this last year. I thought we should revisit Oh Turkey! so all of the new comers to check it out also (and those of you who missed it or forgot you had it can get it also!).  Here is the description from my TPT store: This 15 page document includes various versions of the game ''Oh Turkey!'' ...

  I want to introduce you to someone (as well as some place) that I think you're really going to like.  If you've been to Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives in the past, you may have noticed that it was geared more towards higher level primary, but NOW Mrs. Lirette is joining the ranks of US....and I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS on moving ...

I saw these adorable Mother's Day coupons from Michelle at No Monkey Business...LOVE!!! And here's a quick tech tip for y'all:

Hey guys!  I was trying to relax tonight after a long day...field trip and a district Math meeting, but I couldn't!   Here's a freebie that includes read aloud ideas, sequencing and writing activities, and craft ideas from amazing individuals!  I wish I was that creative! Click the picture below to snag it for ...

***********WARNING---This is going to be a LONG post******************************** Easter break was great!  Not long enough, but GREAT!!  I enjoyed being home with MY OWN kiddos, and baking in the kitchen (my facebook fans have already seen these pics, but I will share them again).  We made Sugar Cookies (and it's a no roll-no chill ...

Happy Friday y'all.  Has your week been as CUH-RA-ZY as mine?  My kiddos today were SOOOOOO talkative.  They must be coming down with a case of spring fever...I know that I sure am!!  Not that I'm counting (3 days left), but spring break is just right around the corner----and again, not that I'm counting we're not far (41 days)  from summer ...

I recently finished a little bunny project and wanted to share it with you guys!  It's a 30-page pack that covers money, place value, multiplication/division, parts of speech, and ABC order.  Click the picture below to check out more details: And here's the freebie!  It's an Econ vocabulary activity.  My kids love practicing their vocab ...