Happy, happy Saturday! It's been one heck of a week.  But thankfully, testing is over.   We have Field Day this upcoming week and I'm praying the kids  can release some of this built up energy. The May newsletter is hitting inboxes at this very moment! If you're not signed up, you're missing some fun, exclusive ...

Free Animal Theme Learning PrintableIt's the 14th of the month again, and here is the monthly freebie from Wise Owl Factory (Carolyn Wilhelm).  This month I have an animal theme freebie for math and literacy activities for Pre K and K.  Everything is in one 62 page printable, but you may select just the pages you would like for printing.  First, ...

No joking here! Hope you didn't ''get got'' too bad today.  :)   My kids tried their best, but it didn't work! I've uploaded my April version of the ''Sentence Sort:  Complete or Incomplete? Center.''  Click the picture below to check it out. I also created an assessment freebie to go with it! Click the picture ...

SUNFLOWER JOURNALS END OF YEAR FREEBIE! It's almost Summer and the countdown for the end of the year has begun! Are you thinking about the last few days with a little bit of a sense of trepidation....How to keep the kids busy without them getting too excitable? How to maintain a happy air in the classroom when everyone is getting a little tired ...

Knee deep in school... that's just how I feel lately!  Who has time to relax these days?  Not me that's for sure!  So this time I year I tend to focus on two things... field trips and the end of the year!   Am I alone here? So here are two fun freebies to keep you going, click the image or here to get them for free! I also have some great ...

My little one and I sat down to make these little pom pom guys  as Valentine gifts for her loved ones!   (Aren't they sweet?) We used the following: ❤ medium to large pom poms (for the bodies) ❤ foam hearts (for the feet) ❤ pipe cleaners for the antenna ❤ googly eyes (for the eyes of course) ❤ pen or thin ...

In case you missed my post, I updated my  Let it Snow! Sight Word Find!  The download now includes both a K and a 1st grade version! ~ Mrs. McKown

Looking for some fun activities to use after winter break? Come check out my winter packs! This packet includes: Snowman Family & How to Draw a Snowman Snowy Scene Subtraction If I Were a Snowflake- Writing Snow Search: How Many Words Start with Snow? Thinking Map: Adjectives Winter Words Cards & Write the Room In The Winter Big ...

I added a post about b and d confusion yesterday.  The post includes the signs I use to prompt my students when they are ''confused'' about b and d.  You can download the signs for free by visiting my blog.  Hope to see you soon! Happy Sunday!

I'm behind on my posting, and there is so much going on that I'd love to share. The fluency conference I attended today The possibility that our district is hiring a literacy coach Update and information on my spring emergent reader collection Unfortunately, I won't get to any of that this evening.  I did put together a quick hall ...