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You will love the no prep, print and go ease of these Spring Color By Code Kindergarten Know Your Numbers and Your Colors resource that include 20 pages for introducing or reviewing NUMBERS & COLORS by focusing only on colors on each page OR numbers on each page.  Spring Color By Code Know Your Numbers and Know Your Colors Bundle Numbers are an essential skill to master in Kindergarten. Students need to be able to write numbers from 0 to 20.  Colors are an essential skill to master in Kindergarten. Students need to be able to know their colors, identify their colors by sight and read the name...

It’s once again that time of year when seemingly normal people suddenly become extremely interested in which 5-12 matchup is ripe for an upset and which of the teams nicknamed the Gaels can go farther.March Madness is indeed here! (Hint: Fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s may have the edge over 13th-seeded Iona, but Saint Mary's may be a target for that dreaded 12 vs. 5 upset, courtesy of Virginia Commonwealth. But if both win in the first round, you get an extremely rare Gaels vs. Gaels matchup!)And while most NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and Women's Basketball Tournament bracket pools are online, many...

I’m so excited to have you join me for the Spring Cleaning Challenge!  This is the second week and we’re focusing on Bedrooms. We’ll deep clean and get the bedrooms clean, making sure we’re tending to neglected spots. Spring Cleaning Supplies How you approach the challenge is up to you – I’m going to work through deep cleaning the bedrooms this week by using the assembly line method.  Here’s my checklist: Here’s how the Spring Cleaning Challenge is going to work: Every Monday I’ll share a room or area of the home with a list of suggested spring cleaning to-dos....

What do you think of when you hear/read the phrase “hands-on fraction unit”? When you first hear the words “fractions” and “hands-on” your mind probably jumps right to making fraction strips with your students or those magnetic pie pieces that you attach to your whiteboard while you teach students about parts of a whole.  This blog post is not about those things.  All three of the ideas I’m sharing today will give your students the opportunity to experience fractions in ways that are unique, and engaging, and truly help them build a strong foundational understanding of fractions concepts. Get ready...

Go On A Solo Adventure.  Done A solo adventure to Fair Isle. I don’t think I could have picked a more unique and cozy spot to spend a few weeks. I’m already dreaming of going back.  Take An Adult Education Class Done The Girl and I took a 3 day British Baking Classics course at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont and had a good time. Winter in New England can be kind of long… So this class came at just the right time of year. Revisit An Old Friend. This goal is a bit of a play on words, but...