Hey there! I just have a quick post tonight about a great hands on tool I used with my 2nd graders when teaching regrouping with subtraction (OH MY). I don't know about your kids but mine were staring at me like a deer in the headlights when I introduced not only double digit subtraction, but with regrouping?! Wait... what is regrouping? Yep, I felt bad for my little nuggets. Luckily, I had spotted a teammate using these little gems when we were working with place value earlier in the year. I decided to make the numbers more visual to the kids and really show those numbers moving. Oh wow I … [Read more...] about Double Digits, Subtraction, Regrouping… OH MY!
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Ready, Set…Write!
Hey! So I have had a few people ask me if I would compile all of my writing templates and organizers. I am happy to say that I finally have done it. I am so excited to share this, mostly because I LOVE being organized and if you are anything like me you will love having all of these templates in one place. I have included lots of different options to keep your little writers focused and on track. Cheers to making your life easier! Just click on the cover below to check it out on TPT. … [Read more...] about Ready, Set…Write!
NEW BLOG..100 FOLLOWERS..CELEBRATION!
Hey there! So I have a double celebration in the works... You may have noticed that I updated my blog and my brand name (THANK YOU Alexis at Laugh Eat Learn for your amazing design). Now that I am back in 2nd grade I didn't want to be grade specific (even though I never created primarily for first) Anyway, I'm excited to now be "Having Fun First" which really represents me more! ALSO exciting....I now have over 100 followers on TPT (hey baby steps) To celebrate I will be having a sale in my store all week as well as a few fun freebies! The … [Read more...] about NEW BLOG..100 FOLLOWERS..CELEBRATION!
Classroom Move!
Hey there! So, I am moving classrooms for the next school year. I moved in all my treasures in the spring and chose not to think about it until about a week ago... (pretty good right?!) Well, I wish I would have gotten a true before picture but I thought I would share some of the progress. So... not too bad... well for an OCDer... I mean organization freak this was not good. HAHA! I cannot believe I put it off this long. I had the hardest time choosing location of my desk and small group space, etc. I also had a listening center that took up way to much real estate (Until I got an … [Read more...] about Classroom Move!
