Anyone else missing the Disney parks?! With everything that’s happening in the world around us, my classroom is definitely gonna need a lot of magic this year! So I’ve decided to join the tribe and I couldn’t be any more excited about it!
The 2020-2021 school year will be a lot of learning with a little magic along the way! ✨🏰
As teachers, we LOVE classroom decor! Drop your Disney Classroom decor ideas in the comments!
@ Princess Fairytale Hall
Teach To Aha
A first year teacher leaping into first grade! Follow the journey as I teach my students to reach Ah
Our Virtual Literacy Celebration went a little something like this...
🎉We played Literacy Scattegories! 🎉We viewed student created literacy videos!
🎉 We viewed our favorite photos from this school year!
This isn’t how we wanted our time together to end, but it was done in love!
Last classroom selfie for this school year! It felt so eerie cleaning and closing my classroom with the uncertainty of when it will be full of learning & first grade love again. However, it gives me peace knowing that my kiddos are home safe with their families! Year 3: COMPLETE! ✅
Don’t y’all love my shirt?!
Made by: Sweet Pea’s Creations
Thanks Rita Nicole!
After training with , our 1st grade reboot meeting was a HUGE success! Our sticky note campaign has officially launched! My kiddos loved reading the sweet messages & were inspired to accomplish personal writing goals during today’s workshop!
🍏 2019-20 Classroom Reveal! No fancy bells and whistles, just a neat and tidy room! ☺️
Another summer meet up with my very first bunch! I was their first grade teacher and now they are rising 3rd graders! Time is flying and they will get new teachers each year, but they will always be my kids! ☺️💕
Friyays are for interactive editing! Pass that pen!
Interactive writing in full effect! We were so excited to pass the pen to draft a letter to the SSDA to inform them of our progress on the case of the silent e! 📝🕵🏽♀️ Circling the snap words within our letter during the share was the icing on top!
What better way to wrap up the semester than giving read aloud’s of informational texts to our kinder friends! My students loved being experts and sharing the information they learned with others! Check out their sticky notes! They are pros at marking their text!
My writing workshop is now color coded!! ❤️💛💚💙🧡
My students are able to use their writing process chart, which is kept in their writing folder, to help them create explicit next steps for their writing each day! I can even peek at their writing and immediately see where they are! This idea was heavily inspired by an amazing teacher I observed while on a school visit at Ps 249 The Caton in NY!!
Happy World Teacher Day!
We support teachers today and everyday. Happy World Teachers’ Day, everyone!
We had very special guests visit today! My kiddos were so excited to spend time with my parents during reading and math workshop today! It’s safe to say they love them almost as much as I do! ☺️💕
Today we had our first writing celebration! 🎉 To see my firsties so excited about sharing their writing made me so proud of each of them! They worked so hard on their stories each week and to celebrate them was such a pleasure! The biggest victory is knowing that by celebrating their writing, they will be so eager to continue writing! WINNING!! 🙌🏾
My classroom library got a HUGE makeover this year! It’s my favorite area within my classroom. When it rains, it’s such an incredible aura in the room! 😌My readers and I both are loving it!
P.S: The pillows and floor rugs are from five below!! ☺️🙌🏾
Feet up Friday!!! 😅🙌🏾 The first week is complete! I am exhausted. Cheers to the weekend!!
🍎 Classroom Reveal! 🍎
I am so in love with the way that this space has come together! 😍 Watching my firsties eyes light up as they walked around during Open House this evening assured me that my hard work has already paid off! Year two, I’m ready for you!!
Sneak Peek Alert! 🚨
I’ve gotten back into full work mode this week so I’m sharing a sneak peek into my classroom!! I’m so exited about how this space is coming together. A full classroom reveal is coming soon!! ☺️🤞🏾
Open house is just one week away!! I need fresh ideas to help me start this school year off right! What’s the best way you’ve found to welcome your new class family?!
A year ago today I shared pictures of my very first classroom before it was decorated and ready for students! Here are this year’s before photos! Year two, let the transformation begin! 🎬🎨
This school year I’m in a new district, new school, teaching new curriculum, and of course new students. As a teacher, I am obligated to be a lifelong learner so I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity learn and grow as an educator as well as be a part of a district and school that promotes that!! (Cue Hallelujah choir 🎉🙌🏾) Year two will be a year of G R O W T H! Let’s do this!!
Check out the gift bag I received from at her Sip & Plan ATL event this weekend! The best gifts are the ones that set you up for success and this bag is loaded with everything needed to plan for an awesome school year! Thank you !!
P.S: I can’t wait to create goals with my firsties using Goal Setting & Tracking sheets!
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How 🔥 is this gift bag? Shoutout to for including her Goal Setting and Tracking calendars. I love the concept of W.I.G. Wednesdays and it works for any grade level! (She teaches Kdg.) I also included one of my Engaging & Meaningful Lesson Plan Notebooks which is an amazing resource for quickly including engagement, integrating subjects, differentiating, and data tracking. The cute pointers were courtesy of the unavoidable dollar spot and came through with some teacher friendly hand sanitizer.
You can find both resources via the link in our bios.
Today was our class Skyzone Summer Meet Up! We jumped high, leaped into foam pits,made a shot or two at the basketball goal, and even circled up to catch up and share what we’ve been up to this summer. To say we had a blast is an absolute understatement! It was so heartwarming to see my class again after two months. Looking at this picture I am so grateful to have been their teacher! They are an amazing bunch. It’s true, you fall in love with your first group and they are forever a part of you. My heart is FULL! 🤗❤️
P.S: If you have the opportunity to meet up with your class over the summer, DO IT! You’ll be glad you did!
This is so important!!! Thank you for being the trailblazer for this connection!
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Why Aren't There More Black Educators? Racial Discrimination Still Plays A Role in the Education System. Did you know 2% of teachers are Black?😱🤗 I’m looking for some amazing Black Educators to build a community, empower,
and collaborate with! This loop promotes the building and cultivation of Black educators. If you would like to participate, follow these steps:
1. Follow the host:
2. Screenshot the picture.
3. Post the image and caption.
4. Click on this hashtag
5. Follow everyone that has the Black Teacher Follow Loop picture and comment your favorite emoji that explains how you’re feeling about next year
6. Allow them 24 hours to follow you back. It is very important that you post the loop picture with the caption in order to get the follow back.
Which option is your favorite?! Tell me in the comments below!! ☺️💕
I recently purchased one of these rainbow drawers from and was trying to decide on what I wanted to store inside of them. Thanks to for helping me decide without even saying a word! This display tells all I need to know!
What do you store inside of your drawers?!
I’ve been wanting to do an updated introduction so the tag is right on time! Thank you ! Here are 5 things about me! ☺️💕
1️⃣: Teaching is my dream job! I’ve always wanted to become a teacher. In my childhood home my parents allowed me to convert the unfinished bedroom into my very own classroom equipped with an overhead projector, whiteboard, and anything else my mommy could find at a yard sale!
2️⃣: ✈️🌎Traveling is my favorite hobby! I cruise every summer and I’m planning a trip to Barcelona, Spain for my birthday in April!
3️⃣: Gospel/Life music is a DAILY STAPLE in my life!!!! 🎼🙏🏾The praise & worship that took place in my car everyday during my first year of teaching was absolutely necessary! If you’re riding with me these days it’s a guarantee that from my all time favorite artist is blasting through the speakers! I got tickets to his show in Atlanta in September and I am ECSTATIC about it! 🙌🏾
4️⃣: I’m the oldest of three children. I have two younger brothers (yes I’m the only girl 💁🏽♀️) and our parents have been married for 26 years!!
5️⃣: I cannot go to bed without a night snack! Blame my daddy, he started the tradition! 🤷🏾♀️
🍑👩🏽🏫 GA EDUCATORS ROCK! My teacher heart is so happy that has given us an opportunity to connect, plan, and have some fun! I’m so excited that I registered early! If you’re in Georgia come join us!
P.S: This workshop is SUPER UBER affordable! ☺️🙌🏾
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On Saturday, July 21st come have a good time and connect with other passionate educators in Georgia. We’ll work together while getting ready for the new school year.
✨$5 off with code, Early Bird
Cocktails & Giveaways Included.
Alert! I’ve made the decision to switch from desks to tables next year! I believe this will help my first graders and I to always keep our room neat and organized. So I’m heading to in search of the perfect supply caddy. This display from is literal perfection!!
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Whether you have been out for a few weeks or holding out until the end of this week, Happy Summer!!! It’s such a beautiful thing to take some time off and recharge! 🔋🔌