Sweet 'N' Sauer Firsties

Let’s Get Digital, Digital…… in Primary!

Digital this, digital that, “digital” has been the buzzword of the year! Thanks COVID! Let’s be real for a second. 2020 has been a crazy and life-changing year for everyone- especially teachers. We had to shut down our classrooms on a moment’s notice and begin teaching remotely with very little to no experience. Luckily, we live in a day in… Read More

Teaching Routines & Procedures

Rules and procedures are the backbone of your classroom. In my opinion, first you have to LOVE your students. Then you have to teach them about what you expect from them and then you can teach them everything else. You can be the most knowledgeable teacher in the world and an expert in your field but if your class get… Read More

Back to School Book Companion Activities

If you had a chance to read 25 Awesome Back to School Read Alouds, you’ll know my favorites out of the TONS of great back to school read alouds. In that post I shared the why for those specific books. Here I’ll be sharing some of my favorite activities to go along with those books. These are typically activities that… Read More

25 Awesome Back to School Read Alouds

Picking out the first few weeks of read alouds is one of my FAVORITE, yet completely overwhelming, back to school activities! There are so many amazing authors out there providing books that cover everything you need for the first month of school. The many important lessons they learn from these great stories are crucial for students, especially to set the… Read More

Digital Meet The Teacher

Meet the Teacher – COVID Edition These are crazy times. School’s reopening plans are either that they’re not opening, opening in a hybrid way, going completely virtual, or are going back “as normal”. So much is up in the air but one thing is for sure, we have to plan for our future kiddos. And meeting YOU, the teacher,… Read More

Setting Up a Classroom Guide

It’s that time of the year again! Back to School- insert frantic nightmares about school, back to school ads, and the dollar section to become full of so all the cute classroom things. This time of the year is like Christmas for teachers. Most have been dreaming, and probably planning and prepping, about how we will set up our classrooms…. Read More