Heyyyy guys! I'm just popping in to share some gift tags I made to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. In case you missed it, that's next week, May 6th - 10th!  Here's what I plan to give to my daughter's teacher to celebrate her: Monday: Thank you for being so sweet: Reese's & a Dr. PepperTuesday: You are Moo-ch appreciated: $5 Chick-Fil-A gift cardWednesday: I donut think I could have gotten a better teacher: donutsThursday: I won the teacher lotto with you: scratch off ticketsFriday: I'm so glad I have an amazing teacher: $25 Amazon gift card If you'd like to use these, too, click her ..read more

Let's chat about guided reading for a quick second. More specifically, tracking student growth during guided reading. I've got a super easy-to-implement idea WITH a free resource to make it! You can choose to glue on the leveling cards and laminate!This idea that I'm sharing today isn't a new idea, but it's a "new to me" idea and I think it's brilliant, and more importantly, easy to implement. I saw this guided reading reading folder in use by my daughter's current teacher. Here's how it works: She assess her 1st graders at the beginning of the school year to determine their reading level ..read more