I ♥ My New Blog Design!

I am so excited!  I just got a new blog design from Lauren at The First Grade Diaries, and I ♥ it!  It's one of a kind, and it goes perfectly with my blog's name.  AND it has an Add My Button button!  I could never figure out how to do that.  ☺  If you would like to get your own design contact Lauren at her Etsy shop.  Just go to The First Grade Diaries.  She also has some premade blog designs you can choose from.  She is prompt, friendly, and does an amazing job, plus she can custom make a design for you.  

Scrappin Doodles Blog License

I have just received my Scrappin Doodles blog button so I can start offering free products made with Scrappin Doodle clip art from my blog.  Check back soon to see what goodies I have for FREE.

Getting Organized: FREE Thematic Graphic Organizers for the Teacher

I made these pages to help me get more organized. I use thematic teaching in my 1st grade class, and I sometimes forget what materials I have for each theme. Hopefully these pages will keep me more organized in the years to come. I have included 4 pages:

Page 1: Theme Name, Connections with Language Arts, Math, Science/Social Studies, and Arts/Craft

Page 2: Essential Questions, Vocabulary Words/Terms, and Teaching Strategies

Page 3: Materials (Books, Posters/Charts, Manipulatives, Websites, and Miscellaneous)

Page 4: Centers (2 sections to list activities for Literacy and Math Centers)

I am leaving this product as a power point presentation so you can edit to meet your needs.

Thematic Graphic Organizers for the Teacher