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Teacher Gift Ideas: How to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week

Let's talk teacher gift ideas.  We're coming out of a challenging time, but teacher appreciation week is still happening and these are some great ideas for items you can give your child's teacher virtually or in person! Well guys, here we are.  Distance Learning, In Person Learning, and Hybrid...

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Parenting

First Day of School:5 Things To Ask Your Child’s Teacher

We're packing up backpacks, buying new school clothes, setting alarms clocks……summer is officially over and school is back in session.  As you get ready for the first day,  bookmark this page…..these are the most important things to ask your child's teacher on the first day of school!  Are you...

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Parenting

Homework Help: How to Set Up a Routine that Works

School is back in session, and one of the issues I hear about the most? The need for homework help!  I'm sharing how to set up a homework routine that works, so that homework time isn't a total nightmare. In fifteen years as a teacher and intervention specialist, there...

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Parenting

13 Pictures to Take This School Year

We're back to school, and everyone's schedule is back to busy.  Between the hustle and bustle of the school year, here are 13 pictures you should take of your kids each and every year. Confession, last year I forgot to take Lydia's first day of school picture.  I dropped...

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Parenting

17 Ways to Practice Sight Words at Home (that don’t involve flash cards)

Do you want to know how to help your child practice their sight words without hours of flashcards? Here are 17 FUN ways to practice sight words (that will leave you with time to play)! Last school year, a whole bunch of my friends kids started kindergarten.  For the...

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Parenting

Back to School:Tips for Making the First Day Easy

Heading back to school? These five tips will make that first day (and week) as easy as pie! This is my 15th year of teaching.  Yup 15 years of first days.  And luckily, I've seen a lot of GREAT first days, and some not so great ones.  The first...

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Parenting

How to Prepare for Kindergarten: 13 Things You Can (and Should) Do at Home

Do you want to know how to prepare for kindergarten? These 13 things you can do at home will help your kiddo get ready for school (and have fun)! There are certain questions that I get asked over and over again as a literacy specialist and teacher.  One of...

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Erin Condren Teacher Planner

Ok, teachers this one is for YOU!  The new Erin Condren Teacher Planners are here, and this is my full review! I know, I know it's the end of the school year, and us teachers are all thinking about summer vacation.  But, it's also the launch day for 2019-2020...

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Those Who Can’t Do Teach

How 14 years of teaching and a LOT of Stitch Fix Reviews relate……. Those who can't do, teach.  Anyone else HATE that sentence? I've heard it more times than I can count over the course of my teaching career.  That coupled with, “You seem really intelligent……why are you JUST...

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Parenting

Teacher Gifts We Actually WANT

Looking for great teacher gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week? I'm listing things that teachers want (hint, it's nothing apple themed)……. Ok guys, we need to talk.  This is on behalf of us……the teachers.  Teacher appreciation week is coming.  Now to be clear, I do NOT expect presents from my...

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💕What is something you NEVER thought you’d do 💕What is something you NEVER thought you’d do……..but then you did it?⠀⠀⠀👟Listen, I didn’t think I’d ACTUALLY be able to run a 10k.  And now? Who am I…..after 7 months of training and with my first 10k coming up….I’m looking at half marathons.  Never say never right?⠀⠀⠀❤️Over on stories, we are talking all things you’d never, but then you did……..⠀⠀⠀⠀☕️So, five of you will get a coffee on me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Want to join in?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀1) like this post⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀2) answer the polls in stories⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀3) tag a friend, or tell me what you NEVER thought you’d do……..⠀
🧮 Anyone in your house working on their multipl 🧮 Anyone in your house working on their multiplication tables? #ad 🧮⠀⠀Lydia is in third grade and that means.....times tables. I’ve gotta be honest, flash cards were just not cutting it for us. ⠀⠀So I dove into her @Amazon Fire Kids Tablet and found some really great multiplication games that are included in her @Amazonkids Plus Membership. ⠀⠀Reminder, an Amazon Kids+ membership is included for the first year when you buy any Amazon kids device, then costs just $4.99 a month after that. It includes ebooks, audiobooks, games and movies (I’ve talked a TON about the books and audiobooks that are included, so I’m excited to share a math⠀option).⠀⠀Our current favorite multiplication games:⠀⠀1️⃣ Multiplication Memorizer⠀⠀2️⃣ Multiplication Kids⠀⠀3️⃣ Pinkfong Fun Times⠀⠀Now, anyone in your house? And how are you practicing? #AmazonKidsPlus
❤️Where did you go on your first date? Like… ❤️Where did you go on your first date? Like….first one you ever went on?⠀🍔For me? It was a fancy hamburger place in my hometown, followed by a walk along the San Francisco Bay (pretty good for a date planned by a 17 year old boy).⠀❤️Over on stories, we are talking all things dating (past and current) and romantic relationships.  This is gonna be a fun one……. Come join in! We’re making this a regular coffee chat each Tuesday!⠀⠀⠀⠀☕️So, five of you will get a coffee on me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Want to join in?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀1) like this post⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀2) answer the polls in stories⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀3) tag a friend, or tell me where your first date was……..⠀
The way I laughed out loud when I spotted this lit The way I laughed out loud when I spotted this little area during our day at Knott’s Berry Farm……. (teachers, you get it right?!?)I mean, HAD TO TAKE A PHOTO (or 20). This weekend was the start of Peanuts Celebration at Knott’s Berry Farm and we spent a day immersed in all things Snoopy.  From the rides in Camp Snoopy to the adorable new shows to the ACTUAL PIGS in Pigpen’s Pig Pen there was so much to do…..I’m so glad that Knott’s invited us to check it all out!Now, who is YOUR favorite Peanuts character? (Lydia’s is Sally, she’s actually playing her in a school play TODAY — the timing, right?) @knottsberryfarm #knottspeanutscelebration
✨ Happy 100th Disney!✨⠀ ⠀ 💜The people a ✨ Happy 100th Disney!✨⠀⠀💜The people are the magic.  Yesterday was filled with friends and food and fun and feet (sore ones after walking around from dawn to way past dusk)…….and as Lydia and I tucked ourselves into bed last night……I felt so much gratitude.  Our happy place has brought so much joy into our lives and so many people that enrich each moment.⠀⠀✨The Disney 100 Celebration will be happening ALL YEAR, and I feel like we still have so much to see and do.⠀⠀💜Favorite Moments and Experiences from our day one of Disney 100:⠀🚂riding Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railroad: I avoided ALLLLLL spoilers (there are some in this carousel btw), and had seen NONE of the attraction until we stepped into the queue…. it was absolutely adorable and I can’t WAIT to ride it again, plus when we exited the ride…..some of the team that created it were at the exit and seeing their smiles? ABSOLUTE DISNEY MAGIC.⠀🌅seeing the sun rise over the castle bright and early⠀💕running into friends every 5 minutes, it felt like a giant reunion⠀👗characters in their costumes, not going to lie….we didn’t wait in lines for them….they were length, but we gave a wave as we walked by and they looked stunning⠀⠀✨When is your next Disney trip???
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