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Melissa
I'm a mother, wife and teacher. I am enthusiastic about teaching...it's my passion and goal in life to do my part in helping our children be successful and happy.
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  • The Moffatt Girls
    Christmas Holiday Cards - Create heartfelt holiday cards with your students: a craft they’ll cherish! The holiday season is the perfect time to let students unleash their creativi...
    2 weeks ago
  • Trash To Couture
    Sewing Goals and Vintage Inspiration - This year, I set a goal to sew more of my own clothing and limit my purchases to only my boys' clothes. I also aimed to use sewing patterns and fabri...
    4 months ago
  • Kids Artists
    Olympic athletes - You need: 1. scissors 2. glue 3. white drawing paper A1 size 4. cardboard in Olympic colors 5. compasses Start this lesson with the ...
    5 months ago
  • Rockin' Teacher Materials
    NOW on EASEL- Back to School Digital Escape Room! - It's Back to School time! I love going back to school with all of the eager faces and changes that have taken place over the summer. Teaching is an amazin...
    2 years ago
  • Miss B, Busy Bee
    Creative Ways to Get Kids Reading - This post could also be called "How to Be The Coolest Reading Teacher Ever!" Use a child's strengths in other subject areas! Interdisciplinary lessons ...
    2 years ago
  • A Turtle's Life for Me
    DIY Faux Pallet Wall for Your TV: Wood TV Wall Tutorial - This faux pallet wall makes a gorgeous wood feature wall to hang your TV (and hide the cords), and is an easy DIY weekend project.
    3 years ago
  • Delightful Learning
    Interview with Boaz {10 years} - What is your favorite color? baby blue What is your favorite food? pizza What is your favorite treat? salt-water taffy What is your favorite subject in...
    4 years ago
  • A Cupcake for the Teacher
    Classroom Incentive: Super Student Tickets - I am always looking for new and fun ways to encourage participation and good behavior in my classroom. I usually have a bunch of different incentives goi...
    4 years ago
  • Mrs. Gilchrist's Class
    - Trick or Teach! Click here to download a page with direct links to the Halloween items on sale in my Teachers Pay Teachers store through October 31st.
    5 years ago
  • The Weekly Hive
    QR Codes for Listening to Reading - I love teaching first graders, but in the beginning of the year it is always tricky to get some of my kids excited about reading. I hear, "I don't know ho...
    5 years ago
  • First Grade Fever!
    From Egg-sitting to Chick-sitting! - Check out what Little Joe Chickapig was up to in our classroom... Yep! Thats's right LJC was doing a little egg-sitting for some of the hens back at the C...
    5 years ago
  • Doodle Bugs Teaching
    Doodle Bugs Paper: Cyber Monday - [image: Slide1] www.doodlebugspaper.com [image: IMG_9573][image: IMG_9604] [image: IMG_4348] [image: IMG_4849] [image: IMG_5562] Free shipping today ...
    6 years ago
  • Ladybug's Teacher Files
    Giving Students a Voice in Our Classroom Library - There's nothing so beautiful as seeing your students happily reading, am I right? I've been working really hard to convert some of my previous not-big-fan...
    6 years ago
  • First Grade and Fabulous
    Mom Life, Teacher Life - *Forgive me for a minute as I talk to Blogger: Wow. So we meet again. I feel that I've neglected you, and even just logging into you, I feel I forgot how t...
    6 years ago
  • Literacy Minute
    Our Craft and Netflix - I have been watching Chef's Table on Netflix. It is about culinary stars that are redefining food. Some of the most renowned chefs in the world share thei...
    6 years ago
  • Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten
    Polka Dot Classroom Tour! - I'm so excited to share my newest project with you all! Even though it's summer break, I can't seem to get out of teacher mode! I've been busy setting up a...
    6 years ago
  • First Grader...at Last!
    Meet the Teacher Freebies - 12 years later, and I still get butterflies on Meet the Teacher night. I love meeting a new group, but its such a busy night trying to meet all my new ...
    6 years ago
  • Oh My Little Classity Class
    [Sight Words] in Pre-K?! You bet'cha! - Well, hello there! :) Preschool has been an adventure. A wonderful, glorious, exhausting adventure. In May, I finished up my 2nd full year. That first gro...
    6 years ago
  • Learning With Mrs. Parker
    Changes - Lots has changed since I sat down to write here. While I still love this, my teacher voice has wavered a bit. You see, I began the school year without a ...
    6 years ago
  • Learning in First
    Three Characters Your Students Will Love - Picture books are my jam. I don't know if it is cool to say that anymore, but there it is. My firsties adore picture book time. I make sure to do a quick...
    7 years ago
  • Sweet Times in First
    Class Picture Coming Soon FREEBIE - Hey there friends! I hope your summer was awesome and that you are well rested! I go back soon (less than a week) but I'm so ready for my new little group....
    7 years ago
  • The First Grade Parade
    Hey Teachers....It's OKAY. - *Yes YOU.* The one whose weary body hits snooze 5 times before hurriedly rushing out the door to get to school on time. I'm talking to you. The perm...
    7 years ago
  • Fun in First Grade
    How Teachers Feel After the First Day of School - Today was my 15th first day of teaching. I think it's a little like childbirth. We have to forget how much work it really is or we may not come back to ...
    8 years ago
  • Camp Kindergarten
    Create Your Own Alphabet Line - A while back I blogged about how I create my own alphabet line in my classroom. I wanted to easily explain the process to some new teachers at my school, ...
    8 years ago
  • Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations
    5 Reasons to use Brag Tags for Effective Classroom Management - *5 Reasons Why Brag Tags are your * *BEST CHOICE for Effective Classroom Management* Summer is here and I’m so happy to have the time to update a few pop...
    8 years ago
  • A Teacher's Plan
    Teachers Pay Teachers Sale - For all the Aussie teachers going back to school and any one else looking to update their lesson plans, don't miss out on the 2 day sale, you still have t...
    8 years ago
  • Life in First Grade
    Making Bulletin Board Titles - Happy Sunday! I wanted to pop in quickly and share how I make my titles for bulletin boards. I got several questions about this after posting my vocabular...
    9 years ago
  • Adventures in Teaching
    How To Do An Animal Research Project in the Lower Grades - [image: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Animal-Research-Project-1909374] Each year in the spring, the teachers on my team do an animal research ...
    9 years ago
  • educationjourney
    Transform Your Social Studies and Science Instruction - Sometimes I feel as if social studies and science are forgotten subjects. I know almost all of my professional development has been centered around langu...
    9 years ago
  • Tales of a Teacherista
    Teaching Character Traits {TBT} - It's time for Throwback Thursday! As I was sitting here reflecting on this past school year I was thinking about one thing I really liked this year. That ...
    10 years ago
  • Life's a Teach!!
    Pi Day Freebie! - Pi Day is officially upon us for another year! I know that many of you take this day, March 14th, to do some exciting and fun activities in your classroom...
    10 years ago
  • My Fabulous Finds
    Making a xmas bauble can do rhinestone Beads - *Preparing the christmas time bangle for do rhinestone beading* Holiday will fast nearing, delivering six to eight it some of the want regarding excel, shad...
    11 years ago
  • Made In The Shade In 2nd Grade
    Weekly Cheat Sheet - Happy Monday Everyone!!! Last week was a toughie! We were back from break... PLUS, there was Report Card Monday, followed by Conferences on Wednesday and ...
    12 years ago
  • Revelations of Reality
    The First - I s'pose I'm starting this blog not only to keep a record of the amazing things in everyday life I see for myself, but also to share with others the things...
    21 years ago
  • Krazy About Kiddos
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