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I help busy teachers keep their students engaged with fresh ideas and creative, hands-on activities for their classroom. I believe learning can be rigorous and fun!

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Phoneme Blending Activities for the Classroom

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Teaching the Schwa

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Silent E Jobs & Why They are Important

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I’m so happy you’re here! I’m Libby, and I love all things first grade – the curriculum, the content, and the sweet kiddos. I’m passionate about helping K-2 teachers save time in the classroom with fresh ideas and fun, effective resources. My spouse is in the military, so I’ve learned to be very adaptable while moving from school to school. We are currently stationed in Birmingham, Alabama with our two pups and a baby on the way! When I’m not creating or spending time with loved ones, you can find me online shopping or learning about the science of reading.

If you’re looking for hands-on, engaging activities for the primary classroom, you’re in the right place! Take a peek around, grab some freebies, and explore ideas on the blog. I can’t wait to connect with you, teacher friend!

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National Talk Like a Pirate Day is next week! 🏴 National Talk Like a Pirate Day is next week! 🏴‍☠️ so obviously I have to share my favorite pirate-themed unit! ☠️

🚢 This headband is such a fun way to teach the AR sound ⚓️ I came up with this activity to help my first graders remember that /ar/ says arrr like a pirate! It was such a hit that we turned it into a pirate week! We did pirate games, dressed like pirates, and talked like pirates! 🏴‍☠️ They always wrote about it as one of their favorite memories in their End of Year books! 

Want to do these activities with your students? Comment pirate and I’ll dm you the link! ☠️

❤️ Do you have a pirate day? ⬇️
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Shout out to the partners that go above and beyond Shout out to the partners that go above and beyond in the postpartum period 🫶 healing from birth is hard. I’m so lucky to have a partner that’s always doing more than his share 🤍
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🔔 FREEBIE on my website! Grab this huge 18-pag 🔔 FREEBIE on my website!

Grab this huge 18-page phonics guide for *free* by joining my email list! It includes spelling patterns, syllable placement, frequency, and generalizations for all the phonemes + info on the 6 syllable types and important terms to know 🙌

This is meant to help you when you teach or review a phoneme with your students. Want the free guide? Comment PHONICS GUIDE and I’ll dm you the email sign up link 🩷
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weeks 35 & 36/52 • the twins had great visits t weeks 35 & 36/52

• the twins had great visits to their pediatrician this week! Twin A is close to 8 pounds and twin B is about 7 and a half! It blows my mind that they still haven’t reached my toddler’s birth weight of 8 lbs, 2 oz 🤯
• we went on so many outings these last two weeks - the Birmingham art walk, @mcwanescience center, our local library, the park, and music class!
• all three kiddos have been getting love from our pups 🐶 both dogs love to cuddle up next to them or watch our toddler while he plays
• big brother has really started to help out with the babies, whether it’s ‘helping’ to fold their laundry or holding their bottle for a feeding 🥹
• we went on a mommy & me muffin date before school! I’ve missed my one-on-one time with our toddler and I can tell he’s missed it too 🫶
• L was very excited to have his LuLu come to visit for a few days! He helped her make dinner 🧑‍🍳
• we’ve had lots of late nights and early mornings; the twins’ sleep is getting better but unfortunately they haven’t synced up the timing of their longer stretches of sleep 😂 one twin wants to keep sleeping while the other wants to eat. We wake and feed both to try and keep them on the same schedule. Otherwise we would be constantly feeding them 😴
• Al is in his last semester of grad school to get his MBA! Fortunately his course load this semester is lighter than usual 🙌

What was the highlight of your week? ⬇️
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I can’t believe we made it to September! Our twi I can’t believe we made it to September! Our twins are a month old 🥹

In some ways it feels like we’ve known them forever and in some ways it feels like this month has flown by!

The newborn phase is so sweet but also so incredibly hard. You’re just getting to know your new baby and meet their (many) needs while also trying to recover from major trauma to your body. It can feel like a whirlwind. After a few weeks, it feels like you can finally breathe!

A month in, it seems like we are finally getting into a good routine with our twins and we’ve somewhat figured things out. I know this will change, but it’s good to feel a little bit of confidence in our ability to take care of these babies!

Did you feel this way with your babies?

Motherhood | twin mom | postpartum | mom of multiples
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🔤 Phonics Friday! 🔤 Why does ch make 3 sound 🔤 Phonics Friday! 🔤 Why does ch make 3 sounds?

Traditionally we teach that ch is a digraph that makes the /ch/ sound. However, what do we tell our students when they encounter a word like school or machine?

The ch spelling makes different sounds because these words have different origins. Words that come from the Greek language use ch for the /k/ sound, as in character or anchor. Words that come from the French language use ch for the /sh/ sound as in chef or parachute. 

Most words with the ch spelling will have the /ch/ sound, so it makes sense that this is the primary sound/spelling correspondence that we teach our students! However, it’s helpful to teach them that this spelling may make different sounds.

✨ Want more phonics tips?
Comment phonics guide and I’ll send you the link to sign up for my FREE guide!
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Do your students struggle to build sentences? Now Do your students struggle to build sentences? Now is the perfect time to teach them parts of a sentence! Littles may have trouble understanding subjects and predicates, so I introduce them as naming parts and telling parts! How do you teach this to your students? ⬇️

Sentence structure can be very complex. Understanding that every sentence requires a subject and predicate is a necessary foundational skill to build upon as students get older. These activities will help students understand that sentences begin with a naming part (subject), followed by a telling part (predicate). These terms (subject, predicate) are used within this resource along with other variations like naming/telling part and who/did what. Students will be exposed to sentence structure by building sentences using subjects and predicates and differentiating between subjects and predicates.

Here’s what other teachers have said:
“Thank you so much for this resource. It is great and was perfect for my needs.” -Jalisa
“Wonderful resource for teaching sentence structure.“ -Brianna
“My 4th grade learning disabilities resource students still enjoy hands-on activities like cut-and-glue worksheets. They really liked these. I used the sentence building cards as an independent file folder task that covered both language arts and reading.” -Patricia

Want this resource for your classroom? Comment link and I’ll dm you! 🩷
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This newborn bubble is something else 🫶 We don This newborn bubble is something else 🫶

We don’t know what day it is, but we are full of coffee and snuggles 🥹

Do you enjoy the newborn phase? Or can you not wait to get more sleep? 😅
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