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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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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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Moving with kids prep 🚚📦 Alex deploys soon after Moving with kids prep 🚚📦

Alex deploys soon after we move, so I’m trying to make the transition to a new house as smooth as possible. Putting up pictures of our new home has gotten our toddler excited! He’s pointed to the different rooms and loves to go ‘see new house’ 🥹 and it was surprisingly easy to use AI to put our furniture in the listing photos!

What are your tips for moving with a toddler?! ⬇️

Motherhood | military family | toddler
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His words resonate now more than they ever have. His words resonate now more than they ever have. 

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

Given the state of our world today, we need role models like Dr. King more than ever.

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, may we do more than post his quotes. Instead, may we reflect on how we can apply his principles in the way we treat others.

#mlk #drking #mlkday #mlkjrday
Re-sharing because sickness has just hit our house Re-sharing because sickness has just hit our house!

Cold & flu season prep 🤧

When my toddler had the stomach bug, it was so hard to get him to eat or drink anything to keep him hydrated. The one thing he was willing to eat was popsicles! So to prep for the coming sick season, I’m making a bunch of popsicles to keep in our freezer 👌

I like to keep our homemade popsicles simple, so for these, I used apples and bananas! This is 2 peeled & sliced apples and one small (very ripe 😅) banana that Alex tossed in our freezer. It made a ton to add to our popsicle stash!

Using the @babybrezza food maker is so much easier than using our blender! It has only 3 pieces to clean and it’s dishwasher safe - which you know I love!

The most annoying part of prepping food for my toddler when he was a baby starting solids, was cleaning all the different kitchen items needed to steam & blend. Plus steaming on the stove took so long! I’ll definitely be using this food maker all the time when the twins start solids 🙌

This is the third @babybrezza product we’ve used and we’ve loved them all! Our bottle washer runs multiple times a day and we used their bottle sterilizer constantly when our toddler was a baby. 

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@babybrezza is having a winter sale through January 21! 

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January is for all the good winter reads ❄️ I lov January is for all the good winter reads ❄️

I love reading about snowmen this month! You can incorporate snow in so many extension activities, like writing about how to build a snowman, studying the science of snow, or learning about symmetry with snowflakes! ☃️

Want more January read alouds? Comment link for the full list!
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Here’s a peek at what our morning looks like when Here’s a peek at what our morning looks like when Alex is out of town for work 🤪

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2016: the year I finished my first year of teachin 2016: the year I finished my first year of teaching, the year I started dating my husband, and the year I bought my first home!

I honestly don’t have very many photos from 2016, but I loved looking back through the ones I could find 🥹

I’m having so much fun seeing everyone’s throwback photos! Have you looked back at 2016 yet? I can’t believe it was 10 years ago 🫣
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5 things to do with your kids or class this Januar 5 things to do with your kids or class this January

1️⃣ Practice setting goals by choosing a word of the year 💬
One my favorite January activities to do with kiddos is to pick a word of the year. We always read the book “The Word Collector” by Peter H. Reynolds and discuss the importance of words - both those we say to others and to ourselves. Then we choose a word or phrase that we want to describe our year and we write about what we can do to make that happen.

2️⃣ Do snowy writing ❄️
Whether they have spelling words to practice or their learning shapes, this is such a fun way to develop fine motor skills or phonics practice! Spray shaving cream (a.k.a. ‘snow’) on your students’ desks and have them practice any skill you’re working on! They can spell sight words or spelling words. They can write math equations, draw diagrams, etc.

3️⃣ Read about Dr. King 📚
One of my favorite books to read about Martin Luther King Jr. is “Martin’s Big Words” by Doreen Rappaport. There are so many great books to celebrate MLK Day, so comment book list if you want the full list of January books!

4️⃣ Turn them into little snowmen ☃️
Take photos of their little faces and print them in black and white. Then they can turn themselves into snowmen by adding the snowman pieces! They can also write  or draw what they would do if they were a snowman. This is a great extension for any book about snowmen, like “Snowmen at Night” by Caralyn Buehner

5️⃣ Make homemade snow 
Yet another use for shaving cream! All you need are two ingredients: shaving cream and baking soda. Mix together and knead until you get the right consistency of snow, adding baking soda to make it thicker and shaving cream to thin it out. This is such a fun sensory experience! It can easily be done right after the snowy writing. You can even turn it into a science activity and ask them to make a prediction about what will happen to the shaving cream when you add the baking soda.
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We’ve got a major in the house!!! Bragging on Alex We’ve got a major in the house!!! Bragging on Alex because he recently promoted to major AND he completed his MBA 👏

Initially, Alex didn’t want to do a promotion ceremony, but we convinced him otherwise and we’re so happy we did! Our two-year-old was able to participate in the promotion and our family got to hear all that Alex has achieved in his military career. It’s one thing to witness the things your spouse has accomplished one at a time, but hearing them all read out loud reinforces what an amazing guy we have!!

Alex also recently finished his MBA, after working on it the last two years! It’s not easy being in school, working full time, and taking care of very young kids. He had a lot of very early mornings and late nights, but school is out for good!

We’re so proud of you!! 🫶

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