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Hey, I’m Libby!

I am so happy youโ€™re here! Iโ€™m Libby, a teacher with a passion for first grade. I love sharing fresh, engaging ideas for classroom teachers.

I am not one of those teachers that grew up wanting to be a teacher. I didn’t have parents and grandparents that were in education. Instead, I went to undergrad intending to be an undecided major, figuring it out as I went. When I went to orientation to register for classes, I was surprised to see that I was scheduled for everything in the Education building. I remember sitting in my first orientation meeting and being told that we were future teachers. It was then that I realized that I was surrounded by students that had chosen an education major. I have a very โ€˜Type Bโ€™ personality, so I thought โ€˜well Iโ€™m here now – I guess Iโ€™ll see how this goes.โ€™ Now here I am, years later, so sure that being a teacher is what I was meant to do. If that isnโ€™t proof that everything happens for a reason, I donโ€™t know what is!

My Teaching Journey

After graduating undergrad, I returned to Atlanta and taught first grade for four years. I also earned my Masters degree while teaching. It was during this time that I began creating resources for my classroom. I struggled to find engaging activities that aligned with our standards. My coworkers encouraged me to put the things I made on Teachers Pay Teachers. I hoped that my work could save other teachers time! After getting married in 2019, I moved to the Pacific Northwest for my spouseโ€™s job. After our move, it was incredibly difficult to find a teaching position. Our new home was surrounded by multiple sought-after teaching programs, so finding a job was hard. I was a substitute teacher, trying to get to know the schools in the area when COVID hit and I couldnโ€™t substitute teach at all! This allowed me to explore my other passion โ€“ creating resources for teachers. 

Eventually I was able to return to the classroom in 2020, teaching fifth grade and later fourth grade. We moved again in 2022, this time to Birmingham, Alabama where I’m once again teaching fourth. I enjoy the upper grades, but first grade is my favorite!

Although my journey may be different from most educators, it has also allowed me to explore ways in which I can help teachers whether Iโ€™m in the classroom or not. I am so grateful for the online teaching community and all the connections that Iโ€™ve made! It has shown me that I can make an even bigger impact on the teaching community, outside of my classroom.

My Family

My husband, Alex, and I are expecting our first child in July 2023! We are overjoyed to grow our family and meet our little boy. After loving on other people’s children for so many years, I am incredibly excited to become a mother. Alex and I love to travel and hope to continue to do so with our son.

Family photo with dogs

About Me

I live for a beach trip and spending time with loved ones. With a little one on the way, the ability to work from home is the perfect way to support teachers while caring for our son. I treasure my coffee and quiet time in the morning and love to take our two pups on long walks. When I’m not creating and spending time with family, you can find me online shopping or reading!

Thank you for being here! Iโ€™d love to chat โ€“ is there something we share in common? Let’s connect!

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Just posted and 50% this weekend ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿงก I *fina Just posted and 50% this weekend ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿงก

I *finally* finished these Halloween early finisher pages for October and got them posted last night! Includes 60 ready-to-print pages to practice ELA and math skills for first grade. They are half off this weekend! ๐Ÿ‘ป

Link is in bio ๐ŸŽƒ
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Itโ€™s National Coffee Day! โ˜•๏ธ To celebrate, Itโ€™s National Coffee Day! โ˜•๏ธ

To celebrate, Iโ€™m picking three friends to win a $5 @starbucks gift card! 

All you have to do is comment on this post and tell me your favorite coffee drink! ๐Ÿ Iโ€™ll randomly pick from the comments tomorrow night (9/30) and DM you a Starbucks gift card barcode โ˜•๏ธ
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My inner dialogue every time ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฐ Whoever cre My inner dialogue every time ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฐ

Whoever created the @targetsdollarspot definitely had teachers in mind!! I feel like I can buy all the things since each item is $1-5 ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

Do you shop the spot?? They have some great Halloween things out right now!
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Iโ€™m so ready for fall! ๐Ÿ‚ I keep hearing abou Iโ€™m so ready for fall! ๐Ÿ‚

I keep hearing about the crisp fall air up north and Iโ€™m ready for it to arrive here in Birmingham, but weโ€™re still having 80 degree days ๐Ÿฅต

I always loved switching out my centers with the seasons โ„๏ธ๐ŸŒทโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿswipe to see some of my favorite fun fall things!

Link to these activities is in my bio! Want a specific link? Let me know! Do you switch out your centers for different seasons? โฌ‡๏ธ
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When Iโ€™m having trouble keeping up with the miss When Iโ€™m having trouble keeping up with the missing papers, I use these! I have a system for graded assignments, but I still want to hold my students accountable for the other work that theyโ€™re doing.

So I made a class list to put on sticky notes and stick to the assignments Iโ€™m collecting so that I can keep track of who has turned things in and who hasnโ€™t!  I also use them for collecting forms for the office, permission slips, etc. Another way to use them is if a student is absent and misses a lot of work, create a checklist for them and stick it on their desk! Then theyโ€™ll have a reminder of what is missing and you can see their progress just by looking at their desk.

Want the editable sticky note template? Comment CLASS LIST and Iโ€™ll dm you the link! ๐ŸŽ You can also grab it from the link in my bio โฌ†๏ธ
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life lately ๐Ÿซถ I canโ€™t believe weโ€™ve gotten life lately ๐Ÿซถ I canโ€™t believe weโ€™ve gotten to love on this chunk for two months!

He is such a good baby and I canโ€™t believe we got so lucky ๐Ÿ’› heโ€™s changed so much in the last two months, I canโ€™t imagine what the next two will bring! Wishing time would slow down ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Levels of understanding ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก๐Ÿฉท Not only Levels of understanding ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก๐Ÿฉท

Not only does this give you some insight into your studentsโ€™ progress but it helps them with the skill of self-reflection AND it is a reminder to put their name on their paper!

I put these markers next to the bin where my students turn in their papers. When they turn something in, they choose the color that describes them and โ€˜highlightโ€™ their name with it!

This has been a great look into my studentsโ€™ self-awareness and also how comfortable they feel with various skills weโ€™re working on. Win-win!

Grab these posters for FREE in my TpT store! Link is in my bio ๐Ÿค

Have you used levels of understanding in your classroom? โฌ‡๏ธ
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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 ๐Ÿ™Œ

This is meant to help you when you teach or review a phoneme with your students. Want the free guide? Comment PHONICS GUIDE and Iโ€™ll dm you the email sign up link ๐Ÿฉท
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