This Spring I found out I would be looping to First Grade with my Kindergarten class. After the shock and panic subsided, I began searching the web for First Grade resources. You see, while I have taught for over 15 years, it has been preschool and kindergarten. I have never taught First Grade besides my student teaching. In my pursuit of resources, I of course came across many sites that were in fact blogs. Blogs?? What are these? I have heard of them casually but never really knew what they were or what magnificent treasures they hold! So, for the past month I have searched and found dozens of blogs. I am in awe of what amazing teachers there out there doing amazing things in their classrooms!!! I am definitely not worthy, but the more I read and learned the more I feel a pull to this new world of collaboration and networking.
As a result of this new world, I am following many blogs, FB pages, TpT, and Pinterest. Wow! Oh My! There is this whole other world that exists out there and I am just discovering it. I know this will only make me a better teacher, but it is definitely overwhelming.
I have purchased two resources books: Daily 5 (now I wish I had bought Café too) and The Next Step in Guided Reading (which is a book study for many blogs this summer). I have finished Daily 5 and am currently trying to figure out how to incorporate that into my literacy time. It seems so powerful I am very excited about it but also nervous because I know I need to still teach our school's core program.
I am very excited about this new adventure!
Rae
