Educating with Heart

Well it took a while, but I have decided to go all in and get going.  I have been a blogger since 2013, but I have decided to rebrand and be Educated with Heart.  I bought my domains, got myself on a blog design wait list, and am working on some fun content that will be beneficial to you and your students.

Just as an intro again:  I am Jannie.  I have been teaching in first grade for about 17 years.  I have 2 adorable children that I love more than life!  My son is in 3rd grade and my daughter is in Kindergarten.  I work hard daily to provide a classroom that I would want one of them to be in. I love hands-on learning and my room is NEVER quiet.  We work hard, play hard, and learn tons!  I can't imagine any job more fun or rewarding than being a teacher!

One last thought: 

We are starting to get to the end of our year and as excited as I am to spend time with my own kids, I know some of my students are not so excited!  I teach in a very high poverty area and some of my students get their only love, acceptance, and belonging from our classrooms.  So no countdown for me! I would have some miserable students with some behavior issues!  I saw this idea the other day and thought it was such an important reminder for me because as much as I will miss them, I know they will miss school even more. 

Just a thought!

A freebie!

Here's a little freebie I made to help my son practice his skip counting!

You can go to my brand new Teachers Pay Teachers Store to download them for free!  

Bear with the blog and thumbnails!  I am ordering my new blog design as soon as I can figure out what I want!  Such choices!

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Thanks so much for visiting my work in progress!

My first post!

It's time for something new and blogging is it!  I have been following some incredible, educator bloggers for years and now I am joining the fun!  I've spent the last fifteen years as an elementary teacher.  I love to share what I make with my fellow teachers! Lately, I have been obsessing over alligning my classroom to the Common Core.  I have a first grade son and a preschool daughter that I create for as well as my students.  Thanks for joining me on this awesome journey!