Who is Mrs. Grant???

Hey Friends! So since I am still getting my toes wet with the whole blogging thing and I thought it would be fun to dive right in and participate in the 2014 Blog Hoppin Teacher Week.

 

Here is what you can look forward to this week:

 

So let's get started with Monday!

 

My name is Elizabeth Lee-Ann Hayes Grant. I teach 2nd grade for Gaston County Schools. I work in a title 1 school and LoVe it. I was born and raised in Dallas NC. As my friend Libby would say, "I am a Bi-product of Gaston County Schools." I am so happy and thankful to work for the county that I went to school in. I met my husband when I was in 12th grade. We went to school together for 3 years and never knew each other. (Funny huh?) Once we started dating we never looked back and we are coming up on 10 years together. My handsome husband is a County Planner and I think he is pretty brilliant.

Here's a little flashback to some of our favorite moments.

 

 

               

*Fun Fact-In the photo of our wedding, that is my sweet father in law who married us; such a special moment. 

 

On January 4th 2012 we welcomed our sweet boy Kipton Michael Grant. There are no words to describe how incredible it was to bring this sweet miracle into the world. He has changed our lives for the better. Every day he reminds me how precious life is. I love watching him grow and become his own person. He is full of life and so social. The past 2 1/2 years have flew by but have been the best ride I have ever been on. Meet my heart, my world, my precious loveable boy. (I'm probably a little bias)

 

 

 I'm getting ready to start my 3rd year teaching. My first year I taught Kindergarten, and last year I taught 2nd. I absolutely love 2nd grade. I love the quality of work that students are able to produce. I love all the fun books and activities that we get to do. Our school is very small and we mostly only have 2 teachers per grade level. This year I am teaching with a new teacher who ironically taught Kindergarten last year in my old room, but I am super thrilled. We have become great friends and our work compliments each other well. I am SUPER excited to see all the fun things this year brings along with my new blogging hobby =) Stay tuned for exciting posts in the future.

 

So I will end with 10 things you didn't know about me already! (Thanks for the template Amy Lemons! You are AWESOME! ) If you haven't checked out Amy's Blog head on over. She is brilliant and super friendly.

 

 

 

Make sure to head on over to Blog Hoppin' to learn all about other teacher bloggers!

 

It's a Freebie!!!

Hey Ya'll

 

I don't know about you, but even though I have the summer off I can't help but think of my very LONG to-do list of all the new things I want to do at the beginning of the school year. There are endless ideas out there and I am so excited to try some new things this year.

 

So what is on my to-do list for this year?

 

1. Interactive math notebooks. I did this last year but I wasn't as committed to it as I wanted to be. This year I plan to incorporate this into the end of my math lesson so that students can work independently while I pull math small groups. Raegan Tunstall has some awesome interactive math notebook sets for each month. Check them out on her TpT store. Click here for Raegan's interactive math notebooks. Her blog and ideas are awesome. Check her out =)

 

2. Last year my classroom theme was Dr. Seuss, and I plan on keeping that theme this year but I am changing out a couple bulletin boards and adding in some new classroom décor. (pictures and postings to come later) I have a plan in mind, a shopping list and can't wait to change things around in my classroom =) I love a little change.

 

3. I won 2 grants for my classroom in May. One for science materials, and one for building my classroom library. I am SO excited to order new things for my classroom. I know when all the new materials get here it will feel like Christmas. I plan on jazzing up my reading center with new book bins and additional books. Also, I plan on creating a reading center with lots of fun touches for the kids, including: decorative pillows, new lamps, and a rug.

 

4. Also on my to-do list...adding additional items to my TpT store. =) Keep your eyes open.

 

These things are enough to keep me busy. At least for the next couple weeks =) 

 

BUT.... I do have a little something for you! I just created a math center game that I plan on incorporating at the beginning of the year. This math game connects to first grade common core standard 1.NBT.B.2 In this math game students will practice building numbers with ones and tens. I  thought this would be a great review for my new second graders. This is a freebie in my TpT store so head on over and grab it.

 

 

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Have a great weekend!