Last year my students had a great time playing a pumpkin concentration game in October. I copied the cards on to orange card stock and had kids work in pairs to cut them out. They were essentially prepping their own set of cards to play with. The cards I had at the time were also […]
If you live in the United States, you have probably heard of Elf on the Shelf. It is a HUGE craze right now, and I would say that 90% of my students have an elf at home. I love the magic of this. It is right up my ally. As someone that does leprechaun hunts […]
Well I know this is a bit late for Halloween, but it being the holiday season, hopefully it can come in handy for the next few months. I find that I need something special, and a bit different, for my students to do on the mornings of holidays. We are typically having a celebration in […]
I just wanted to touch base about how the birthday celebrations went! I got to celebrate my birthday last week (setting the tone for the year), and we also had out first student birthday. The “Me Box” and Birthday Gallery were a fabulous success! Here are a few photos to narrate how it went. First, […]
I am very pleased to say that I have enjoyed a lovely start to the school year! I have so much to share! I am starting with one thing that has me VERY excited about this year – a new birthday celebration plan! In past years I have allowed students to bring in treats on […]
I am excited to share my experience this year with making Valentines with my daughter. I snagged a wonderful idea from Pinterest, and we made Valentines both for her friends at school, as well as my students. Here is the original source from Pinterest if you are interested: Crayon Valentines Our project had several steps. […]
I am getting ready to start the planning of my class Valentine’s Day celebration, and I want to share my absolute favorite activity. This has become an annual center, and I won’t do V-Day without it! It is my naturally red food tasting center. I credit Angelle Batten of Get Real For Kids with inspiring […]
Monday, January 21, 2013 is Martin Luther King Jr day. This is such a meaningful day for so many reasons in our country, and I think that introducing Dr. King to our young students is an important responsibility for all teachers in early elementary. I also think it is something that should be done mindfully. […]
I was excited to download this great freebie from Deanna Jump last week. It is a very cute emergent reader that my kids just loved! I decided to make copies for each student, and we turned it into a multimedia art project. I want to share how we used this book, in case any of […]
I am so excited to announce that this year’s edition of the Winter Holidays Teaching Tips and Freebies is available! This is a collaborative effort from over 100 teachers who have put together pages and pages of FREE ideas and FREE products to share. The books were split because there were so many people who […]
