December is usually the point in the year where I’m sort of freaking out about state testing coming up in spring. So much seems to be happening, the unknown of snow days in winter is looming, and I start to stress about not having enough time. I try to incorporate fun tasks into our days to keep engagement high and the holidays are a great way to bring fun into our learning while keeping things
A while back, I was walking through Wal-Mart and saw 50 packs of those Halloween spider rings for $1! $1! And I was struck with an idea, for this price, they’d be a great manipulative when we introduce arrays and multiplication! Our kiddos were introduced to arrays last year in second grade and they aren’t brand new to them, but I knew they’d help solidify things as we’re expecting students to master many areas of
Mother’s Day is coming right up! To me, Mother’s Day is the official start of fun. The weather is usually nice, and it’s beginning to feel like summer. The school year starts winding down. Last year I posted this free Mother’s Day craft and took lots of cute pictures of it up all over my school. Here are a couple from some firsties. It’s a pretty simple design meant to be copied onto white paper
First up, I’m so excited to be joining in on First Grade and Fabulous‘s Thanksgiving Recipes linky party. So, the first recipe I’m sharing with you is for Apple Pie Moonshine. I understand that it may not be a typical Thanksgiving recipe. But, I know that many of you need some help to make it through the holidays so this might be the perfect addition to your recipe collection! Plus, it’s delicious! It’s seriously
I’m a big fan of doing writing activities at the beginning of the year. First, I think it’s the easiest way to get a quick gauge of your students. From one writing task, you can of course see how your student are, overall, as writers. Are they able to produce a piece on demand or do they shut down? How is their sentence construction? You can see their spelling abilities, which often translate to reading
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