It is May, MAY!! How is that possible? But that means it’s also Teacher Appreciation week. I’m looking forward to all the great ways we can celebrate each other this week. Starting… now! =) I’ve teamed up with some of my favorite blogging friends for the week. We’re each giving you a freebie {grab it…
We had so much fun in class yesterday! It really was one of those totally perfect mornings where everyone was engaged, cooperative, and super productive. What were we doing? Pumping ourselves up for our last round of state tests. What??? Fun and tests in the same sentence? Yup! I had two activities going. First, students…
The end of the year is such an exciting time. I’m so proud of my students and the growth they’ve made. I’ve come to love them each for the unique things they bring to our classroom… and I‘m so ready for sleeping in and sunny days at the beach! The end of the year reminds…
Okay, not really. Tomorrow is our teacher day, but that doesn’t count. =) I said goodbye to all my kiddos today and sent them off into the world as fourth graders. Keeping with school tradition, many of the teachers lined up down the center of our bus lane and did cartwheels before the buses pulled…
I wanted to share a couple gifts I put together for some of my coworkers this week. I think these are pretty cute end of the year gifts, but they’d be great for teacher appreciation week or even a student teacher too. First up… an orange-themed present for an upcoming summer birthday. The teacher next…