Oh, the days leading up to winter break in the elementary classroom. The excitement of Christmas, the rehearsals for our holiday show, the semester assessments for progress monitoring, and writing all those report cards… it’s enough to make you want to eat the entire cookie jar. 😉 To help you out, I’ve teamed up…
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Hey, friends! Last year I blogged about all of my turkey ideas after Thanksgiving so I promised myself that wouldn’t happen again this year. I’ve been staring at my to do list for 11 whole days now with “Turkey post” right at the top. The control freak in me just can’t take it anymore. ha!…
Boo! Did I scare you? 😉 Halloween can be a tricky time in the classroom. And no, I’m not talking about the extreme increase of “sugar” as the main ingredient during snack time… although that CAN be a problem of its own. But today I’m talking about how we celebrate the holidays in our classrooms…
Pumpkin spice, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin ice cream, even pumpkin beer. You name it, we’re putting pumpkin in it this time of the year. And I’m okay with that, really. Except I’m more crazy about decorating with pumpkins than eating them. 😉 I’ve always loved this time of year in third grade though. We…
Pumpkin is everywhere. This can only mean one thing– fall is here! Fall is my favorite time of the year. The leaves are changing colors, comfort food is returning, sweaters are at the front of my closet, all of the things I’m allergic to are dead… too far? 😉 This year I was lucky enough…
With the anniversary of 9/11 coming up, I wanted to share a project idea with you that our classroom did last year. It’s always a difficult day for me as a teacher, especially as the years pass and my current students have only heard stories about that day. They have no way to relate to…
Have you heard the news? TeachersPayTeachers is giving us a one day Back to School Boost bonus sale! Maybe the first one was a little too early and you weren’t in planning mode yet. Or maybe it hit just as soon as school was starting {you know, when you were trying to keep your head…
Stephanie over at Falling into First is doing a fun get to know you linky. This little blogging community of ours continues to grow and expand so I thought it was a great time to link up. I love getting to know more about my teacher friends inside and outside the classroom! So… I’m Christi…