I’m wrapping up this week’s blog hop with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores. I was asked to share a blog post that used Jo-Ann materials to create a lesson plan, classroom decor project, or organizational idea that would inspire creativity in the classroom as part of the #teachercreativity Blog Hop. Because I received the request…
Hello, 2014! I am sneaking on super quickly to link up with a couple of my favorites today. Then I’m going to disappear into craftiness for the rest of the afternoon. I will finish those projects, darn it! First up, January Currently! Can you tell I have a ton going on?! My husband is in…
September 21st is World Gratitude Day. Started globally by the United Nations in 1977, it’s a day to celebrate all the things we have to be grateful for. As I count my many blessings, I know how fortunate I am compared to many others. My husband and I are blessed with our health, surrounded by…
We’ve had a beautiful weekend here in Ohio. My husband and I squeezed in some much-needed quality time and had a low-key weekend. We also (finally!) finished putting the fall decorations outside. This is a pic of our pup at the pumpkin patch. She was a little overwhelmed. 🙂 Have you heard about the linky…
I’m so excited to be hosting a Mystery Blog Hop using QR codes! Don’t worry if you don’t have a QR scanner app because I made the codes clickable too. QR codes can be a great way to motivate your students by trying something just a little different. You can have them scan codes to…
I thought a mystery blog hop with QR codes might be fun. Even if you don’t think you know what QR codes are, chances are you’ve seen one. They’re these little boxes that you scan with free apps on your smart phones, iPads, etc. I’ve made a couple worksheets with the QR codes where students…
Lorraine from Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies is hosting a linky party about parent communication. I love that because I think we all know how important it is to communicate with parents. Here are a few things I do in our classroom to make sure I keep everyone up to date. First, there’s our classroom website…
One of my favorite things to do as a teacher is walk through other fabulous classrooms. I love seeing their layout, bulletin boards, students work, organization, theme, and ideas. Back to school time is always a good time to do this when things are shiny and new, but I also like doing it at the…
I love using foldables in the classroom. When I saw Laura Candler was having a linky party FULL of foldables, I admit that I was super excited. I mostly use them for writing workshop, but they are always great to use for vocabulary and word work too. My absolute favorite foldables are the ones we…