I finished up my first week back with new little 2nd graders! They are all so cute & tiny right now, still firsties 🙂 My school started Monday, so I had a complete week of non-acamedic time to fill, but I don’t play that way so I snuck some in! They were antsy for it! […]
Word Cloud Video Tutorial {tagxedo.com}
It’s that time again! Back to School! All work and no play 🙁 But I did find a great website that allows me to make some mundane things pretty fun. It’s called Tagxedo, a word cloud generator. If you have heard of Wordle it is quite similar, but it has some more advanced features that […]
Made it Monday {bucket fillers}
I love BUCKET FILLERS! It is a concrete way to show and encourage kindness. Along side reading the book “Have You Filled a Bucket Today”, I borrowed from Stellar Students & Bunting, Books, & Bainbridge an actual bucket idea! I cut, printed, and laminated quite a few “bucket fillers”… This year, maybe once a week […]
Made It Monday {Classroom Job Chart}
Classroom jobs are always a great idea. During the school year, I couldn’t imagine life without little eager helpers {who do most of my work for me ;)}. I’m join in with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics to share my Monday Made It, which is only fitting since I used Tara’s Classroom Jobs! Here are […]
Product Review {laminator & paper cutter}
I finally did it! I bought myself a personal laminator and paper cutter 🙂 I feel like a true teacher now! {now if only I had an office just for teacher things…} I’ve seen a lot of you asking the same questions I was while looking for these items, so I wanted to give you […]
Curing Tattle Tongue {Behavior Books}
I know…it’s summer, who wants to think about next year’s behavior problems wild children classroom norms? But also, who doesn’t love a book that can teach a behavior?? {and how can I resist a post on a gloomy June day?} Frankly, I’m in love with Julia Cook’s books on student behavior & my kids are too! They […]
Five for Friday {June 7th, 2013}
This will be my most favorite Five for Friday yet {just read and see why}! {thank you Doodle Bugs Teaching} ONE I’m ENGAGED! …well WE are 🙂 {can I use this for all FIVE?! hahaha} {he popped the question on Memorial Day in a beautiful botanical garden. now i have to add “wedding planning” […]
Noise {Sound Unit}
We just ended our Sound Unit with a BANG! Studying sound was fun {and sometimes too loud}! Here are some of the activities we did to reinforce the idea of pitch, loudness, and sound in general. STRAWS {we blew through different size straws to hear the different pitches, learning that the longer the straw, the […]
Budding Blog!
Get to know me and my blog! I’m linking up with I {heart} Recess today because I’m a “Budding Blog”. {Why did you start blogging?} I have been stalking exploring the teacher blogs for about a year. I really wanted to get in on the action. I started my blog to share and gain some ideas from […]
World Travels {aka Cultural Diversity Day}
We had Cultural Diversity Day at school a few weeks ago! It was so much fun! We each got to deck out our classrooms in the country/culture of our choice. We had everything from South Korea to Australia to Zambia! I loved that we all got to teach about our particular cultures. The kids enjoyed […]
