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 or every day, I will… Read More

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 my supplies… Tara’s Classroom Jobs… Read More

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” to my summer “to-dos” :)}… Read More

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 lower the pitch} GLASS BOTTLES… Read More

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 all around {I just started… Read More