School has started here....I can't believe it! I was able to get my classroom mostly ready a few weeks ago because I was going on vacation with my family. I returned home from vacation on Sunday and hit the ground running on Monday! We had Professional Development days on Monday and Tuesday and the kids started on Wednesday. I have been busy busy, but I wanted to share a few photos of my classroom as it starts to take shape! Here is my … [Read more...]
Author Study: Jack Prelutsky
Our school wanted us to be sure to incorporate more author studies. This coincides with our standards, as we are expected to see if our students are able to draw conclusions and generalize about authors and their works. One trimester I did an author study with Eve Bunting books and another trimester I did an author study with Patricia Polacco. I decided to add a poet to my author studies and settled on Jack Prelutsky! He is a favorite … [Read more...]
Figurative Language Mini Posters
Since they painted our classrooms this summer (a lovely shade of off-white....blah), I am continuing to reprint and laminate all of the things I hang on the walls of my classroom. I have been picking and choosing what I want to keep, what I don't want to hang back up, and what I might want to add. I have already reprinted my baseball behavior system (freebie!), some motivating mini-posters I created, and some math and reading posters. … [Read more...]
Rediscover Nature: Might Make You Think
As a teacher and now a mother, I think that this commercial is vital for EVERYONE to watch. I can't stress how important the messages in this video are. The world is changing and it is seemingly more difficult than ever to avoid overdoing technology when it is so easily accessible. We must work to balance our children's life experiences. People need to nurture and cultivate a love for real world experiences and relationships within … [Read more...]
Freebie: Friday Folder Printables
This is a freebie! I am sharing my Friday Folder printouts with you. Each Friday I pass out the Friday Folders at the end of the day and my students bring them home. They go through their folders with their parents over the weekend and make necessary corrections. On Mondays, they bring back their folder and any corrected papers. It is a life saver for both teacher and parents because all papers are contained and expected. I store my Friday Folders in a milk … [Read more...]
Starting to Plan the First Week of School: Yarn Web and Student Scavenger Hunt
As all teachers know, the first day of school can be full of giving directions and going over all of the rules. Amidst these discussions, I like to get my students out of their seats and moving around. I love to foster a sense of community right away and its important to help the kids get to know each other right away. On the first day of school, I do a yarn web game with my class. It is so simple, yet my students love it and continue … [Read more...]
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