What better way to forget about this cold, cold winter than a giant Teachers Pay Teachers sale!!This is a great chance to get stocked up on items for Spring!I've added a few new spring products to my store:And if you're looking for some other things to add to your growing wishlist...these are the most wishlisted items in my store:I'm linking up with Mrs. Beattie's Class for her 3 Million Strong Sale Linky! Check out her blog and also Pinkadots Elementary for some great ideas to add to your ... Read the Post
3 Million Strong Sale!!!
The Secret Knowledge of Grown Ups: A Classroom Read Aloud
Ahhhh holiday Monday? Yes Please! Where I live in Ontario, Canada, we have a holiday today called "Family Day". It's a nice way to break up the dreary month of February. We did a little tobogganing in our homemade luge track, baked some cookies and watched a movie!The kids are currently snuggled up with my hubby reading a book so this is a perfect time for me to write about one of my favorite read aloud books."The Secret Knowledge of Grown Ups" by David Wisniewski is such a riot to read to ... Read the Post
It’s Penguin Time!
These clocks are great for teaching your students about time. It works for a great visual. I often make a time on my clock and have them copy it. Or I call out a time for them to make on their mini clocks while I keep it hidden on my large clock. Then after they all have their clocks up I reveal the answer on mine for them to check.You can get your own class set by clicking on the image above or below:We share this set among the staff at our school and you can tell by the box that it ... Read the Post
Kindness and the Olympics!
I'm linking up with A Classroom Full of Smiles to share how my class is working on the character trait of Kindness!Our school focuses on a different trait each month and 2 classes are responsible for presenting that trait to the whole school. Well, this month was my class and our big buddies.Our students came up with an acrostic poem for the word Kindness:We then made this fabulous slide show of our students showing acts of kindness. I had the poem written up on different slides so that it ... Read the Post
Sochi Olympics and Hundreds Day!
Our school is having a door decorating contest for the Olympics and there are so many great doors! I don't have pictures of all of them yet but here is mine (missing the letter 'o' in short...I'll have to fix it tomorrow).I put my students faces on the skaters and they went nuts over it!!We celebrated Hundreds Day today with a little Fruit Loop necklace making (and eating) extravaganza...And after seeing so many of my Instagram friends posting pics of their awesome Jamberry Nails, I had to get ... Read the Post
Raz Kids! My Favorite Educational App!
Big shout out to my friend and co-worker Libby for introducing me to Raz kids! MUAHThis app has been a god send to my classroom. When I'm doing guided reading, I know that my students are actively engaged in reading activities, all because of this app. How do I know they are all actively engaged you might ask???Well, because Raz Kids tells me they are! This app sends you reports of your students activity. It shows how many books they have read, it tells you if they understand ... Read the Post