Do you do a Christmas break countdown in your classroom? If you're looking for fun classroom Christmas activities that are different from the rest, read on to see how I tamed ... Read More
Secret Santa Classroom Activities
One of my most favorite holiday classroom activities is Secret Santa of Kind Words. With all of the holiday rushing, testing, finishing projects, and general ... Read More
The Gingerbread Man Loose in Our School! Class Book & Gingerbread Exchange
The look of a graphic novel and the rhythmic patterns of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Both of which I adore!) make The Gingerbread Man ... Read More
Mayflower Morphology and a Thanksgiving Mish Mash
We've landed safely in Plymouth Colony so I thought I'd share some of what we've been up to. I recently attended a PD on strategies for teaching academic ... Read More
Pigeon Fun, Thanksgiving-Style!
It's all things Plymouth, Pilgrims and Pigeons in our room! We're wrapping up most of our writing and projects and we're on to some Pigeon fun, Thanksgiving-style! I've even ... Read More
Bright Ideas Round Up!
Welcome to the November edition of the Bright Ideas Link-Up! This one is a special one! Over the past 10 months, we have shared thousands of great ideas through our ... Read More
Shades of Fall and A Freebie!
Here in Arizona we only have two seasons: hot and hotter and oh, how I miss Fall! Each year I practically clean out the dollar store adding to my collection of strands of ... Read More
Host A Halloween Math Party!
Each year my teammate next door and I throw a Halloween math party. It's become a yearly tradition that our kids love because it's fun! We love it because ... Read More