Do you teach with Kid President videos? If not, you should! As a primary teacher, here's what I've discovered: Opportunities for teaching language, writing, and literacy standards abound! Plus, the possibilities for using them to build community, foster friendships, and promoting … [Read more...]
Superhero Kindness Activity: Fill A Friend’s City With Kind Words Of Kryptonite!
Last year I started a new end of year tradition in my classroom that involved a kindness activity with a Superhero theme. I wanted to make our last week as memorable, meaningful, and as much FUN I could! I decided to give my second graders a blowout celebration they would never … [Read more...]
Secret Santa of Kind Words…..PRICELESS.
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 craziness of the last weeks of school before the holiday break I like to slow things down a bit and have my … [Read more...]
Secret Santa of Kind Words & Five for Friday Freebies!
This week began all things gingerbread in my classroom and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We started my Catch Me If You Can! unit and since we lost a week this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas we're doing a shortened version! With a little pang in my … [Read more...]
Inside Our Gingerbreadland Part 2
Well, we finished our last district benchmark test today and I am one weary teacher! The whole taking computerized benchmark tests, in the computer lab, with 75 minutes to get 25 second graders logged in, settled and answering 45 math questions about wears me out! We made it … [Read more...]
