Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
You know how they say no two snowflakes are alike? My students took on that challenge and have created some amazing pieces. I call it a Rainbow Blizzard. A Rainbow Blizzard We were tired of winter weather, so cold and wet and gray. We talked to Winter’s Wizard. He made it snow a Rainbow Blizzard! Here is what we do… Read More
Have you seen this book? I found a copy of the book online written as a poem. We have been using it for some choral reading and fluency practice. At first, I simply told my students that the poem was a picture book, but I wasn’t going to show it to them. I wanted them to use their schema about penguins and think about… Read More
Ok, this post is not really school related, but it does appeal to my crafty side. One of my friends (and colleagues) decided to host a Pinterest Party. Everyone brought an appetizer or dessert to share from a pin they found on Pinterest. The hostess had a craft prepared for all of us to complete. She had wooden blocks, Christmas-themed… Read More
Long, long ago in a world when Pinterest didn’t exist, I stumbled across a teacher’s website. It was filled with bright, colorful photographs of her classroom. On the cabinets I saw an art project hanging. I was inspired to create my own version of the project and have been using it for years ever since. The students start with an apple template which has… Read More
I feel like my summer to-do list is expanding every single day with new projects thanks to Pinterest and my blogger buddies. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good project as much as the next gal, but they are taking over my home! So, you can only imagine my incredible sense of relief that I am able to pull… Read More
