Hello friends! Long time no blog 🙂 It was one of those hectic weeks. Enough said. Today I’m linking up with my bud, Joanne, from “Head Over Heels for Teaching” to share an idea that MOTIVATED my kiddos this week 🙂 This is actually an idea that our P.E. teacher came up with last year during standardized testing. She wanted…
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Hello friends! Today I want to share a quick idea that I started doing with my class this year…REVIEW SHEETS! You may be thinking… “duh, tons of teachers use review sheets!” And yes, you would be correct. Many teachers hand out review sheets before test day so that the kiddos know what to focus on when preparing for the test….
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Every other Tuesday afternoon we are so blessed to have a mom come in to the classroom to act as our “Art Docent.” She does different projects with the kids – and teaches them some art history along the way. For the past couple of sessions, we have been studying four famous Renaissance artists: Leonardo DaVinci, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo….
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This morning my Cricut has been getting a workout, working on several projects I’ve been planning to do all break 🙂 I love to have my Cricut cut out bulletin board titles – so much easier (and quicker!) than using a die cut machine! Here’s one project I am really excited about: My “One Little Word” for this year is……
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I’ve noticed that my kiddos are really struggling with commas this year. We did the workbook page on commas, plus the extra practice page, but it just isn’t enough. I made the assumption that my kiddos had already learned about comma usage. And they have. But it hasn’t stuck. So, lucky for them, I’m planning an extra-special mini-unit on the…
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