What is End-of-the-School Year Exhaustion? My countdown to the end of school is sitting at 5. My countdown to our big graduation play and program is 2. Do you know what that means? I am officially in the epitome of the End of the Year Exhaustion Zone. Let's Break Down End-of-the-School Year Exhaustion The to-do list is ever-growing. I get at a minimum of 10 emails a day of … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell
If you enjoy the book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell, then we have an extensive learning pack that will make lesson planning a breeze and saves you a lot of time. Be prepared for some giggles while you dive into this adorable and funny story. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell Book These books will be adored by every student I've ever met. This is a great series … [Read more...]
Oceans-Themed Activities In Kindergarten
Oceans-Themed Activities In Kindergarten: As you begin your ocean-themed activities in Kindergarten, I know you will love these ideas. We began DIVING into our ocean unit to complete the year, it is a great time to review our learning, finish assessments, and expand our learning opportunities. Ocean-Themed Activities For Kindergarten Math You are going to love this math game. To start, add … [Read more...]
Insect Ideas With Literacy
Check out these Insect Ideas with Literacy connections. While learning about insects, we had to integrate all those common core standards to make our learning the most meaningful. Check out these literacy integration ideas with the book I Wish I Were a Butterfly, The Very Grouchy Ladybug, and even some technology integration ideas that I know you will love. Insect Ideas: I Wish … [Read more...]
Easy Easter Art
Easter Art: Need a simple, easy art project for Easter? Check out this watercolors Easter eggs art project. How to Prep Watercolor Easter Art Here is how you can prepare these eggs. First, trace several egg shapes onto white construction paper. I recommend white construction paper instead of copy paper because it absorbs the water better and leaves less of a mess. Next, use … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Swallowed a Chick
There Was an Old Lady Swallowed a Chick: Easter causes all sorts of problems for me at school. It is the holiday that can't decide when it should come! There Was an Old Lady Swallowed a Chick My Easter tub at school is PACKED because sometimes Easter is early when we are working on addition. Sometimes Easter is late and we are working on subtraction. Sometimes Easter is right before … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Are you guys ready for the LAST Center Saturday for this year? I am so sad! I love teaching and I already miss my class. Here are my weekly work centers from this past week. {We didn't have work centers the last week of school, so this is actually from the week before.} Remember to look at the border color on each picture and match it to the description below. Yellow- Math-I made these … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell: Use this fun and exciting book to teach your students. Check out these activities, printables, and learning fun you can use in your classroom. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell Since we cover this book at the end of a school year, we typically have better writers at this time of year. Here are some student examples of the writing … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hello all. Here are my weekly work centers from this past week while we learned about Remember to look at the border color on each picture and match it to the description below. Yellow- Math-I made this shell math game a few years ago. Each shell has a fact family on it... but it is missing the addition or subtraction sign. My kids have to fill in which sign is being done for each equation. … [Read more...]
How to Make a Digital Scrapbook Slideshow
I know many of you are winding up your school years soon. I have a GREAT idea I want to share with you and hope you decide to try it out. Digital Scrapbook Slideshow Each year, I make my students a paper scrapbook AND a digital scrapbook! Each kid gets a copy of a DVD full of the memories from the entire school year to keep forever. And if I can do it... so can YOU! {And I make a tutorial to … [Read more...]
End-of-the-Year Classroom Clean-Up Idea
End-of-the-Year Classroom Clean-Up Idea: The first year I taught, I felt like I had to complete all the end-of-the-year cleaning. It took forever and it was exhausting. Honestly, this was unproductive. Then, I got smart and got all those little hands busy. I do not clean the classroom room at the end of the year, but instead, the entire classroom cleans the room together. Let me show you how we do … [Read more...]