End of the Year Writing Activities Looking for some end of the year writing ideas? Well, look no further because we have them for you! All the work has been done, all you need are some students and their ideas! … Continue reading
Easy Backyard Birdbath I will admit it, before we moved to Australia 2 years ago, I hated birds. Not really sure why, but I did. Then we relocated and I became a huge fan. The birds in AU are amazing! … Continue reading
Eric Carle’s “Art-Art” While studying Eric Carle’s books, we were fortunate enough to be able to attend the Eric Carle Beyond the Books exhibit at our local art museum. Before going to the exhibit, we learned all about Eric Carle, … Continue reading
Under the Sea Art I was going through my craft closet and came across a few packages of unused craft supplies: (Glitter Foam Stickers, Ocean and Glitter Shakers courtesy of CraftProjectIdeas.com) I asked myself–“What can we make with these great … Continue reading
Popcorn Reading: A Reading Aloud Tool I first read about “popcorn reading” years ago. Popcorn reading is a way for a group to read aloud without the teacher calling on students to take a turn. Basically here is how it … Continue reading
Eric Carle Letters This was way too much fun. The day before Memorial Day and the last day of our study of Eric Carle, I had only 7 students. With such a low number of students, it is hard to … Continue reading
Popcorn Math Activities What seems like many moons ago, I wrote a guest for post the wonderful Aussie blog, Learn with Play at Home. The post was full of all kinds of ideas related to popcorn. Since then, I have … Continue reading
100s Chart Math: Creating a Class Chart I love teaching with a 100s chart. For those of you who do not know what a 100s chart is- it is basically a grid with 100 spaces numbered 1-100. There are all … Continue reading
Popsicle Stick Sunflowers I get so excited when I receive my arts and crafts package from CraftProjectIdeas.com. It’s always full of such fun things and my mind starts to spin with ideas the minute I open the box! This time … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Portraits Every year while teaching first grade, I have done Mother’s Day portraits with my class and this year was no exception. The portraits themselves are really quite simple, but the product, I find, is gorgeous, timeless and … Continue reading
A Very Hungry Caterpillar Pinata With Cinco de Mayo fast approaching, we whipped up a pinata in anticipation of the big day. Well, maybe whipped up is not the best word since it is quite a process from start to … Continue reading
Crazy Hat Day Tomorrow is Crazy Hat Day at school. I was so excited to help my boys create crazy hats, but it turns out neither one of them want to wear anything more than the baseball cap hanging in … Continue reading
