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Kindness and the Olympics!

I'm linking up with A Classroom Full of Smiles to share how my class is working on the character trait of Kindness!Our school focuses on a different trait each month and 2 classes are responsible for presenting that trait to the whole school. Well, this month was my class and our big buddies.Our students came up with an acrostic poem for the word Kindness:We then made this fabulous slide show of our students showing acts of kindness. I had the poem written up on different slides so that it ... Read the Post

Sochi Olympics and Hundreds Day!

Our school is having a door decorating contest for the Olympics and there are so many great doors! I don't have pictures of all of them yet but here is mine (missing the letter 'o' in short...I'll have to fix it tomorrow).I put my students faces on the skaters and they went nuts over it!!We celebrated Hundreds Day today with a little Fruit Loop necklace making (and eating) extravaganza...And after seeing so many of my Instagram friends posting pics of their awesome Jamberry Nails, I had to get ... Read the Post

Raz Kids! My Favorite Educational App!

Big shout out to my friend and co-worker Libby for introducing me to Raz kids! MUAHThis app has been a god send to my classroom. When I'm doing guided reading, I know that my students are actively engaged in reading activities, all because of this app. How do I know they are all actively engaged you might ask???Well, because Raz Kids tells me they are! This app sends you reports of your students activity. It shows how many books they have read, it tells you if they understand ... Read the Post

Snowmageddon and a little Snow Fun!

This is the view from our classrooms at school today: If you're not sure what you're looking at, that is snow on the other side of the window! And no we did not have a snow day! BOOOBUT we made the best of all that fresh snow and we had some fun!The temperatures were so cold that we had to stay inside for recess so I had to bring the fun inside. We were learning about liquids and solids so this fit right in.I brought in some snow and showed the students the other ingredients I had. The ... Read the Post

Valentine’s Day ELA Freebie for Primary Teachers

I know it is a little early for some of you but others are looking to plan ahead!Here is a little Valentine's Day FREEBIE to say thank you to all my lovely followers.MUAHClick on the image above or click here to get your FREE Valentine's Day Word Work!If you like this, you might also enjoy my other Weekly Word Work activities and bundle: DON'T MISS OUT! Thank you! You have successfully subscribed to our newsletter. ... Read the Post

Bold Beginnings! Teaching Students How to Write a Hook

I'm sure that most of you reading this blog are teachers of primary aged students. I am even more certain that you have little writers who start their writing the same way ALL the time!"One day" or "I went to..." or "Once upon a time"....bangs head on desk.It can be tricky to get these little writers to add some variety to their writing. Beginnings can be particularly hard. I created this interactive notebook activity to help my students practice writing hooks (Bold Beginnings).They glued the ... Read the Post