Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations: Behavior Coupons

Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations: Behavior Coupons: This is definitely NOT my idea! I was inspired by some behavior catalogs I stumbled upon on Pinterest. This got my wheels turning because...

Zucchini Summer by TheBargainBabe on Etsy: Reading Comprehension

Zucchini Summer by TheBargainBabe on Etsy: Reading Comprehension: source

In honor of my going back to school, let's do...

Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten: Classroom Management {Freebies}

Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten: Classroom Management {Freebies}: --> Classroom Rules These are my classroom rules, adapted from Whole Brain Teaching . I also have a second copy that I keep on a ...

Minds in Bloom: Exploring Nonfiction Text Features

Minds in Bloom: Exploring Nonfiction Text Features: Nonfiction texts can seem a little overwhelming at first. Encouraging students to view a nonfiction book in terms of its parts or features...

Minds in Bloom: 8 Ways Not to Say No

Minds in Bloom: 8 Ways Not to Say No: "NO" is a show stopper. Most of the time, nothing creative, productive, or worthwhile happens after "NO". Of course there are times when ...

Minds in Bloom: 20 Three-Minute Brain Breaks

Minds in Bloom: 20 Three-Minute Brain Breaks: Wednesday's guest post about  why kids need to move   from pediatric occupational therapist Loren Shlaes was so popular that I decided to ...

Minds in Bloom: 20 Ways to Keep Your Students' Attention

Minds in Bloom: 20 Ways to Keep Your Students' Attention: As the end of the year approaches, it can be more and more challenging to keep your students' attention. Brain Breaks are important, but...

God Will Take Care of You

Vaneart Studio: School Boards

Vaneart Studio: School Boards: A teacher ordered those 4 boards with the following titles: MATHEMATICS, SPELLING, READING and GRAMMAR.  We gladly did it because I love w...

Runde's Room: Friday Art Feature: Northern Lights Silhouettes

Runde's Room: Friday Art Feature: Northern Lights Silhouettes: YAY for last minute art inspiration on a Friday!  We had a big old math test this morning ... and then I think a stomach bug hit my class ...

Classroom DIY: DIY Place Value Chart

Classroom DIY: DIY Place Value Chart: Create a cheap and easy to make place value manipulate for your st ud ents .      ...

Easy Lettering Techniques by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Zenspirations Patterned Monograms with Joanne Fink

Week 7

So it is Sunday afternoon and i decided this week to write on Sunday instead of Saturday. Why ?? i just felt like it! So for the past week I have been in school and have been doing my best to create instruments of change! sometimes i feel i am making tiny footsteps and others i feel like i am stuck! I am supposed to be planning work for the week ahead but i am asking myself why?Is that strange..... I dont know but pupils are not interesting in finding out for themselves. The prefer to be spoon fed and this is not my practice. i did try some of Jen Runde's idea of Blood in the class and they did a great job so i guess i will be doing some more creative ideas. but until then i am planning Expository Writing Workshop with my kids and doing the best i can with what i can and how great they can!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Inspired Classroom: Scientific Method Foldable

The Inspired Classroom: Scientific Method Foldable: January is when my grade level focuses on the scientific method. My class will do several class experiments together, practicing, but i...

Thinking of Teaching: Linear Measurement Foldable

Thinking of Teaching: Linear Measurement Foldable: After the craze of Foldables Week I really wanted to implement more foldables into my classroom...so we started our measurement unit off wit...

Dancing Oobleck

Get in the Fold!: Read Like a Writer

Get in the Fold!: Read Like a Writer: We are sharing our love of the written word as a part of the Superb Writers’ Blogathon. In partnership with Grammarly grammar checker , thi...

Tunnel Books

Tunnel Books

So i know that I have not been recent in my weekly accounts  but this was all due to Continuous Assessment Components Workshops that I have been attending and trying to implement into my classroom. It really not that difficult but the planning and preparation for each lesson requires so much more and so many more recording and reflecting. Subjects done so far include Science, Drama, Mathematics and English Language Arts. Now the ELA is the most tedious are since it consist of so many components. However I am finding it quite enjoyable.
 I found quite a lot of you tube videos to assist my teaching.

Through My "I"s: Spiritual Medicine Craft

Through My "I"s: Spiritual Medicine Craft: When I saw that Lacy at Catholic Icing was hosting a Linky Party, I knew I had to participate. She is celebrating the Month of the Rosary. ...