Shew! Times be CRAZY! I keep thinking that my kiddos and I will fall into a consistant classroom rhythm, but it hasn't happened yet. Every time I feel like we are close to one.... something happens, and we take a step back. We will get there though! I just know it! Anyways...our skill for the last two weeks was visualization. My kiddos rocked it. I am so proud! My class loved doing the poems Oh No!, Green Giant, and My Neighbor's Dog is Purple. We also branched out and spent a lot of time reading poems and trade books to help us strengthen our visualizing skills. Here is one of my favorites activities from this skill! I was surprised that most of my students had never read the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and only a handful had seen the movie. So, I hopped on the opportunity and paired this trade book up with a visualizing activity. I read the story to the kiddos but would NOT share the pictures with them. It about killed the kids AND ME to not share the ...
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Registration Day
School is back in swing for me here in East Tennessee, and the first few days came and went so fast that it all seems like a blur now! I am always amazed at how that seems to happen. I feel like I am finally finding my "school groove"....thank goodness! I am a little behind on the back to school activities so I am going to play catch up and share some first day goodies with you! Registration Day For me, registration day is a lot like the "meet the teacher" nights that many districts host. My school does a registration morning where the students arrive at school to learn who their new teacher is, see the class list, meet the teacher, fill out paperwork and then head back home to enjoy the last few hours of summer break. I get really nervous and excited on registration day! There is something special about greeting those new students as they walk through the door and meet you for the first time. I also really enjoy meeting the family members that stop by as well. I always ...
Classroom Digs
I have almost NOT published this post about 5 times today. But, I finally decided that by sharing my room with all of you...I may get some advice and inspiration on what I can do to make my classroom a more inviting and academically stimulating environment. I was so nervous about moving into our new "learning cottage" this year. However, I am totally falling in love with it! It is HUGE. I have two student bathrooms, two water fountains, a teacher bathroom, large closet and a sink all on my side of the cottage. Sooooo here we go. Picture overload in 4....3....2....1 Some before pictures...... After pictures..... The closet is not deep, but I love the area. It is enough room that I can place student workbooks, center materials, and manipulatives on one side and teacher materials, tissues, germ-x, a filing cabinet, and other school supply goodies on the other. Not to mention that I can just close the doors on those bad boys and ...
