There’s something magical about teaching a space unit. The moment you start talking about astronauts, planets, rockets, and the moon, your students are hooked. Space naturally sparks curiosity and imagination while providing countless opportunities for science, math, literacy, and writing. The challenge, though, is turning all that excitement into meaningful
I cannot believe this amazing weather! This time last week we were buried in 8 inches of snow and today it is supposed to be 65 degrees!!! I can totally do 65 degrees at the end of January. My kind of winter. Mine and Haylee’s goal today is to find
We survived the first week back after Christmas Break!!! Is it just me or does it almost feel like the first week of school all over again? It took a few days to settle back into our routine but we made it. Unfortunately I will be out for the next
Does anyone else feel like that today? What a busy weekend. I seriously think this is the first time I have sat down all weekend.I totally feel like that cute little puppy right now. Between multiple Christmas parades, Christmas shopping, painting classes, and everything else, I am exhausted and tomorrow
I write this post with a heavy heart today. I have been struggling all weekend to find the right words to say but there is none. Yesterday, my school family suffered a great lost. Our amazing secretary, Brenda, passed away unexpectedly. It still does not feel real. She was the
Last week was one of the busiest weeks of the school year. Field Trip and Fall Fest all the same week. Yup, that means there is one tired teacher sitting on this couch. I was the coordinator for our Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch and we had such an
Last week was everything bats! It was a jam packed week and full of learning. I have never seen my kids so excited to learn! And I love teaching all things fall and Halloween so this was perfect!!! We started by creating a fun KWL chart to see what we
I cannot believe that I only have 3 days of teaching this week and then I am on Fall Break!!!! Ok, well not exactly. I have a teacher workday and then parent teacher conferences then I’m on Fall Break. But hey, it’s only a 3 day teaching week. I can
I am totally loving everything about this weather! Cool breeze, evening walks, snuggling on the couch under a blanket. I totally love fall weather! Fall also means everything apples and pumpkins! I am going to keep this short and sweet because I have a 10 page (YIKES!!!) paper due on
What a busy busy week. There was not a single moment to sit down or breathe. So glad the craziness is over. Last week was our accreditation. It was a long long stressful 4 day process but we all did great and we passed!!! We are now internationally accredited and