Winter break is over, and many of us are transitioning our students back into the routines of the classroom. The first couple of weeks back from a break, I prefer to use math center activities in my room that review skills the students are already familiar with. My whole group
We love making Flippy Flaps in my classroom! In case you don’t already know, Flippy Flaps are lapbooks that students create about a specific topic. In my room, we tackle a topic for an entire week and work on it throughout the week to store everything we’re learning. These are
Do you have a list of go-to activities for classroom learning in January? I know I do! January can sometimes be a tricky month in the classroom, but with engaging fine motor activities, it doesn’t have to be! Check out my list of favorites to keep engagement high, target fine
December is filled with fun learning activities in the classroom. The first week of December I always teach our Gingerbread unit! We spend the whole week reading gingerbread books, doing gingerbread math and literacy centers, making gingerbread crafts, and all things gingerbread. It’s safe to say that this is a
December in the classroom is exciting, a little chaotic, and full of energy. Students are distracted by upcoming holidays, routines feel a bit shaky, and it can be hard to keep everyone focused on learning. That’s why holiday read alouds are one of my favorite tools during this season. They
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
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. This past week has been beyond crazy! College night classes started back and I’m doing my best to keep my head above water. So let’s play a little catch up. Somehow I forgot to post my Peek at Week last week. I am
We survived the first week back after a long break! And I can honestly say that we started out great and then everything that could go wrong did. But we made the best of it and trudged through all of the craziness. We began the week celebrating New Year’s! We