Candy Science Experiment

July 8, 2016 by ·

Am I the last person on the face of the earth to drop mentos in a bottle of Diet Coke!?!?! Hello…so fun! So put this in your back pocket for when school starts. This would be a fun experiment to do around Halloween when kids have a lot of left over candy. Then, all you […]

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Parent Teacher Conferences

June 30, 2016 by ·

You all know as much as I do that parent teacher conferences are vital in building a strong classroom/family relationship. The thing is (or at least in my school district…) you don’t have much time to sit down for as long as you would like with each family. To make the most of your time, […]

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No More YouTube Ads!

June 22, 2016 by ·

Have you ever wanted to show your students an education video from Have Fun Teaching or just let them listen to a book only to click on it with a beer ad or half naked person to start the educational video off for you? Have you almost knocked yourself out hurdling over chairs and tiny […]

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Classroom Newsletter Freebie

June 9, 2016 by ·

Do you send a newsletter home to your parents? Hopefully, you do and if you don’t…then I think I can help you out! Newsletters are a great way to touch base with parents and let them know what is going on in your classroom and if you send it consistently on the same day, then […]

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Earth Day Activities

April 21, 2016 by ·

Happy Earth Week! I didn’t get a chance to post my lesson plans on Sunday so I thought I would jump on here and share some of our earth day activities that we will be doing this week. Since plants and earth day kind of mix together well, we learn about plants and earth day in the […]

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Hands on Math Linky

April 19, 2016 by ·

I am ALL about some hands on math! When I saw that Deedee was hosting this math linky party, I had to jump on board. I always say this, but there is a time and a place for work-sheets…I get it…I do it. But, we have got to find more meaningful learning for our babies beyond […]

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Peek at My Week (Eric Carle and Insects)

April 10, 2016 by ·

Once Spring starts up, I just can’t get enough of Eric Carle! It seems that I find a way to incorporate his books at least once a week between now and the end of the year. We also start our study on insects this week as well. Lots of great books on our bookshelf this […]

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Create your own Wednesday Word Problem

April 6, 2016 by ·

Wednesday Word Problems have been a staple in my classroom since the first year I started teaching. It is not my original idea but I love  the way that we have made it a routine and the kids really look forward to doing them every week. They even get a smartie if they figure it […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Math, Random Thoughts ·
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