This week my I entered my post-Christmas classroom and instantly felt the need to freshen it up and bring a little “winter wonderland” into our learning environment. We arrived at school on Monday with a fresh blanket of snow outside and it only seemed appropriate to add some wintry fun
As 2012 prepares to come to a close, I am overwhelmed by how many blessings I have experienced this year. Many of those blessings are a direct result of this humble little blog, so when I saw that Christina from Bunting, Books, and Bainbridge was hosting a Best & Brightest
My Christmas break has officially begun and I have one last idea from my classroom to share with you before my celebration with friends and families begins. For the past several years, I have made recordings of my students as a Christmas gift for their parents. This year I recorded
Today was my classroom Christmas party and what an event it was! All children wore pajamas to school so they would be extra-cozy for our celebration. The morning started with the discovery of Santa’s surprise visit overnight. He left a message for our class and instructions for creating reindeer food
The holiday spirit is alive and well in my Kindergarten classroom and I am so excited to share a glimpse of our festivities with you. Handmade Gifts One of my very sweet kinders moved to California in November and my whole class misses him very much. We wanted to do
Every time I turned the news on this weekend I found myself in tears. Hearing about the tragic events at Sandy Hook left me shocked, horrified, and drained of my usual enthusiasm. I still can’t quite muster my thoughts and feelings about Friday’s attack so I am not even going
My students have been working like busy little elves preparing their gifts for Mom and Dad. We always make two gifts to send home – one addressed to Mom, the other to Dad (this helps simplify things for the more complicated family situations). Over the years, I have made many
Hello and welcome to the fun of the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop! Some of my favorite bloggy friends have joined together to celebrate the holiday season with seasonal FREEBIES! A special thanks goes out to my good friend Tiffani from Time 4 Kindergarten for organizing this little shindig.
