Many classrooms in Catholic/Christian schools celebrate the season of Advent in anticipation of the birth of Christ. I always have an Advent wreath on display in my own classroom and I incorporate it into my daily prayer. Over the years I have used several different kinds of Advent wreaths, but
Tomorrow is St. Nicholas Day! My classroom Christmas preparations are well underway and I have some great freebies and ideas to share with you. St. Nicholas always leaves treats in the shoes of children the night before St. Nicholas Day. Since my students don’t keep shoes at school, we hang
Today is the First Sunday of Advent and the countdown to Christmas has officially begun! This week my kinders created “stained glass” window decorations with tissue paper and contact paper in preparation for Christmas. This is a simple and quick project that adds instant “pop” to my classroom decor and
Today is my birthday and I am in the mood to celebrate! I can’t believe that I have aged another year (seriously, spinster-hood is knocking at my door), but I don’t care because this past year has been absolutely amazing. I can’t even begin to describe the joy and sense
I love celebrating Christmas – especially in my Kindergarten classroom. We have so much fun decorating, celebrating, performing, and waiting that the suspense continues to build all through the month of December. Of course we can’t ignore academics so I’m always thrilled to sneak in a little extra sight word practice…
Looking to add some holiday fun into your classroom but not sure what to buy? I have been adding LOTS of goodies to my store these past few weeks, including several cute new Interactive Sight Word Readers to spread some holiday cheer. The best part? They only sell for $1.00
Thanksgiving is nearly here! Your students can work on color words in a festive way with a seasonal color-by-number page. My kinders learned how to read and spell color words a few weeks ago, but we still review these words each day. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I created
November is always a crazy month in my classroom. It flies by and is packed with lots of responsibilities and special events: conferences, kindergarten testing, a long weekend break to celebrate Thanksgiving, rehearsing for our class Christmas program…. the list is endless! We always take time during this very busy
Can you believe that Election Day is nearly upon us? My head is spinning from political commercials, mailings, propaganda, and all of the decisions that need to be made for the good of our country. I have reached the conclusion that life really is better in an elementary school classroom.
