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
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.
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
