As a Catholic educator, I am always on the lookout for ways to integrate religion into other content areas of my classroom, especially into my literacy instruction. One of the biggest obstacles is finding quality children’s books that are easy enough for my kindergarten students to read. That’s why I
Last week my kindergarten students celebrated a very special event… the Wedding of Q and U! If you are not already familiar with this event, let me fill you in! It is a silly, fanciful, wonderful way to teach students the spelling pattern of “qu” in a way that is
Last week our parent association treated all K-8 students in my school to hands-on science exploration from the COSI Center of Science of Industry. The science center is located in Columbus, Ohio and they provide traveling “COSI on Wheels” presentations that visit schools in the region. My school is located
Thank you to Ellison for partnering with me on today’s blog post. I received an All-Star Cutter and a few dies in exchange for writing this review. All opinions are my own and I only support brands and products that I use and absolutely love. Every once in a while
You are not going to believe the fun news I have to share with you today. I am teaming with with the wonderful Marsha from A Differentiated Kindergarten to give away our most popular bundled products. After you read this post, you HAVE to stop by Marsha’s blog for a
Thank you to JoTotes for partnering with me for this giveaway. I did not receive compensation or free merchandise in exchange for writing this post. I just REALLY love my camera bag and was excited to share a JoTotes giveaway with you. This post contains affiliate links. I earn a
Thank you to ClassroomFaces.com for sponsoring this blog post. I received payment, trade and/or products from ClassroomFaces.com in exchange for promoting. All opinions are my own and I only support brands and products that I use and absolutely love. Today was blue day in my kindergarten classroom! We have been
Last month I shared the unboxing of my lavendar snake Tieks with all of you. This month I have something REALLY special for you! I am partnering up with the Tieks team to bring you a Step Out in Style Giveaway for your chance to win a $100 Tieks gift
This year my feet have been BEGGING more for comfortable shoes than ever before. My school moved into a newer (and much bigger) building this fall and I now find myself walking so much more each day than I used to. When school started in August my feet were sore
