Tomorrow is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. As my students learn about the Stations of the Cross and the very sad story of Jesus dying on the cross, I continue to remind them of the story’s happy ending… that Jesus rose from the dead! Young students are
I love St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a great day to wear some green, get a little silly, and just shake things up a little as we eagerly look forward to Spring Break. If you need some festive activities to keep your students engaged, look no further! I have some great ideas
My Interactive Readers have been generating a lot of buzz… even DeeDee Wills from Mrs. Wills Kindergarten is raving about them. My kinders love working on these books each week and I recently had a little fun with two of my youngest friends that had the special treat of getting
This Sunday is the kick-off for Catholic Schools Week and I have been busy preparing for this whirlwind of a week that my students enjoy so much. I created this Interactive Sight Word Reader, We Learn in a Catholic School especially for the occasion and it is yours to download
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
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
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…
