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A bulletin board to promote my holiday concert!

November 28, 2014

Fiesta – Legend of the Poinsettia

Decoration

Planning for my upcoming holiday program is well on its way and my bulletin board to advertise for the concert has been up a while too. Wanted to share with you all because there are one or two fun elements that you could use for this or any other holiday bulletin […]

December 26, 2013

After Christmas Sales — What to Buy!

Decoration

So, you all probably know that I like decorating my classroom. In fact, I have a ton of blog posts on this site dedicated to decorating. You might also know that I have a passion for making it cute while keeping it cheap. It’d be easy to blow hundreds of […]

Five awesome things I found on Pinterest this month!

December 20, 2013

Five Favorite Pins of December – 2013

Classroom Ideas

I will admit, I spend a lot of time on Pinterest browsing ideas, getting inspiration, and seeing how other teachers decorate and plan for teaching. Pinterest can be a really great tool to help you plan for your own classroom and inspire you to try new things. Why not share […]

December 17, 2013

First Grade Carolers and Even Rondo Form

Lesson Ideas

Just wanted to quickly share about a fun little tradition that I have with my first graders. Every year I teach them “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and talk about carols, caroling, and teach them the fun story of this song. We first learn the song and I […]

Frosty the Snowman: Blog post about critical thinking, using story books, music listening activities, and more!

December 12, 2013

Critical Thinking in Frosty the Snowman

Classroom Ideas

One of my favorite songs to teach at the holiday time is Frosty the Snowman. I teach this to second grade (I’m learning at my highly ELL school that I can only teach about half of what many of the rest of you teach because it takes many of […]