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Holly Bloggy Exchange
I participated in the "Holly Bloggy Exchange" for the first time this year.It was fun finding things that suited bloggy friend, Linda. Here is a picture of what I sent her.I realize now the picture is...
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Polar Express Train
All Aboard!What a great day. We had been talking about doing a pajama day. My partner suggested a "Polar Express Day!" Perfect. Then we found an incredible packet Polar Express Packet. Click on...
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Liebster Award
Second Grade but First Class blog has nominated me for the Liebster Blog award! Click on her blog to see who else she nominated.I am so excited! This is for new bloggers with less than 200 followers....
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New Year's Linky
I love New Year's Resolutions. It is always a time to think smart and act smarter.One year I decided to read 15 minutes a day! Lost count of all the books I read. So happy I did that one.Found this...
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Snowman Last Names
Well we are back to school on Monday. It has been a wonderfully relaxing break. That said, I have had fun creating centers. All of it is snowman themed. Still working on how to put them all here for...
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Label show and tell
We were all very happy to be back to school today. I love watching the boys enter the classroom. Their smiles and enthusiams are palpable.There are lots of new things that start the year. One of...
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Snowflakes
I feel it is important to give our class purpose for reading and infuse it with fun. Poetry and music is perfect for this. I like to find poems that are set to simple songs they already know. It...
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We have a set of IPads that we share between 2 classrooms. There is enough for one-to-one use when working with just one class. Other times, we have the students team up for work in small groups. I...
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Valentine's Day
February is here! Can't believe it. Sounds so crazy, but the past month went by so quickly.February is filled with so much activity, Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, and the 100th...
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"D" is for "Lots of Dots" and a freebie
We recently celebrated the letter "D."Together we learned to write the letter, find words that begin with this letter sound, make a list of the many words know that begin with it, do a craft and...
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Happy 100th Day!
We celebrated our 100th on Tuesday. This is the latest we have ever done so. With Hurricane Sandy, a nor'easter, and a few snow days, it got pushed so far! Nonetheless, the boys were very excited...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Erin go Bragh!That is Gaelic for "Ireland forever!" I am so happy to be back in Kindergarten. Feeding and fueling imagination is so very fun.On Monday of this week, I told my class that I had heard...
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Educents and freebie
I just learned about a new site that is opening on April 2nd. That happens to be my daughters birthday and I know that only mean good things. Great things for us teachers with daily...
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Word Family Freebie
Today I am posting a freebie in honor of my one year anniversary blogging. I initially set out just to share my passion for teaching and to give back to the many out there that have helped me along the...
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Welcome Spring - Time to Wake the Bears!
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. At my house, we have a contest every year to see who can find the first robin! It gets pretty exciting and usually involves screaming. This year we...
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B is for Bumblebee Boy
We are finishing up the study of the letter B. Reading the book "The Adventures of Bumblebee Boy" by Jacky Davis was a highlight. "Bumblebee Boy" fights dragons, defeats pirates, and more. The...
View ArticleYear End Poem
It has been way too long! So sorry. I plan to have an active blog over the summer. Our daughter graduated from college in May. So proud of her. She immediately started an accelerated nursing...
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The Book Whisperer Book Study
I have had this book, "The Book Whisperer" on my reading list for a long time. I am so happy that I finally did it! Finding the book study is what made it finally happen. Go to We Read, We Blog, We...
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Back to School Blogger Exchange
I recently learned about a summer "secret blogger" exchange over at Covered in Glitter and Glue. What fun!I actually kind of forgot about it (the sign up was several weeks before the actual required...
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Monthly Weather Graphs
Kindergarteners love giving the daily weather reports. I have an amazing stuffed "wireless" microphone that my students use. We sing the weather song while our "meteorologist" checks outside the...
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Author's Chair
So last year I moved classrooms. I found a little wooden student chair left in the classroom. It had clearly been painted several coats of white paint. There was a big crack in the middle of the...
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"5 Days of Halloween"
It has been too long since my last post. I have been very busy with my class. They are wonderful group of energetic boys with a thrill for learning. We have made collage fall leaves, glyph...
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5 Colored Ghosts
We have been working on re-telling stories. And one of my goals for the year is to add more puppetry in the classroom. Each year in Kindergarten, I see children struggle more and more with the...
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We remember Sandy Hook!
Sandy Hook, the students, the teachers, the families, the town, we are all thinking of them this week and especially today.To honor their memory, we will be encouraging random acts of kindness. We...
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Holiday goods
I have been somewhat neglectful with my blog here. It is not exactly the way to keep my followers and I apologize.We have been busy. We made have made counting Christmas trees, the boys adored....
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