Sorry I have been kind of MIA. Life can get crazy! December is coming up. With that comes crazy Christmas fever and behavior. The elf on the shelf is wildly used to influence positive behaviors in and out of the classroom. Here is how I incorporate and use the elf in my classroom! This begins… Continue reading Christmas In The Classroom
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Chicks In The Classroom
We are hatching chicks in our classroom starting April 9th. In preparation for this, the Easter Bunny will be dropping us off our own chicks to take care of for 1 week. I will be using Firstie Land's Adopt A Peep Activity pack with this lesson. There will be a special package "hidden" in our… Continue reading Chicks In The Classroom
Flying By The Seat Of My Pants
"I make the moves up as I go.... I'm lightning on my feet." Taylor Swift I relate to those song lyrics on a deep level, especially in teaching. Sometimes, the lesson doesn't go as planned and I need a spur of the moment idea. Sometimes, my principal walks in for an unscheduled observation and I… Continue reading Flying By The Seat Of My Pants
Conference Hack
I am going to share with you my most brilliant conference hack. Here you go. The week before conferences, tell your class they can earn a special party if they are extra good until whatever the day before conferences are. You really have to sell this part! Now, what party are they earning you… Continue reading Conference Hack
Days Off
The day after conferences is a day off at our school. This is what makes conferences bearable for me. I know that I only teach four days and get a Friday off. How do I spend these days off you ask? Doing absolutely nothing. Since it is after conferences, I don't feel like I have… Continue reading Days Off
Memories Of My Grandpa
Today we went to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of my aunt, grandpa, grandma, and my aunt and uncle that died as babies. While we were there, I thought of the fun I had with my Grandpa. I want to share some of the memories I had with him. My grandma and… Continue reading Memories Of My Grandpa
Making Babies
My class has a new obsession as of today. They like to fold their jackets into "babies." They looked like a swaddled baby, kinda. It isn't a big deal, why fight something they enjoy. It has been a great management tool too. "If you aren't quite, the baby has to go away." "Make sure you're… Continue reading Making Babies
Girl Drama
I have a class that is majority girls. 16 girls and 9 boys. The drama this year has been CRAZY!! I swear every time I turn around, there is another problem that has arose between two of my girls. They are best friends and then out of nowhere they are sobbing over something one of… Continue reading Girl Drama
Family Time
Family is important to me. Because we all work different schedules, the only time we can get together is on Sundays. Whenever there is a birthday, we head to breakfast at one of our local favorite restaurants. February and March are FULL of birthdays. We have my uncle, cousin, brother-in-law, and my aunt all in… Continue reading Family Time
Life Lessons That Fail
We are working on informative writing using text evidence. Reminder: I teach second grade. We read a story about penguins and were going to write what we learned about penguins. My class is known for copying text exactly from the text. Word for word. I told them about Plagiarism and that is was illegal. I told… Continue reading Life Lessons That Fail
Confessions of a Real Teacher 