Busy Week!!

Fantastic week of Mid Year Assessments! I am so proud of my kids because they have grown so much! Makes my job all the more meaningful! On another note,  I have been busy making some super cute decorations for my classroom. They were so easy! I found something similar on pintrest and just changed it up to fit with my class. Cut some boards, painted them then modge podged some scrapbook paper on top. Bought letters from Michael's, painted them and added the ribbon. Soo cute!!

Monday!!

Whew! Had a crazy day at school today! Have had trouble getting the kiddos to stop talking when I am talking or trying to give directions. I usually say Give Me Five! Or I clap in a pattern for them to repeat. I also use put your hands on your head etc....
But today...today...nothing seemed to work. My voice hurts from trying to talk over them. Anyone have any suggestions on how they handle talking or getting class attention?? Would love to hear your ideas! Thanks and have a great teaching week!!

I LOVE it!!

I am soo excited to show off my new blog! I can't wait to share all my ideas with and learn from yours! Thank you so much to my awesome designer Tiffany Kuerhl at Tiffany Kuerl Designs!! If you need a new blog or makeover I highly suggest you visit her! She has fabulous ideas, is wonderful to work with and great prices! Check her ohttp://www.tiffanykuehldesigns.com/ut!

New Blog Design

Sooo excited!!! I am awaiting the design of my new blog! It is awesome and I can't wait to share!

Before Christmas Craziness!!

Whew! I survived the last week of school before Christmas! All teachers will tell you that is THE craziest time of the year! I had a great time with my kiddos though and was very blessed by all their generosity! My favorite are those homemade gifts that come from the heart! I had a hard time thinking of something to give my students for Christmas but I came across the idea of these dry erase boards online somwhere. They turned out super cute and the kids LOVED them!!

Christmas Around the World

Wow! It seems like last week should have the been the week before Christmas break! The kids were CRAZY!! Well, next week will be fun but definitely busy!! We are out on Thursday, having a perfomance and watching Polar Express that day and an Aussie Christmas Party on Wednesday! I am doing a Christmas Around the World Unit that I found here: http://www.bainbridgeclass.com/christmasaroundtheworld.htm
I did it last year and the kids LOVED it! There are freebies at this site and then you can purchase the Powerpoint that goes with it on TPT.  Since I only have 4 days teaching and not much time in those days I kind of consolidated the unit to fit into my schedule.
On another note, my heart is heavy for the tragedy that has just happened in CT. I know all teachers are feeling it too. There are just no words that can describe how sad I feel. My thoughts and prayers to go out to all the victims and their families.

I hope you all have a fabulous teaching week, despite all that has happened, just keep them in your prayers too.....

Same Topic Different Text

Okay, so I think I have it figured out. If you click on the buttons they will take you to my favorite blogs. Just finished lesson plans for this week I found an awesome unit on Comparing Same Topic Different Text for Standard RI. 2.9
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/cowboys-castles-interacting-with-156.html
It looks great and I already have all the books needed, ordered them on Amazon.com last week. I am also going to be doing some Santa Letters that I found on one of my fav blogs
http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/ where you can find some freebies but I also bought her Christmas unit on TPT. You should check that out too, great stuff! I will continue with Daily 5 and am using some books from Australia. My school is an International School and each grade level studies a different county. Second grade is Australia so we are learning a lot of great stuff. If you have any ideas for lessons or activities on Australia please let me know. Have a great teaching week!!