Have I mentioned how much I love my school?! Because I really, REALLY do! I just canāt imagine being anywhere else! I love our staff, our sweet kids, and our AMAZING parents! Before the start of the school year, each grade level commissions a group of moms to come up and decorate the hallways. The parents are pretty much amazing because they take a theme and just run with it!!! The theme for First Grade this year is āStand Tall, Molly Lou Melonā. I LOVE that book! A few of the teachers on my team already had an idea set in mind and our new moms came up and put the plan into … [Read more...] about Decorating The Walls
Education
Readerās Response
Every kid in our classroom has a Reading Response Journal. Depending on the entry, weāll usually work our Readerās Response into the writing station OR weāll etch out a little time during Writerās Workshop to add to our journals. I usually complete an entry under my ELMO so that they can watch the process. I talk my way through it as well. This is a great opportunity to reinforce various writing/reading skillsā¦neat handwriting, use of capital letters at the beginning of every word in the title, underlining the title, author/illustrator, two-finger spaces, punctuation, etc. This is an awesome way to document their … [Read more...] about Readerās Response
A Little Tour
One of the best things about my school is the ability we have to go "ALL OUT" on our classrooms. I've had the same "theme" in my room for several years now...jungle. Now, while I think that's a precious theme, a new year in a new grade level SCREAMED new theme....so that's just what I did! I walked into my brand new classroom with a pretty blank canvas. After LOTS and LOTS of thought and planning, I finally came up with something I truly LOVE. A "Sassy Hollywood Glam" theme! Sure...it's a little girly...but my kids LOVE it!! It's so bright and cheerful! At least, I think so :) I know there's a lot going on, but it works! I'm sure … [Read more...] about A Little Tour
Readerās Response Journal ~ If You Take A Mouse To School
Today we read, If You Take A Mouse To School by Laura Numeroff. We used this story to talk about āifāā¦āthenā statements and then we added an entry to our Readerās Response Journals. Hereās a little peekā¦ I gave them a reading prompt that they had to complete.If you take me to school, I will ask you for a _________________________________________________.This would be a pretty cute little prompt to use in a class book! … [Read more...] about Readerās Response Journal ~ If You Take A Mouse To School
