We realize Halloween is tomorrow, but we're pretty sure all teachers everywhere would agree that we are done with October now...And November is just around the corner. We're always trying to work a week ahead, so we don't Fall behind, so here's what we're prepping now... Reading and Writing about the first Thanksgiving during the month of November is one of our favorite times of year. Here are a few titles we use to guide our learning all month long. We love getting our students involved in ... VIEW POST
My Interactive Story of the First Thanksgiving
Bright Ideas Linky! Student Art Portfolios
We absolutely adore teaching art in our classroom. How do we find time for art, you might be wondering? We are fortunate to teach at a school that has a PFA sponsored art program, which allows us to learn and practice the techniques of a designated artist each month. We love it! Here's a few of our favorites from this year... Remington Georgia O'Keefe Asian Inspired Art Picasso At the end of the year, each student selects their favorite ... VIEW POST
Liberty Bell How To
Once upon a time, we found a pin... Unfortunately, it led to nowhere. If it's yours, please let us know! We loved it and are firm believers in giving credit where credit is due. We've been studying American Symbols as part of our Social Studies learning and knew our class would love making Liberty Bells similar to the pin above. Unfortunately, we couldn't personally get the aluminum foil to look as pretty as the pin above, so we were worried that our first graders would have a hard time ... VIEW POST
Five for Friday
We have linked up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching for her Five for Friday! Here's a quick look at our week... 1. We hung up our Directed Draw Snowmen from our "Snow-tastic Snowmen Unit". Love these guys. They crack us up how each one of them has their own personality (much like the artists). 2. We started our "Polar Unit" (since it's a chilly 50 degrees in Cali we figured it's pretty much like The Arctic)! 3. This next one needs some explaining... We were inspired by Teeny Tiny ... VIEW POST
