Nothing says loco quite like cocoa! It's amazing the work our class will do for the stuff! They are crazy for hot cocoa! We create this Loco for Cocoa bulletin board each year and leave it up past the holidays because, well, people drink hot cocoa in January too...And maybe even February...But, you didn't hear that from us. :) We spend the weeks leading up to winter break bringing a lot of special activities into our classroom, but our Hot Cocoa Party is one of our favorites. Mostly because ... VIEW POST
Crazy for Hot Cocoa!
Holiday Class Book Exchange
Does your class exchange gifts at the holidays? The holidays are a great time of year to host a Class Book Exchange! Quickly after Thanksgiving in the classroom, we send home a request for each student to bring a book in to exchange for our class book exchange. Our guidelines for books are clear and we give plenty of time for families to find and wrap their books. We always have a few extra books on hand for any student who may not be able to provide their own. We allow them to choose the one ... VIEW POST
Firstie Friends Gingerbread Hop
We're joining forces with our Firstie Friends today to bring you another fantastic Facebook Hop full of freebies. Click {here} to head over to our Fluttering Through First Grade Facebook page. Look for the Firstie Friends Gingerbread Hop picture just like the one above hovering up next to our "Likes" on our Facebook page. Click on it and get hopping. You have to like each page to grab their freebie. But hurry...The hopping stops on Tuesday. In ... VIEW POST
Class Book Exchange Freebie!
Just in case you missed this post last year, we thought we'd do a little weekend rewind... We run a Class Book Exchange to celebrate the holidays in class each year. We send this letter early to give them as much time as possible. We typically give them about 1-2 weeks to get their books wrapped and turned back into class. This year, we will be sending this home a little early as we are attaching it to our last Scholastic Book Order of 2013. Hint...Hint... Most parents actually appreciate ... 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
The World Didn’t End, So Teach About It We Must…
Well, we feel like we've given the Mayans and Nostradamus ample response time to end the world and so far they've got nothing! In the words of Tammy's 5 year old nephew...Phewf So, since the world is sticking around for hopefully another billion zillion years or so, we'll have to continue learning about it in class. Phewf... Which is actually a good thing. Not only that the world is sticking around... But, also because we adore teaching our class about Habitats! It's tough though... We ... VIEW POST
