Earth Day is a big deal at my school. Each class does something to show that they care about the Earth and we celebrate with an Assembly where everyone presents their ideas about what they’ve done. My kids came up with their own idea of what to do this year to show they care. It […]
I am in the middle of testing my kids in Math. And I have tried hard to prepare them for this. They have to be expert counters. They have to be able to imagine that everyone in their class (including the teacher) is having hot chocolate and each person needs 3 marshmallows in their cup. […]
We are in the thick of The Mitten. I would absolutely love to have the Big Book copy of this story, but it is so hard to find. There is so much to look at on each page. Luckily I have about 15 regular copies of this book, so once we are finished the read […]
If you’re a Daily 5 fan and it’s something you do with your kids, I just wanted to share what I’ve noticed. Not all kids come to us as readers or even “lookers” of books. You can always spot those kids who thoroughly enjoy a good book, they’ve got a little sparkle in them. And […]
2 days to go before the Christmas break! Not sure if you’re going to make it? Yeah me too. One of my kids came to the carpet (which is where we begin our day) wearing a ski mask the other day. I’m not kidding. I wish I were. I looked over and basically the only […]