I am linking up with Chandra over at Teaching with Crayons and Curls for her Must Read Monday linky party! This week we are reading all about Owls! I am reading Owls by Gail Gibbons and Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. I love both books! They were… Read More
Archives for April 2014
Spring Poetry
This is the first year I have taught new types of poetry to my first graders. I have always taught list poems and acrostics, because they are easy enough for the students to create. I love teaching poetry, but I love even more when the students can create poetry too. During April, we have written poems about peeps, Easter, and… Read More
All about Eggs day!
The week before Easter, we studied eggs and did many egg experiments during our Gifted and Talented Resource time. I co-taught with our Resource teacher, and the kids had such a blast. I made a half book for the kids to record their predictions. Our egg-sperts used this nifty book 🙂 Salt water versus regular water Shaking and smelling the… Read More
Easter Party
This year for our Easter/ Spring party, I decided that I wanted to incorporate books. I know my parents loved me for this 🙂 Each student chose a book and created a snack to go with the book. If the students wanted to participate, they each got an extra credit grade. If they couldn’t participate by making something, they could… Read More
Insect Lapbook
These last few weeks, I have been co-teaching with our Gifted and Talented Resource teacher. It has been such a fun experience! I have never co-taught before, and we were both nervous about how it would work, but it has been blast. We have similar teaching styles and I love all the experience she has with gifted and talented students…. Read More
My first Five for Friday!
This is the first time that I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday! I am so excited! We finished up Relay for Life this past weekend, and it turned out fabulous! I loved our booth and theme. I got to work with my three friends at school and see my administrators sumo wrestle. I mean… Read More