The igloo is complete-just in time for spring!

Pin It

We Finished Our Study On Ireland

Pin It

The students wrote a fact about Ireland on their leprechaun's hat.

Pin It Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
My kiddos had an amazing time this week trying to "catch" the class leprechaun!  They formed three groups and constructed three traps. They caught a wee hammer and some green jacket fuzz.  They followed QR codes that revealed pictures of different areas in the school where the leprechaun had been.  Finally on Friday, the treasure was found.

We are currently learning all sorts of wonderful facts about Ireland!

Pin It Dr. Seuss is Back! And so is my favorite story... Daisy Head Mayzie.  I love this story because it tells the story of a little girl who is given a second chance. LOVE conquers all. Tomorrow I will dress as Daisy Head Mayzie again and we will work on these common core standards:
3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Corresponding College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

I have made some discussion cards and a letter writing activity:

select for activities

Fishy 100 Days of School

Pin It I had the BEST 100 Days of School with my kiddos!

I had a fish theme going on in the classroom. At the beginning of the week, the students brainstormed compliments and wrote them on this worksheet.  or 100 Compliments (1) or 100 Compliments (2)

On the 100th Day I posted them on the wall outside our classroom:

Fishing for Compliments Sign: 

Fishing For Compliments Sign

My Shirt:

My Door- I used bubble wrap for streamers.

They watched the small segment about Nemo's first day of school. I made this worksheet with a Nemo theme.  Nemo Movie Clip

1 to 100 Days in School Fish Bowls

They traced fish and put 100 dots or scales on their fish.  Then they popped 100 bubbles.  I thought I was going to pass out after blowing bubbles for 35 minutes straight!  It was well worth the smiles on their faces!

Some of the art work out to dry:

Michelle Nelson-Schmidt

Pin It of the What if Monster came to visit our school today.

She told us to never give up on our dreams and to do something that we love.  Time to start working on my books again.  I have her contact information and I can't wait to get some more great advice.

Finding Meaning in Your Job

Pin It After listening to Daniel Pink talk about finding meaning in the workplace, I couldn't help but link it to the classroom.  Daniel Pink states that it is important to get control over the tasks that you do, to have a sense that you are getting better at what you are doing, and having a sense of purpose.  Goals: Give students choices, give them charts and visuals of their progress, connect their learning to jobs they will do in the future and projects they will do now to make a difference in the world.

Watch the video for yourself:
Daniel Pink on CBS News