The is a feature in Parent & Child Magazine – Make My Day! for teachers to share moments that put a smile on our faces! I thought the activity was great, as well as the thought!  
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I have been observing my students as they talk to one another and it reminds my of parallel play.  When 2 children are playing  beside each other but they are both doing their own activity, not really interacting..  My students were talking together but no was responding.  Each would share what they wanted, usually...
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Friday I attended the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning conference and I was blown away by the amount of information available.  I already use computers and our i-pad in the classroom but it was wonderful to learn of other applications and uses to reinforce and help my students learn.  Fortunately I have...
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Remember this game? Well, I do!  It is fun but for my students, although very bright, I think it would be hard at first so I had an idea! Why not make our own version? I’m going to wear a big safari-type hat and explain to my students that we are going on an...
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Great book! I happened on this little book and fell in love with  “One” by Kathryn Otoshi.  I have shared it with my colleagues at school!  My students  loved the story and were sitting at the edge of the seats. The illustrations are simply done with watercolors but it has a powerful message! Standing...
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  A Snow Day inspired this! This is to reinforce addition with regrouping in a fun way!
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  We just put on this all school event – a Native American Powwow that was a huge success!  The local newspaper, Observer and Eccentric, wrote a nice article about it.    
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Making learning fun should be the mantra for everyone involved in teaching.  Things that are fun are memorable and they are easier to remember.  My sister-in-law sent me this website on Bernie DeKoven and I love it! Bernie DeKoven has written numerous books of learning and play.  He links resources for games for large...
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This is a simple art project that even my youngest students enjoyed doing and weren’t frustrated by the materials. Prior to starting I had framed the edge of the paper with the painter’s tape. We started with a brief discussion of the way trees look in the winter (bare branches, branches coming off the...
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Random acts of kindness has been around for years but I wasn’t aware of the World Kindness Day (November 13) and World Kindness Week (November 13 -20)! I showed my class the Free Hugs video to inspire them for a day of freely giving kindness in priceless ways.  We came up with things they...
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