This post is way overdue! We had Spring Exhibit on May 15th and our theme was ants and plants. I threw in a few other things, of course! I hope you enjoy the photos and links. Click {here} to check out this packet on TpT. For more information on making class-made books, ...
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Ants!
Spring Exhibit was two weeks ago and our theme was ants. I finally finished putting my Ant Unit together, so I thought I would share the ant themed photos and the link to my Ant Unit. I am so done with ants! Unfortunately, it looks like I will have the nasty harvester ants in the gel ant farm for ...
Beth Finke Author Visit
I was so excited to go to school on Monday. I had arranged for author Beth Finke to visit our first and second graders. Beth is the author of Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound. It is a wonderful book told from the perspective of a seeing-eye dog, Hanni. Beth is ...
General Information Packet and Take-Home Bags
I have gotten a few questions about what I give the parents at the beginning of the school year. I am posting my General Information Packet for you to look through. I find that creating a packet saves me time because it clearly explains things to the parents. I don't get notes ...
Trouble Opening TpT Files?
The top question I get emailed or asked in my Teachers Pay Teachers store: Can you help me? When I open your file, it shows these black bars. What do I do? The number two question/statement: My computer won't open your product because it says it is corrupted. What do ...
End of the School Year Card and Memory Book
I know the end of the school year is getting close for many of you. I go until June 22nd, so I still have a ways to go. I thought I would tell you about my End of the Year Memory Book and share with you my FREE End of the Year Thank You Card. Here is my End of the Year Student ...
Show Us What You Bought!
I love a good sale and I thought I would share with you some of the TpT purchases I made during the HUGE Teacher Appreciation Sale. *I hope you sellers don't mind, but I took the liberty of taking screen shots of your covers. Click on the covers to hop over to TpT to check out ...
Teacher Appreciation Sale! 20% off plus another 10% off
It's that time of year again! To show my appreciation for teachers everywhere, everything in my Teachers Pay Teachers store will be 20% off from May 6th through May 8th. TpT is offering an additional 10% off when you use coupon code: TAD12. Click on the picture above to ...
Entomologist Glyph
I created this Entomologist Glyph "craftivity" to go with my ant unit. We are studying ants in my classroom and I wanted an art activity to hang in the hall for Spring Exhibit. An ant version of this glyph will be included in my Ants packet, if I ever finish it!!! In the ...
From Seed to Plant Activities
The week before last, we planted "mystery seeds" in newspaper cups. The students predicted what type of plants their "mystery seeds" would grow into. Then the seeds began to sprout and we measured our sprouts and wrote our observations in our "Seed to Plant Observation ...
