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Can you believe it’s November already? Where has the time gone? Well… I’m still (somehow) surviving Kindergarten, but I wanted to pop in a share one of my favorite books for this time of year! Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy by Lisa Wheeler. If you haven’t had a chance to read this book, you need to seriously RUN to grab it! This… Read More
My students’ favorite units (and mine!) every October is to learn about Bats. I’m a huge believer in thematic teaching and bats just seem to work PERFECTLY with that teaching style! I mean who doesn’t love a bat thematic unit?! LOL! Here’s a peek at some of our favorite bat activities from the past few weeks! Learning About Bats… Read More
October is just around the corner! Time to start thinking about those October Bulletin boards! Now, I’m a fan of leaving bulletin boards up all year, but who doesn’t love a good Fall themed board?! I’ve searched high and low for some of the best bulletin boards (and maybe a few SUPER cute doors) to help you get through October… Read More
It is starting to feel like “Fall” around these parts. Thank you 80 degrees with a breeze. Honestly, I’d prefer some sweater weather, but I can’t complain. This past few weeks we’ve been all about the season, Fall and a little turkey persuasive writing. This time of year I love doing a little Fall Thematic unit! I feel like I… Read More
We made it, guys! We MADE it! Aren’t you just so thankful that Halloween fell on a Saturday this year?! Can I get an AMEN! It was quite a week in the Applicious classroom! So much so, that I had to take 2 days to recover from all our ghoulish fun last week! Here’s a peek at what we did!… Read More
Now, don’t be jealous, but I am one of those lucky teachers that gets to teach for two days this week! 😉 Oh and did I mention one of those is an early release day? So, today we were BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! Down time is a dangerous thing in crazy times like these. To help keep us engaged, I reworked… Read More
Did you grab green colored pencils (or pens) to have your kids SNOTS this year? theappliciousteacher.com/annotating-text-using-snots/
As far as I can tell, there are two types of teachers out there...
Are you team #inkjoypens or #flairpens
comment with your favorite pen! @papermate
#teacherlife #teachersloveflairpens #teach #teacherprobs #iteach #secondgradetribe #secondisthebest #igteacher
Have you guys seen this brain book? What a great way to teach growth mindset! Af link: amzn.to/2nMUMtS
