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With October around the corner, thoughts are turning toward spooky characters… monsters, witches, and mummies are all around. Do your kiddos think mummies are monsters who hang out on scary shows? October is a great time to teach the truth about mummies, and the books below offer some great resources. These are just a few great mummy books for kids!… 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
Halloween is just around the corner! This is hands down one of my favorite times of the year to teach! Bats, spiders, pumpkins! They all fit perfectly in the month of October. But, this year I wanted to do something a little bit different. So instead of doing more general Halloween stuff, I thought it’d be fun to learn more… 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
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
Well, we are at it again… working on cause and effect! If you remember my post from a few weeks ago, then you know that cause and effect is the “Achilles heel” of my second graders. So, I figured another week with working on this skill was a good idea. At the beginning of the week, we used my cause… Read More
