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So are you allowed to celebrate Easter in your classroom? Me neither! To side-step this little hiccup, I like to bring in LOADS of spring activities and of course some egg-tastic experiments! I mean Easter obviously has religious undertones, but the egg part can work in any room, right? One of my favorite egg-themed activities is this egg experiment! How… Read More
Spring is upon us! Well… at least here in Florida. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the temps are already reaching the high 80’s and low 90’s. But spring’s arrival means plants, seeds, and flowers are going to be taking over our curriculum like no one’s business! Time to start pulling some seeds and plants books! Anytime we’re… Read More
So we’re full swing into our Data Collection and Analysis unit, but the one graph my second graders couldn’t seem to grasp was the line plot. I wouldn’t say it was because line plots are hard to read or even create. I think the issues stemmed from the fact that none of my seconds had any real world experience… Read More
Spring has officially sprung here in the Sunshine State! It is only fitting that we’re working on plants. To kick off our plant unit, we discussed the life cycle of a plant. We watched this little video to help our discussion along. Then it was time to get dirty and have some REAL plant fun! We dissected Lima bean seeds… Read More
So today was my first day back and WHAT A DAY to return! It was hard leaving my little booger… but then my sister sent me a picture of him, and all was well (You know I stared at this pic all day! LOL!) I was so nervous and afraid that I had forgotten how to teach! But thankfully, I… Read More
So Diane over at Fifth in the Middle has created a State Blog Link-up and I just had to join in! I am a Florida blogger and I am proud of it! I’ve been able to connect with so many other bloggers from my beautiful sun-shinny state! I love it! There is even talk of a bloggy meet up! How… Read More