A few weeks ago I was browsing through the Deep Space Sparkle website and found this book. I’ve been struggling to come up with NEW art lessons, since moving to first grade. I taught my favorite art lessons to my kindergartners last year, so I’m having to be creative this year. Deep Space
Do you know who Pete the Cat is? If you’re a first grader, you probably do! The first grade teachers dressed up as Pete for the PTSA Halloween carnival on Friday night. If you’re not familiar with Pete, or you just want to have his catchy songs stuck in your head all day, check out
I’ve always loved wandering through Barnes and Noble and just looking for books that catch my eye. I usually look through the seasonal displays of hard cover books first. I read through books with a “teacher eye” and I’m always asking myself how I could use this book in the classroom. I’m constantly thinking, “Where’s
My cousins and uncle are farmers over in Ellensburg, which is over in Eastern Washington (for those readers who are not local). It’s one of my favorite places on Earth. I love living where I do, but I’ve always said that when my kids are grown, I’m moving to the farm. (I hope my hubby decides
Today was the first official day of summer vacation. My kids have been out of school for a week, but I just got out yesterday. In our house, summer vacation doesn’t start until Vacation Mom is in the house. Of course, there was summer-vacation-celebration-dinner last night. Then, this morning, I had a big decision to