Five For Friday

This week started my summer break on Tuesday!  I had to go in on Monday to check out of the school and make sure everything was ready for summer.

This is what my room looked like when I left on Monday!  I can't wait to come back in September and see the shiny floor and take down all the paper off my shelves.

I am going to be VERY busy this summer.  I am doing my first year of curriculum planning for 2 weeks for the county.  I am excited about this opportunity and hope to meet and make new friends with this experience.

I just finished my 5th year of teaching!

We are having friends come to visit us for 4th of July and these are some things I have been working on for the weekend!

Teacher Tip of the Week was my To Do list for Summer!

I always like to organize as much as possible so that I am productive and get things done.  The way i do this is with to do lists.  I am terrible at remembering to do something unless i write it down on my to do list.  I write EVERYTHING down so that I get to do it and cross it off my list.  I know this is "old school" but this is how I work.  

This is my to do list for the summer.  What are your plans for the summer so that you are better prepared for next year?

Read Across America Week

This week will be Read Across America Week at school.  We are trying to make it from VA to Alaska in one week by reading, reading, reading!  Each book/chapter from a book will represent 1 mile.  I'm super excited to read to my class and see the jump in reading to re-motivate them before spring time.
To celebrate the week I have made a few tee shirts to wear in the spirit of Seuss Week.

This week is a busy and fun week.  We also will be celebrating the 100th day on school on Friday!  It is a little late this year because of all the snow days. I am very excited to wear these and have lots of fun in the classroom.  

February writing prompts

February is a busy month in first grade. The students have a lot of holidays to celebrate and look forward to.  Here are my writing prompts for February that my students will be working on.  The pack includes 5 writing prompts and crafts to go with each.

One writing is for dental health month. I always try to have a dentist or dental hygienist come in and talk to my students each year. 

Another is about making predictions for groundhog's day. Have the students write their predictions and explain why.

We celebrate the 100th day of school in February, and we have the students dress up like they are 100 years old. I have them also write about what they will do when they are 100.

We learn a lot in first grade. I have the students write down something they learned or found interesting so far this year. Because we are "smart cookies" I also make cookies to bring in for the class as a special treat. 

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