Favorite Day?

Do you have a day that you reallllly look forward to celebrating with your students? Mine has always been Wacky Wednesday.  I enjoy showing the students just how "out there" I can be.  They always seem amazed that I dressed up with them... why wouldn't I? Its just another excuse to be a kid again!  SO fun!

I mean come on... you know those leggings are AMAZING! Haha... couldn't pass up the deal at TJ MAX, I bought them specifically for this day! :) ENJOY!

Laughing Therapy!?!

Last week I attended a "New Teacher Training" on laughter and how important it is.  Did you know that children laugh about 120 times a day and adults only 17?!  That was extremely sad to me.  We discussed laughing therapy and came across this video.  I tried this one with the students and it instantly became a favorite.  I mean, who wouldn't laugh watching 22 wonderful 5th Graders trying this!! :)  Enjoy! 

Text Features

Fantastic Text Features...Thanks to Jordan over at "Life Is Better Messy Anyway".

My students are working hard preparing for the big WKCE test in November.  One big focus is nonfiction text.  I found this lesson extremely important in teaching the different features that can be found, and how the features can help you.  We discussed what a text feature is and then the students looked for them in magazines.  I allowed students to work alone or with a partner to create a Text Feature poster.  Check out the results:

Author Visit

I have always dreamed of becoming an author... someday! So, when I heard Katie Mcky was coming to visit our school I was overjoyed.  If you have not heard of her, she is the wonderful author of the story Pumpkin Town... a story that I have read yearly, to my Kinders and Firsties. Katie Mcky didn't just spend a day with us, she has been spending the whole week.  On Monday we had an all school assembly (amazingly funny and engaging).  Then, the rest of the week has been spent on a one hour writing experience with her and each class individually.  I must say, my students were EXTREMELY engaged. I would highly recommend having her for a school visit, if possible.  She had everything from tents, spray bottles, dusters, and even LEAF BLOWERS.  I shouldn't say why and ruin the fun... 

If you are interested in her, check out her website Katiemcky.com    :)

Onomatopoeia Oh My & What Does A Fox Say

Ok, anyone elses class OBSESSED with "What Does A Fox Say?"  Well... mine are.  And somehow it became popular right as we were learning about Onomatopoeia. Woohooo!! I LOVE when things fall into place with that.  After discussing what an onomatopoeia is, and doing some activities, we watched/listened to their "Favorite" song.  To make it purposeful, students recorded all of the sounds/onomatopoeia's from the song. I did stop it before the Guaridan Angel part though, as I didn't want to step on any "religious toes"...always cautious with that. 

ENJOY <3

New Beginning... A little behind...

As stated back in July, I was extremely lucky to be offered a wonderful position at a school right down the road from where I was.  As hard as it was to leave my adorable Kinders/Firsties behind, this school offers so much. Here are some before and after pics of my huge transition from K/1 to 5th a little behind on posting these).  It has been quite the learning experience... and although I am still figuring things out, I am having a blast doing it!

Before:

And After/Now...

Have a fantastic weekend! ENJOY :)