End of the Year Olympics

I'm celebrating the end of the school year with Academic Olympics!  Come on over to Elementary Matters to see my ideas.  I'd also love to hear your ideas! 

Sally

Flat Stanley, Revisited

My class has been sharing the pictures and notes that Flat Stanley sent us while he went on his adventures with friends and relatives of my students.  Being a reflective person, I've been thinking about how I can make the adventure better for next year.  I've rewritten the 2 letters I sent home, and I'm sharing them with you.  Click HERE to download your free Flat Stanley letters!
Sally

Preview and a Goodbye

Hey guys!

Well, I got the news that I will be moving to 4th grade next year. I have mixed feelings about it, but I have taken the opportunity to explore new things and start a new blog.



I will be posting things for all grade levels periodically, so come check it out!
Here is something I shared today. I am going to be putting together content area binders to organize my materials for the coming year. Here they are for you to enjoy!

See you around!

-Becca 

<a href="http://funisfoundinfourth.blogspot.com/">Fun is Found in Fourth</a>

<a href="http://simply2ndresources.blogspot.com/">Simply 2nd Resources</a>

You Know it's Summer Vacation When...

Teachers do appreciate their summer vacations!  Come on over to Elementary Matters to see my additions to this linky party!
Sally

Di-no-mite!

wanna fit in some dino fun in these last days!? Check out my posts of the last 10 days of school themes-today-Dino Day! A nature walk, fossil cookies, and dino research filled the day!

with ONE roll of sugar cookie dough I found in the fridge at school

I did want to share a little about our nature walk resources. Each year our school orders free nature kits for summer kits from Modern Woodmen of the World. Have you heard of them? I hadn't until we began doing this. Each student gets binoculars, a field book, and a pencil. Teachers get a binder of resources for teaching. I had already gotten this year’s so I gave them out today. I love these!

here’s a link to the educational program and free materials 

Pay it Forward for Evan

This one is near and dear to my heart.  My community lost one of its gems, and we are all struggling.  My greatest struggle is trying to comprehend that there is nothing I can do to lessen the hurt his family is experiencing.  Please read Elementary Matters to learn more about Evan and why it is important to Pay it Forward.  Thanks so much!Sally
 

Yoga for Kids - Fun AND Beneficial!

Some of the teachers in my school are trying a Yoga for Children program.  Come on over to Elementary Matters to see how children benefit from Yoga in the Classroom!
Sally

Rockin' Teacher Materials: Back Among the Living & Memorial Day Sale!

Grandma settled and finally using her call button at the nursing home . . . check!


Report cards done . . . check!


Class video completed and all the copies burned . . . check!


Say good-bye to my little cuties-tears and all . . . check!


Last day of school . . . check!


2 youngest sons & an exchange student graduated . . . priceless!


So now, Here I am . . . back among the living . . . at least for the moment, so I decided to join in with some other awesome teachers for a Memorial Day sale. I went ahead and marked everything in my store 20% off.

I know some of you are still in school . . . I have some really cute memory books that my kids just loved . . . and they totally loved collecting signatures and phone numbers on our autograph day. Check out my blog post to find your grade . . . I have grades  1 - 6 available . . . and even 2 different versions for 2nd grade. 


Now that I am out of school, I'm really going to try to better about my posts . . . Hopefully I will have some things that will help you get yourself ready for next year!


Talk to you later friends! I've missed you!

Math Workshop Freebie

Hey Gang! I know it is very close to the end of the year and everyone is starting to think about getting things together for next year. I have been working on cleaning up my math stations and organizing all my units so that next year I will have more organization. I just finished creating center cards for my math workshop stations that I thought I would share. Head on over to my blog to read about how I do math workshop and to pick up a free copy of these cards!

Memorial Day, A Day to Remember

Patriotic holidays are important to me, in fact, one might say I'm passionate about my country, and helping children learn about their country.

Hop on over to Elementary Matters to see all the Memorial Day ideas, including a freebie for you!
Sally