Layla Henry- Fancy Free in 4th- Blog
Fancy Ideas for the Everyday Classroom
You all know of my love for all things Erin Condren, and ESPECIALLY their Teacher planners (I talked about it here). I didn’t think that their planner could get even better than the one I used last year- but it did! Not only do I love their stylish designs- check out the one I chose this year: It is the… Read More
With the Winter Games just around the corner, I wanted to bring it in the classroom to make reviewing math, STEM and reading comprehension have more flair. To start off, I had to front load the students with the different types I found this AMAZING ELA and STEM set from Top Floor Teachers that has 14 different reading comprehension… Read More
I love reviewing figurative language with my students, it adds so much color to their writing and it is a fun way to be creative in the classroom. We always have fun creating our 3d Figurative Language Heart Craftivity as well as reviewing with this wonderful Figurative Language is a Hoot set! This year I wanted to add some fun to… Read More
I know it is Fall ::settle down:: BUT with Target, Hobby Lobby and Michaels already pushing Halloween out and bringing Holiday decorations in, I can’t help but think about one of my favorite Winter Writing assignments of all time. Last year, motivating my students be engaged during our writing block in last couple of weeks of December, before break, was… Read More
I LOVE October! The weather is changing, Trader Joes is full of pumkinlicious goodies and there are so many fun ways to celebrate in the classroom- keeping it fancy, fun and educational. First of, CANDY CORN! Every year I love finding ways to use this favorite fall candy in the classroom. This year I created a fun Decimal Review Math… Read More
Cactus is super on trend right now, it is a trend that came out of the dark and who knows how long it will be in. At the end of last year, I knew I was switching from 4th grade to 5th and I knew I would be looping with some of my students from last year, so I decided in… Read More
