Layla Henry- Fancy Free in 4th- Blog
Fancy Ideas for the Everyday Classroom
Happy New Year! To kick start 2015, the fabulous Kristen from Easy Teaching Tools is hosting a Blog Hop with some of the amazing Southern California bloggers that we have all come to know, admire and love. There are 2 awesome giveaways and a ton of freebies along the way… details at the end of this post! This Winter break has… Read More
This year we only get 2 weeks off for Winter Break…I know, I know! I should be happy that I get an entire t-w-o weeks off but I am used to three weeks off! I feel like this year’s break has been stacked with activity after activity- and while I am enjoying these activities… I would love a second to… Read More
I love me some Currently!!!! Listening: Everyone S.T.O.P what they are doing and recognize that it is ACTUALLY raining in southern California!!! I have been waiting for this for a LONG time!!! Loving: If I wasn’t a teacher… I would be a party planner. I love to entertain, craft and throw parties. I am LOVING decorating for Christmas. Thinking: I… Read More
I have been spending some time over this Thanksgiving Week Break grading a lot of writing because for me writing is the easiest thing to put off- give me a math test to grade any day BUT writing is a whole other story. I really need a lot of time and patience for writing. As I was grading away,… Read More
Last week my students used my Wait, Wait! Don’t Shoot! Persuasive Writing Set and wrote from the point of view of the turkey who job it was to convince the farmer spare their life and eat something else for the Thanksgiving Day Feast. The kids came up with a lot of amazing reasons why the farmer shouldn’t eat them- including:… Read More
Every year I read Scott O’Dell’s book, Island of the Blue Dolphins. The kids love the idea of being stranded on an island and having to survive on your own. I love using this book to talk about theme and character traits with my class. This year, I created a new resource to help reinforce important story elements as… Read More
