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Cactus Classroom Reveal Sneak Peek

Cactus Classroom Reveal Sneak Peek

September 8, 2017 By fancyfreein4th

I posted all about my cactus classroom make over, over at Oriental Trading education blog. You can check out the post on their new Learn 365 platform and shop all the looks in the room.  Here are some sneak peeks of them! Our new library- printed with super cute water color cactus labels that you can find here. The view… Read More

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Lllama Back to School Get to Know you Craftivity

Lllama Back to School Get to Know you Craftivity

August 28, 2017 By fancyfreein4th

This year I am teaching 5th grade and six of my #Schenrysclass veterans will be looping with me.  So besides redoing my entire room (classroom reveal post coming soon), I also needed to come up with a new first week activity so that my six returning students would be engaged. I fell onto the llama train, because I mean, how… Read More

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Cactus Classroom Theme

Cactus Classroom Theme

June 25, 2017 By fancyfreein4th

So, I found out on my first day of Summer Vacation that  I am moving to a different grade level next year.  The very FIRST thing that I thought about was I need to redecorate my room.  New grade level, new team, new curriculum, new students… it just made sense. I needed a fresh start. Does anyone else get the 3 year,… Read More

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A Fancy Open House with Apples and ABCs

A Fancy Open House with Apples and ABCs

June 13, 2017 By fancyfreein4th

This being my ninth year teaching, and teaching with one of my best friends in the entire world, Michelle from Apples and ABCs, I knew this year’s Open House would be one for the books. I am so excited to share some of the things we did with our students this year.  Enjoy the show! Here is a view from… Read More

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The Day the Pencils Quit

The Day the Pencils Quit

January 12, 2017 By fancyfreein4th

The past two months of school my partner teacher and I started noticing an increase of missing, broken and extremely short pencils floating around the classroom. This phenomenon is an all too common classroom conundrum and though I have dealt with this in the past, I have never had a group of students lose, break, forget their pencils…and BTW, I want… Read More

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Fancy Fall Fun: Dia de los Muertos

Fancy Fall Fun: Dia de los Muertos

November 5, 2016 By fancyfreein4th

November is a month filled with so many fun activities to do inside the classroom.  We always start the month off by celebrating Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. I love using Sailing into Second’s Day of the Dead brochure as a little opening activity give the students some specific information about this holiday. There are also a lot of cute… Read More

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I love being a teacher. I am aways challenged and get to be creative (especially these past 11 months). I feel at home at my school, and I’ve missed it so much since working at home. My district is in a zip code that is highly impacted with COVID-19, and we have felt the effects tremendously. Everyday, I am amazed by how resilient my students have been since their little world’s 🌍 changed on March 13th, 2020. It’s been one, wild ride, reinventing teaching, trying to stay motivated, trying to keep them engaged while feeling supported and seen. Yet,  I’m hopeful this chapter soon will end. Amidst all of the unexpected and difficult things that have happened this last year... there’s still a lot of good out there. Look at this 💛 glimmer of hope and goodness. My uncle and Father in Law just made a class set of desks for my students (plus 30 more for other kids at my school). They used their stimulus money to give back to my school community. This desk will be their own special spot, and memory of the time we learned from home. I’m feeling really grateful and I can’t wait to see past the masks and imagine the smiles that my students will have when they pick these new family heirlooms up on Friday!
Sometimes it is all about the little goals you mak Sometimes it is all about the little goals you make for 2021. Ones like drinking more water and making sure to stand while distance teaching. I miss the days of walking around the classroom, running down the the stairs to grab my class after recess and hopping into a coworkers classroom at lunch.
Cheers to the New Year. I felt like I needed a lon Cheers to the New Year. I felt like I needed a longer winter break but as soon as the school day started, it was game on. I was so excited to see my students online, ready to learn. I am constantly in awe of how resilient they are and how even though we have yet to be together in person, we have created such a supportive and close community. We giggle, we work, we do the best we can and feel good about it together.
Love these perfect stocking stuffers for my Little Love these perfect stocking stuffers for my Littles! Thank you @chattyfeet for helping us deck the halls and keeps our toes cozy and cute!
Shaking things up in our new Point Of View unit an Shaking things up in our new Point Of View unit and using one of my all time favorite prompts where the students pretend they are the turkey and they sere persuading a hungry child to not eat them on Thanksgiving! The students work on time, dialogue and perspective in this. Check it out! Your students will gobble this up!
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Working hard on alliteration and using adjective a Working hard on alliteration and using adjective and adverbs this week with this adorable winter ❄️ sticker science. This can be used in so many fun ways, endless possibilities!  #ad * Select holiday products are up to 60% off
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I remember learning about the election when I was I remember learning about the election when I was in 5th grade. My school made it super exciting and I was totally engaged. Hoping to spark that excitement with my students today. 💙 May your coffee be strong and your phone fully charged! Today is going to be a long day.❤️ #electionday #electionday20206
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