The 50th day of school is rapidly approaching! (Okay…so I’ve still got like 20+ days to go but it’s getting closer!) I’ve been thinking about how to jazz up what I do on the 50th day. I put together a packet of 50th day of school activities. This is just a small sample of what’s…
What a busy week! I had a meeting on Monday, bus duty Tuesday, a full day of PD on Wednesday, and I’ve been working on a million things including three graduate class projects, adding apps to my iPad and two iPod touches I purchased for my classroom, and working on a big unit! Whew! I’m…
I’ve had several people asking me for an Owl theme. I decided to attempt this by creating my own Owl graphics. I think they turned out pretty cute! I’ve done an Owl Newsletter and Owl Attendance theme so far. I may do a more “traditional” owl theme later (brown owls) but these owls are colorful!…
Well, I survived my second full week of school – the longest week ever. I had a graduate class on Monday night that’s over an hour away. Tuesday I got a sinus infection. When I have one it lasts for-ev-er! I have had major, MAJOR drama with the mother of one of my students the…
I had a request for some ThistleGirl Magic Tree House inspired products. At first I was thinking the request was pretty crazy! The more I thought about it, the more excited I got! Let me go ahead and say “I do not own The Magic Tree House. Magic Tree House is © Mary Pope Osborne…
I’ve been working all summer on “themed” products for classrooms. I’ve made name plates, PowerPoints that cna be used at Open House or Back to School Night, classroom newsletter templates, SmartBoard attendance files and a set of 40 different forms that can be used in the classroom (everything from grade book, calendars, nots, and substitute information…