EASTER EGG HUNT

Students worked in pairs to find plastic eggs hidden in our playground and they wrote down their precise location on a worksheet I handed out. When we were back in class they described it orally.

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MORE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

The Morning Meeting Book by Roxann Kriete

This is my favorite purchase.  I followed the recommendation of  Bridget from The Lettered Classroom and this book turned out really useful for me. I work in a school where we have to start every morning reflecting upon something that awakens the mind of our students at the same time we try to grow this sense of classroom community.

Classroom Spaces that Work by Marlynn K. Clayton

Terrific book if  you are in your rookie year as a teacher. It is not was I was looking for, I found it helpful though. Topics include arranging furniture, storing supplies, accommodating special needs and creating meaningful displays among others.

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END-OF-YEAR STUDENTS GIFTS

Each year I try to do some sort of present for my students (see my 2015 gift here) . Unfortunately, 2017 turned out to be my busiest year so far, so I couldn't make anything for them. But I want to share with you what I gave them last year.

                                                          

                                                               KEEP IN TOUCH KIT

I saw the idea on Pinterest and decided to give it a go. It was time consuming, but it was worth it. Students had to write me a letter during their summer vacation and tell me what they were doing. 

I created these cute labels with Hello Fonts and a nice frame (all from Teachers Pay Teachers. I have to create a post on this site. I superduper love it!)

My investment was low: paper,  colored pens, stickers, washi tape and bakers twine.

ICE COLD POPSICLES

I took the idea from Pinterest and the labels from A cupcake for the teacher. I bought two big packets of ice cold popsicles and tied the labels with bakers twine.

Students loved their little gifts and it was really exciting to check my mailbox everyday!

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HOW TO BLOW A BUBBLE (MORE PROCEDURAL WRITING)

I got this activity from The teacher wife and it really worked well. I gave my kids some bubble gum and we chewed and chewed. Then we practised blowing a bubble for a couple of minutes. After that we talked about the different steps for blowing a bubble and wrote down our own instructions!

This is the final result: an easy-to-do craftivity with a focus on procedural writing that involves inflating balloons. Whee!! Plus we decorated one of the windows on the stairs landing of our school.

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BOOK CORNER (SECONDARY)

This is one of my most ambitious projects so far. Click on the video to find out more about it.

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LEMONADE RECIPE SEQUENCING ACTIVITY (Primary)

We practised reading and writing  step-by-step instructions and, most important of all, we made our own lemonade!

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MORE BULLETIN BOARDS (PRIMARY + ESO)

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HERE ARE MY LATEST BULLETIN BOARDS...

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DECEMBER CRAFTS

These are some of the crafts we made throughout December:

INFANTS

1. BEADED CANDY CANE ORNAMENTS to practice  patterning and fine motor skills.
2. "STAINED GLASS" CHRISTMAS TREES to practice  fine motor skills and color recognition. 
3. POMPOM PAINTED CARDBOARD SNOW GLOBE to learn the song Little Snowflake from Supersimple Songs.

                                                                        PRIMARY

     1.  RUDOLPH'S GIFT CARD to practise the modal verb  "can" to express ability (Rudolph can               fly but he can't waddle)

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NEW BULLETIN BOARD: THE GINGERBREAD MAN

I love bulletin boards! If they are eye-catching they will build interest in every student. We can motivate our kids to work harder with bulletin boards that display outstanding student work.

I have to confess, this bulletin board wasn't my idea. I took it from here.

We even had gingerbread cookies from La Lata de Galletas!

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CLASSROOM DECOR

1.     Banner: I made a banner with my name on it. I used scrapbook paper from Tiger and polka dot ribbon.

2.    Tissue paper flowers.  They are easy to make and you can find hundreds of vídeo tutorials online if you need to see someone make an example.

3.  Fall window collage: I cut leaves from tissue paper and arranged them to make a frame. I used hairspray to adhere them to the glass.

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DRAMATIC PLAY GARDEN

I recently finished one of my most ambitious felt projects: a plantable felt garden crate. I'm really happy with the result and I just had to share! 

The set includes some carrots, leeks, lettuces, mushrooms, potatoes and a tomato plant.

I made labels with popsicle sticks.

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IT'S O-FISH-ALLY SUMMER!

I saw these cute treat bags for the last day of school on one of my favourite blogs: Crazy for first grade and I immediately made them. It's easy and cheap, and your students will love you!!

You'll need fish shaped gummies, ribbon,  clear treat bags and the "It' s o-fish-ally summer!" tags from here. I couldn't find any fish gummies, so I used dolphins, seashells and octopuses instead.

Fishbowl Graphic by Jessica Weible Illustrations 

                                                                Fonts by Kimberly Geswein and Kevin & Amanda

Happy summer!!

FELT BOARD IDEAS: ALICE THE CAMEL HAS FIVE HUMPS

This is the last felt set I made up. As usual,  Pinterest and google images are my source of inspiration.

This is the rhyme:

Alice the camel has five humps,
Alice the camel has five humps,
Alice the camel has five humps, 
So go Alice go! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Alice the camel has four humps,
Alice the camel has three humps.
Alice the camel has two humps.
Alice the camel has one hump.

Alice the camel has no humps,
Alice the camel has no humps, 
Alice the camel has no humps, 
because Alice is a horse!!



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WINDOW DECOR IN MARCH: transparent colored folders + washi tape

I took the idea from Pinterest (I bet my regular readers are very surprised!).

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FOUR THINGS RIGHT NOW

• Storytelling.

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson. English + Science

Butterfly life cycle with pasta!

• Classroom bulletin board.

It turned out to be time consuming but  I love the result.

• Felt board idea.

It took me just an hour and we always have tons of fun when we play with it.

• Digging for worms sensory play.

Kids catch all the slippery spaghetti worms with tweezers and put them into a plate. They couldn't stop laughing.

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