Grant...Granted!

It was a wonderful day in my class today! The Prize Patrol arrived right on time and the kids were elated (and so was I)! Now we're off to do some shopping!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

How about creating a St. Patrick's Day photo booth? Students can create WANTED posters and write personal narratives about their mischievous leprechaun ways. Some great mentor text for writing from another's perspective include 'Memoirs of a Goldfish' by Devin Scillian or 'The True Story of The Three Little Pigs' by Jon Scieszak.

Journal Writing

Sometimes "free writing time" in first grade is the best kind of writing.

Life Is A College - St. Patrick's Day

I broke the news to my class this week that there is no such thing as Leprechaun's Day. They were a bit devastated, but got over this when I assured them the holiday of St. Patrick's Day included leprechauns for some people and confirmed it is customary to pinch someone if they are not wearing green on March 17. All this made me excited for this Irish day and thought I'd share some inspirations with you.

Green jeans

5 LA & 5 Math Centers for St. Patrick's Day

Visual writing prompt: Where is this tiger going and why?

No green beer for me, I'll have green macaroons instead!

Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!

I did it! I was awarded a Cash 4 Conejo Classrooms grant for my students! I wrote a grant to buy an incubator, so we could hatch chicks while we study life cycles and they chose me! Yay! Yay! Yay!
More photos to come! The prize patrol is scheduled for sometime next week.

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How does your state measure up?

Check out this cool site that allows you to create your own comparison tables for our states' education system! How does your state measure up? Are you surprised by th results?

http://www.eddataexpress.ed.gov/