Fabulous and Fantastic Friday at the End of January!

Happy Weekend!  Today I'm delighted to share my news as I link up with Anna Nuttall's New Bloggers Link-Up and   Erika,  Narci and Andrea for Friday Favorites!

Lunar Eclipse

Last Sunday I managed to stay awake (thanks to my daughter awakening me at 11:30 p.m.) to observe the total lunar eclipse in near zero temperature, too!

Super Storybird

My students are totally enthralled with writing on Storybird!  My student, Megan, has written 23 stories.  Here's a sample of one of her many stories:

Storybird is a free web site that offers kids writing opportunities!  The kids get to choose illustrations and go from there.  In addition, my students even write at home ~ FOR FUN!  Plus, my students LOVE to leave comments on their classmates' published stories. 






Therapy Dogs Are Terrific!

Our class earned enough kindness points to earn a visit from two therapy dogs.  Check out golden doodle Oliver who prefers chasing his ball to having a treat:

New Blog Post At Conversations From The Classroom

about Canadian children's book.  Click here or on the picture to check out these books.

Well, that's all my news for now!  Thanks for visiting the blog today ~ I really appreciate it!

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Happy December Weekend!

Hello there, and welcome to another edition of Friday Features from the Blended Blog
and Bloggers' Link-Up from Anna Nuttall:

Gallery Walk of Writing = A Great Experience!

My students and I are extremely lucky to have our Reading Specialist, Mrs. Seminara, visit us twice a week to work on writing using Lucy Calkins' Up the Ladder Program!  One of the activities involved doing a writing gallery walk in which students had to opportunity to read and comment upon their classmates' writing:

Still in School Next Week ~ ?

If you're lucky like me, you'll be in school until next Friday looking for educational and fun activities.  I just wrote a blog post at my Conversation From The Classroom with some FREE activites:

Storybird = Writing on the Computer = FUN FOR ALL!

I recently discovered Storybird which is a FREE web site that offers kids the opportunity to write picture books or poems on the computer.  

Now that we have Chromebook carts, it's so much easier to use the computers.  First the kids work on Lexia or Freckle which gives the kids reading and math practice.

After 20 minutes, the kids can make Powerpoints on Google slides or head over to Storybird.  The kids LOVE to write and create on the computer!

Ivory Ella = Excellent Shirts for an Excellent Cause!

If you're tired of spending a LOT of MONEY for famous named shirts, head over to Ella Ivory where you can purchase elephant-themed clothing and jewelry at a more reasonable price point.  In addition, the company donates part of the profits to Save the Elephants and other charitable organizations:

Do you have any fun suggestions for holiday activities or gifts?  Please let me know in the comments!

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Happy Summer Friday Favorites!

Happy Summer Days!  I love the sun and the beautiful, blue sky!  This is such an amazing season!  It's also time to link up with The Blended Blog for:

New Post at Conversations from the Classroom!

My new post is up and running!  This post centers around a great new non-fiction series, "If You Were A Kid..."   You can check it out here!

Or click on the picture!

The Two Purchases I Kept from the Nordstrom Sale





Check out the two items I kept from the BIG Nordstrom sale:

 The denim Baker Boy hat is a perfect transitional piece as it covers my ears.

The Kate Spade scarf is sold out.

I LOVE my "Endless Summer" pillow (click here) for similar.

The other BIG news is my boot is gone!

Heartwood Hotel Book Review!

I won a copy of this Heartwood Hotel book from a Mailbox Blog raffle.  After winning, I wrote a review, and it got published in The Learning Magazine.

Watermelon Soap!

Watermelon means summer!  That's why I'm really loving my favorite soap:

Happy Weekend! 

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Some Quick and Exciting Updates!

Happy Summer!

 

I'm feeling totally lucky because next week I'm taking a class at the Teacher Resource Center at the New England Aquarium!  The class is all about water, the ocean, and its effect on climate.  So far I've read three articles for the course, and I've learned about Ocean Literacy.  Have you ever heard of it?  Neither had I!  I'll be writing a blog post soon to tell you all about what I'm learning.

My new blog post about preventing falls is up on Conversations From The Classroom.  

I hope that you're having the best and safest summer ever!  Please let me know your news in the comments!

Thank you for visiting today!

 

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Looking Back on Favorites ~ 2017 in Review!

Happy Boxing Day!  Today I'm linking up with Andrea of Momfessionals fame for:

All Time Favorite ~ January Currently Link-Up

I'm always on the lookout for a good link-up, and the one hosted by Anne In Residence is worth checking out!

In this post I talk about my annual resolution ~ keeping my desk neat at school.  Of course, I'll be making the same resolution again...

Next Up ~ The Commonwealth Museum = State Museum of Massachusetts!

Last year, the third graders at my school visited this amazing museum for free!

Most states have a state museum or historical society that could provide free field trips or resources for you and your students ~ check this out to make sure you're not missing out on any opportunities!

Read the original post here.

Happy Patriots' Day!

Just think ~ if you lived in Massachusetts or Maine, you would have an official Monday holiday to observe Patriots' Day to honor the first battles of the Revolutionary War.  In Wisconsin, schools are supposed to educate students about this important event in American history.  I'm feeling lucky to live in Massachusetts these days.

Thanks to my students who have their very own You Tube channels, I decided to investigate myself and came up this perfect video about the Boston Massacre:

Click here or on the picture to watch the video. 

It's really a great video if you're studying the Boston Massacre!  

Click here to read the whole post!

Favorite Conversations From The Classroom (a Collaborative Blog) Post

Last January, I wrote a post about National Braille Literacy Month!

In addition, I made the above graphic on Canva which is a perfect and easy to use site to make any type of graphic!

The Last Favorite Post Goes To Unicorn Day 

This fun post highlights one of my favorite poets - Doug Florian:

Going back to check out past blog posts was a perfect opportunity to look back over 2017 to see all the great activities and opportunities we had.  I hope you'll link-up or check out Andrea's Momfessionals blog and link-up!

What is a favorite memory you have from 2017?  Please let me know in the comments!

Thank you for visiting the blog today!

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Finding Joy and Inspiration on Pinterest!

Today's my day to blog at Conversations from the Classroom!

Click the picture below to read about my newest Pinsprirations!

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Morning Meeting Ideas ~ Head here!

Happy Monday!  Today is my day to post over at Conversations from the Classroom.!  Click on the picture to check out how I write my Morning Messages:

Thanks for visiting today!

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