Friday Favorites and Some Other Things I Think Are Just Great!

Happy Weekend!  Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm linking up with The Blended Blog and Momfessionals for:

 Fun With Fractions

I LOVE borrowing ideas from Pinterest, especially anchor charts. 

Click here for original Pin!

What Skills Students Need to Succeed

We had a professional development where we learned the top 10 skills students need to succeed in the future:

Being a graduate of a liberal arts college, I feel as if I was prepared for complex problem solving and critical thinking.  The speaker - Dr. Daggett - emphasized the importance of your major (the top earning profession was petrochemical engineering).  However, not everyone can be happy majoring in engineering, medicine, mathematics ...He did state that being a teacher means job security.  More importantly, being a successful teacher means you need to excel in all ten skills ~ you just won't get paid as much as a petrochemical engineer.  I don't think you could pay me enough to want that job anyway!

Click here to get a brief glimpse of Dr. Daggett's philosophy.

New Lularoe Leggings

I purchased my second pair of ultra-comfortable and easy to fit around my waist leggings:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Craftivity

A few weeks back, we made this adorable Dr. King craft and read about his life.  After the kids wrote an informational paragraph about him.  

I love how each student puts his/her unique touch on their Martins!

Rhonna Photo App. = AWESOME!

I am having so much fun creating with my Rhonna Photo App.

Happy Superbowl Weekend!  Who are you rooting for?

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Fabulous Friday Favorites!!!

Happy Weekend everyone!  I'm here to link up with Erika of A Little Bit of Everything, Andrea of Momfessionals and Narci of Grace and Love for:

Rhonna Design ~ Making the Cutest Family Pictures

I'm rather obsessed these days with my Rhonna Design App.  Check out what I made for my colleague Ms. Linstrom:

I had been seeing all these family portraits on Instagram, and then I read this tutorial on Teacher to the Core's blog.  The rest is history ~ I'm hooked!

Keep Your Desk Clean!

Every day I write a Morning Message for my students.  First, I check on Checkiday to see what holidays are happening.  One of last week's holidays was:

Of course, my students complained that they would have to clean their desks!  For me, it's motivated me to wipe down my teacher desk, computer desk and round table more often.  Yikes ~ there are so many germs everywhere!

Nate and Nat = Cozy Flannel Sheets

I LOVE browsing and shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshall's.  Amazingly, I found these winter-themed Nate and Nat sheets that I loved!  The following week, I picked these up at another Marshall's for my daughter:

If you are lucky enough to find Nate and Nat sheets, try them out - they're super soft and cozy ~ perfect for the cold winter that we're having!

Hoot!  Read about owls!

We're currently working on expository writing, and we started with owls.  First, we did directed drawing of owls.  Then we read all about owls and wrote paragraphs.  Check out Stellina's finished product:

Happy Martin Luther King Day!  Thank you so much for visiting today!

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