Polar bear, polar bear, what do you see? I see teaching resources that feature me! I have polar bears on the brain today. It’s not Hug a Polar Bear Day or any such thing. Maybe it’s the fuzzy white sweater I’m wearing? That could definitely be it! Did you know polar bears are the largest…
Winter, winter, go away. Please come back—never! Okay, that’s mean. I take that back. I do like certain things about winter. I love the comfy clothes. I love hot cocoa and all the other comfort foods of winter. I even like snow, when I’m safe inside and snuggled under a fuzzy blanket. Maybe I like…
Happy New Year y’all! Are you ready for the first, First Friday Giveaway of the new year? I sure hope so! This month’s giveaway prize includes an adorable plush (and perhaps magical) unicorn, a pack of unicorn and rainbow stickers, and an assortment of colorful markers, pencils, and highlighters that are sure to brighten a…
It’s the eve, eve, eve of 2018 New Year’s eve, or at least I think it is! In any event, in just a few days we’ll all be wrapping up 2018 and welcoming 2019. So before the new year arrives, let’s take a few minutes to share a high or two from 2018. I’m talking…
Is today your last day of teaching before the Christmas/winter holiday? If it is there probably isn’t time to read a lengthy blog from you know who. :+) So I’ll keep this super short. First up, I want to wish each and every one of you a joyful holiday season surrounded by family and friends….
It’s that time of year when teachers (and parents) are ready to pull out their hair for one reason or another. If your kiddos’ attention spans and brain waves have been intercepted by the upcoming Christmas holiday, try this. Grab a bag of cotton balls and a glue stick. Then print a copy of the…
Do you know the Christmas song, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas?” The singer proclaims that only a hippopotamus will do—not a crocodile or rhinoceros. Well, I couldn’t find a hippo, but I did find an adorable rhino decked out in a winter scarf that I’m pretty sure will do for this month’s First Friday…
What can 1,800 pounds of butter; 2,925 pounds of brown sugar; 7,200 eggs; 7,200 pounds of all-purpose flour; 1,080 ounces of ginger; and a few other ingredients create? A giant gingerbread house, that’s what. The 21-foot high house, which was built in 2013 to help raise money for a trauma center, covered an area about…
I feel certain there’s a lot of trash talking taking place today given that there are a bazillion football games being played. It’s Black Friday after all. There’s sure to be some pushing and shoving on and off the field too. Shoppers searching for super-duper deals can get a bit aggressive! But I’m talking trash….
“Over the river and through the wood, to Grandfather’s house we go.” Those are the first two lines of the traditional Thanksgiving poem titled “The New-England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day.” That was back in 1844. Over the years the poem was set to music. The title was changed. The destination became Grandmother’s house. Oh,…