Spring is coming, and you could use some fun and refreshing activities for the classroom. It’s nice to have the option to purchase small, inexpensive bundles of activities instead of an entire book. Here are my top 5 favorite ePackets for spring! (EPackets are our perfectly priced and portioned printables and activities.) Take a look: …
Tuesday, February 1, is the Lunar New Year! Traditionally, the Lunar New Year celebration lasts for 16 days, beginning New Year’s Eve and ending at the Lantern Festival on February 15.. This year is the Year of the Tiger, according to the zodiac. If you’re born during the Year of the Tiger, it’s predicted that…
January is National Soup Month, which isn’t surprising since the month tends to be chilly. I love soup! It’s usually simple to make and the leftovers last quite awhile. Tonight, taco soup is on the menu. It involves opening a lot of cans and dumping them into a soup pot. It doesn’t get any easier…
I had to run to the drugstore last night for a few things and, unsurprisingly, the Valentine’s Day candy is on display. What did surprise me is that there’s also a selection of Easter candy available. Our world is kind of crazy right now. The cat food shelves are depleted because of supply chain issues,…
I work from home and my office is upstairs. This means that my office is in a location that is generally warmer than the rest of the house. It’s nice…except on those days when I’m all over the place: upstairs, downstairs, and out running to the office. It’s bizarrely cold today in North Carolina and…
I used to make New Year’s resolutions each year. I loved the idea of starting over with a new year and improving myself in some way. Sometimes I would succeed with them and at other times I would fail. After a while, my failures caused the same resolutions to show up year after year. And…
December 27 is a random “holiday”—Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day! It seems like a good idea to me, particularly if you’re on winter break and have kids at home who need an activity. To give your snowflake crafts extra pizzazz, try this idea that uses coffee filters and water-soluble markers! Help a child fold a…
I recently ran across a sweet meme that lists all the wonderful gifts the meme sender wants to give people for the holidays, most of which are delightful but impossible to give as gifts. It made me think about all the things I would like to give teachers, since you are deserving of so much…
I may be late to the party, but I didn’t realize that hot chocolate and hot cocoa were different things. I just assumed we had two different names for the same tasty, toasty beverage. Apparently hot cocoa is made with cocoa powder, is sweeter, and has a thinner consistency. Hot chocolate is actual chocolate melted…
Wreaths have been symbols of eternity, unity, victory, and mourning throughout the ages, but today we most commonly associate wreaths with the joy of the holiday season. Here’s a craftivity that will bring joy to your classroom and give students practice with basic facts. After students have finished the projects, display them in your…