I’m a huge fan of Halloween. It’s because I have so many good memories of the holiday while growing up in Michigan. It’s enmeshed in my brain with other delightful fall experiences like walking in crunchy leaves, visiting cider-mills, and taking hay rides through pumpkin patches. Students are always excited about Halloween, but it can…
What began as a legitimate blog topic has ended up being a cautionary tale on how you can’t trust the Internet, my teacher friends. While searching for a topic for today’s blog, I discovered that children’s book author Gail Gibbons has a birthday on September 1…or so I was led to believe. I put the…
Fall is finally here and I’m excited! I don’t know about you, teacher friends, but I’m all about sweatshirt weather, fall leaves, and candy corn. If you need to get excited about this season, look no further than the October issues of The Mailbox® Magazine. I spent some time looking at all the grade levels…
Do you remember when you were a child and time seemed to stretch on forever? As an adult, I feel time is like a roller coaster. You buckle yourself in for a new month. The month itself lasts about five seconds, there’s a bit of screaming involved, and you end it with your hair blown…
Do you know which curriculum area I like to combine with a pumpkin theme? Writing! And since pumpkins are everywhere right now, it’s easy to gather any necessary props. (This photo shows pumpkins as far as the eye can see at a local gardening supply store.) Check out these three writing activities that are perfect…
What’s on my mind today? Eyes. I have an eye appointment this afternoon, which I’ve been avoiding. I don’t have an optometrist phobia, but I haven’t been all that eager to go due to Covid-19. It just seems like it’s a bad time to have someone poking around at your eyeballs. But I gave in…
I’m not sure how this happened, but it’s November already. In no time at all, it will be Thanksgiving. So that means we had best start talking turkey right now. I suspect in the next couple of weeks, you might find yourself in need of a turkey pattern. You might want to use one for…
I am a lover of Halloween. I have the best memories of walking through crunchy brown leaves in the dark while going house to house begging for candy. I love fall and I love chocolate so it’s really the perfect holiday, in my mind. I’ve taught in schools that celebrated Halloween and those that did…
This Sunday, September 23, is the first day of fall! Let’s celebrate with these literacy epackets featuring picture books and booklets. Our epackets are insanely affordable bundles of activities and printables you can download immediately and use. Take a look at these two fall favorites: Click here for this adorable collection of…
Is it too soon to begin posting fall-related blogs and activities? I hope not because I’m done with summer. I’m tired of sweating and applying bug repellent. (Mosquitoes find me delicious.) Plus, I figure you need time to make your lesson plans. So here is my first official fall-related blog with a selection of awesome…