Cutest 100 Year Olds Around

 When I am 100 I will look like this:

and the kids will look like this:

 100th day wouldn't be complete without crowns and glasses. Click to download the crowns and  glasses.

We also counted out 100 o-shaped cereal pieces and then strung necklaces. Click to download the cereal circles here.

Not only was it 100th day and Groundhog Day, it was also a student's birthday who has been counting it down for days! Then to top it off,  I got a surprise new student 10 minutes into class! Having only 29 kids was nice for a few days...  I am EXHAUSTED, but my blog obsession required me to post tonight. Happy 100th Day to all my bloggie friends!

Taming the Paper Mountain

Maybe you do this already, but the best thing I ever did to keep the paper mountain under control is to buy 2 Sterilite drawers and stack them. I bought the 12x12 size so I can fit in a little more like books or construction paper. I labeled one drawer for each day and the extra says next week. I also *try* to have copies done a week ahead so I never have to wait in line for the copier or get caught if it is down.
Simple but effective! I'd love to hear your best organizing tips!

Sticker Search

I made up a new game last week that the kids just love so I thought I would share. Every morning we read our sight words of the week from a small pocket chart. We used to read them in different voices (underwater, robot, etc) but even that wasn't keeping their attention too well anymore. So, I started hiding a sticker behind one of the words. I pull sticks and that student gets to read a word. I slowly lift up the word to see if they get a sticker. We all say, "Good try" if they don't get it. I then turn the card over and pick another stick. The kids told me they thought 2 words needed stickers :-) so I obliged them. A small price to pay for their rapt attention. I hope it works as well for you as it does for me!

Meet our ducks...

Introduced Candy Land Sight Word Edition to the kids this week. They loved it of course! A big thanks for the idea goes to Sarah Cooley at First Grader...at Last!

In other news, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard have returned to our outdoor classroom to nest as they do every season. The whole school is very careful to observe quietly so they won't scare them away. It is SO adorable if you happen to be around when Mrs. Mallard leads her brood out the gate and traffic stops as she crosses the street!

Working at an environmental science magnet is super cool!!!

Snowboarding Superstar

For those with high readers (I have a bunch) I made another Book Club packet. You can grab a copy in my TPT store.

Valentine's Day Making Words

Here is my latest making words worksheet. The squares at the bottom can be be cut out and manipulated. I had a student get 24 words on the penguins sheet this week!
Click in the top right corner below to download.

Groundhog Contraction Coloring

I should be grading or cleaning up my house but instead I am on the computer instead...big surprise! My students need more practice with contractions so I made this so they won't even know they are reviewing! Click the top right corner below to download.