2016

My goals for 2016:

1. Enjoy time with my family
2. Take time for the simple things
3. Keep current with this "blog thing"
4. De-clutter my classroom and home
5. Have fun!

All About Me Pennant

I am very excited about this product that I created (back in 2013, a little late on blogging it I know).  I have had many compliments on it's ease of use and wide range of applications in the classroom.  I hope you can also find it useful!  Follow this link to grab it in my TPT store.

Thank you!

I have to give a shout-out to my friend Lindsey Reichel for helping me design the new look of my blog.  Lindsey is a talented designer.  We grew up together and when it came time to tackle this blog thing I knew I needed an expert to help with the design aspect.

Lindsey was amazing throughout the whole process.  I couldn't have asked for a better person to help me "frogify" my blog.  I look forward to working with her in the future.  Thanks Linds! Check out her website by following this link.   

Leprechauns, Gold and Giggles

St. Patty's day came and went and we took advantage of it in 2nd grade.  We wrote "How to Catch a Leprechaun" stories thanks to the amazing work of The Think Aloud Cloud's freebie and created cute hanging decorations for our classroom.   I was very impressed with my students work and had to share it with all of you!

Click the picture below to get the "How to Catch a Leprechaun" Freebie from The Think Aloud Cloud.

Click this link to get the how to draw a leprechaun freebie.

 Our Pots-O-Gold...of course we had to use some glitter.  

Cause and Effect Groove

I recently came across a song on YouTube called the Cause and Effect Song.  I loved the idea of getting my kiddos up and moving to learn about cause and effect (a very hard concept for my 2nd graders).  We practiced the song and then thought of a few actions to go with it.  My kiddos were VERY excited and loved getting up and moving.  They have been singing the song all week.  We sang it to the tune of "The Adams Family" theme song and taped it to show to parents on our classroom website.  

Click here to get the file for the Cause and Effect Words.

Cause and Effect Song
To the tune of “The Adams Family”  

Whenever something happens
There always is a reason
You must ask why it happened
To understand the cause 

Cause and effect (clap clap)
Cause and effect (clap clap)
Cause and effect, cause and effect, cause and effect (clap clap) 

The cause makes something happen
It really gets things snapping
Just ask yourself what happened 
To understand the effect 

Cause and effect (clap clap)
Cause and effect (clap clap)
Cause and effect cause and effect cause and effect (clap clap)

This video was my inspiration - Thank you