Merry Christmas! Christmas is a time to think about the hope and peace that came with the birth of a baby in a manger. I hope you get to spe...

This group of kids keeps me guessing.  They don't really do art . They love to do blocks . They do like games. Some of them like to do a...

Merry Christmas! I hope you get to spend these holidays with people you love. Christmas is the time we celebrate the hope that came wit...

This post begins a periodic series on Brick by Brick - 5 Ways to Use . These posts will examine 5 different ways to use an item. Sometimes...

I love Pinterest. More than I should admit. So many ideas for all kinds of things. A great resource. But deceptive, too. Many of the th...

Merry Christmas! I hope you get to spend this day with people whom you love. This time of year is a time of joy and hope for me as we c...

It's Christmastime. We've been doing some of our favorite Christmas activities. We decorated our tree. Paper strips, staplers...

It's Christmas! On Friday, the last day before our break, I discovered this gift. Mrs. Wiley came to help with our party. Somet...

I'm on break...my first "teacher" break. I hope this time of year is a time of family, joy, and hope. It is for me, as we c...

And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of ...

This week I put out the J stencils and the dot painters. I made the J stencils last year by cutting a die-cut J in cardboard rectangles. We...

Every year we give out kids a bag of small gifts - small toys and trinkets that don't cost a lot but encourage kids to play. (There'...

We had lots of paper strips left over from our Christmas tree decorating last week. The kids weren't very interested in them then. So t...

One of my favorite bloggers is Teacher Tom . He continually challenges my thinking and inspires me. Some of my favorite posts on his blog ar...