This Christmas season has been very tight for me with money, so I decided to look into some lovely craft ideas on Pinterest that would save me money, but also let me give to all my friends, family, co-workers, and loved ones.  I found this one pin, and I fell in love!  I also thought of a few ideas (although not original), still classic! My three ...

I was so excited to gift swap with my bestest blogging buddy, Sara, aka Miss V, from Miss V's Busy Bees :) Not because we had to or linked up with anyone, but just because she has been an incredible person to blog with and become close with.  I reaaally hope she likes her gifts, because she deserves them and all the more.  I am waiting to open ...

The Gingerbread Man is a theme I do for a week. We read different versions and talk about the differences. We also talk about how we, as authors, would change the ending. Check out our fun Friday craft that we did last week! I think they turned out great! To print off a free copy of the Gingerbread Man tracers, click below! We only have 2 ...

Hello my fellow teachers XOXO I hope this blog post finds you happy, safe, and healthy.  Tis the season, right?  My heart will not rest easy for a while with the tragedy of so many innocent children and adults, but I am doing my best to stay in the Christmas spirit for my students, Mike, and my friends and family.. I am so lucky to have them and I ...

I love doing this activity with my students. The beauty of this lesson is that you can assess students on use of vivid language but on their appropriate levels! So, this fun and festive assignment is great for a variety of ages! Should you be hunting a writing activity to go along with the Christmas or ''Winter'' season, this is a great ...

Hi! I'm Ayn and I am a Ga. Pre-K teacher, serving 4 and 5 year olds in an inclusive setting. I share my classroom adventures on my blog, little illuminations. The holiday season has arrived. Parents and teachers everywhere are frantically searching the internet (especially Pinterest!) for fun and easy gift ideas that kids can make for little ...

This time of year, our family focuses on the true meaning of Christmas which is the birth of Jesus Christ. We enjoy reading from the Old Testament in Matthew, Luke and John about His birth. We like to make homemade gifts including Santa's Symbol Story and talk about the meaning of the symbols. SANTA'S SYMBOL STORY is found in this FREE ...

So excited for our mini break of Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday :) I can't wait to spend Thanksgiving with my family.. I love going over to my parents and eating their amazing cooking (my favorite is the stuffing.. it's out of this world, and I wish I was the only one who felt this way so I could have seconds and thirds :P) Mike and I will also ...

We've been hard at work creating our Christmas crafts / parent gifts the past few days in my classroom.  We're making Subway Art Christmas Coasters (with a little glitter added to the mod podge), and they are looking FANTASTIC!  Come on over to my blog to see what we're up to, and how to make them. Happy Tuesday! Jen

Woohoo!  We're out for Winter Break!  But before we left, we put together a few crafts!  Check them out below! The reindeer bags were to hold their goodies from our party. These snowflakes were the gifts for the parents! We glued pics of the kids in the center and decorated them with Sharpies.  ...