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I know most of the world is not out for summer break yet.. and I don’t mean to “rub it in” but I am loving every minute of mine. I got out Thursday afternoon and I have enjoyed the last three days.
I love a Sunday afternoon that doesn’t require lesson planning and getting ready for Monday morning!
First stop- the library. I have a kindle but there is nothing like a real book in your hands. I stopped in our local library Friday morning and picked up a few books. I need some book suggestions. No murder mysteries, historical fiction or sci-fi stuff.
Years ago a good teacher friend told me her “secret” to not wasting a summer day!
Make a daily and weekly five list and stick to it.
Each day list five things you need to get done that day.
Also make a weekly list of five things that doesn’t matter what day you get them done but you know sometimes this week you have to do them.
There is nothing I love more than a to-do list I can mark off.
You can click the picture above to download my to-do list form.
I have started working a little bit on designing some new stuff. I just redid my superhero classroom theme pack. If you have all ready purchased it- you can download it again for all the new additions. I might just have a superhero theme next year!!!
We enjoyed a luau breakfast party at a local church and a trip to a park before parents picked up and summer break began!
Happy Weekend!!!!!!!!!!
Every year in May, I am lucky and get to spend a morning with my next year’s class.
This year, I wanted to send home a folder of summer practice work. It is full of reading and math practices.
I have this pack listed in my store if you are interested. It is great practice for kindergarten peeps heading into first grade!
xoxo, kacey
Don’t hate me but I have… FOUR days of school left!
The light is shining bright and I can see the end of the tunnel. I honestly feel like I am in survival mode right now.
I made these little photo magnets to give to our special class teachers {music, pe, art, etc..}. It was a perfect little teacher appreciation/end of the year gift. I just printed a class picture and put them on white tiles and put a magnet on the back. We did a Mother’s Day version below.
Here is a look at our Mother’s Day gifts..
I bought these initial letters at Hobby Lobby and painted them pink. I took a picture of each child with the letters.
We Mod-Podged the pictures onto small tiles.
After they dried, we put peel & stick magnets on the back.
Then we did a little step-by-step gift wrapping.
{not so easy for first graders! HA!}
They took them home and I hope parents will enjoy them.
We worked on another spring time directed drawing activity this past week.
And.. you always have some really great ones. And….. you have some that make you wonder??!?! That is the beauty of a directed drawing activity.
You can find these caterpillars and five other step-step drawing directions in my Spring Directed Drawings Pack.
I have been working on putting some of my Months of the Year ideas and activities together for a unit. One of things we did this week was to spell the months of the year. This is one of the projects on my summer to-do list. I am excited to get started working on it soon!
This morning I got to spend a few hours with my future first graders for next year. It is always fun to get a little practice time with them before they come to me next year. I had them do a little independent work while I read and did some number recognition work with each one.
I also sent them home with my “Getting Ready for First Grade” summer pack.
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