Hilary Statum
Hi friends, Back again to share with you how the Mother’s Day Tea went. I am pretty sure that it was the most meaningful and touching thing I’ve EVER planned as a teacher. Let me start at the beginning. If you haven’t read my first post about planning this event, click below: Mother’s Day Tea – A Unique Way… Read More
There is something so special about being the first child. I was the fourth child in my family so don’t let this post offend you. I am simply pointing out what makes the first baby special. Look for a blog post soon about the next child in our family. Happy reading!:) My Darling Aniston, I feel so strange today. Today,… Read More
Hi Sweet Friends! I never really think of February being a busy month in the classroom but it definitely is! Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, the Olympics this year, & President’s Day. Phew! We have had an absolute blast studying the Olympics this year! The Winter Games only come around once every 4 years so it is definitely worth following the… Read More
We have had an ENTIRE WEEK off of school from the snow and ice here in middle TN. Some years we hardly see snow, so it’s always an exciting event. Aniston had long before decided that she would be making snow angels and catching snowflakes on her tongue. I adore this picture of the girls holding hands while Aniston tried… Read More
This time of year is so crazy AND fun! I LOVE teaching kindergarten around the holidays. The kids are so excited about everything. They love to listen to holiday-themed books, work on fun crafts, & they are more inspired to write than ever. I wanted to share 10 easy ways I’ve been preparing for the holidays just in case you… Read More
Hi sweet friends, I wanted to share an easy craft with you today. I’ve been doing it for years with my students and they absolutely love it. I have a very chatty class this year (I’m probably kidding myself… who doesn’t???) but when we are working on this project they get pretty quiet. It’s kind of been a running… Read More
We read The Dot today which has to be one of the greatest books for kindergarten students. I ❤️ the message and decided my kids should make their own dots with watercolors and our big-oh-so-special-and-expensive easel paper. They were thrilled! I lined them all up on one edge of our tables and they set to work. Only problem? 😬Today was our Kindergarten program & I never thought about it not being a good day to get paint out. Oops! I was scrubbing dresses and shirts before the parents arrived for a good 30 minutes! 🙄 I’m kind of known for being the teacher who may be doing Modge Podge right before an announced observation so I just go with it.🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️😉
We’ve been cleaning tables with shaving cream! Best end of the year activity ever! I encouraged them to practice sight words.☺️ One of my students has a “Gran” in the school and I thought this was the sweetest kiss.💋
That beautiful moment when you see one of your students bring a BOOK to the playground and everyone gathers around! 😍🙌🏽📚
The one and only time I will ever receive a surprise for my dancing skills (or lack of)!😂After seeing our rainy day dance video Shawna Simmons Streeter sent these goodies to me and my students from Go Noodle! We have been using the program every day since they contacted me. The word obsessed doesn’t even come close to describing their excitement when they see me turning it on! It really is the perfect brain break and SO MUCH FUN. 🙌🏽Thank you @gonoodle!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hosting the Mother’s Day Tea was the most meaningful and sweet event I’ve ever been a part of as a teacher. The kids were so excited to give their moms the hats, necklaces, and writing we finished for them. The room looked so cute and the kids were the perfect little servers and performers. There were lots of tears shed and meaningful memories created. I will do this EVERY year going forward. It’s a must! Head over to the blog to see how we pulled it off!
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