Hilary Statum
Hi friends, Don’t you just love seeing other classrooms? Our principal really encourages us to throw out (or donate) things we don’t use anymore. Having a clutter free classroom is essential for student success and your sanity! A couple of years ago I got rid of SO MUCH stuff in my room that all of my coworkers felt sure I… Read More
Hi friends! Are you right in the middle of setting up your classroom? I really worked on a complete classroom makeover a couple of years ago. It has made my life so much easier! You can actually view a video about an easy way to organize your room by clicking the photo below. I was completely honored when TPT featured… Read More
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
Hi Sweet Friends! I am so excited to share a product with you that has literally changed my life. Hands up if you have assessments all over the place in your classroom! I tried to use data folders, BOY assessments, EOY assessments, report cards, progress reports, pretests, posttests… does it ever end??? The biggest problem for me is that I… 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
Hands up if you love studying Martin Luther King, Jr. with your students! I LOVE teaching my KINDERGARTENERS all about him. I’ve heard teachers say that 5 year olds aren’t old enough to understand the Civil Rights Movement but I strongly disagree. In fact, I KNOW for a fact that’s not true. I always start by gathering my students in… Read More
The cutest STEM project we have EVER completed! 🦃 My kids went crazy for this Thanksgiving Dinner challenge. I just uploaded a new resource to TPT that has photo instructions, the food, planning sheets, reflection pages for this and everything you will ever need for the month of November- another Hide the Turkey STEM project, headbands, whole class craft/labeling activity, sorting past and present, Find the Turkey sight word & number identification, an informational book, class book, individual books, turkey page toppers differentiated writing prompts, Eat More... craft, & more! I’m not kidding when I say it’s an all-in-one resource & guess what?!? This 180 page resource is 1/2 off for 24 hrs- a follower exclusive price! Link to my store in profile.
2 styrofoam cups and some paint or markers and you have the perfect little craft to pair with the retelling of... The Pout Pout Fish! Is this not the cutest book EVER? I have so much fun talking in that Pout Pout voice. It has such a great lesson in it and the kids LOVE the ending. I like to read it while using these cups and then let my students make them to retell the story to their parents. Simple and cheap! Tag some friends who would like to do this with their class!
A friendly reminder from my daughter to grab this FREEBIE in my store! Here’s to hoping it helps all of my teacher friends survive tomorrow. 🎃🕷👻
These Alpha Pops have been a major hit with my 2 & 4 year old and my kindergartners. They love finding the matches and putting them together. I highly recommend them with one exception. You definitely need 2 sets! They come with 13 and have letters on both sides. I erased the letters from one side using nail polish remover and a little scrubbing. Now my students can happily line up all 26 letters!
My little 🌈 after a cloudy day! We are basing our costumes for Halloween all around Heidi’s favorite thing (any guesses???) so I told Aniston she could pick whatever she wanted for the Trick or Treat event & Book Fair at our school today. She chose a rainbow so we stole this cute idea from my best friend & made it our own. Aniston’s rainbow was made from left over pool noodles & I had some shimmery cardboard scrap I used for the raindrops. I ran around after the event ended stuffing bits of cotton into my pockets so our custodian doesn’t kill me tomorrow. 🤦🏽♀️ I love dressing up and really love adding our own ideas to make it unique. Will you dress up this year? I’d love to hear what your game plan is!