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 Sweet Friends, I just posted a product that I’m so excited to share with you! You can click the product cover above to grab one in my TPT store. (Side note: Make sure you are following me on TPT! My products are always posted at 1/2 off for the first 24 hours. That is a huge discount! When you… 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
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
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
We’ve had such a great week together following our longer than usual Christmas break. While I DID cry because I had to leave the girls, I was thrilled to see my students. If you teach kindergarten, you know there is something magical about the way the students are able to focus better & already have routines in place when you… 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!