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Hilary Statum

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A low prep, super engaging, and get your wiggles out game to practice letter sounds is headed to newsletter subscribers this Friday. 🦃❤️🦃Make sure you’ve signed up! ... See MoreSee Less

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Let’s talk recess! How long is yours? What time of day? New or old equipment? Broken bones this year??? ... See MoreSee Less

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Cutest Thanksgiving table = Super fun STEM project!

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Pretty pumped about this adorable twist on the classic fairy tale! I picked this up at our recent @scholasticbookfairs for $5.
Y’all know I can’t resist a good fairy tale, right?

What’s your favorite twist on a classic?

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The perfect book & standard pairing!

Karma Wilson is a favorite author of mine. I always use her books to teach this I Can statement.

Her use of verbs are magical. Try asking your kids to model each verb as you read these books. Talk about upping the engagement!

Do you love all of the 🐻 books as much as me? I’m going to talk a little more about the verb usage in my stories. I also want to touch on the recess topic from yesterday.

Come join me and please let me know if you read these with your kids!

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Let’s talk recess.

I’m curious... how long is your recess time? Is it monitored closely? For example, if you wanted to, can you head out for an extra one as needed?

What about your playground equipment? Do you have new equipment or pieces falling apart? What are their favorite things to play? Any broken bones this year??? Our PAT had various fundraisers to get us some new equipment a few years back and I think it was such a good investment.

The kids love the new green spinny-thing we received last year.

If you swipe through you’ll see the 🌳 🌳 in the middle of our playground. They were here when I was a student and we loved to build nests using everything that fell from them!

To answer some of my own questions, we have 2 recesses for around 30 minutes each until fall break where we drop down to 1 time a day. Our admin trusts us to take an extra one randomly as needed as long as we don’t take advantage of it. Also we’ve had at least 1 broken arm on the monkey bars this year!😬 Can you spot my baby girls playing this afternoon?

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The cutest Thanksgiving table ever = one of our favorite STEM projects!

My kids love making this and I always giggle when I see them placing dolls from our dollhouses on the tiny chairs.

This activity is just one little part of my Thanksgiving resource on TPT. I’ll add a link in my stories and put it on sale for you until tomorrow. In fact, I’m listing every product in my store at 20% off for the next 2 days!

Have you completed this one with your kids? Let me know!

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Introducing the characters from Room on the Broom! Y’all knew my team had to dress up, right?

I have the BEST student teacher & we didn’t have a character left for her so we added in my broom costume.😆 I have to say that it was the most uncomfortable migraine inducing costume I’ve ever worn but we did have lots of fun!

You’ve got the witch, the 🐱, the 🐶, the 🐦, and the 🐸! The dragon costume was one of my favorites.

By the time my dad got to the school for pictures I had changed out of my costume but stuck my broom hat back on for fun. Just an explanation of why that doesn’t make sense!

Swipe left to see some of the various costumes my dad has worn to school to surprise my kids. 👑 🧜🏼‍♂️ is my personal favorite!

Does your team dress up too?

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Prepping one of my favs for this week? 🦃

Do you love this one too?

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‘Ohana! It was a rainy Halloween for us but this little Hei Hei and Te Fiti brought ☀️ wherever they went! “Maui” & I opted for store bought costumes. One of my favorite art teachers made his hook!

The girls’ costumes & the ship were assembled with tons of hot glue. I don’t ever want to see a hot glue stick again🤪. If you swipe left you’ll see where my love of dressing comes from! Meet the Genie AKA my Dad! 🧞‍♂️ How was your Halloween? Let me know!

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Is there anything cuter than the Click Clack Moo series? Turkey and all of his shenanigans have my 💜 too!

Do you read these? What are some other favorites?

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