This hearty, cheesy summer vegetable gratin is packed with four veggies and is perfect for a summer dinner.

Use mayonnaise, mustard, and other condiments to encourage student independence and responsibility. Mustard = must do work, Mayonnaise = may do work, Ketchup = catch up work, and Pickles = you pick activities. These posters are a great visual reminder to show students what's expected of them today! Lots of extras are included in this cute set. Full-size posters - provided in full-color and black and white must do may do ketchup catch-up (alternate version) pickles you pick (alternate version) Half-size posters - provided in full-color and black and white must do may do ketchup work catch up work (alternate version) free picks you pick (alternate version) Half-size posters with room to write - provided in full-color and black and white must do may do catch up you pick Full-size agenda poster - provided in full-color and black and white included mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup packets and lines to write today's agenda Full-size Ketchup Folder Sign - provided in full-color and black and white print as many as you need to make catch up folders for absent students Ketchup Work strips - provided in full-color and black and white 6 per page cut out one strip and staple it to student work that needs to be completed at home Ketchup Packet strips - provided in full-color and black and white 6 per page cut out one strip and staple it to a packet of work for students who were absent and missed several lessons You may also like: Other items in this Leadership Category How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Click it and give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I'd love to know how this product is working for you and your students. Follow Almost Friday to be the first to know about my new products, freebies, and sales. Look for the green star next to my store name and click it.

Happy Flannel Friday! Click here to check out the rest of this week’s Round Up. A few months back, my kiddos absolutely LOVED the flannel I made to go with KCLS’s fun 5 Baby Owls. I wan…

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Today is the last day to enter my Weekend Wishlist Giveaway for the fabulous Maggie Tote! The winner will be announced tomorrow morning! Let's link up to share what happened in our classrooms this week. Me first! :) In math, we are working on our place value unit. Students practiced writing expanded form by playing "Bull's Eye" using a target and paperclips. They wrote their scores in expanded form (ex. 100+30+2=132). Students are also learning to write numbers in word form. To make sure they are mastering the spelling of these words, we made flashcards and "Mastery Pockets." We'll save these to use for MANY activities this year! Here's how to make a "Mastery Pocket": Step 1: Take a 2-pocket folder. Cut a semi-circle shape ABOVE the inside pockets. Step 2: Cut down the fold along the white semi-circles (in pic above) so it creates two flaps. Fold flaps down. Step 3: Use velcro dots to secure flaps down so that they create pockets that can open and close. I got these Velcro mini-dots that worked PERFECTLY at Wal-Mart in the craft section. Step 4: Print labels that say "Practice" and "Mastered" to go on each pocket. You can download mine here! Voila! Now you have a cheap, easy solution to storing flashcards that students are using to master skills. And, students LOVE being able to move cards from the "practice" pocket to the "mastered" pocket! They also love to decorate them and make them their own. ;) In science, we're still learning about animals. This week we finished up learning about all of the animal classification groups. Students created flipbooks to help them remember the characteristics of the different animal groups. I love using different textures to represent the animals' body coverings! Mammals - fur fabric from a craft store to represent hair/fur Reptiles - onion sack to represent scales Amphibians - wax paper to represent smooth, moist skin Birds - craft feather to represent feathers Fish - onion sack to represent scales Insects - a piece from a hard plastic 3-ringed folder to represent an exoskeleton Inside they wrote examples of animals that would belong in each group and characteristics of that group. (Animal Groups Flipbook from Teacher's Clubhouse) I ended my week by taking one of my SWEET students to Frankie's Fun Park for putt-putt, bowling, and games! She won a date with me from the silent auction at our school's carnival. It was a fun time and a perfect ending to the week! She won over 2,000 tickets and insisted on buying me something with them - a Gamecock Hello Kitty! I'm pretty sure it's going to bring my Cocks good luck tomorrow...maybe I'll take it to the game -ha! Gotta love those sweet students! ;) What happened in your classroom this week?

Last week, I posted about line drawings that my kindergarten students made with oil pastels and watercolor paints. To finish these off, my students glued paper strip lines (folded to make zig zags, curled and pleated) to the bottom of the page. The students reinforced their learning of types of lines and were introduced to paper manipulation techniques. Then, we rolled and stapled them at the top and bottom to create a hanging windsock. A little bit of double stick … Read more... →

Spooky ideas for your guided math groups and centers! Read on to learn how we added frightful fun into our math rotations.

A simple combination of veggies, beans, and spices transforms into an easy, flavorful vegetarian chili.

Using classroom money can be highly motivating to students and help students practice important math skills. This blog post explains how I got started with classroom money.

Friday letters offer so many insights into your students and keep parents connected to your classroom. See how I teach students to manage them themselves.

BBG is a 12-week workout program designed by Kayla Itnes. Each week there circuit training workouts and LISS (Low Intensity Steady State Cardio) i.e. walking for 40 minutes. I have the whole BBG wo…

Self-portraits are a fantastic way for children to explore their sense of self and build their self-identity. I love doing self portraits at the beginning of the year with my class when we are…

Flashlight Friday made it to my kinder room this year! Why? Students need to read every day. Reading should be fun. Flashlights are always fun. So it is simple..... Reading + Flashlights = FUN It really is that easy. We did this week one! #kindersCAN All you need: -Flashlights

Color by Number Weather Preschool Worksheets are an excellent way to introduce weather concepts and practice number recognition with little kids! These no-prep printable worksheets are great for exploring weather with both preschoolers and kindergartners.

Learn how to play the Kaboom game in your classroom to make practicing math facts, sight words, and more a blast for your students!

Learn how to correctly pronounce the -ed sound in English with this comprehensive guide. Improve your pronunciation skills with tips and examples.

You need: coloured construction paper 32 by 23 cm white drawing paper A5 size oil pastels scissors glue tempera paint Look at pictures of clowns on the digiboard and talk about how they recognize a clown. Give each student a coloured construction paper and a white sheet of A5 size. Let them cut the corners of the white sheet, and let them paste this clown's face on the coloured sheet. Draw a clown using oil pastels: eyes, nose, mouth, hair, hat, bow etc. Colour the different parts with oil pastels. Outline everything with black. Use toilet rolls and tempera paint to stamp coloured circles around the clown. Hang them all together on the bulletin board: ready for carnival! Artworks made by students of grade 2

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Whew!! What is it about the first week? I am SO TIRED. I can’t even describe to you the feeling, but if you are a teacher reading this, you know. I don’t have to try. I am soooo glad it’s Friday! Time to share my week with the Doodlebugs Linky! Wednesday was our first day. […]

Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs is a perfect dish to cook up for a hungry family! It's hearty, delicious, easy to make, and budget friendly.

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The smoky, complex flavor of this simple vegetarian chili comes from basic pantry ingredients, vegetables and spices! It makes great leftovers, too. Recipe yields 4 large or 6 moderate servings of chili.

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

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Our continuing Exploration through the Life of Jesus Has brought us to the time when Jesus performs another miracle. This time Jesus heals Jarius' Daughter. We added NEW CARDS to our DO You Know? Wall. My Expectation is for the KIDDOS to be able to answer each of these by the end of the lesson. We had three new words to add to our WORD WALL. I chose TALITHA CUMI, MOURNER and SYNAGOGUE. Those are important words for the KIDDOS to understand for this lesson to make more sense to them. We Added a NEW Card to our GOD'S AWESOME PLAN FOR MAN Timeline!! Our MEMORY VERSE was Mark 5:26! To hear the MEMORY VERSE song click on this link. Memory Verse Song Mark 5:26 This is the SONG we learned with this lesson. It is a short and simple song to learn. The song can be heard by clicking the following link. Jarius' Daughter....Song By Ronda Duvall Our VISUAL Aid for this lesson was a picture for a set of visual aid cards I purchased several years ago. I really like this picture...It had all the people that were in the house with Jesus represented and if you look through the window you will see the mourners outside! The Kiddo's TAKE-HOME project was a 3D bed with a little girl on it that they were able to make "RISE" when we practiced saying, "TALITHA CUMI." I designed the bed on my computer. Then, using various clip art I have access to I gave it a WOOD look and a quilted top. I drew the little girl a LOOOOOONG time ago...my wonderful husband scanned several of my drawings into the computer. This allows me to manipulate them for size, color, etc. If you would like to see how this TAKE HOME "works" please click on the following link. Clicking on the picture will NOT open the video. Jesus Says, "Talitha Cumi"..."Little Girl Arise." This weeks REVIEW Game was a fun BOARD GAME. We all worked together to get JESUS from the Sea of Galilee to Jarius' house. The KIDDOS answer a question from the lesson, roll a die and then move "Jesus" the number of spaces the die tells them. There are a few "bumps" in the way as Jesus makes His way to Jarius' house. As you know, the second week of the LESSON is when we REVIEW. It gives me opportunity to correct any misunderstandings. It also, gives opportunities for the KIDDOS who missed class the first week to "CATCH UP." This is the Week we SAY our MEMORY VERSE from MEMORY and We do an ACTIVITY we add to our EXPLORER JOURNAL. This LESSON'S EXPLORER JOURNAL ACTIVITY was a POCKET "BED" and a two LITTLE GIRL...The KIDDOS colored the area around the pillow and both the front and back of the little girl. They love making her get out of bed, flip around so she is smiling and then say, "give her something to eat." I am loving teaching the LESSONS on the LIFE OF JESUS. I feel like I am learning more and more!! I enjoy writing, coming up with the crafts, activities, games, etc. It can be challenging at times....but, it is always worth it when I see the KIDDOS enjoying learning events from the LIFE of JESUS!! Blessings, Ronda

Students read to self in the dark using flashlights every Friday...flashlight Friday!

I have been dying to link up with my sweet friend Kacey over at Doodle Bugs for her Five for Friday post. Well, I have come to this realization...that is never gonna happen! :) By the time Friday night hits...this teacher is so doneeee! So...pretend today is Friday! Here is how my week went down! 1: SLEEP You know you are exhausted when you fall alseep in your school clothes and don't wake up until 6:30 a.m. True story. On Monday night, I told myself that I would lay down for just a second, and before I knew it, it was 6:30 the next morning. I was still asleep...fully clothed...jewelry and all! My husband even tried to wake me up and then he gave up! {Not sure if I believe that story!} :) ...seriously though, I need summer to get here ASAP so I can be awesome every single day! Ha! 2: Summer Writing Fun After a week of state testing, we are back to a normal routine. This week, we spent a lot of time writing our way through my End of Year Writing Bundle. The kids loved thinking about and planning their futures. After that, we also planned our summer with our Dive into Summer Writing. Love how these turned out, but I love these sweet babies even more! Going to miss them so, SO much! {But we won't talk about that right now!} 3: Do the Harlem Shake A few days ago, I posted about my end of the year behavior management system. If you missed that, we are using balloons! :) So...what was day three you ask? Make a Harlem Shake Video. The kids brought props and were counting down the seconds until go time! Here is our Harlem Shake... 4: Science Experiment Fun I love living so close to a local university. They are always so wonderful about bringing experiences directly into the classroom. On Friday, our kids were instructed by the 5th and 6th graders {they were trained earlier in the week}. During this time, they completed 12 hands-on science experiments! Such a great way to give ownership to our older kids and build school community throughout our grade levels. Also a great way to keep our kiddos engaged during these last few weeks! 5: End of year mayhem! Oh my...I can feel it inching closer. Today, I will be working on my classroom awards and finishing up my end of year gifts. Here is a little peek... I will be posting more about this tomorrow! Be sure and link up with Doodle Bugs to show us your week! Have a great weekend!

Third graders will be starting to hone their cursive writing technique next week in art class. The kids are always so excited about learning to write cursive. Last year I tried a cursive writing pr…

Hi friends!! I’m super excited to be linking up with Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday. I haven’t done one in a long time!! But I’m not feeling too well […]