From May Crownings to praying the rosary, every May we honor Mary, Mother of God. The tradition of setting a month aside for Mary dates back many centuries, but it has been since about the nineteenth century that we have honored Mary in the month of May. There are two…
National Parks are my jam! I love using them as a teaching tool with my students and they love learning about the different parks. From caves to mountains, and everything in between, the parks a great way to bring the great outdoors into your classroom. While I use the national…
St. Patrick’s Day is my favorite day of the year. My grandmother hails from Co. Monaghan in Ireland and I grew up Irish dancing. I usually don’t even decorate my classroom for Valentine’s Day and I just skip to St. Patrick’s Day after Christmas! That’s how much I love this…
This is my last post in a series of posts geared towards new teachers, but the content can certainly be helpful for veteran teachers as well. If you are interested in reading more of my teacher tips, click here! I recently had someone to reach out to me on Instagram…
I can remember ordering my first mini-white boards for my classroom. I ordered a set of 30 and used pretty much my entire allotment of supply money from my school. I was so excited for these little boards, but my excitement was quickly shut down when a colleague said, “Why…
Every year in December and January my 4th graders learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement in social studies and language arts. Usually we read stories, look at time lines, watch a few videos, but last year I decided to push them even further with their…
Think back! Imagine your first teacher bag. What color was it? What did you keep in it? Did you ever open it when you got home? I can remember my first one- a blue Vera Bradley tote bag. I was always full of papers to grade, flair pens, random paper…
One of my favorite things to do with my students each December is to make a Christmas gift for their parents/guardians. Students feel such pride in giving a gift that they made. In a normal year we create conversation starter jars for parents, but that involved a few too many…
When I first started teaching we often went on field trips that did not connect to the content my students were learning. I found myself asking, “Why are we here? How does this deepen the learning of my students?” The field trips were always fun, but did little for furthering…
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, this is a great book to incorporate into your classroom. In this sweet story, Grace writes thank you notes for all her birthday gifts. But then she continues to write thank you notes to people in her community. Your students will learn the power of…
Welcome to Adventures of a 4th Grade Classroom! Im a 4th grade teacher who loves motivating my students through a love of the great outdoors. I enjoy creating resources for teachers to use their classrooms. I also had the opportunity to be the 2017 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail and travel to rural Alaska by bush plane!
Annie
