St. Paddy's Day Freebies!

Happy Saturday everyone! I'm so glad the weekend is here so I can recharge a bit. We had parent conferences last week and I was gone all day Tuesday to a textbook evaluation meeting. We're getting new math textbooks next year and are trying to decide between Go Math!, Math Expressions Common Core (we've been using the old version for a couple of years now), and Singapore Math. If you use any of those or have any opinions, I'd love to hear from you!

This week we'll do some fun activities for St. Patrick's Day, continue to work on writing opinions, and begin to wrap-up our biographies unit. It should be fun!

My friend Barbara from Barbara Leyne Designs and GradeOnederful created some monster-themed St. Paddy's Day clipart that inspired a couple of coloring sheets and word searches I'll give my kiddos Monday and Tuesday. If you need a little something for the holiday, grab this freebie! Just click on any image.

There are 2 word searches- one easier, one harder. I'm teaching 2nd grade this year, but a few of my kiddos will feel overloaded if I give them the harder word search. I think I'll just copy enough of each and let them choose.

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Currently in March!

It's March already? Oh my gosh! I missed last month's Currently, so I wanted to be sure to do this one. Here it goes:

LISTENING: Coast Guard Alaska is so interesting! That surprises me. I didn't expect to enjoy it so much. What those men and women do is just remarkable. Recently I found out that one of my kindergarten students who was also in my class in first grade is going into the Navy this summer and wants to be a rescue swimmer. He's grown into such a wonderful young man and I'm so proud to know him. It's so much fun to know some of my students as adults.

LOVING: My students are having so much fun with our latest writing unit! I'm having fun seeing them produce quality writing and enjoying it at the same time. If you're looking for an opinion writing unit for your kiddos, I recommend Share Your Opinion from Tania over at My Second Sense. The way she laid out the format for writing is working really well in my room. Thank you, Tania!

THINKING: Ugh, report cards. I brought home lots of paperwork to sort through, but tomorrow's a minimum day meant for report card prep. So I think my bag will stay right by the door where I put when I walked in. I'll search the web for fun art projects instead :)

WANTING: Ha! Ha! I always want warm, gooey brownies.

NEEDING: a few days off just to recharge a bit. There are several books on the shelf just waiting for me! Any recommendations? Especially mysteries.

SPRING BREAK PLANS: relaxing, reading, cleaning, and maybe enjoying one of those warm, gooey brownies!

Hope you have a spectacular week! I'm off to check out other Currently's. Thanks for popping by!

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