Spring in Our Step Giveaway Winners

I am so thankful to have been a part of this fun giveaway!  I hope you all got to stop by and read what put a spring in all our steps.

I am so glad to be able to announce our winners: 

Cassie M., Kylie A., and Amy D.

Congratulations!!

 

Thank you to everyone who entered!

It is finally feeling like Spring at my house, and I have been in a springy creative mood.  If you are still celebrating Spring in your classrooms, your kids will enjoy practicing their multiplication with these spring task cards.  They are a great deal at only $2.00 right now in my store.

There's a Spring In My Step!

Well Spring has arrived, but unfortunately it still feels like winter up here in the Northeast.  We still have snow on the ground, and we are happy if the temperature gets up to 45 during the day.  Thankfully, the weather doesn't have to be the only reason to have a spring in my step!  A few of us have joined together to celebrate spring with you.  We have linked up to bring you spring ideas, spring freebies, and a huge spring giveaway!

My favorite spring celebration is definitely Easter!  I love taking a day or more to celebrate and remember the miracle of Christ's resurrection.  Of course, I enjoy the beautiful decorations and dinner with family, but even more than that I love being reminded of the great gift that God gave us through his Son.  

I like what Paul says in I Corinthians 15:17, 19 - "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.  If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." 

 

I have to admit that spring is always the time when I start to think about next year.  I am in a small school which means that I usually know the students who will be in my grade next year.  I know what they struggle with and what they excel at.  My compulsive need to plan everything kicks in, and I start to focus on next year.

It takes work, but I try to stay focused on the remainder of this year.  One way I do that is to look back at the goals that I wrote out for my students this year.  I start the year by writing out specific areas that I want my students to improve in throughout the year. {For example, this year I had one student that I wanted to be able to write a complete paragraph with topic sentence and details.}

  I reread my goals and reflect on whether I have helped my students meet those goals.  If they haven't, I make a concentrated effort to work on those topics for the rest of the year.  And if they have reached the goals, then we have a reason to celebrate!

Since Easter is my favorite spring celebration, I have decided to share my newest Easter product with you.  This is a paid product in my TPT store, but I am letting you have it for free!

These 2 step story problem task cards will hold your students interest with stories about Easter eggs, candy, and egg hunts.  Each story problem used simple numbers so that the focus is on determining what steps to use, not struggling with the actual math work.

You can pick up this fun task card set by clicking on the link above.  Don't forget to enter the giveaway and follow the links to pick up some other great spring freebies and ideas!

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Currently March

I'm so glad March is finally here.  Even though the ground is still covered with snow, just the thought of March makes me feel like spring might be right around the corner.  Here's what is going on in my life as we start this new month.

Listening:  I love Pandora and my favorite station right now is Josh Groban.  {I've even been listening to it in the car on my phone!}

Loving:  I hate strongly dislike our research report unit so I'm definitely super glad that it is over and done for another year.  It always seems so hard for the students and that makes it stressful for me!

Thinking:  I don't love being cold so winter is not my favorite season.  Now that it is March, I am ready for spring to arrive any minute. {Of course, it snowed this morning, and we are expecting more on Wednesday so thinking that spring could come any minute might be a bit of a dream.}

Wanting:  Since I am so eager for spring, I am also ready for all the snow to disappear.  Unfortunately it is still about 3 feet high in my backyard so it's probably not going anywhere any time soon.

Needing:  I got some amazing products during the latest TPT sale.  So now I need to print and file them all so that they are easily accessible when I am ready to use them.  

Spring Break Plans:  My school actually doesn't have Spring Break until the middle of April, but I can plan early right?  I don't have any major plans, but by that point in the school year it is nice to just spend the week relaxing at home.  I am hoping to use that extra time to create several TPT products that are just ideas right now!

That's my Currently, but we would love to have you hop over to Oh Boy, Fourth Grade and find out what other great teachers have going on this month.