Whale Of A 1st Grade Tale: December 2014

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Name Change and Some Freshening Up

Is freshening even a word?! Who knows, but I'm gonna use it ya'll!

So I have decided to rename/re-brand the blog. I was kind tired of the old one but even more so because apparently there is already a blog named "Fabulous First Grade" and I was running into problems everywhere! So, here it is!

Whale of a 1st Grade Tale

I.am.in.love! I live in Florida so the theme is fitting. The look of the blog is in the process of changing too. I have the background and header changed. More to come over winter break.

Thanks for taking a peak!!

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Christmas Celebrations!

Ahhhh! Say it with me; a collective sigh! Christmas break is here finally! As a teacher I look forward to this time of year as soon as we go back to school after Thanksgiving! Don't you? Christmas at school is so exciting though.

Last year I was fortunate enough to win an Elf on the Shelf from the company in their Teacher Giveaway! I was so excited. I look forward to getting him out now and making him do lots of non-naughty things. I don't know about you guys but mine is used for "crown control" therefore he does not do naughty things. He is teaching rules and manners. :-) However, I have a confession to make. I didn't want some silly name for the elf. My OCD wouldn't allow it. I also don't want it to change every year. So I named him (he came with his certificate already) and this year he kept his name. His name is Kevin Clark (named for Kevin from Home Alone and Clark from Christmas Vacation...my two most favorite holiday movies). Here are a few things Kevin Clark, or KC as we call him, did during school.

Something my team and I do every year is "Christmas Around The World". We love it just as much or more than the students do. It's so fun to learn about other countries! This year we purchased SEVERAL kits from TpT to assist us in the journey. Here is a look at one of the student books they all made.