Wednesday, April 3, 2013


Okay, I must say, Pinterest should be the next "go-to" place for great education ideas! 
Here's one idea for introducing high frequency words with younger students. It is called the "Parking Lot."


Ooh La La!
Attention all Fancy Nancy lovers! 
Want a great book to read for poetry month?
Here is a link to purchase the book, Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinare!


Sunday, March 31, 2013


More of last year's awesome group of kiddos...at the Georgia Aquarium!



Touching the stingrays...ouch!





Monday, March 4, 2013

What can I say? I'm a little obsessed with Dr. Seuss. After reading about the life of this extraordinary man, I spotted some interesting facts. For those of you do not know...Seuss is a Bavarian name, which Dr. Seuss received from his mother who emigrated from Bavaria to the states. Theodore Seuss Geisel was not really a doctor, but he was an absolutely amazing cartoonist. 

Dr. Seuss' first book? That would be And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street in 1937. 

My Seussical reading wish list...The King's Stilts, If I Ran the Circus, and You're Only Old Once!

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." ~ Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904. In honor of his Birthday and his accomplishments, my class participated in the nationwide Read Across America Day. We read everything from The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who!, The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, The Foot Book, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and my ultimate favorite...Oh, the Place You'll Go!




There's nothing better than a Seussical photo-shoot! My kids had an absolute blast holding up there favorite Dr. Seuss books and book characters... 



On top of it being an exciting, fun-filled Seussical Friday, my brother got to come home...after being away for eight months! 



Monday, February 18, 2013

Dr. Seuss Baby Shower...


"A person's a person no matter how small." ~ Dr. Seuss

These weekend, I had the honor of hosting my best friend's baby shower! It was so exciting and I can't wait for the arrival of her baby boy! 


The cake turned out AMAZING! Aren't I the greatest cake designer ever?! (Just kidding...all the credit goes to the Publix bakery!)


Delicious ABC sugar cookies...

Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes...aren't they adorable? (credit for these yummy treats goes to a good friend of the mother-to-be)


I wanted to make "Clover cupcakes" with pink cotton candy on top, but the pink icing turned out just fine! (They simply are red velvet cupcakes with strawberry icing...delicious!)


SEUSSICAL Parfaits...

Grinch Punch...who would of thought slimy green water could taste sooo good?!






Thanks to one of the many cute ideas I saw on Pinterest, I decided to paint an old, HUGE golden frame (that has just been sitting in my garage) and turn it into a photo booth for the baby shower. Turned out to be a huge hit too! 





Saturday, February 2, 2013

Oldies from Last Year...


These are a few of my GATE students engaging in a wonderful community service project outside of the school...


Interviews with Titanic survivors...

Christmas Around the World research project...