TGIF!
This is the school year "TGIF" has been taken to a whole new level.
I ♥ my students, but boy...I am REALLY been challenged.
I've had to reevaluate almost EVERYTHING I have in my bag of tricks... especially revising how I measure success.
Anyone else?
I'm linking up today with Kacey
for a most random (& thankful!) Five for Friday:
We explored the November harvest theme this week with our scarecrow sensory box:
You can read more (& grab a freebie) here!
Next week, we'll be reading both fiction and nonfiction text to explore Thanksgiving. We'll be using both specific writing prompts and reading responses, plus incorporating more "general" writing.
Here's one (or two) you can download to use with your students:
Thanksgiving Writing Freebie
Click here to download!
I absolutely ♥ using Kimberly Geswein's fonts for creating...she offers a HUGE variety that my students both enjoy and can access (legibility), plus she just makes them so EASY to use with her "bundle" format for both downloading and licensing.
I incorporated her "frames" font to create the above prompt. Cute!
I highly encourage you to check out her website to see all the creative options (fonts! Silhouette Cameo resources!), plus listen to her podcasts: Inspiration for Entrepreneurs.
While you are there, I'd love to get your opinion! Below I'm listing a few of my favorites to use as my "basic" font for my students. Which do you like best & why? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I don't know how your assessment calendar runs, but we are busy doing assessments in the weeks running up to both the Thanksgiving and winter breaks. It's a bummer because it's definitely takes away from celebrating the holiday themes, but it's also SO exciting to measure progress!
Our school has moved away from Fountas & Pinnell's Benchmark Assessment to University of Chicago's STEP. This is one of the books I'm listening to over and over (and over) again:
It's extremely creepy. It also doesn't help that our school has more mice than children :( This book is considered "realistic fiction" - Yikes!
I'm all about the impending holidays here! I've already busted out my Christmas bracelet, candy cane coffee, and Netflix holiday classics. Have you started yet?
Since I'm a devout Whole 30 follower, I'm looking for healthy substitutions for one holiday treat: eggnog. I know it's the opposite of healthy (HFCS, artificial coloring, etc.), but I still ♥ the grocery store eggnog. Actually, I love ANY type of eggnog. I love it so much (in a chilled glass, my protein shake, in my coffee, straight out of the carton), that I've had to "outlaw" it in my house.
I thought this was understood and then I found this...
on Monday morning (of all days!):
.JPG "Whole 30")
What?!? Do you think I wouldn't notice this?
I'm happy to say it's still there & I haven't gotten into it...yet.
This weekend I'll need to do some google-research to find a more wholesome recipe. If you have one, please leave a comment!
This post is also linked up with Teaching Blog Addicts:
Have a fabulous Friday!
Hey there! Thanks for the adorable freebie! My sister has a healthy website with the majority being clean eating. She has a healthier version of egg nog. The only ingredient that isn't naturally clean is sugar free pudding, but you could still try it or try it without it! https://dashingdish.com/recipe/creamy-sugar-free-egg-nog/ The majority of her recipes are all natural ingredients :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I really appreciate your comment :)
DeleteBelieve it or not, I already follow both of your sister's IGs (plus yours!) & ♥ them! Such a talented family. I'm going to try the recipe for Thanksgiving.
I totally relate to having one of those years! I had a few of them in my 15 years in the classroom. My last year in the classroom was a doozy! I also love Kimberley Geswein fonts. I bought the commercial font license back during the back to school sale for 20% off and then used all my TpT credits towards the puchase as well. I like the blank space font the best out of your three. I'm going to check out the clean egg nog recipe from Third in Hollywood above! While I don't do the whole 30 I do try to keep the foods that I eat to real foods and very minimally processed, if at all. It's a challenge here in the Bahamas but I do the best I can. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteJoya :)
Thanks for your comment & vote for Blank Space :)
DeleteI purchased KG's license during one of the "big" sales, too & use it ALL the time!
I enjoyed reading your post. You had me cracking up! How long have you been following The Whole 30? I have slipped a little this past year. I am training for figure competitions so I have added oats and things back in that I wouldn't normally eat.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment - I'd love to hear more about your competition...I've been toying with the idea for several years now (bikini, not figure). I've been following Whole 30 for about a year now, love how it makes me feel (energy!), but I'm having trouble keeping muscle mass. All my carbs (tons!) are from veggies - it's a lot of food!
DeleteI have never even heard of the Whole 30 or the new reading program you're doing! This was an informative post for me. So, how do you like the new reading program? Hope you can find a way to have your eggnog and drink it too!
ReplyDeleteHi, the STEP program is only for assessment, they don't have an instructional component. It takes a long time to administer (about 20-30 minutes) which is a major downfall, but the data it yields is amazing for targeting what our students need. I'm still missing F&P Guided Reading Levels and considering using it as an additional resource for my students receiving services. Whole 30 is a free program - focused on healthy, clean eating. I highly recommend reading about it!
DeleteTGIF!! I saw this on another blog the other day and thought of your photo on Instagram. http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/coconut-milk-beverages/nog I'm not too fluent on Whole 30, so I don't know if it fits, but I thought maybe!? I love eggnog too. Our new milk delivery service offered pumpkin eggnog in October and it was delicious!!
ReplyDeleteHi Mikaela!
DeleteI ♥ coconut milk - thank you for the recipe link! I can't even imagine a pumpkin-eggnog combo - my 2 faves! Thanks for your comment, Jen
My vote is Primary Penmanship- but I hate that it reproduces so small. I actually like Corner of the Sky better! (But that wasn't a choice!) Hope your week is going well!
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