We ended up having 18 chicks this year, which is a record for me! We put some eggs in the incubator a few days later, so we still may have a few more hatch this week. So for now, it is so-long with my most favorite unit of the year. We are moving on to more great things! My two chicks holding the classroom chicks...

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A First Sign of Life and a Wrap up of Chick Ideas

It all started with a little bit of chirping today and several hours later, a few tiny cracks in the egg! A wonderful sign that indeed there is a precious life inside these fragile eggs.  I could have stayed all night to watch if anything emerges. Hopefully we will see more tomorrow! As posted earlier, I loved the project ideas from the book entitled Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds that I purchased from First Grade Fever. Here are the...

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A Look Ahead at the Week

So it's back to work tomorrow after having 12 days off! I am of course very reluctant to leave my two sweethearts even though I know that they are ready to get back in their own routines of pre-k and day care. It has been a great vacation of hanging out at home and playing outside with neighbor friends. For me, I was able to spend lots of time this vacation working in my classroom organizing and planning (something my husband does not understand!)...

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Another Great Blog and A Giveaway!!

Marie has an awesome blog called It's a Jungle Out There! She is offering a Giveaway Contest! Check out her blog for a chance to win and some great new ideas - she is very crafty!! ...

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21 Days and Counting!!

As part of my favorite farm unit comes the hoping for baby chicks! The eggs have been carefully placed in the classroom incubator and the countdown has begun. This year due to the timing of April break, we placed them in the incubator before vacation. So the students had a few days to monitor them and make sure the temperature was regulated before leaving. We will have about a week with them when we return before they hatch!! This year we are...

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I Have Been Tagged!

 Tangelia from Buggy in Kindergarten just tagged me! She has great ideas on her blog that you should check out if you haven't already! I had to look at her blog to see how to play along so here it goes... Here Are The Rules:1. Post these rules2. Answer the 10 questions that the tagger posted for you3. Create 10 questions of your own to ask the people that you're about to tag4. Tag 10 people and link them with your post (and let them know they've been tagged)  Here are Tangelia's Questions 1. What grade do you teach?...

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Just Found a Great Pig Unit!

Liz from Stickers, Scissors and Smiles has a great Pig unit that coincides with If You Give A Pig A Pancake, by Laura Numeroff. She is currently having a giveaway - check out her blo...

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