Okay, so I am sharing something that I totally didn't make but I think it's so cool that I wanted to share it with everyone.   Smart Chick Teacher  posted a FREE unit with writing activities about Angry Birds.  I don't know about you but my kids LOVE those sling-shooting little feathered friends. I downloaded the packet and plan to spend the next 2-3 weeks completing the activities (theres that many!!).  Click on the picture to head over to her teacher's notebook store and check it out!! ...

In the next few weeks I will be completing ALOT of assessment for the middle of the year.  After that I plan on having a little fun with The Flat Stanley Project!  You have more than likely heard of this before since it has become quite popular among schools. Last year I looped with my kiddos from 1st to 2nd grade and had a problem.  I had already done The Flat Stanley project in 1st and didn't want to do the same thing again for 2nd grade.  So, my wonderful teacher assistant and I put our heads together and came up with The Flat Stanley project 2.0.  It is not your normal send in an address and mail him off project.  Instead it became a research project with an opportunity to increase our global awareness by learning about amazing places all around the world that each Flat Stanley "visited".  I also had already read the original book by Jeff Brown but found that there is a whole series of Flat Stanley worldwide adventures.  The African Safari b......