The new greenhouse

Check out my great find at my local Big Lots store… I was able to get this greenhouse for $30! It has four shelves and doubled our growing space! I let a teacher down the hall borrow my two shelf model so she could grow some plants of her own. There was also a walk [...]

The Great Worm Experiment of ’010

Last week I used this great idea from my friends Steve and Amy Smith (Thanks guys!!).  My kids decided to call it the Great Worm Experiment of ’010.  They all call 2010 ’010 because all the years before them were called something with an ’0! We began by discussing, no wait, they began discussing worms [...]

Setting Up a Compost Bin

I’ve had several questions about composting in the classroom and since our red worms just arrived on Thursday I took several pictures of us putting it together. First you need a sturdy container.  I wrote a grant through DonorsChoose.org and had it funded to get mine.  I have read about others who have used those [...]

Spring Break

Hi Everyone! We’re enjoying our Spring Break so far and this year, it’s truly going to be Spring like weather!! 80′s by Friday! I don’t have much in the way of new things to share with you, I’ve been working on making some new cards in my free vacation time and you can check them [...]

The Mayor’s Visit…

Here is a picture of the Mayor of Indianapolis visiting my classroom: There are about 60 pictures I could post, but most of them show my kids faces, so for security, I don’t want to do that, but just know that we had the best time with the Mayor!  He asked lots of questions about [...]