Photo #340/365: Basket of Yarn

This Christmas I am trying to make most of my gifts.  While rummaging around in my craft room, I discovered a whole drawer of yarn, so I decided to dig out my crochet hooks.  I have this little pink hat start for one of my little great nieces.

Photo #339/365: Cheesecake Factory

December 3rd was my brother-in-law's birthday, so we celebrated by going to the Cheesecake Factory.  I thought the mall would be packed, and it was.  I forgot to snap a picture while we were at dinner, so I took this one as I was leaving.

Photo #338/365: Snowman Collection

I have acquired this collection of snowmen over the years.  My sister gave me the big one on the sled, and my friend, Nadine, gave me the one that lights up.  Most of the others have come from students.  I like the cheerfulness of the snowmen, and I also like the fact that I can feel free to leave them out past Christmas.

Photo #337/365: A Thoughtful Winnie

Winnie wasn't sure what was going on today.  I spent most of the day working on school stuff and decorating the Christmas tree.  She just wanted me to sit in a chair where she could climb onto my lap.

Photo #336/365: Ornaments

I put the Christmas tree up last Sunday, thinking I would get it decorated during the week. It was a tough week, however, and I came home exhausted each night.  Yesterday, I finally dragged out the tubs of ornaments, and now the tree is looking good.  Now I need to decorate the rest of the house.

Photo #335/365: Clowns and Balloons

We had an after school celebration this week that included clowna, balloons and snacks.  There were lots of smiles to go around!

Photo #334/365: The American Revolution, A New Approach

We are working on our American Revolution unit for Core Knowledge.  This year I'm using a new approach.   I moved my webquest onto our Explore Earth Wiki, and I am using a book that Mr. Pugh gave me.  It is called Hands On History:  The American Revolution, and it is chock full of hands on activities that hopefully will keep the kids more engaged. We created a Domino Time Line that we add events to each day.  So far we started a vocabulary display with a battlefield scene, and we made a French and Indian War lockbook.  It was an adventure getting the pages together.  I'll let you know how this works.