SPRING BREAK!

Spring Break is halfway over!  My list of things to accomplish is not!  I wonder if if it is common for teachers to overplan every break with a hundred things to get done, or if it is just me? 

I finally got in my order for a grant that I wrote for a Public School Grant Committee.  It is called "Dance to Advance!"  I saw it last June at the technology conference and have been hoping for it since.  It connects to the Interactive Whiteboard and the students have to read the screen and use their feet to answer questions.  Super fun!  The best part is that I can program the questions to fit what I am working on-  now I just need about 6 more hours in my day to make use of all the great resources I have! Not exactly a bad problem to have!  :)   You can take a look at it HERE.

I have been haing a great time with my own kids!  We have been doing art projects and reading and even made a quick trip to visit family in Minnesota.  I found the cutest book at Barnes and Noble called PIGGY BUNNY for Easter.  It is a-dor-a-ble!!!!!   Between that and the Easter Bunny's Assistant we heard of through THEINSPIREDAPPLE we have been reading a ton!  We have also been playing a version of a game I found on FIRSTGRADEBLUESKIES.  Anything to get my kindergartener to practice sight words at home.  "Cause don't you know that you are not supposed to make your kid do schoolwork at home, mom! You only think so because you are a TEACHER!"  Ugh---  I for see some long nights with homework in our future!  So I have to find little ways to "trick" him into practicing without it seeming like work.  The egg game has been fun!  We have also used Angry Birds and taping sight words to bricks.  :)  I found some really cute Star Wars clip art I am working on some review stuff for him too!

I am getting my tickets to the next technology conference this weekend!  It is in San Diego and I am so excited! Besides gettinng to go to one of the best conferences I have ever been to in my life,  I get to take my family on the kids very first plane ride and they are going to swim and relax while I go to the conference.  Then we get to stay a few days and explore!  CAN'T WAIT! You can check it out:   ISTE Conference

I finally was able to see The Hunger Games after trying to find the time to get away for a couple hours.  Worth the wait!

Have a great Easter weekend!

Julie