Berry College Eagle Cam

Berry College Eagle Cam    Click link here to view live feed.

 Our class started our unit on American Symbols.  The favorite of the class is the Bald Eagle.  We found the Live Berry College Eagle cam.  There are 2 eggs in the nest.  Check out the link to see the eagles.  One has hatched!!.

Pete the Cat Valentine

We love Pete the Cat.   Pete the Cat Valentine's Day is Cool is one of the newest Pete books.  The kids loved listening to the book.  We then made our parents a Valentine's day card with Thumb prints.  You can find the adorable book at Amazon.com or Scholastic books.  Love it!

Pete the Cat Valentines Day is Cool

Iced in again in Georgia!

We have enjoyed our long "Winter break" along with ice and snow.  We have been out of school since Tuesday and received about an inch of ice then covered with snow.  A tree fell on the power lines and we were without power for 5 hrs.  The kids bundled up in front of the fire.  A few days later the kids ventured out and made another Olaf.  The teenager found icicles and he is impaled;))  Check for upcoming belated Valentine's day posts.  We missed Valentine's day due to ice storm.

Groundhog's Day

Meet our classroom Groundhogs.  We had a blast learning about groundhogs.  We LOVE watching the movie about their "bathroom" in their burrows.  
We made our own groundhog puppets to listen to the story Gregory groundhog.

Our Georgia Groundhog, General Lee, did not see his shadow.  SOOOO-we it's an early Spring for Georgia.  Well, we hear snow is coming again!?!

Sight Word Games

During our "snow break", I have been making a few sight word games.  Check out the pictures and links to get your own for free.  The containers came from Wal-mart (aren't the cute) and the sight word game from Primary Junction(Thanks for the freebie!).  Sight Word Bottle Cap game.  I printed the "Bottle Caps" on card stock and placed a few "pop" cards inside.  My kiddos LOVE playing the Pop game.  I have also purchased a few of these games through the Scholastic Book club and Classroom Direct.  

 The Sight word Cootie Catcher game is included in the picture.  See the attachment below.

Toby was helping me
cut out the pieces to the games until "Cutest Puppies" came on TV.  He was barking at the dogs on the show.  HEEHEE.  
(see my box of filing that I brought home to do.)  That is next on the agenda as well as Valentine Lesson Plans:)))

Cootie Catcher freebie

A fun way to learn and review sight words!  See Reagan practicing her sight words.  She loves it and even slept with my "new game" after we made it.  Enjoy.  Thanks to Chalk One Up for the Teacher.   These can be used for addition/subtraction facts, reading comprehension, etc.  BE CREATIVE!

Blank Cootie Catchers Freebie

Snowmageddon at the Hightower's House

We arrived home at 8:15 Tuesday night and had a BLAST Wednesday morning!  Hope to get my car today.  It has spent the past few night at the school.  NO homework for my middle schooler.  Her book bag is in my car.  Happy Middle schooler.  LOL!  See the fun we are having on our 2 snow days.  Reagan has hers and we are studying sight words.  Check later for the post of an activity that we are playing at home.  Freebie post on Pinterest!!   

Toby's first "real" snow.  My phone added the snow to this picture.  HEEHEE.

Snow angels

 Thanks goodness my teenage made it home yesterday.  She made it to a  friends house instead of driving home.  Thanks to my big brother for going to get her yesterday around 3:00.

Reagan kept singing her favorite song "Do you want to build a snowman" from Frozen.  Her sisters helped her.  Olaf!