little illuminations

First Grade Proverbs A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class.  She presented each child in her classroom the 1s...

When we started Wee World , I wasn't sure how it would be received. I originally placed it in a sunny location where it could easily b...

This week we celebrated Earth Day by learning about our earth, recycling and ways we can take care of our planet. We also learned about ni...

Late this fall, some of my students found a cocoon on our playground. After some research, we discovered that some species "overwinter...

As I was uploading pictures today, I found this picture I'd forgotten I'd taken a few weeks ago. "Tell me about your picture...

Ahh, it's Wednesday again, and time to try to make it through the rest of the week. Today's post is a poem that I include every ye...

This week, we learned all about bugs and pond life as part of our unit on Spring. This is such a fun unit to teach~there are so many great...