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End-of-Year Reflection: Top Five Classroom Success Stories of 2019

One of the most important things we can do as teachers is reflect, and so that’s why I love this annual blog post.  It’s been my new year tradition for the past several years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), and choosing only five memorable teaching moments is always so hard, but here goes: My top five classroom success stories of 2019! This year in review… Teaching Gatsby for the first time in forever and writing the unit plan for it.  A little bit Disney Frozen on the brain here, but it works.   In the past, I had taught The Great Gatsby mainly in … [Read more...]

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Trunk or Treat Ideas for Church with Bible Themes

trunk or treat for church with biblical themes

Hosting or participating in trunk or treat for church during October for Halloween is pretty much my favorite event all year! My husband and I enjoy coming up with new sets each year that kids enjoy and that convey a bible theme, scripture, and message. We do usually go a little over the top, but it is SO worth it when we see all the trunk-or-treaters come by our trunk! Here are quite a few years' worth of trunk-or-treat ideas for church with bible themes that will surely be a blast!Farmhouse Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines Trunk … [Read more...]

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