Wisdom for Wednesday-Knowing Versus Doing

Welcome to another week of:

I saw this the other day and had to reflect on this statement.  As I thought about it, I realized that there is a huge difference between knowing something that is right and actually doing it.   The more I thought about it, the more I realized I need to work on it.  It is one thing to know what is right and know what the bible is teaching, but it is a totally different thing to actually do it.  I can read the bible, but if I don't apply it then it doesn't mean as much.  I have to apply it to my life and do what it is telling me to do while I'm here on this Earth.  

John 13:17  If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

Have a great day!

Making Instruments

We read the story Beth and the Band in our reading book.  In this story, the kids make instruments out of things they have and they play in a band with them.  The kids got to make an instrument at home out of things they had and brought it to school to show and play.  They were very excited about doing this and we had some very creative instruments that came in.  During Music class, they were able to play their instruments.  They were all smiles!!  Check them out:

Have a great week!

Number Lines

Hey there!

I'm popping in to talk number lines today.

We worked on number lines last week. First we learned to recognize patterns and fill in missing numbers. Then we used the number line to solve simple addition problems.

When we progressed to an "open number line," things got a little tricky for my second graders. After struggling through one assignment, I decided to reteach the lesson with a little movement to try to increase engagement and trick those little brains into learning.

The kids certainly enjoyed the lesson and we had more success with the second open number line assignment. It was still a little tricky for them, but I was excited to see things start to click when we moved on to use these task cards. 

We worked on the task cards together in small groups because they were pretty advanced for my kiddos. They enjoyed the challenge and I heard many comments about loving this "hard math." ;-)

Next week, we're moving on to using number lines to round to the nearest 10 and 100 and comparing numbers!

Hope you had a great week and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Wisdom for Wednesday - Irritated

Happy Wednesday!

I've had one of those days…well, one of those afternoons. 

A few small things happened or were said to me that by themselves are not really that big of a deal. Then I started to think about them…and well those things just started to add up and before I knew it, I was very irritated (maybe even a little angry). Anyone else ever have that problem?

So when I got home and checked my Facebook feed, I saw this quote and since it is exactly what I needed, I thought I'd share it with you as well.

Enough said.

Thankful I'm headed to church for a recharge this evening! 

And I'm planning some extra time in The Word and prayer before I head out again tomorrow. ;-)

Thanks for stopping by for this week's:

November Currently

I have linked up with the November currently with Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade.  

Listening- to Casting Cares on the computer. I love this song.  It talks about casting all your cares on the Lord.  Right now, I feel like I need to be doing that.  :-)

Loving-the weather was a little cooler over the weekend, but we were back up in the 70's today.  I love that the weather is staying nice.  I'm not looking forward to the cold weather.

Thinking-WOW!  Where has this year gone.  I can't believe that it is already November and we just finished parent teacher conferences. 

Wanting and Needing-I haven't been able to sleep very well for the last 5 days.  :-(   So I am really wanting and needing some sleep!

Yummy-I love stuffing especially if it is soaked in gravy!!!

Make sure you link up for your November Currently.  

Have a great week!

Candy Science, Homework Club, and CHAMPing a Class Party

Hey there!

Linking up with Kacey from Doodlebugs for Five for Friday tonight.

 

We had a fun week in second grade and K-2 science class. All of my science classes had completed their science skills unit and we were ready for some experimenting! Of course, I took to Pinterest for inspiration.

We started with What Dissolves? to become familiar with the term dissolve so we could do Dissolving Pumpkins.

We did Sink or Float Candy Science and Gummy Bear Science.

 

The kids had a great time and hopefully learned a little bit too. I, unfortunately, ate way too much candy! ;-)

I had lunch with my Homework Club on Wednesday. We watched Magic School Bus--Haunted House.

  

 

We do team "STAR Homework." Each month, everyone starts in the Homework Club. If they earn 4 stars each week, they stay in the club and we eat in the classroom once a month.

My district did close school in honor of our volleyball team making it to state. That meant our Halloween party and parade were moved to Thursday. I had to leave early to head to the state tournament in Hays, Kansas with the team. I was more than a little worried about my rowdy group having their class party without me, so we "CHAMPed" it on Wednesday and reviewed it before I left on Thursday.

 

 

I had a good report from the para who is usually in my room, so I'm feeling a little proud of my bunch! She said, "They did great!"

Speaking of state volleyball... I love this picture from the sub-state championship. The excitement as they celebrated the match-winning point was awesome!

We didn't do well at state...nerves definitely got the best of us. But it was a fun season and we had much success to celebrate. A 34-6 record is still very impressive!

I was disappointed to not make it out of pool play at state, but it did free me up to watch my niece run in the state cross country meet.
 

I was tired just running from place to place to watch. These athletes are amazing!

 My niece took 12th! Woohoo!

And finally...

This might be the first school picture I didn't immediately hide. Ha!

Have a great week!

Wisdom for Wednesday-Knowledge and Wisdom

I know I've said it before........"I wish I would have listened to my mom."  The wisdom that we can have as adults is nice and unfortunately as a child, I didn't always listen to that wisdom that my mom would give me.  

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to start out with all the wisdom that we learn in life and then drop down in age.  I know for me, I would have made much better choices and did things a lot different.  My relationship with God would be a lot stronger for sure.  Unfortunately, we don't start out at the age of eighty, but the good news is that if we seek God (no matter what age we are) he can give us all the knowledge and wisdom we need.

Thanks for joining us for this week's:  

James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.