Signs of the Season

Due to Icepocalypse 2013, I've had some time on my hands! How did I spend it, you ask? Well, the first day of going nowhere consisted of the entire first season of Smash. And bacon. Nice!
Day 2,I woke up determined to have more to show for my time, so I got busy finishing up the Christmas decorating around here.

There's actually a Disney tree to show you, but that's another post for another day soon.
In other happenings, I was looking for a countdown for my classroom and stumbled upon some great ideas on Pinterest. After combing a few, I settled on this:

We're "Lighting Up the Classroom with Kindness"! There is an act of kindness on each bulb. Things like "Encourage Someone" or "Push in Someone Else's Chair". Every day, I take a bulb and put it on the wipe off board with the act of kindness showing. We talk about our goal for the day and the kids put a tally mark on the board whenever they do the act. It has been so much fun to channel their Christmas craziness into a greater good!

I love this time of year. I can't believe I only get 10 more days with my kids before Christmas! I hope the ice melts away and we get to have school tomorrow!

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