I adapted Mike Szydlowski’s snowball fight for 1st grade! During Fundations, every word the kids read or spelled correctly they got a piece of paper. Ran out of white paper (hooray for spelling words correctly!) so we had to use yellow “snow”…made us laugh! 😁 Locust Street Expressive Arts

Winter Party Game number 1 = Build a snowman Locust Street Expressive Arts #cpsbest

Starting 2023 with free Dunkin' coffee for a year! Congratulations to #CPSBest Preschool Teacher Kat Tawfall. #AmericaRunsOnDunkin

Ss showed their gratitude for items in our classroom by giving them air hugs. We had beautiful discussions about how students get to school and what classrooms look like around the world (links). Locust Street Expressive Arts #cpsbest insider.com/school-classro… boredpanda.com/dangerous-jour…

We added a puppet theater to our stations! One reader practices fluency by reading a book, the other reader practices comprehension by listening to the story and acting it out. So fun!! Locust Street Expressive Arts #CPSgrowsreaders

Winter Reading is back! Sign up for this self-paced reading program starting Monday. When you finish, you'll get a nifty gift and be entered into a drawing for gift cards! dbrl.org/winter-reading

When you use play to discover and embody character traits. Locust Street Expressive Arts Lydia Clark Kisida #cpsbest

Three students at LSE finished their entire ST Math journey! Congratulations!

Loved implementing an engagement strategy that Jazz Rucker shared at a fantastic pd! Students repeated the theme/moral of the story when it was time for me to turn the page. Thank you Mrs. Cayla Barnes for the powerful of opportunity! Locust Street Expressive Arts #cpsbest

We filled each other's buckets by writing down positive personality traits about one another. Locust Street Expressive Arts #cpsbest Thank you Julia Coggins for doing this with staff at a meeting!

This job is hard, but man, is it beautiful. The kids, the learning, the art. It’s all so worthwhile. 🤍🦋 Locust Street Expressive Arts CPS Fine Arts #artintegration

Today students are strengthening their measuring skills and practicing choosing the most efficient measuring tool with four fun and engaging stations! 1. How far can you jump 2. How far can you blow a pattern block 3. Body benchmarks 4. Measure and compare Locust Street Expressive Arts #mathjoycps

Valentine Keepsakes Locust Street Expressive Arts #cpsbest

Check out kindness club's quilt in the front hallway! Locust Street Expressive Arts CPS Inclusion #cpsbest

We ended our nutrition unit by drawing still life portraits of our favorite fruits or vegetables! We worked on blending colors and using contrasting colors for the backrground to make our fruits and veggies stand out! Locust Street Expressive Arts

Mrs. Lacey had two students complete their second grade math journey! #mathjoycps

Three first graders in Mrs. Donnelly’s class completed their whole ST Math journey!

When #TedLasso releases the season 3 trailer on Valentine’s Day, you make your Valentines Bags Ted Lasso themed, of course! 😍#Believe

I had a wonderful time hosting a play opportunity! We focused on using clay as a calming technique as well as a way to explore mindsets and self-talk. Locust Street Expressive Arts Carly And Adam #cpsbest