I have a love/hate relationship with reading journals for kids. As a kid, I hated them. For the most part. My dad made it extra homework for us because he’s one of those immigrant parents who thought American schools didn’t assign enough work. He made us keep a daily journal: 5 sentences to describe ourContinue reading “My Kid’s Reading Journal, Or How I’m Channeling My Dad and Bribing My Kid to Read More”
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My 2024 Reading Journal Project
Reading journals are in my blood. From being forced to keep a journal as a kid, to becoming an English teacher and learning that processing our reading through book clubs and logs helps us remember our reading more, I love keeping track of my reading. I successfully kept a journal for about 6 years, butContinue reading “My 2024 Reading Journal Project”
DIY Pop Culture Advent Calendar: One of My Favorite Holiday Projects EVER!
I have to give all the credit to my friend Kelly for this one. My friends come up with such fun projects for me to do, and this one was AMAZING. If you’re painting your own advent calendar this year, or just looking for ideas for pop culture Christmas paintings, scroll down to see imagesContinue reading “DIY Pop Culture Advent Calendar: One of My Favorite Holiday Projects EVER!”
Holiday Freebies: Printable Lord of the Rings Handlettered Quotes
What better way to celebrate the fall and winter holidays than with quotes about food and togetherness from JRR Tolkien? I wanted to try my hand at downloadable freebies, so here’s a set of handlettered pieces that I made in 2022! These are 8.5x11in downloadable PDFs. They are for your personal use, and not intendedContinue reading “Holiday Freebies: Printable Lord of the Rings Handlettered Quotes”
Haaaaaave You Tried Printable Art?
During new teacher orientation for my very first year of teaching, the most magical place we toured was the district print shop. They could make bulk copies of papers and work packets for us, but the best part was the ability to print off posters for the classroom! On a teacher’s budget (and especially aContinue reading “Haaaaaave You Tried Printable Art?”
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