What is your favorite part of Christmas?  My favorite part is decorating the Christmas tree, but my family usually does it on Christmas Eve.  We then leave the tree up until Epiphany and enjoy the lights through the twelve days of Christmas.  Every family has different traditions and ways they celebrate the holidays.

In religion class, we have been learning how children in countries around the world celebrate the season of Christmas.  I have been using a website that has a different country for each day of Advent.  While we have seen most of these in class, we have not had a chance to check it every day, and will not see it for the last few days once we are out of school.

Take a minute and look through the calendar with your friends or family and see if there are any traditions from around the world you might want to start with your family!!

Interactive Advent Calendar

Wow!  It's amazing how quickly the school year flies by.  I started the year thinking I would post links and suggestions every couple weeks.  All of a sudden I look at the website and it's been 3 months!  We are now well into our second trimester and all working hard in the rhythm of school.
Last week, Ms. DeNeve and I went to a conference of math teachers in Chicago.  I came back so full of ideas, I wish I could just teach math all day.  I am going to try to post a new link or website each week to give parents and students both ideas for how they can work on those important math, reading, and writing skills that can help in every subject.

Stay tuned for new websites and apps coming soon!