Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It

Hello, hello! Oh my goodness, long-lost friends. Pregnancy brain, as it turns out, is a real thing, not a myth. Life has been a complete adventure lately, but we are getting to the fun part– finding out the sweet baby’s gender in a few short weeks. I also am in the process of starting our registry which has been equal parts exciting and stressful. Aside from all of the fun baby preparations and lingering second trimester morning all-day sickness, I have been holding down the fort in my classroom and getting ready for the upcoming SDE Ohio Literacy Conference for K-3 Teachers. I also wrapped up my last class and last assignment for my gifted endorsement. Check! As much as I love learning and as much as I want to get my doctorate someday, I am so glad I am done with school for a while, and I am so glad I will have a little more free time before our little person arrives this spring!

So, what have we been up to lately?  I actually have a really ridiculous amount of photos and activities to share, but I am going to just highlight a few tonight. We just finished Prudy’s Problem last week, and I always love how the Prudys turn out for this craftivity. I love having my students draw their own pictures because they are always so cute and so unique. I love combining problem and solution with a little characterization piece too. #simple

While we were working on Prudy’s Problem, the kids chose a problem from a menu on the board, and they came up with a “creative solution” to the problem, just like Prudy did with “Prudy’s Museum of Indescribable Wonderment”! I always enjoy seeing what they come up with. Here are a few examples: