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Chinese New Year activities for your classroom
We may have just finished welcoming the new year into our classroom, but that’s not the end of the new year celebrations for other parts of the world! (Disclosure: Some of links below are affiliate links, which means that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.) In China, the new year festivities are dictated by the lunar calendar, which is why the date is different every year. In 2020 Chinese New Year begins on January 25th and lasts for 11 days, followed by a lantern festival on February 8. The sights and sounds of Chinese New Year make…
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De-Clutter Your Classroom Challenge!
It's a new year! Whilst you are busy making resolutions about your health, diet, food, and spending habits, consider your workplace. You probably spend more time at work than at home, and if your classroom clutter is getting you down then this challenge is for you!
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5 Take Aways From Last Year
I always dread New Year. Everyone seems to be having an amazing time whilst I am full of melancholy. It’s the realization that another year has gone by, without the ones we love. The reminder of the things we didn’t do, the plans that were canceled, the missed opportunities. Worse than that, there is the seemingly obligatory resolution setting. I don’t know what the point of that is – we all start gung-ho in January and by February 3rd we can’t even remember what they were. That’s not to say I don’t love goal setting. I love goals. And lists. But I think they should involve in a more organic…
