With Election 2012 being such a big current event I wanted to do something to make it more relatable for my class. I had them watching videos and reading articles about the real candidates but it wasn't nearly as engaging or applicable for us out here in rural Alaska. So I found the awesome Pint-Sized Presidential Fun Math Literacy Mini Unit to help bring it to my kids level. They loved the books. They loved the reading response activities. They ADORED the election activity! I took some great shots of what my kids created and the final results.
In other news, there is a national holiday coming up. It's almost my birthday! Oh and Thanksgiving too. :) What is on my schedule for Thanksgiving break this year? Well, start with the crew of friends from last year, add 3 new teachers to the mix, and blend them all together in an Aliaska ski lodge. That's right, yours truly will be spending the holiday break with non-other than awesome teacher friends and maybe even some winter sports.

