Caressa McClendon

1st Grade Teacher at Oakridge Private School The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. -Robert Hutchins

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

#SharkAfterDark #Sweepstakes

[McGraw Hill PreK-12 @McGrawHillK12]

☀️ Summer learning for teachers should be flexible, fun, and include opportunities for personal development. https://t.co/erTqIAVnmX

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Dino Dig to wrap up our dinosaur reports! #oakridgefirstgraders @oakridgeschool #paleontologists

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

So many seat choices! Find your best learning/working spot. #firstgraders @oakridgeschool #flexibleseating

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Finally wrapping up our recycle unit for social studies! ❤️♻️ #recycle #reuse #reduce @oakridgeschool @ms_dunsmore

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

@OakMSPrincipal getting his Angel's spirit on...maybe a little too much haha😂⚾️ @oakridgeschool #AngelsInTheOutfield #600

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

First graders having fun with the hands on exhibits! #lastfieldtrip @oakridgeschool #discoverycube

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Time Hunting with left over Easter Eggs! Students needed to hunt around the room for their other half. #reuse #mathisfun @oakridgeschool

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Learning how to tell time to the 5 minutes. Practicing counting by 5's. #math #tellingtime @oakridgeschool

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Getting ready for our Oakridge Bear Run! Some of us needed to become a "tree" to get in the zone! #meditation @oakridgeschool #1stgraders

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

It's ALIVE!!!! Hahaha so much fun building these T-Rex models #STEM #dinosaurs @oakridgeschool

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

@Bricks4KidzCorp Fun motorized T-Rex models! Using iPads to read building instructions #STEM @oakridgeschool

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Surprise S.T.E.M. Paper activity with our big buddies! Longest chain and how many books can your structure hold? Our record is 7+ft/34 books

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Day 28 of our Biodegradability Test for our Recycling Unit ♻️🌎🌊 #Biodegradability #recyclingiscool #saveourEarth

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

1st graders working on measuring in inches with the help of inch worms! #measuring #firstgradefun #mathisfun

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Rainforest Cafe field trip with the 1st graders! They loved meeting Blake the Green Striped Macaw! #rainforest @ms_dunsmore @oakridgeschool

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Our guest reader today was our very own Mr. L, an English middle school teacher. The class had a blast having him read about recycling ♻️

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Irish jigs ☘️🌈🎩🍀

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Leprechaun traps to catch the trickster...we played music to lure him in #StPatricksDay #STEM

[Caressa McClendon @MsMacnCheese16]

Spelling Bee 🐝 champs! Awesome job to everyone who participated! #spellingbee @oakridgeschool