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June 2012 - Posts
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Hello everyone!! I am over at First Grade and Fabulous today as part of our Blog Swap and Hop, so if you want to go and collect my freebies over there, you are more than welcome to! Below is a post from my Swap Partner, Michelle from Teach 123 . Read Read More...
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Our Gathering Place In my classroom, I have a huge area rug that my kids sit on when we have group time. This year, I am going to get rid of the rug because it is old and more than a little dirty and use interlocking foam squares for the students to sit Read More...
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When we are out at a restaurant, my kids often turn to Tic Tac Toe while we wait for our food. And, of course, there was the argument of 'I want to be the X.' Why is 'X' so popular I wonder? Well, anyway, I have come up with a few strategies to keep everyone Read More...
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This week has been a challenging week for my dear hubby. The company that he works for has merged with another company and a lot of their policies have changed. So, this morning, I was a wonderful wife and took all of the kids out of the house to entertain Read More...
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Here is a graphic organizer that I worked on in my writing workshop. I wanted to share it with you! This is good for the first week of school when you are trying to get to know each other. Students can use this to help them share information about themselves. Read More...
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I have a migraine. =( Because of this, I haven't been able to blog about Daily 5 Chapter 2. I invite you to go visit Nicole at Teaching with Style to see what she had to say about it. I tried to work on it and my eyes just wouldn't focus. I was able to Read More...
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I told you yesterday that I had professional development on writing and I came home exhausted. I exhausted today, too, but feel 'oh so better' because my kids insisted that I was too tired to cook and we needed to go out to eat for dinner. I agreed with Read More...
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I told you yesterday that I had professional development on writing today and promised to update you on how it went. I have to tell you that I came home exhausted, which means it went pretty well. If it is a bad workshop, I come home with more energy Read More...
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I guess I am still fishing...How about you? Have you been fishing yet? Be on the lookout for lots of giveaways and even better activities than you've seen the last few days!! Come and check out our blog!! Visit us on Pinterest! I would REALLY love to Read More...
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This is the longest fishing trip I've ever been on!!! Have you been fishing yet? Be on the lookout for lots of giveaways and even some patriotic activities! Come and check out our blog!! Visit us on Pinterest! I hope you enjoyed yesterday's download. Read More...
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I have to share this with you...Since all of you are teachers you can't wait for those moments when you actually see your students' brains at work and you can actually watch them learn and think. Well, as a parent, it is even more special when you can Read More...
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Come check out my NATURE friendly resources. EVERYBODY loves camping!! (Except me!! I love to view nature, but not interact with it!!!) Anyhoo....The A+ Collaborating Teachers is hosting all of the summer fun. All that is missing is homemade ice cream, Read More...
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Yesterday there was a lot of debate in my mind about how (if) I was going to proceed with the book study. There was a flurry of activity as sellers on Teachers Pay Teachers were told to remove any downloads that referred to The Sisters or Daily 5 and Read More...
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Enjoy! The Birthday Girl =) P.S. This offer is good only for June 12th and 13th Read More...
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I did it. I took the plunge. I bought some of that neat and nifty, really cool duct tape. I thought 'what the hey' and bought one of everything. I have a roll with peace symbols , cheetah print , butterfly printed , and I even bought one of the rolls Read More...
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http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tie-Dye-Classroom-Mega-Decor-Pack I am so excited to share with you and show you my Tie Dye classroom pack !!! I started out just creating it for my own classroom and then decided to share it with you guys, too! Read More...
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In just a few days....on June 13th which is my 40th birthday we will be starting our Daily 5 book study for Prek-2 teachers. I am so excited! I used Daily 5 when I taught 4th grade, but it will be a new introduction into my 2nd grade classroom. Mel D Read More...
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http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-clock/full-screen/ Read More...
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http://blog.exclusivelyweddings.com/2012/04/22/how-to-make-tissue-paper-pom-poms/ http://sevensistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2011/02/lucky-ducky-duct-tape-flower-pens.html http://thelifeofjenniferdawn.blogspot.com/2011/08/at-end-of-each-school-year-i-have-to.html Read More...
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I have to start this out by saying that I have the best 2nd grade team. There are only 3 of us, but we sure do pack a wallop! All three of us have very distinct and different personalities, but that works to our advantage. Because we are all so different, Read More...
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Hi! I am Michelle from Teach123 . Jennifer asked me to be a guest blogger on her site to liven things up a bit! I recently found the Scholastic Widget on the Internet and just had to share it with you! We all know that Scholastic Book Clubs are a wonderful Read More...
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Scoot was the favorite game of my class this past year. I did not have a big enough 'supply' (i.e. enough variety) to keep playing it. So, I began making scoot games for just about anything. Kudos to Denise at Sunny Days for her Scoot Games! Her stash Read More...
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Since summer is all about fun, I decided to link up with Mary Amoson's Favorite Things Linky over at Sharing Kindergarten ! She wants to know what my favorite things are so....here they in no particular order! I can't go without my favorite drink! My Read More...
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Early on in my teaching career, I knew that I wanted to be able to shape the education my students were getting through my teaching and through the teaching of others. Developing curriculum and making games came easy to me, so I was always sharing with Read More...
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If you are like me, you are already thinking about next year and what you will do in your classroom to make it 'spiffy'. Also, if you are like me, you have no desire to really think about curriculum while you are either finishing up your year or just Read More...
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Normally, I don't upload a blog post that consists of just some of my 'stuff', but this one is too hard to hang on to! I want to go ahead and share it with you. So, don't through tomatoes at your screen!! hehe I just found an activity that I can't wait Read More...
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