First of all let me tell you.... I am so green! I have been into recycling & eco-friendly items for years. I have turned my 1st grade team into recyclers as well! I guess they were sick of me giving them the stink eye if I saw them throw a pop can in the garbage. I do a HUGE Earth Day unit for the WHOLE month of April. With all the blog stalking I do I was able to get loads of goodies to put into their Earth Day Packets. I'm sure you have little nuggets that finish EVERYTHING quickly, am I right? We all do. I use "packets" for my early finishers. I do them monthly & the kids honestly beg me to work on their "packets". Click on the pic for the cover I made. The sheet on the right came from Denise over @ Sunny Days in Second Grade's Earth Day Linky Party. There is currently over 52 Earth Day freebies from various bloggers! Here is my "Earth Week" wardrobe. I just ordered an "Earth Day is Every Day" tie dye...I hope it comes in … [Read more...] about How Green Are You?
Learning Resources HearALL Review & Giveaway
I was asked by Learning Resources to introduce you to this wonderful product, the HearALL Assessment Recorder. To be honest, I wasn't sure when I received the box what I would do with this until I started playing around with it & found out all of it's capabilities. The uses for this lightweight recorder are endless. The first thing I loved was the fact that no software is required and it is charged via USB port. I love the fact that I don't have to replace batteries on yet another piece of technology! I would like to show you just a few things I did with my first grade students the last several weeks. The first thing I used this for was classroom management...I know..what a surprise! We were in Daily 5 and I had a group of rowdy boys in the "Work on Writing" station. I was trying to test & they were breaking their stamina by being too loud & chatting about..um Star Wars. I stopped my assessment & introduced the HearALL … [Read more...] about Learning Resources HearALL Review & Giveaway
Earth Day Linky Party
I'm linking up with my friend Denise over @ Sunny Days in Second Grade for an Earth Day FREEBIE linky party! I'm ALL ABOUT the 3 R's! You should see my decor in our "party room". It's very eclectic with almost everything that has been recycled out of something & made into something new. When we were in Denver last summer I went to this store called Earthbound Trading & FELL.IN.LOVE! IN LOVE! I was hyperventilating in the store trying to manipulate talk my husband into shipping some decor home. He can be very cheap frugal! No matter how much I pouted, whined, kicked & SCREAMED I got one thing.....ONE THING! The closest store to us in Chicago (at the time) was 4 hours away! The distance still did not convince him. I gave him the silent treatment, for at least 1/2 the day. Trust me this killed him because he loves to talk....ALL.THE.TIME! How did I even start talking about this? Oh, recycling & my decor. I can go off & I'm ready to take pics … [Read more...] about Earth Day Linky Party
Bunny Hop Freebie
Hippity-Hoppity, your TBA freebie is on it's way! I'm so stoked to be part of this fabulous freebie blog hop! Happy 1st Blogiversary TBA! It also happens to be our wedding anniversary too! Happy Anniversary to me! I created a 23 page Spring themed addition game! Click on egg #27 to grab your freebie! Hop on over to Teaching.... My Calling for a fabulous freebie! I … [Read more...] about Bunny Hop Freebie
Learning Resources Luna Interactive Projection Camera-Review & Giveaway
I have been blessed by Learning Resources to review this fabulous product. I will start by saying I already have an Elmo. This is by far the BEST projection camera I have used. This is 3 tools in one & does so much more! It's very compact, user friendly & extremely affordable. Not only is this a projection camera it's also a webcam & photo/video camera! The possibilities are ENDLESS! I am going to show you just a few things I have done with this gem in the last several days. We are working on time this week & this worked out perfect! I can't believe how easily this camera bends to view large or smaller items....unlike the Elmo I currently have... the flexibility sold me immediately! I started out the lesson with demonstrating the time to the half hour. They watched while I demonstrated this & projected it through my Smartboard, yes it projects through my Smartboard! A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Then my students got a chance to demonstrate a time … [Read more...] about Learning Resources Luna Interactive Projection Camera-Review & Giveaway
No Joke…free hubby/bf printables!
I've finally found the time to post these posters for you. I made them for the hubby for Val Day & had some requests to put them here...so here you go. I saw the following poster on Pinterest...of course....& it inspired me to make the ones for my hubby. Hopefully you can use them for your significant other. I won't tell. I have a few other blogs to do & back to school tomorrow. Wah! I don't want to go (stomping feet)! Please pin & share :o) … [Read more...] about No Joke…free hubby/bf printables!