I am linking up with What the Teacher Wants! linky party! Oh my, there are already 125 bloggers linked up! I have been trying to keep up with everyone's thankful posts...I really have BUT I think I have missed a TON few. Stop on by & get to know more about all these bloggers we ALL STALK! 1. What are you thankful for in your classroom? I figured I would kill two birds with one stone with this one. I am ever so thankful for my Smartboard be jealous & my students most of all. What are they doing, you ask?? Have you ever heard of Adventure to Fitness TV? They are pretending to be turkeys right now. It is the COOLEST thing! It's a great way for them to burn off energy on a Friday & follow directions at the same time! The kids were S.T.A.O … [Read more...] about So Thankful!
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Daily 5 Station/Literacy Station Organization Linky Party
So I have a student teacher that started several weeks ago...I know...BE JEALOUS! Since I have started Daily 5 on my own....yes no training just reading the book & excessive blog stalking...I thought I would share what I have come up with. If you have been following me for a while you know that I am O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D with my job & am very OCD about my job. My husband wishes I was so OCD about cleaning around the house but .....NOT.... GONNA.... HAPPEN! Anywho, I thought I would empty some of my closets at school to see what exactly has been lingering on my shelves for 8 years. I know that I have spent an obscene amount of hours cutting, writing, laminating, etc so I knew I had loads of goodies just awaiting me to dust them off & get it organized to use again. This is what I saw when I opened one of my closets.... Oh how I remember drawing those footballs & baseballs by hand & writing each word on them...oh & then when we used to be … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Station/Literacy Station Organization Linky Party
Scott Foresman Reading Street Linky Party
Leslie over at Life in First Grade is having a Reading Street Linky Party & I just joined!Click on her link & join the party & get lots of ideas! Have I ever told you how much I love popsicle sticks? Well, I am obsessed with them! I also have quite the obsession with reusing Crystal Light containers & I stalk all my friends for them....you can ask! My one friend emptied 7 containers for me while I was over for a visit..it was like Christmas for me! Ok friends this is what I do with them for word work, spelling, and writing practice. In these beautiful containers house ALL of the Scott Foresman Reading Street HFW & spelling words for ALL 5 units! There are 80 words for each unit. Did I waste all day writing 400 words on the sticks you ask? UM, NOOOOO! I am a LABEL QUEEN! I use them for EVERTHING! I don't have the best handwriting & let's face it, it just looks pretty, am I right? This is a snippet of what … [Read more...] about Scott Foresman Reading Street Linky Party
Facebook Mixer Linky Party
Kinder Fun is have a Facebook Linky party! What a fab idea! I have almost 700 followers on my FB page & I do post daily! I post more stuff on FB than I actually blog about because it's just easier. I use my iphone a lot when I'm out & am inspired by something & will do a quick post & it automatically feeds to my twitter account as well. Go to my sidebar & follow me on FB, Twitter, Google Reader & by email if you don't already. This way you won't miss a post! Click on the button above & join in on the fun! Great way to increase your FB fans! … [Read more...] about Facebook Mixer Linky Party
Pinterest Linky Party
I was so psyched to see that Michelle from Math in the Middle is having a Pinterest Linky party! What a fabulous idea! Now all us teachers can be in one place & we can now stalk each other on Pinterest too! Well I have been quite the psycho pinner & have over 1500 pins so you will definitely will want to stalk me on Pinterest. Here is how to find me. or click on my follow me on Pinterest button on my side bar. I was uber excited to see some of my stuff floating around on other pin boards! I was getting just as excited to see this as when I see my button on another blog! Here are some of my items that I have seen floating around Pinterest. My warm fuzzy idea..click here to find out about it! My classroom jobs board. Click here to find out about this. I just saw one of my bulletin boards today. Click here to see & pin more. I saw my Apprentice organizer several times. Find out more about how I organize it … [Read more...] about Pinterest Linky Party
Christmas Craft Linky Party
Pin It TBA is hosting a Christmas Crafts Linky Party! This motivated me to recreate & update the handprint calendar that I make for a parent Christmas gift. We usually get started the first week in September. Here are some pictures of the project. It's a darling keepsake and the parents RAVE about it! I have had mom's call me crying! We are not allowed to request money for projects so this is what I came up with. It's way cuter than anything we have ever done & it's FREE. It just entails a lot of work but with the help of volunteers and classroom aides it gets done & the end product will be treasured for a lifetime. This is the front cover which I changed. We usually will put the child's school picture on the front & have them sign their name. Then we glue the cover on a piece of construction paper & laminate. January Page February PageMarch Page April Page May PageJune PageJuly PageAugust PageSeptember PageOctober … [Read more...] about Christmas Craft Linky Party