Is having a Top Ten Things About Me linky party & I can't resist missing out on a linky party. Click on her button to join in on the fun & get to know your fellow bloggers :o) Great idea for a linky party Mrs. Owens! Our Furry BabiesJava (She can be quite a princess & a big "B") This is the big ole baby Bentley the Beast. He is 135 lbs. & loves to cuddle! My husband & I at my class reunion. … [Read more...] about Top Ten Things About Me Linky Party
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Classroom Jobs Linky Party
Holla if you like linky parties! I know I do! I am hosting my very FIRST linky party & I hope you all will join in on the fun & swap some ideas before we go back to school! My linky party is going to be about classroom jobs. Even when I taught kindergarten my little ones had jobs. Isn't part of our responsibility to teach them responsibility? I just love when they come in on the first day and think you are going to do EVERYTHING for them, don't you? Well, after a few years of just having one classroom assistant I said forget this I'm putting these little ones to WORK! Here is a pic of my current classroom job chart. As you will see every one of my students has a job. They will have the job for a week & then I rotate the jobs down. On Mondays I always have a crowd @ the door because they are looking to see what their job is that week. And believe me if I forget to change the jobs they let me know RIGHT AWAY! The following is a list of jobs … [Read more...] about Classroom Jobs Linky Party
Classroom Management Linky Party
Mrs. Randall from Miss Kindergarten is hosting a classroom management linky party & I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LINKY PARTIES! The first thing I would like to blog about is Yes these look like pom poms to you, right? NO! These are magical WARM FUZZIES...I MEAN MAGICAL...well to my classroom management they are magical! I have been using these magical little puffs of heaven for years now & I wouldn't have it any other way! I can give warm fuzzies & I can also take them away. And let me tell you when I take one away...I have seen tears...oh yeah I have seen tears over these little puff balls! Each of my students has one of these I had to find a pic online since I didn't take one at school. I have used old film containers & baggies in the past but I saw the light when I passed by these & thought PERFECTO! The kids are told they are not allowed to take the lid off until Friday which is trading day. Did you notice there are BIG and LITTLE warm fuzzies? … [Read more...] about Classroom Management Linky Party
My Favorite Fonts Linky Party
Jen at Finally in First is having a favorite fonts linky party. What a fabulous idea for a linky party Jenn! Click on her button below to join in on the fun! If there was a support group for font addicts I would be the leader...lol & I'm so NOT KIDDING! I have spent hours upon hours looking for free fonts! Some of my favorite FREE fonts come from the following sites:Click on any site below! 1. dafont.com2. 1001freefonts.com3. free-fonts.com4. urbanfonts.com5. fontfreak.com6. kevinandamanda.com/fonts7. misstiina.com8. sugarfrogfonts.com Font sites that have free fonts and purchased fonts that are my favorites. 1. Letteringdelights.com2. scrapnfonts.com My ALL TIME FAVORITE has to be the colorful sassy fonts from Lettering Delights. They do have sales & I take advantage... that is for sure! Here is a list of my favorite fonts. Just google the name of the font & it will lead you to it. Enjoy! Click here if you want to print the … [Read more...] about My Favorite Fonts Linky Party
Bulletin Board Linky Party
I just linked up to Sunny Days in Second Grade is having a Back to School Bulletin Board Linky Party!I heart linky parties! It's such a great way to get your blog & ideas out there & find & follow new blogs. Check out my Bulletin Boards here! … [Read more...] about Bulletin Board Linky Party
Terrific Transitions Linky Party
Little Miss Kindergarten is hosting a terrific transitions party & I just linked up. I've been out of school for three weeks now so I am brainstorming everything I do. What I do know is out of 8 years of teaching this year I've had the best control of my classroom & I think it's a combination of changing some of my techniques that I will discuss. *One of the biggest differences was using "bucket filling" in my room. The kids got along sooooo much better and treated everyone including adults with more respect than I have seen in years. Check out my bucket filling ideas for tips & freebies.Next year I am doing a Hollywood theme so I made a new "Secret Walker" sign that you can grab here. I print is out 2 pages tall & wide so it winds up being poster size and I will hang it on my door. I have about 5 different sets of sticks around my classroom with each student's name on it & one is by the door. One of my classroom jobs is "line leader" which is … [Read more...] about Terrific Transitions Linky Party