There Was An Old Lady...Retell

I host a K-2 book club ("Wee Read") on the second Saturday of each month. This month we celebrated reading with, "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books!"  Before reading, we colored, cut out, and assembled our "old ladies."  As I read the story, the children added each item to the snack bag tummy. The children took their "old ladies" home to share and retell.  A good time was had by all!  I'm just saying...

Spray Paint & Duck Tape to the Rescue!!!

I spent Sunday afternoon giving my old classroom bookshelves a new look. I was tired of the faux wood look so I purchased glossy black paint and green-gray-black-white chevron Duck tape. I had to paint in the garage because of the threat of rain showers.  After painting both feet (probably shouldn't wear flip-flops when spray painting!) and my right arm, I got a little help from my sweet husband.  Two bookcases done and one to go!! I am so excited to get them back in my classroom and load them up with baskets of books. Spray paint and duck tape are amazing! I'm just saying...

Apples for the Students

I started setting up my classroom today. I brought along my husband and two sons to help. We arranged furniture, put up new bulletin board paper/borders, and did a whole lot of dusting! My brain was in still in school mode when I got home so I got busy and made these apple place cards for open house. The chevron apples are a freebie from the Hazel Owl Graphics on TpT.  I purchased the chalkboard journal tags from Erin Bradley Designs on Etsy. I printed, cut, and laminated the apples. The erasers came in a 6-pack from Dollar Tree. I used an X-Acto knife to cut across the center of the eraser. The apple slid right in! I don't have a class roster yet, so I used my boys' names for the "prototypes." I hope I get that class roster soon! I'm just saying...

The Cutest 10-Frame Ever!

I saw this idea on Pinterest, put my own spin on it, and TA DA--the cutest 10-frame ever!!! 

I purchased the foam board and felt coasters from Dollar Tree. There was a variety of coaster colors. I found the Washi tape at Michael's Crafts. They also had quite a variety, but I thought the numbers were perfect for this project.  

The hardest part was measuring. I got a "little" help from my husband and we only argued three times! I think I might make a few more for math stations and small group math instruction. I'm just saying...

Classroom Stuff

I talked my husband into a Sunday afternoon shopping trip to IKEA and found this cute lamp for my classroom. I love the color! My best find was the 99 cent plastic picture frame. I thought it would make a great station sign so I bought one of each color. It was a very productive trip. I'm just saying...

I Made It!

I hate digging through my desk drawers or in several different cabinets before finding needed supplies. I saw Erin's post on I'm Lovin Lit and decided I needed one of these. I did take her advice and purchased the toolkit labels from This Little Piggy Reads on TpT. Then it was off to Lowe's to purchase the Stack-On 22 Drawer Storage Cabinet. My son, Jack, who is "fine-tuning" his driving skills in order to get his license soon, drove me! Then it was back home for printing, laminating, and assembly. I am so excited about how it turned out and am very excited to put it to good use in my classroom. I'm just saying...

More Chevrons...and a Daily 5 Math FREEBIE!

It's been raining a lot lately--16 days in a row, to be exact! There's not a whole lot to do when it's raining except for shopping. I ordered this great binder from Zazzle.com. The matching notebooks were found at Dollar Tree!

I have also been doing some planning for the beginning of the year. Click here to download "Dino-Mite Measuring." It's a little wrinkled because I sat on my copy. Always look before you sit! I'm just saying...