August 29, 2012
Basic Learning Pack
August 27, 2012
TPT Feedback
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August 23, 2012
Classroom Pictures!!!
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August 20, 2012
Last day...
That being said I have my first new product up in the store.
It is a set of Pre-Primer Dolch Sight Words Read, Build, and Write!
You get 40 words which means 40 pages!
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You can get them HERE for just $3.50!
Be the first two people to post a comment including your email and you will win this set for free!
August 17, 2012
Teachers Pay Teachers
Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme Preschool Pack
August 16, 2012
Sneak a Peek Linky Party
I am linking up with Blog Hoppin’s Linky Party.
Last weekend was the huge Back To School Sale at Teachers Pay Teachers so I decided it was time to get the things I had been eye-balling.
Here are a few of my recent purchases!
My favorite purchase is this and I went crazy and printed and hung it up in our room immediately! Dylan loves it too! It is so colorful and very well put together.
I also bought a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Mini-Unit that we will be using next week as that is our theme for the week.
And a few other ones that I bought.
Our Five Senses Unit
My First Day of School Keepsake Book
Math Centers
What did you buy if you participated in the Back To School Sale?
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August 15, 2012
School Supply Table Top Caddy
This is another thing I found on Pinterest and knew it was something I had to have in our school room. I like that it keeps all the important supplies within arms reach.
What you need:
1 Lazy Susan
4 or more tin buckets (check Target’s dollar spot)
Screws or Magnets to hold the tin buckets down.
And a drill or a handy man to help
My Lazy Susan that we bought was brown and would not go with our school room so first up I painted it with primer and white spray paint.
Once dry I place my tin buckets on to get an idea on how many would fit and placement so my husband could screw them on.
Once I had them where I wanted them my husband screwed them into place. (note: make sure your screws aren’t to long because they will go through all the way. Trust me.)
Once that is done add your supplies and give it a spin. Just not too hard as you don’t want crayons and markers everywhere!
Can’t wait to see what Dylan thinks of this being on our table and so easy for him to access the supplies he needs so easily.
Do you have one of these? If so share! I love seeing what others do to spiff things up!
August 14, 2012
Colored Rice
I have seen this many times but always sat and wondered is this something I really want to do. How messy is it going to be to make and then what kind of mess will my kids make out of it in the end that I will have to clean up? Putting those thoughts aside I decided the experience and the things Dylan will get out of it for school are much more important. So this weekend I went ahead and bought a 20 pound bag of white rice. Yes I am sure people at Wal-Mart thought I was crazy and wondering if I thought there was going to be a famine of some sorts soon. I grabbed a bottle of rubbing alcohol and gallon size Ziplocs as well. Then headed to Hobby Lobby to get some of the good food colorings as I wanted some pretty bright colors.
I have no actual recipe to this experience as I basically squeezed the bottle of alcohol three times. Squeezed the food coloring four times and added four to five cups of rice at a time. I did this process two times per color as I had a ton of rice to cover. I mixed it all together in the Ziploc bag and shook it like crazy! Note to self make sure you zip them closed or you may end up with rice everywhere. Luckily I caught myself before I had food coloring everywhere. Once you have all the rice covered from shaking, you lay it out on a pan or like I did on paper towels and it dries pretty quick.
Then I just added it to some shoebox sized totes that I had. And I will pull it out when it is Sensory bin time.
The end process was great and it wasn’t messy at all to make as long as you can keep the kids out of it as you are making it.
Now I have to decide if I am going to mix it all together or use the rice over several sensory bins over the next year.
August 13, 2012
The Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener Review
August 7, 2012
Toolbox Makeover
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August 6, 2012
Our curriculum
Expedition Earth by Confessions of a Homeschooler
I have several other resources that I will be using for things like Science, Preschool Packs, Monthly Themes, Sensory Bins, and much more. So come back throughout the year to see what else we are up to and for new printables that I make for fun learning!
August 3, 2012
It's August already!
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