Colored Glue

Use regular glue and put food coloring inside. What an great idea! I plan on using this in our art center and hopefully it helps my kids practice glue control.

Favorite Pins

Here a few pins I found that I am going to make into a fine motor skill center. They are great because all of the supplies I already have or easy to find for free.

 

Great Find!

Office Max has poly folders with three prongs for $.25! Limit six but if you ask nicely and tell them you are a teacher they let you buy 24. I'm so excited! I use them for our BEE folders. I don't have pictures but here are a few of my labels I use for my folder.

Front Labels 
(I got name tag labels from Target for $.98)

BEE Introduction

Inside Pocket Labels (shared by Mrs. Will's Kindergarten) 

Back in the classroom

School starts next week and this is what my room looked like a few days ago. What a mess!

Days later it is ready for kids.    

Look at my awesome curtains my Mom made me.
 Don't they look great, I love having a crafty Mom and Dad:) 

I'm excited to show a few of my summer projects. These are all things I found on Pinterest. 

I got my bolts from Lowes for $5 and the sticker letters from Hobby Lobby for about a $1.50. 

There are push lights I am going to use for BME sounds. I got them at the Dollar Tree.

I loved this idea, I got the rocks at the Dollar Tree and the sticker from Target. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Munchy 

This is my new behavior plan that I am going to try this year. I modified a plan made by Brittney Male. 

Here is an explanation of my plan.

All students begin the day on Ready To Learn.
 If a student is caught making good choices (following the rules, being helpful, etc.) they move their clip up the chart.

If a student is caught making incorrect choices (breaking rules, being hurtful, etc.) they move their clip down the chart.

Students that move their clip to Think About It will have five minutes in our Think Chair.

Students that move their clip to Teachers Choice will lose five minutes of Free Center time or Recess.

Students that move their clip to Parent Contact will visit with the Principal and parents will be contacted.

Students can move back up the chart if they make positive changes in class.

Students that finish their day on Outstanding, Great Job, or Good Day will receive a sticker for their daily calendar, kept in their B.E.E. folder.  After five stickers the students get to choose a treasure from the treasure box.

Students that finish their day on any other color will stamp their calendar with that color. 

 

Dollar Tree Finds

I love the Dollar Tree! I found some great medal baking pans that I spray painted with chalk-board paint. There are endless possibilities on how these can be used in the classroom. I'm going to use the backs for writing around the room and when the kids need a change I'm going to put salt in them and use them for salt writing.

I also used the chalk-board paint and painted paint stir sticks. The kids can use the sticks to find letters and use chalk to practice writing the letter. 

First Post...entering into the world of blogs!

I have been stalking several blogs for the summer and decided that I need to contribute and share some of my ideas. I will have to admit that most of my ideas have been "borrowed" by fellow teachers but every once in a while I will have one of my own. I hope that all my visitors will enjoy reading my blog and be able to take away at least one idea to implement into their own classroom.