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Monday, August 20, 2012 Monday Made It and One Week LeftWow I can't believe how fast summer has flown by. I personally am more excited and nervous about back to school than ever before. I have one last week to get everything all ready for my group of kinders!

Here are a few of the projects I got through this weekend for Tara's Monday Made It Linky Party:

Classroom Project #1- File Folder Crates
I decided to brighten up two file folder crates with fun ribbon!

Classroom Project #2- Clipboards
I have seen fun clipboards all over Pinterest and blogging world, so I had to make a set of my own. Instead of scrapbook paper/modge podge, I spray painted the clipboards to add color. My friend then used the Cricut to cut out fun theme related shapes. I am so excitedabout how these three turned out.I would love a class set, but for now I am hoping to have enough for centers.

Classroom Project #3- August Calendar Numbers
I used my Cricut to cut out little backpacks and numbers for my August calendar!

Classroom Project #4- Community Supply Containers
I was inspired last week byMiss R's Roomand her supply containers, so I had to make a set. I bought the containers at Target and used the large supply labels fromLadybug's Teacher Files.

I can't wait to see all the craftiness! For those of you still on summer break... YAY (let's enjoy it)and for those of you back at school... I hope that the first few weeks are going great!

Posted byMelissaat5:22 AM3commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Monday, August 13, 2012 Monday Made It # 5 (for me)I am in awe of all the amazing products made by fellow bloggers. My shopping cart and wish list keeps growing... Thank goodness for the back-to-school sale, so I can stock up and not spend a fortune. Make sure to check out TPT through tonight (August 13th) for up to 28% off awesome products.

Now on to crafting for the classroom! My downstairs was covered with projects this weekend, and yet I feel like I did not get much done. I'm still waiting for spray paint to dry and the laminating/cutting fairy to show up. Here aretwo quickprojects that did get finished for Tara's Monday Made It Linky Party:
Classroom Project #1: Rainbow Sight Word Flashcards
Each month my students will receive a new set of sight words to master. I decided to give each month a different color in order to help us build our Sight Word Rainbow. I created a master set of flashcards for each month with the corresponding colors. In order to keep the cards organized, I punched a hole in each card and used a binder ring for each month.


Classroom Project #2: Good Listener Poster Set
I love this listening poster set made by Christie @ First Grade Fever(which was a freebie!!!). Four simple steps- print, mount, laminate, attach to ribbon. I'm excited to find a place to hang it near my gathering area.

I appreciate all the sweet comments each week! Thank you so much for stopping by!





Posted byMelissaat5:19 AM6commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Monday, August 6, 2012 Productive Weekend for Monday Made It!Kicking it into high gear in order to get things ready for the beginning of the school year! I tackled several projects this weekend, and I'm excited to share some of them with you for Tara's Monday Made It Linky Party. All of my projects this weekwere created usingawesome FREEBIES from generous fellow bloggers.A huge thanks to all those bloggers out there who have great back-to-school products! Most ofmy projects required lots of printing, cutting out, mounting, laminating, and then cutting out again (which was perfect to do with the Olympics in the background).


Here is a picture of my new best friend... my personal laminator from Walmart.Make sure when you buy one that you also stop by Sam's Club to get a package of 200 laminating pouches for under $20.


Classroom Project #1- Teacher Binder:
I finally put together a teacher binder using helpful freebies from twodifferent TPT stores- First Grade Scoopand A Year of Many "Firsts." A few months ago I saw a Pinterest pin about a teacher binder, and ever since I have wanted one. The original pin that inspired me was fromBeyond the Grades. This was such a simple project to put together, and I'm excited to start off the year with all my paperwork organized!




Classroom Project #2- A Back to School Activity
Next, I am working on planning out the first few weeks, and so I was excited when I found Jennifer's @ Herding Kats in Kindergarten "I have... Who has?" game. I think this will be a great way to introduce allour school supplies while also having fun as a class.


Classroom Project #3- Welcome Pennant
I love all the pennants popping up all over the blogging world. I decided to join in by making Tammy's (from Live, Love, Laugh Everyday in Kindergarten) Welcome Pennant. The bright, cheerful colors make me smile :)


Classroom Project #4- Book Hospital
Don't you love when kids come over a few times a day to report a rip, tear, or book catastrophe?This is where the book hospital basket will come to the rescue.Kids will know to put books with any boo-boos in the basket, so I can perform surgery. I useda label I found on Judy'sKinderTastic blogand a basket from theDollar Tree to create my hospital!

Classroom Project #5- Framed To Do Lists
A fun way to keep those To Do Lists organized rather than 100 post-it notes. I bought a few frames from the Dollar Tree, and printed off fun stationary fromCassandra@Adventures in Room 5to insert inside the frame. Now all I need is a huge pack of colorful Dry Erase markers.

Motivational Project-
Lastly, I loved this little quote poster from Mrs. Miner which she featured as a freebie on her wonderful blog called Mrs. Miner'sKindergarten Monkey Business. I will keep this hung upall year and will refer back to it often!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to keep hopping along... I know I amlooking forward to seeing all the amazing projects from this week's party.

Posted byMelissaat5:14 AM7commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Friday, August 3, 2012 CurrentlyYAY! I am finally joining one of the most popular linky parties out there- Farley's August Currently!


I am getting more and more excited for the start of the school year; however, the first-year jitters are starting to come on. Thank goodness for all you wonderful bloggers out there and all the amazing ideas available on TPT and Pinterest. Hard to believe by the time the next Currently rolls around, I will be well on my way to making my first year of teaching a success.
Posted byMelissaat5:52 PM8commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Mini-Olympics!!!!I can't get enough of the summer Olympics! I wish I could watch all of it, but I sadly there isn't enough time in the day.
Kids of all ages love to compete and be active... so I decided to put together a mini-Olympics using activities from around the web,other blogs, pinterest,and ones I came up with! These activities can be used in a classroom or for an Olympics party. I love how the Olympics teach kids to cooperate, work together, have fun, and be understanding of each other.

Opening Ceremonies:
- Design your own flag (either individually or teams): Fold a sheet of white construction paper into fours, cut out one of the rectangles, roll up the side with two rectangles to make the flag pole, tape to keep flag together. Let kids design their own flag to wave during the opening ceremonies.

- Paper Torch: Take a sheet of white construction paper and form a cone, tape cone, place pieces of yellow, red, and orange tissue paper to create the flames.
Picture and Idea from Kaboose- Parade: Allow kids to parade around with their flags and have a few kids carry in their torches

Individual Events:
- Paper Plate Discus Throw:staple together two paper plates to create a discus, allow kids to toss the discus, see who cantoss it the farthest

- Straw Javelin Throw: place three straws together to form a mini-Javelin, let kids throw the Javelin to see who throws it the farthest

- Hula Hoop: count how many times kids can hula hoop before it drops

- High Jump: get a yard stick and see how high kids can jump

- Long Jump: measure how far can the kids jump

- High Dive: give kids straws or pens, see how many they can drop into a bottle when standing on a chair

- Shot Put: Use either a bean bag or small ball as a shot put, make sure to show kids how to properly push the shot put, how far can they get it to go?

- Running: set up a short and long course, put kids in heats- Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals

Group Events:
- Hula hoop challenge: split your kids into two groups, have them line up and hold the hands of their neighbors, challenge the kids to get the hula hoop from one end of the line to the other without letting go ofeach others'hands
- Running Relays: create groups of four, use a relay stick (or a rolled up newspaper), have kids each run a leg of the race

- Soccer Games: Put together a tournament with 4 vs. 4 games

- IM Relay: split kids into groups of four, each kid will have a different leg of the race- 1) Crab walk 2) Backwards run 3) Frog hopping 4) Sprint

- Beach Volleyball: have two teams of kids sit on the floor facing each other with legs touching the person in front of them (works well with 6 on each team with three rows of two), use a balloon or a beach ball for the volleyball

Medals:
- Edible Medals: made from Golden Oreos, Twizzlers (the original idea uses Fruit by the Foot- but I went for the cheap option of pull apart Twizzlers), and Frosting- so easy and so delicious
Picture and Idea from Mirabelle Creations- Set up three different sized boxes so you can have your own award ceremony, make sure to play the national anthem and award medals to your winners (I like to have awards for all participants!)

What other fun Olympic activities do you use in your classroom?

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are enjoying the Olympics as much as I am!

Posted byMelissaat7:45 PM0commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Monday, July 30, 2012 Monday Made It!Guess what??? I just got the best pre-first year of teaching gift from my parents- a brand new Cricut Expression 2!!!!!!! My package arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon, and I have been playing with it ever since. I am starting to think I just need to stay home and craft all day long rather than working :) I'm not sure how teachers find time for everything... including creating lesson plans, preparing materials, family, blogging, and oh yeah sleep.

This last week has been a blast! My dad's side of the family came to visit from Texas to celebrate my grandmother's 80th b-day. We had a great time visiting, eating, playing games, crafting, and more eating! One of the best parts of the week was getting to spend a lot of time with my aunt, who was a teacher for several years and now is an assistant principal. I picked her brain for classroomideas and advice! She was the one that nudged my parents to purchase the Cricut for me and then taught me how to use it. I feel so blessed that I have someone close in my life that I can seek teaching advice from!
I havetwo projects to share with you this week for 4th Grade Frolics' Monday Made It linky party! Can you believe the summer is quickly coming to an end?!?! I'm sure glad Tara put together this linky party, so all us teachers could tackle our to-do lists.

Classroom Project #1:
After fiddling with the Cricut and figuring out how to size images, my aunt helped me create a set ofapples for my September calendar. I was amazed at how quickly this project was put together! I am working on getting a cartridge that has a good font for the numbers.

Fun Apples for my calendarDoes anyone have any other must-make classroomdecorationsor materialsusing the Cricut?

Classroom Project #2:
For my second project, I decided to makea set of little spacers for the kindies to use as they write. I have seen these all over pinterest, so I wanted to make set! These could also be used as trackers to help kids keep focused while reading. I love how these turned out with very little effort! All you need is tacky glue, colored craft sticks (popsicle sticks), and wiggly eyes. I plan to make another set with the larger colored sticks as well!
Gathered SuppliesFinished Product!!!Thanks for stopping by! Time to go play some more with my Cricut while watching the Olympics!
Posted byMelissaat5:31 AM6commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Monday, July 16, 2012 Classroom CraftingKeep Calm and Craft On!!! I'm so excited to link up once again to Tara's (over at 4th Grade Frolics) Monday Made It linky party.
Classroom Project #1: My first project to accomplish wasname popsicle sticks. I saw a great idea on the KinderTastic blog, which I have been wanting to try out. In order to keep track of which kids have been called, the sticks are painted two colors. Once a student has had a turn, their stick gets turned over so the other color shows. I love this idea, because you don't have to carry around another container and you don't risk losing any.
Original Inspiration from KinderTasticHere are my assembled supplies for this project:
Basically you need two bottles of acyrlic paint, a ruler, a paint brush, and popsicle sticks.

Finished Product:

Next up I will be cute-ifying thelittle Target bucket with "Lucky Duck" clip art and a label to hold these fun sticks. Once I havea confirmed class list, I will be adding the kiddos names to the sticks.

Classroom Project #2: Although I am not a huge fan of worksheets in kindergarten, I do think that some times worksheets have there place! Instead of having pages and pages of completed sheets, I plan using an awesome idea I found on Classroom DIY-dry erase boards made from report covers and duck tape.
Original Inspiration from Classroom DIYThese were so easy to make and can be used in so many different fun ways. I mainly plan on utilizing these during center rotations, where students can fill out a practice page using a Vis-a-vis Marker and then erase it for the next person! I love this concept, because 1) there is less paperwork to keep track ofand 2) less paper= better for the environment. These can also be used as student response dry erase boards by placing a plain sheet of paper or for handwriting practice by placing a lined sheet of paper.

Supplies- Fun Patterned Duct Tape (which was on sale- 2 rolls for $6 at Michael's this past weekend) and plastic report covers

Here'smy finished product!


Thanks for stopping by!!! Happy Monday and Happy Crafting!
Posted byMelissaat5:29 PM5commentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Older PostsHomeSubscribe to:Posts (Atom)About MeMelissaI will be starting my first year of teaching this fall as a kindergarten teacher! I look forward to inspiring and learning daily while watching the little ones grow. I can't wait to chronicle our precious kinder moments together.View my complete profileMy Favorite BlogsTime 4 KindergartenThe 10 Best Fall and Halloween Books for Kindergarten2 weeks agoWhat the Teacher Wants!Reminder: You Are Appreciated!5 months agoHerding Kats in KindergartenDecember 2020 Random Acts of Kindness Calendar11 months agoClutter-Free ClassroomFormative Assessments for Elementary Teachers1 year agoUnder the Alphabet TreeTeen Numbers Videos1 year ago4th Grade FrolicsI Moved to Middle School!1 year agoMiss KindergartenA Healthy and Happy Classroom {free classroom kits}3 years agoJourney of a Substitute TeacherPlant Decor3 years agoGrowing KindersMarch Centers3 years agoLittle Miss Kindergarten - Lessons from the Little Red Schoolhouse!Self Portraits!4 years agoMrs. Miner's Kindergarten Monkey BusinessFREE Groundhog Pokey Pin Kit4 years agoSeusstastic Classroom InspirationsReward Coupons Brag Tags: Behavior Management Made Effortless, Engaging, Fun!5 years agoMrs. Wills KindergartenOcean Week Lesson Plans5 years agoKreative in KinderMarriage: The Gift of TIME5 years agoA Teeny Tiny TeacherPublic Service Announcement5 years agoLive, Love, Laugh Everyday in KindergartenPrint-N-Go Math Staions and FREEBIE5 years agoSharing KindergartenConference Questions Answered5 years agoLittle Literacy LearnersBeginning and Ending Sounds Update7 years agoGrab My Button< /textarea>FollowersBlog Archive 2012(11) August(4)Monday Made It and One Week LeftMonday Made It # 5 (for me)Productive Weekend for Monday Made It!Currently July(5) June(2)

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