Summer Working (cool stuff for classroom)

I have been busy, busy, busy!! I have been making, creating, printing, laminating, and cutting.  Here is some of things that I have been up too! Tell me what you think.  Hope you like it.  I am excited to use them in my room this year!!

I took a corn and green beans can and cleaned it after I cooked supper and decided to make me nice pencil holders for the classroom.  I first made one for unsharpened pencils and thought it was so cute that I had to make one for my group table. So I added my (new) name to it!

1. Get a can.

2. Scrape booking paper: Cute and glue/tape around the can

3. Ribbon: Tie ribbon around the can. I also taped it down so that it wouldn't slide.

4. Make a Label and glue to the front.

I kept seeing all these cute theme banners that everyone was making for this classroom and it made me want to make one with animal prints. I thought it turned out very nicely. Now, I just have to find a place to put it in my classroom. 

1. Cut paper into triangles (The size you desire) I free handed the first triangle and then traced it out for the rest of them. 

2. Ribbon: Glue the ribbon on top of the triangle pieces. 

3. Make sure that you leave extra ribbon on both sides so that you can tie it up.

CUTE Labels I found from a blog (I am sorry I can't remember who, let me know if it was you so I can give you credit)  I will be using this year for my sorting baskets in the room.  They will replace my old ones from last year.  These are going to match the theme of my room even better. It gets better every year!

Math Centers by Miss. Kindergarten that I have been printing, laminating, and cutting apart for the upcoming school year. I love them so far!

Popsicle Math: Students have to count the dots on the bottom of the popsicle and find the number to match to make the complete popsicle.

 Decompose/compose: Students have to count the ten sticks/ones to figure out how much is shown in the bucket.  They will place the matching shovel with the number on the bucket.

 Beach Ball Fun: Teen Number Practice.  Students will have to add a number to 10 and then find the correct beach ball with that number. 

Some Cute Stuff I found that I am using in the classroom this year!

BOOKMARKS (can not remember who I got these from): 

I am going to give every child one of these bookmarks for their reading tubs and a couple in the reading center. 

 Aren't these the cutest alphabet letter cards.  They are all jungled out and match the theme :) I wish I could remember who's blog I got this off of to give them credit. It was a freebie and they are so cute!

I can not wait to start making somemore things for the classroom.  I am in the process of making a parent common core packet. (so they know what is excepted of their child throughout the year)

REMEMBER..... 

Have a very FANTASTIC, AMAZING, TOTALLY TERRIFIC DAY!!

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New Stuff....

What a busy day... I have been working all day long at Zales.  As soon as I got home I was not feeling too well.  I sat down on the couch and started to relax.  I decided to create some covers for my notebooks at school and a sign in sheet and transportation sheet for the beginning of the year.  I have uploaded these to my TPT store. Go check them out.


What is included:
Open House/any meeting sign in sheet
Transportation Sheet

Teacher Binder Dividers:

Lesson Plan Cover
Parent Communication Log Cover
Student Information Cover
Assessment Cover
Common Core Standards Cover

If you need it customized just let me know.

Teacher Binder Covers, Sign in Sheet, Transportation Sheet

After I made those, I decided to make something I saw on Pinterest :) I took a picture frame and put notebook paper in the inside and added ribbon.  You can use the outside glass as a dry erase board to keep reminders/to do's on or to check students understanding. I am so excited to be using them this year :)

What I have been doing this summer? Linky Party!

Vicky, over at Traditions, Laughter and Happily Ever After is having a great little linky all about what we have been up to this summer. Summer should be time to yourself away from school work and just RELAX. As teachers, we know that NEVER happens.  We always have something that we are working on to get ready for the upcoming year. 

So what have I been up to???


Well, I have gotten married to the love of my life this summer. (most of you know already from my previous post) That has been one of the most exciting and most memorable thing that has happen to me. 

My  husband and I went on a wonderful two week vacation/honeymoon to Casey Keys, Florida.  We loved being on a beach with hardly anybody else in sight.  It was very peaceful and quiet.  I was able to sit back and relax for a while.  But if you ask my husband by the second week I was getting very antsy and wanting something to do. I am the type of person that always has to be doing something. (I never can sit down and do nothing) 

While we were both in Florida we went to Disney World.  It was my very FIRST time going there.  I was super excited.  I would say that my favorite thing was seeing the castle and riding space mountain! 

I also work another job during the summer and well doing the school year.  I work at Zales the Diamond Store.  I have been working there for almost 5 years now.  I work there doing the school year on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday... and well doing the summer I am there every day.  The only day  I have off is my birthday this month.  SO I am super busy working this summer. (40 hours a week)

I have been working on getting things ready for the upcoming school year too.  I have been creating a lot of new math activities and getting new labels for the classroom ready.  I have had to make a lot of new things for notebooks and binders because I am no longer going to be Ms. Skipper this coming year.  I will be known as Mrs. Craven, so I have to get everything changed to my new name.  

So be sure to head on over to Vicky's blog and link up!! Summer is half way over:(.....and I'm sure you've been up to something!!

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Heather at The Busy Busy Hive has awarded me the following.  Thanks so much Heather!! I am so honored.

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Louanna @ My Kindergarten Kids

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