"Sparky" Classroom Helpers |
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sparky Classroom Helpers
Reading Trackers
~Various Reading Trackers~ |
I L.O.V.E. using different tools to help students track while they are reading. I have scary halloween fingers, magic fairy wands, blue "EZC Reader Strips", drink stirrers, and whatever else I can get my hands on.
~Various Reading Trackers~ |
This year, I found some new things to use! I ordered the "We're #1" fingers from Oriental Trading. I think the kids are going to go ga-ga over these! I should have ordered more than one set! The crazy straws are from the dollar store. The sticks on the right I made myself!
~DIY - Reading Trackers~ |
I was walking through the store looking for new trackers, when I saw drink stirrers. I was going to buy them, but when I took a good look at them, I realized I could make some of my own for a lot less money! I bought bamboo skewers, snipped the sharp end off, and cut them in half. I used spray paint from the garage to paint the shortened skewers. Then I pulled out my bead collection and decided on the wooden beads. Unfortunately, these took a little longer to make than anticipated because not all the bead holes were big enough. Out came the jewelry making tools and I was able to enlarge the holes. The beads are tight enough, that I didn't even have to use any glue! I think if I can make an entire class set, I will be able to use them for writing in the air as well!
Book Box Bags? YUP!
~Book "Boxes"~ |
Larger Word Work Bottles
~Large "Letter Find" Containers~ |
~Filled with different types of letters~ |
Monday, July 30, 2012
Look Book and Reminder Binder ~ Toucan Style!
~Look Book and Reminder Binder Toucan Theme~ |
For the trademark information on this program by Patricia Wolf, click here.
Look Book and Reminder Binder
~Sparky Look Book and Reminder Binder Forms~ |
For the trademark information on this program by Patricia Wolf, click here.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
PROBLEMS!
Being proud, I went to show my mom this blog, but realized with her that most of my worksheet links aren't working. The place I stored them was asking her to log-in. SO.... I decided to add them as freebies on TeachersPayTeachers. However, they are still working on the site and I can't get it to work! I will continue to fix the problem, so pin it, bookmark it, whatever you need to do and I promise it will get fixed!
CAFE meets CRAFT
~Cafe or Craft Headers and Topics~ |
Yikes!
After hours of toiling over GIMP... I think I have the background and title I want for my page! YIKES!!
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Word Work Test Tubes
I had these fabulous test tubes that use to hold cookie sprinkles. I gathered up my letter beads, embellishments, etc. and purchased a few more. Then I found craft plastic filler beads (used to fill bean bags and dolls) to cover up some of the letters inside the container. I call them "Letter Finders". The kiddos will shake them up, look for letters, then create words. They can create words based only on what they see or they can create the words using the sound focus of the week. They are small and will store easily with the Word Work centers/games.
I also plan on getting some clear plastic bead storage containers to create some more. I thought about petri dishes, but I am not sure they are deep enough. Small, portable, and cheap is the way I like it!
~Letter Find Printables~ |
Birthday Balloons
So I have seen quite a few different sites now with pixie stick birthday balloons. I really liked the ones at "Teaching in Flip Flops". I thought it would be a great idea to create some of my own. I had problems finding the giant pixie sticks, so at the dollar store, I bought 2 packs of the regular sticks. I used my Sissix machine to cut out birthday balloon shapes, created some labels, constructed the balloons into 'pockets', tied some ribbon and I have some very cute balloons too! I decided to use 2 together since the pixie sticks were small.
I also added a tag that tells them to have lunch with me. I took it a step further and made single balloons (without labels or ribbon) and will keep them ready for the birthday cuties that stop by on their rounds with treats.
~Happy Birthday! Labels~ |
Beautiful Yardstick Storage
I have finally finished a few of my many back to school projects! I had decided last year that I needed a better way to store my yardsticks and decided I needed an umbrella stand. Upon seeing the OUTRAGEOUS prices for a new stand from even the "cheap" stores, I was on a mission to find one at the antique mall. This summer, I found it for $10! Add a little spray paint that was in the garage and VOILA! Beautiful storage for my room!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Techy Pro!
I am feeling extremely techie! I have built and added my own background, rewritten HTML with help from various resources, started with Pinterest, created badges for all my sites... Phew! I feel like a pro! Now, if I could only update and finish the things in my real life so that I feel like I accomplished as much as I do virtually! I am working on some great ideas for the new school year and will be posting them as soon as they are ready!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
FINALLY... I'm here!
I finally have an official blog to share my teacher resources! I have always enjoyed creating things in the name of education and have not jumped on the techy bandwagon yet! I started sharing and selling on TpT this summer as well as designing my own background for this blog! Can we say overachiever? Maybe, but wait until you find something you like that I share! Hopefully, I can keep up with my postings and ideas...
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