Sunday, September 30, 2012

Apple Time!

The apples unit is finally finished!!

Get it HERE!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

I'm having a SALE!

Hi, everyone!

I am having a sale on my TpT store!

20% off EVERYTHING!!!

Ends Sunday!

TGIAFF! (Thank Goodness It's A Fake Friday!)... we have professional development tomorrow!

Friday, September 14, 2012

Number Dot Patterns

Made some fun number dot pattern cards!

I was looking for some and couldn't find any on TpT, so I decided to make my own!

They're pretty cute if I do say so myself!

Help yourself! They're free!

Click HERE to get them!


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Coming Soon... APPLES!

Just thinking about fall and started created my new APPLES unit!

Here's a little sneak peek!




More to come soon!

I Need a Plan

Well, I have plans... I just need to stick to them.


Here's me: "I'm exhausted and feel weird... I'm going to just eat dinner and go to bed early."
Here's what really happens: "I need to cook myself dinner (it's going to take way longer than expected), then put away the clean dishes, then wash the dirty dishes, oh! My favorite TV shows are on tonight! I'll just watch one because I can't stand not knowing what happened..." In bed at 10:30 watching all new TV shows NOT asleep.


My gosh. I think I have ZERO self-control.


"I need to cut back on snacking." - the angel on my shoulder
"PSH! Yeah right! Om nom nom nom!" - the devil on my shoulder that seems to always win arguments with the angel.

"I need to go to bed early." - angel
"I need to watch 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' until I feel like vomiting!" - devil

"I need to start working out in the gym more. Walking my dog doesn't count." - angel
"What the heck? I'm exercising all day! And walking my dog DEFINITELY counts! Just sit on the couch and enjoy more 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'!" - devil



Dang you, devil on my shoulder!


I'm going to work on letting my angel side win more.


Starting tonight.

Get home. Feed dog. Water dog. Walk dog. Potty dog. Feed self. Water self. Clean self. Asleep self.

That's my plan. Too bad no one reads this to check to see if I actually followed my plan tomorrow!


Maybe I'll even have time to make something new and post it on TpT and here?!


Monday, September 10, 2012

Today's Funny, Cute Little Kid Stories

Every now and then you just need to share your sweet silly stories!

One of my little kinderbabies said this to me: "I like your lips. I broke my lips. My lips are dead."

Haha! How... Sad...?

First grade care-giver role reversal: my shirt today had buttons down the back. Apparently one had come undone and one of my firsties said "Want me to fix your button for you?" I was a little startled that a 6-year-old noticed my button was undone (don't worry, I had a shirt underneath, too) so I said "Uuuh, sure.". She did my button very easily then patted my back where the button was. I said "Thank you, sweetheart." and she said "You're welcome!" and sat back down.

Wow.

I had these firsties last year as kindergartners. I knew it would be cool to see them grow, but I'm used to fixing THEIR buttons. Patting THEIR backs. And now, for some, it's come full circle already.

Wow. I love these sweet little children and I feel like they are my own.

I have the best "job" ever.

It's not a job when you love what you do. It's a hobby you're paid for.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Community Helpers Book

Here's my newest Community Helpers product! A fun, black & white, easy-read book!



You can get it in my TpT store HERE


Enjoy!

Monday, September 3, 2012

First Day With Photos!

Here are some of the things we did on the first day of school!

I took these pictures with my phone, and the uploader didn't do them in order, so it's all out of sorts... my day was NOT that crazy!

This is the end coloring page of our "Pete the Cat Rockin in My School Shoes" school tour. I found it on TpT... I'm trying to find a link to it, but I'm having trouble finding it again... It was PRECIOUS!

This is the finished product (see beginning product at the END of the post... darn uploader mixing it all up!) of our "Kissing Hand" project! Last year, all the kids LOVED this book and thought it was so sweet, this year, the majority thought it was gross and went like this "eeeeeeewwwwww!". Whatever.

Here's a funny little story, though. So, this one boy in my class either really liked or didn't like me painting his hand. With each stroke of the paintbrush on his hand, he said "whoa". So it sounded like this "whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa". It was cracking me up because he was very serious - he wasn't doing it to be funny. He did the same thing as I was wiping off his hand with a baby wipe...."whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa".

Ahhhh, kids! They are so hilarious!

This is the "First Day of Kindergarten certificate" from my TpT store that we colored at the end of the day.

This is my "First Day of Kindergarten book" from my TpT store!

These are the "Welcome to Kindergarten" coloring pages I found online somewhere... CUTE! They did this and played with math manipulatives first thing when they got there in the morning.

I found this crayon coloring worksheet online somewhere. This was VERY interesting. I only have 10 crayons in the tub on each table, so they all had to share. My thinking behind doing this activity on the first day of school (which was a little bold) was that I could see who could a) follow directions b) share c) know their colors d) copy what I was doing on the board. I feel like I learned a lot by doing this one activity. I could see who didn't really know their numbers and who couldn't look at what I was doing and copy the same thing. I could tell who wasn't so great at sharing... I could tell who was doing it on their own without me.

I think I will do this sheet a few times throughout the year... another time within the next couple weeks to assess sharing and copying, and in December to see if they can do it on their own.

We decided to assess how we write our names on the first day of school. Some could already write their name, many could not... the ones who couldn't WOULDN'T even try, so I had to "help" them by holding onto their hand and basically writing it myself... you'll notice many of the names appear to be in the same handwriting... it's mine. :)

And this is how the "Kissing Hand" project looked prior to handprints and hearts.

I'll add more later... time to get ready for tomorrow!

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Community Helpers Galore!

Hello! Time for a new product post!

I am still working on some more community helpers activities to bundle all together in a big unit, but for now, they are all going up individually.

First, is my community helpers coloring pages! Each page has a picture of a community helper and a brief description of what they do.


There are 8 pages of community helper coloring pages. To get it, click HERE


AND I just finished the Community Helpers Matching Card Game! Your students can color the cards, and match the community helpers to their vehicles or tools.


To get the matching cards, click HERE


Okay, back to having fun on the weekend!