Top Three of 2011

Hi All!

I am linking up with Fern from Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas. She is having a linky party about our Top 3 posts for the year. My stats are sad compared to everyone else.

#1 Bulletin Board Ideas Linky Party- Showcase your best!- 108 Pageviews.

#2 Daily 5 - 43 Pageviews.

#3 Lesson Plan Template- 40 Pageviews.

 Make sure to link up with Fern! 

 

Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas!

 

 

Thinking Maps

Hi All! I know it's been a couple of months since my last post. This pregnancy has been very DRAINING! Unfortunately,  I have no pictures to share of the crafts my students made this year. Instead, I will be sharing pictures of some of the thinking maps my colleagues and I have created.

Here is a bubble map we made after reading a decodable reader about the US Flag. 

Here is a bubble map we made for Rose Robot. It is one of our main selection stories for Treasures.

This one goes with a main selection for Treasures.

We've made a few Bridge Maps to find rhyming words from our weekly spelling list. 

Every week we also make a Tree Map to sort our words.

We've also made brace maps to show the parts in compound words as well as contractions. 

We have also made circle maps to make lists of words that contain the sound of the week.

School Bag Linky Party!

I had to link up with Abby from The Inspired Apple and her linky party about teacher bags! Here is the bag I am currently using. I know...It's not as cute as the other teacher bags, but it works for now. I have to confess that I stole it from my daughter.

 Here are some of the things inside:

What's in your bag?

Are you pinning?

Michelle's Math in the Middle is hosting a linky party so you can follow people that interest you.  

This is a quick and easy link-up.  All you need is:

1. A teacher blog, where you will write a quick little post telling your readers about this Linky Party ~ Then go link it HERE
2. A Pinterest account
3. The Follow Me on Pinterest Button displayed on your blog

HAPPY PINNING!

And I'm Back!

At least I hope! I have not blogged in over a month. I have been on break from school for 2 1/2 weeks. I am not doing much but cleaning, planning, and spending lots of time with my little one. I am also EXPECTING! I am 4 months pregnant so that is the main reason for me not posting anything lately. I have been extremely tired, nauseous, and HUNGRY! Not a great combination. I have been reading other blogs and have gotten some great ideas that I plan to use at the end of this month.

Two day iPad training!

Today I start my two day iPad training. Can't wait to receive the 5 I won!

Pictures...Finally!

So the first few weeks have been busy and exhausting! I am finally getting a chance to post some pictures.

So here is a picture of my Kissing Hand board.

 This will be my board for my student of the week.

 This is an activity my grade level does to talk about rules. We make this project after reading David Goes to School and creating our classroom rules.

 We write some of our rules inside the school house.

 Here is on of the Thinking Maps we've introduced. We used a circle map to make a list of things they can do.

 This is my "explorer" board. I've displayed The Three Little Pigs activity. We describe each house.

 Here is the inside.

 Here is the close up of the front of the activity. They had to draw the straw house, sticks house and bricks house.