Teacher Free For All

Teacher Free for All!

During our calendar time, I have the kids write the numeral down, as well as having the number words.

I printed these out on card stock and then used my corner rounder to make the corners round :)


Get your set HERE!

Three For Thursday

Three for Thursday over at

Pick my favorite font... I can't pick just one! Any of the DJ Inkers will work for me!

My favorite teacher blog...

I follow 199. I can't pick a favorite one from all of those. I am biased because I have helped several people start their blogs, so those are out lol 

You can find Erica's awesome blog filled with so many great ideas!

My favorite online resource could be:

I love the newsletters that arrive weekly.  Even if I didn't have a subscription, there is still a TON of stuff there for free.

Here is my tip for Pinterest- after I made something that I found on Pinterest, I go back and make a comment with the date I made it.  :)

Teacher Talk Tuesday

I'm a Hopper, You're a Hopper 

Wouldn't you like to be a Hopper to?

I'm a Hopper is having a Teacher Week, so I thought that I would hop along!

Today is all about advice.  

Ask questions from someone you trust.

Share your ideas- if you are just starting out, you will most likely have found some brand new materials and blogs to share with your co-teachers.

At one point in time, everyone was a brand new teacher just like you.

If you believe in it, so will the students.

If you are doing D5 or Cafe, please remember to build the stamina and make the anchor charts WITH the children.  I am all about the "cute" factor, but it is more meaningful for the kids.  If the students don't make them with you, they are useless. I have seen this first hand at my school. I went into another classroom and referred to the teacher's anchor chart and the kids just gave me a blank stare and said that they didn't make the chart.  (Yes I asked them.)

Although I do print off my cutesy anchor charts, I put them in my D5 binder to remind me on what should be on the chart.  If you are still needing it to look cutesy, you could create it on your computer and use a projector and create it together.

Blog Hop 2010

I was on the search for new Word Work ideas and came across tons of ideas.  The one that I chose was using my old Vitamin Water bottle caps to make a new center for the students.  We give the students five new words each week. I write vowels in red and consonants in blue. When my students are done making their words, I have them take a photo of their work.

Now on to my blog hop.  I asked several people to come hop along with me.  Check out all of their wonderful recycled items that they use in there classrooms.

Luanne http://putyourwholeselfin.blogspot.com/

www.whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com

Kathleen at http://growingkinders.blogspot.com/

http://seedsofnoledge.blogspot.com/