Measurement

This week's chapter of Debbie Diller's book is all about Measurement.

Here are a bunch of non-standard sheets that are perfect for this:

Balloons- circus theme

Knights and Dragons for your fairy tales units

Doggy Bones- pets theme

Goldfish- ocean, sea, or pets units

Flags- perfect for flag day or 4th of July

Frogs- my favorite!

Fire Bears- perfect for Fire Safety

Candy- perfect for oh anytime you aren't hungry or after Easter or Halloween

Gingerbread and Gumdrops for your gingerbread units

Beakers- when you are feeling scientific

Frog Hops- my second favorite!

Fireworks- use around the 4th of July, Canada day, Chinese New Year, or to ring in the new year.

Bolts- great for construction theme

Dust Bunnies- either around spring, Easter, or Mother's day (for the help she needs!)

Bunny Rabbits- would fit in a spring unit

School Bus- great for the beginning of the school year

Clouds- for your weather unit

Carrots- delicious for a spring unit

Carrot tops- another good one for a spring unit

Film- for the movie star in all of us!

Band-aids- for an all about me unit

Cannonballs- would totally fit in the pirate theme

Baby Chicks and Ducks for your oviparous unit

Cupid's Arrow- use near valentine's day

Dice- works well around the 50th day of school for the 50's era

Elephants double and Elephants work well for a zoo unit or circus unit

Space Shuttle Launch

On Friday during summer school, I along with my 5th and 6th graders watched the last shuttle launch.  Thanks to http://www.survivingateacherssalary.com/ for showing me the wonderful link.  I had no idea that it was the day for the launch.  Facebook isn't always bad :)

Here was the count down clock:

 Here is the launch as it was happening.

I told my students that some day someone was going to ask them where they were when the last shuttle launched.  I am glad that we were apart of history.  Can you guess what our writing topic will be on Monday? :)

Ocean Swimming

During our ocean unit, we used this chart. The other R wrote it. 

 I think know she loves making charts lol

The chart is actually a song Alloutte 

 There were these cards:

 Then I hung them on the chart with a paper clip.

When we finished with the ocean creatures, we picked the children's names :)

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10 Things about me

10. I love the color purple!  From where I am sitting now here are the things that I can see that are purple:
 my iPhone case, towels, pens, paperclips, a blanket. scrapbooks, wedding flowers, Wii remote covers walls,  lantern light... lol

9. I collect frogs. Frog figures, frog socks, picture frames, stuffed animals, blanket, pens, pencils, and my pensive. I even have a frog bride and groom. Well again, this is what I can see lol

8. I love to sing.  I sing everything.  I sing in the classroom and at church for weddings and funerals.

7. I collect pens and pencils lol

6. I love to take photos and scrapbook.  I need a new camera- any suggestions???

5. I really like doing crafts.


4. I love to cook and bake, just like my gramma. She will be 91 this August! We have dinner with her almost every Wednesday.  It is my photo of the day! See #6

3. I love my Black Lab CJ. CJ stands for Caroline Jennifer.  CJ believes that our pool is hers and hers alone!

2. Tank the biggest 140 pound baby.  He is a Rottweiler. I know there are people that are afraid of them, but he is just big and scary looking. :)

1. I love teaching and can't see myself doing anything else :)

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