Well last week was crazy and I am so behind. Behind on Guiding Readers book study, Daily 5 Book Study, and now CAFE book study. I plan on catching up today between doctors appointments and other things, so today will be a multiple blog day (sorry).
I finally got the craft projects I wanted to get done on Thursday. My brain just wasn't in school last week, and it was probably due to all the divorce stuff I was handling (that's okay because I was ready for it to be done with).
Here is all what I completed thursday night while watching TV, and procrastinating on house work.
#1 - No Name Board -
There have been so many out there, so I can't tell you exactly where I got my inspiration, maybe a little from all. I kept mine simple. (sorry its the wrong direction)
# 2 - Table Tubs and Buckets
I got the tubs from the dollar store and the buckets from the dollar spot at Target. If you go looking for these and can't find the orange one, it is because I spray painted a silver one orange. The silver one (s - don't forget I painted one orange) had a chalkboard spot on them to write and I just put my labels over them. I created the labels on my computer and then went Modge Podge crazy (well at least for me).
I plan on the tubs holding community crayons, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, and maybe markers. As for the buckets, I am thinking one at each table each day for them to put their trash in and then empty at the end of class, just maybe this week keep little papers off the floor.
#3 - Where are you board -
Again I know I have seen this in circle format somewhere on our Monday Made It's, but I am not sure who started it. I got the two rectangular trays from Dollar store and took some spray paint to them. The magnets are the clear class rocks from Michaels in the flower section with Modge Podged numbers that I created off my computer and magnets glued on.
#5 - Tuesday at my Mary Kay Meeting we had a party and I was responsible for the fruit salad. Loved my fruit bowl and had to share.
# 6- I need your help here. At my big stitch weekend a couple of weeks ago, the ladies gave us these medal siding things. They weren't a big hit, but I knew I should be able to use them in my classroom somehow. I ended up getting mine plus the 4 others from the people at my table (like I said, they weren't a hit). I spray painted them to match my buckets as a start (I know I am missing yellow, didn't have yellow spray paint at the time). I'm not sure what to do with them? I have thought of stacking them to show class volume, putting them on my table for the kids to request bathroom, etc, or maybe one on my table to show busy or free for when I am in small groups. I would love to have your ideas. Here is a picture so you know what I am talking about.
Hope you all have a Marvelous Monday and Don't forget to Link Up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for all of this weeks Monday Made Its.
Yay for another where I'm going board! I made the circle one a few weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteEmily
I Love My Classroom
great idea for the crayon organization!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Layla
Fancy Free in Fourth
I know you made a beautiful red tray for your number magnets but what about using the small metal plates? If you attach (some how) each plate to the corresponding table when the kids come in each morning they move their number from the red tray to the small plate at their table. Then if they leave the room for any reason they move their number to where they are going - green tray for the items listed and red tray if they are going home early. Someone can have the job of putting all the numbers back on the big red tray at the end of the day. Or you can use it for centers - kids names/numbers can be put up on each one to say what center they are in... Someone once posted something regarding the different writing stages maybe you can use them for that? (Let me know if you need/want me to look into this more, send me an email sgies328@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteHope these help... can't wait to see what you come up with!
Stephanie
MaMa Goose’s Kindergarten