Cute Butterfly Valentine Box - Just in time!

Hi friends!

Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I was rushing planning my Valentine's box for my classroom. I thought I would share how simple and easy it was to make! I hope my kiddos like it.

Here is the supply list

4 paper plates
1 sharpie marker
tape
1 large bag from target
1 medium bag from target
1 small bag from target
1 pack of 4 circle tags
1 2 liter soda bottle.
Total cost $5.00! Whoot!

It took me about a half hour.

cut your bottle's top off

cut the bag back half and front half

Wrap the bottle with the bag. Use regular tape to secure

cut the handle to make the antena 

take two plates and cut the edges off and use those as your top circles of the butterfly. 

trace the circles on the next bag. Cut them out and tape the bag around them. Easy peasy

take the plate and secure it to the back edge of the bottle with tape. 

Do it for the second circle

cute - right?!

Materials for the second circle

I used a lid from tupper ware. Trace and cut out the circles. Then trace the next bag and cut out those circles. 

Tape them on the back like you did the first set. Be mindful to make it high enough so the bottle 's bottom can still lie flat.

Take two of your tags. Cut off the cord

Tape them on to the bag's handle! 

Adorable and fast! 

Hope you can use this as your rush to put your valentine box together for tomorrow.

Kindergarten and First Grade Sight Word Practice

Hi guys!
I made this simple pack of 10 sight word practice pages for my kiddos in kindergarten, and for first nine weeks review in first grade! My Kinders did it a page a day, and my first graders did it as a booklet for a week and did 2 a day as morning work.

Stop on over at my TPT HERE to get a copy!
First comment will get a copy for free!

Mrs. H.

New Font , a linky- and hoping for more followers!

Hi
I am hoping for more followers, but I don't know how to get them! Any suggestions?

Here is a font a spent a good amount of time working on - it will be free (along with my old lady swag font) to the first poster to comment and post about it in their blog!

If you want my font, it is on my TPT page for free!

Click on the picture 

If you have an idea on how I can get more followers, please let me know!

I am joining Bunting, Books and Bainbridge for a linky party!

Oh it is talking about the worst things you have found in a desk! 

When I was student teaching in third grade I had a student that loved CHEESE. I mean wrote about cheese, signed his name...Andrew loves cheese - it was HILARIOUS! Well, I was there until Christmas. One of the first days of school, he offered me cheese. I don't remember what I said, but the time passed. When I was leaving in December, I was cleaning out my filing crate and taking out things I knew I would use, and tossing things that needed to go - probably the only time I threw things away! hahah shhhhh. Anyway, as I was cleaning guess what I found? A nasty open cheese stick. I had been asking my coteacher what stunk for MONTHS!!!! OMG this child left me the cheese he asked if I wanted and it must have fallen into the bin. YUK YUK YUK> so it wasnt my desk, but it was the desk I had at the time! :)

Link Up!!!

Alyssa

Holiday's Around the World - Freebie - Passport and Journal Pages

Hi
I have been busy working while I am recovering from my back surgery. 

I think I am going to try working on my own clip art for a few projects. I have an ipad, but I think I would draw my things better with paper and pencil and scan them in. 

Anyway,

I created this 20 page journal, passport and passport application for my first graders to use while I am out on medical leave.

 They went to each classroom and learned about the different Christmas traditions. They each had a "stamp" that they put into their foldable passport. The children also used a suitcase to keep all of their projects in. 

I hope you can use this in addition to your Holiday plans. 

Please be a follower and leave a comment! 

Happy Freebie! 
Mrs. H.

Sandy Hook Elementary School

image from:
 http://melonheadzillustrating.blogspot.com/2012/12/all-my-love.html

As a human, teacher, and mother I am so incredibly saddened by the events of yesterday. I sat powerless and speechless watching the events unfold. I am grief stricken for all of the families that lost loved ones. These were just babies, not yet given a chance to see where their creativity and energy would take them. There are no words to express what loss I feel, so I won't try to imagine how those teachers, students, parents, family and friends feel in CT. Their worlds will be changed forever.  I am honored to be a part of a profession that employs educators and heros such as Kaitlin Roig. She is a true picture of bravery. Her heroic actions came at what seemed like second nature. My condolences and deepest sympathie are with them all. I pray for them all to have the strength to manage their pain and heartache.  

Nancy Clancy - Fancy Nancy Super Sleuth Freebie Reading Response Sheet

Hi Friends!
My surgery went well. I have upgraded from a cane with sparkles to a walker! ha - However I am standing up straight so that is a plus.

I wanted to share an activity my kids did with the first chapter book in Fancy Nancy's life.
Our librarian had just gotten a nice new crispy copy at the beginning of the year and asked me and my first grade friends if we would like to read it, and give a report about the book.

O.M.G these turned out ADORABLY!
I had to make a response sheet for them. They kiddos got to use Nancy's fancy words, and we did a word of the day with it, so the kiddos used the words thief, heist, robber, sleuth in everyday translation. It was such a hit!

Her favorite part was when Jojo wore the flippers around the house! haha

This little love used the word "suspect" in her writing saying her favorite part was when the suspect was caught with the marble. Adorable. She is one of my strugglers - but did so well!

The librarian surprised my kiddos by putting their responses on the bulletin board at the entrance of the library for everyone to see! I would have put boa's and such around it with a fancy heading, but I don't think she expected us to do such a fantastic job! :)

You can pick up your FREE copy of the response sheet at my TPT Store

Until next time,
Mrs. H.

What Did They Say Wednesday

Hi Yall!
Surgery went well, but I am in a crazy amount of pain. They say I will be walking tonight! It is 11pm, we will see... sheesh.

I am joining up on the What did they say linky party!
I am in my room recovering from surgery, and I was thinking about what my kids have all said, and one needs a picture attached, so I will do that one next week, but this one was HILARIOUS!

Mind you, I teach first grade so to hear this in first grade, AND from a girl, I almost peed my pants.

So I have a bathroom in my classroom. I have the kids trained that they take a wipe, and they wipe the seat, lift the seat, and wipe that (boys and girls!) and then wipe the floor. No matter if they sprinkle or not. My bathroom is always gleaming clean. Everyone comes to use my bathroom because they know it is clean!

So anyway, I had  little boy go in and apparently had to go numero dos. He was in there quite some time, and a little peanut of a girl went in right after.

She came immediately out, and tapped him on the shoulder while tapping her foot and shouted
 "Hey Where is your courtesy flush man?!"

My mouth dropped over and I almost spit out my drink I laughed so stinking hard!!

She is too much!

Be sure to Link up! :)