Target Giveaway for 1 year Blogiversary!

It's my ONE Year Blogiversary and I reached 100 followers too! So to celebrate I thought I would raffle 2 $10 gifts cards to my favorite place...TARGET! I appreciate all the nice comments and collaboration that the blogging community offers. To enter, use the Rafflecopter below! Raffle ends next Sunday. 

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Behavior Cards

One of my colleagues asked me to create behavior cards for her class. It's a great way to keep track of homework or behavior when students need immediate feedback. Click on the picture to download. 

IEP at a Glance

If you ever had to read an IEP (Individual Education Plan), you know it can be hard to keep track of services or important information. I was (okay AM) having a hard time keeping track of my students IEP services, so in order to clear my head and for anyone else coming into my classroom (i.e. substitute teacher), I created an IEP at a Glance. It basically outlines the immediate information that I or a substitute teacher needs to know. Click on the picture to download. I hope you find it useful, if you have any suggestions, I would appreciate it. Happy teachings!

Drive-In Movie Experience

Remember the good old times, when people drove their cars to watch a movie out in a large lot? To celebrate the end of the year with the Kindergartens (along with other students who completed the Math Challenges), the students were invited to a Drive-In Movie Experience. They decorated their own boxes and some were pretty darn cool, some cool cars had working headlights, car seats, seat belts, and car doors; it was a great way to bring families together for a student project. The students loved watching the movie (Phantom Tollbooth - which also had a boxcar and deals with math and words) and enjoyed popcorn and juice.  The best part was that each student had their own space and the popcorn was contain inside their cars.

 I highly recommend you have your own drive-in experience!

Target is a Dangerous Place for Teachers!

Hi, Im a teacher..and I may be what some people call "a teacher hoarder."  I can't help it! I went in to buy travel sized bottles and came out with 3 bags full of teaching supplies. I made a point of walking with my eyes focused straight ahead (knowing that the Dollar Section is the first thing I would see), but out of the corner of my eye...I SAW IT! DR. SEUSS is back!!! and just my luck, they also had containers galore! I quickly grabbed a basket cart, to stock up for Read Across America for March 2013. 

Okay, I also found these cuties...wonder what I should do with them..

Target is a dangerous place for teachers.

Coolest Teacher Gift

One of my parents surprised me with the CUTEST flowers ever! She knows how much I love animals, so when I saw this dog bouquet, I nearly flipped! How cute is this?! Of course, I wanted to look to see how it was made so I can recreate this gift for others.

Looks pretty easy:
1. Cut flowers into different lengths (longer for tail and head, medium for body, and short for legs).
2. Place them strategically into foam (which is hidden by a basket, some sticks should and can be placed at angles) to create the dog.
3. Cover flower stems with leaves.
4. Glue goggle eyes, pom pom nose, bent pipe cleaner for mouth/tongue, and for a girlie dog little gems in the ears!
5. Optional: Place candy or other goodies around the dog.

OWL Gift Tags

I couldn't resist making these goody bags for my kids. The little owl candy bars are Hersey's Mini Assorted Chocolate bars wrapped up. The template for the Hersey Bars was made by Lisa Storms and says "Owl miss you" on the front, and "Have a great summer!" on the back. (I found her blog via Pinterest). You can give your students one Hersey's Owl Bar or put them in a snack bag with the topper. The topper can be found here. Hope you like it!