Does anyone else do this??

I don't know about you, but I HATE desk tags on my tables/desks!

I mean, I think that they are super cute & very useful but, they ALWAYS end up looking ICKY & GROSS!! 

 I have tried everything to make them work & to stay put...laminating them, desk sleeves, wide packing tape to attach them...but those picky little kinder fingers always get them up & yucky looking...

Well, to combat this little problem here is what I do.

Yep, I write right on the tables!

I bust out my thick black Sharpie & I go to town.

When I need to change my groups I grab this guy & give the names 1 quick squirt.

Here's what it looks like after about 30 seconds. 

Then I just wipe it away with a dry rag & PRESTO...names are all gone! 

Now I am all ready to make new groups! See?

Can you see that I am able to differentiate a little, too. 

I  would NOT recommend using any of the colored Sharpies. They don't come off nearly as easily as the plain old black ones for some reason.

So, that is my helpful hint for the day! :)

Gearing up for V-Day!!

I don't know about your class, but mine is SUPER excited to celebrate Valentine's Day tomorrow! 

We are so CUH-RAZY that I had to do some activities to keep those hands busy & those mouths down to a low roar!!

Nothing does that better than PAINT! 

Here are a couple of our Love-ly masterpieces...

 

 My class absolutely LOVES to paint (whose doesn't) so I set them free to create their own Valentine inspired art.

 It's always fun to see what they create during their free art time.

Then, we got busy making our bags! These little guys turned out so cute. They thought it was funny that I set them up on our steps. They thought it looked like they were having their class picture made! Ha! 

I make these every year & they always turn out awesome! 

I am planning on going to bed early tonight to get lots of rest. I know they will be all a-buzz when I see them first thing in the morning!!

Have a Happy Valentine's Day!!

Some Pinteresting Stuff...

Hi Everybody!! 

In an effort to try to stay a little ahead of the game, I have been looking for some cute little craftivities to do with my littles for President's Day. Here are a few cute things that I found on Pinterest that looked like they would be relatively easy to prepare...

How cute is Lincoln's cabin? I love the penny attached to make it look like Lincoln is looking out of the window! :)

My kiddos will love this Lincoln mask! How easy is this one!?!?

We can't forget Washington. This one looks like a little more work, but has the potential to be totally cute! 

Of course, we will make a President Obama! I am so glad that TLC lessons had this one as a freebie!!!

If you want to see more details about the projects you can click on each one & it will take you to the original link! 

I am almost finished with my President's Day & St. Patrick's Day Literacy Units. I know I'm a little behind...I'll try harder! 

Have a super Sunday ya'll!!

You know you wanna comment...go ahead...do it! :)

100th Day

This is going to be a lame little post! 

I had tons of pictures from our super cute 100th day activities...

then, my 2 year old got hold of my phone...

and....

well...

the rest is history! 

He deleted most of my pics save just a few, which I will show you now...Boo! 

How does a 2 year old even know how to do stuff like that??? 

Well, lesson learned. 

No more phone for Tate!

Here are the few fun pics from my class...sad!

Here are our cute bubblegum machines! This one was a huge hit. 

I had 10 bingo daubers & they had to use each one to make 10 gumballs. 

The front of the gumball machine says, "_____ had a ball on the 100th Day!"

(Can you see our hat in the bottom left corner? Yea, that's the only shot we have of a complete one *sigh*)

Here is a hat in the making. They had to stamp 10 stamps on each strip & attach the "100 Days Smarter" sign. 

Another hit! 

See pic above for a glimpse of the finished hat.

 *double sigh*

This is one of MY favorites 

(they liked it too, it just didn't rank as high as the hats or gumballs). 

They added our 100th day poem to their poetry notebooks, decorated a fancy 100, & drew in 100 balloons! 

This one was still working when I snapped the pic.

Well, sadly, that is all that I can show you...boo hoo!

I hope that everyone had a Happy 100th Day!!

So Thankful!! How About a Gift???

I just wanted to thank everyone for the thoughtful, kind, sweet feedback that you left for me yesterday on TpT. I am truly astonished that my creations are helping far more students than my own! 

Thank you so much for downloading & using my products! :)

With that being said, I wanted to give you a little gift that I whipped up to use in my classroom & thought that you may enjoy!!

I hope that you like it & can use it in your classroom!

Please feel free to pin it! 

I truly appreciate all the pins!!

Thank you again for all of your kindness!!

Super Sunday & a Couple of Freebies!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone!!

I am planning on tuning in tonight for the commercials! Ha!

I don't really care about the game...if it's not the Panthers or the Cowboys playing, I don't really have much interest. 

I hope that everyone is taking advantage of the awesome sale going on at TpT today! Most stores are on sale for 20% off & you get another 10% if you use the code SUPER at checkout! 

That's a great deal ya'll! My shopping cart is quickly filling up!!

Here are some of my latest goodies in case you are interested...
They are definitely included in the sale today!! :)

Go check them out...there is a freebie from the unit in the previews!

Please consider pinning them while you are picking up the freebies!

Thank you so much sweet friends!!

Happy Shopping Everyone!!

Currently & A Sale

Welcome to February!

It is one of my favorite months to teach because there is sooooo much fun stuff to learn about in February! Yay!!

I am linking up with Farley for this months Currently.

Here it is...

 Pet Peeve~ It REALLY gets my goat that I cannot figure out how to load cute fonts onto Powerpoint 2010! I am just sick about it! I have researched all over the internet to figure out why I can't do it, but have come up empty!! Ugh!! Sooo, if you know the trick, PLEASE pass it on to me!! 

Anyway~ I also don't care for the nose pickers...but then, who does? :)

Okay, I am joining in on the TPT sale for Super Bowl weekend. I know that I have been filling my cart with goodies just waiting for a sale to come along! Fill yours up too! Don't forget to enter the promo code: SUPER when you check out!

Happy Shopping!