Kinder Craze - Contest!

Hi everyone! Here's an opportunity to win a $25.00 Target gift card from: http://kindercraze.blogspot.com/2012/06/300-followers-time-for-giveaway.html

Just go to her site and follow the instructions. It's a generous offer! Also, if you haven't been to her blog, it's amazing! :-)

~ Lisa

A New Giveaway!

Here's a great offer from: http://kinderkraziness.blogspot.com/ in honor of her 1st year anniversary of blogging. Go to her site and get all the details! I'm so glad she is offering this because now I am following new blogs. Have fun!

~ Lisa

Pete the Cat Giveaway Contest

Heather's Heart is having a Pete the Cat Giveaway contest. See all the details on her blog! Good luck!http://heathersfirstgradeheart.blogspot.com
~ Lisa

Pinterest Inspired Clipboards

I decorated 2 clipboards with scrapbook paper using Mod Podge, stickers, and ribbons. I made them to go along with my school's Beach/Ocean theme next year. If you try it, I recommend making sure the paper is smoothed out really well. I ended up with a few bubbles on the Ocean clipboard. But, it was still fun and I am getting more used to working with Mod Podge. Let me know if you've created anything for your classroom. I would love to know! I'm going to decorate some composition notebooks in the near future (for gifts). ~ Lisa

Pinterest is Addicting!

I love Pinterest! Since school is out, I've been spending more time browsing & pinning! I pinned the following from Donor's Choose. It's so funny! I've already created one thing I found on Pinterest. It's a decorated clipboard. I used scrapbook paper & Mod Podge! Pinterest has inspired me to get crafty! Does anyone else get motivated from reading pins?

This is from: somecards.com

Kindergarten Graduation

Our school has a traditional graduation ceremony for kindergarten students in our high school gym. They always look so cute! This year I found a great idea from: http://eberhartsexplorers.blogspot.com/2012/05/graduation-kinders.html Each child made a self portrait out of paper plates, crayons, and construction paper. All 3 kindergarten classes participated. The portraits were displayed on bulletin boards in the high school hallway for all the families and friends to see. The kiddos were so proud of them! Also, a friend of mine gave me the suggestion to take a picture of each child holding his/her portraits. They were so adorable! This is one activity that I will repeat next year! Here's one picture with the names of the children distorted. I was amazed at how some portraits looked exactly like the children!

School's Out!

This past school year went by so fast! Our last day was May 18th and I am enjoying my break. Of course, I am already thinking about next year. The main thing I need to concentrate on is incorporating lessons to the Common Core Standards. I also have a goal of making emergency sub plans and making more "Daily 5" centers. Pinterest is something I am becoming addicted to! I have found so many good ideas from room organization to lesson plans!
Our school's theme for next year is Beach/Ocean. I'm going to decorate my room by using a Tropical Beach theme. I've found lots of cute things from the Dollar Tree already. There are also a lot of ideas on the Internet and blogs. Here are a few things I've purchased already. I welcome any ideas from bloggers! Thanks!