Reward Cards...

Reward Cards for my 4th Graders!!!

I saw these rewards on various teacher blogs, and also from Mel D's blog and store, called Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations.

I love the little sea creature clip art.  I think my 4th graders will love to buy these in our classroom store as prizes.  It will also help me with not having to buy a lot of prizes to replenish our store.  =)

 

I also found this cute little pencil pouch that is in the shape of a pencil.  He is so adorable!!!  =)  I put special pens, highlighters, pencils, erasers, etc... inside, and I am using it for the Reward where students get to use the teacher's special supplies.  

 

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Substitute Teacher Binder

Wow, it is getting close to school beginning, and I feel like I have so much to do!  I really need to make a new list and prioritize some of my to do's.  :)  

Anyway, I am linking up again with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics, for today's Monday Made It.  

First on my list today was to cut out all of the things I laminated over the weekend at Lakeshore teaching store.  Abby, our Ragdoll cat, loved the Lakeshore bag.  =) 

My "Monday Made It" is my new Substitute Teacher Binder.  I love how cute the pages turned out!  :)  Once I get all of my new information for the school year put inside it, it will be very helpful for any substitute that I might have this next year.

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Fabulous Teacher Toolbox!

I LOVE my Teacher Toolbox! =)

I just finished taping in my last label for my cute Teacher Toolbox.  I was inspired by all of the toolboxes I saw on so many blogs, so I bought mine from Lowes.

I primed it, spray painted it white, glued on a cute ribbon, and made my beachy labels.  I can't wait to set it up in my classroom and fill the drawers.  
 
I am loving my summer vacation, blogging, and getting so many fabulous ideas to use for this fast approaching school year.  

Now I am off to go read some more from my Guided Math book by Laney Sammons.  =)  If you have any advice or ideas on how you implement the strategies in your classroom, feel free to leave me a comment.

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Birthday Balloons...

Happy Birthday Straw Balloons!!!

 
Well, after seeing so many Birthday Balloons on all of the teacher blogs I adore, I finished making a class set for my 4th graders.  

I decorated a plastic container with ribbon, a sign, and tissue paper to help my balloons stand up like a floral arrangement.  I think they are so sweet, and I can't wait for my students to pick them out when it is their birthday.  

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"Tap Lights" Math Games

I have finished a few things today, but my huge project was my Tap Light Math Binder.  I love being able to link up with Tara's "Monday Made It," at 4th Grade Frolics.  I always get so many wonderful ideas from amazing teachers across the country.  :)
 
          Cute Tap Lights...
I bought the Tap Light Math Bundle from Michelle's TPT store.  It is so cute!  Thanks Michelle for such an adorable idea.  

Here is how I put it all together for my Math Center baskets: 

 
I put all of my Tap Light pages on cute card stock, and tied them together in a bundle for each specific game.  I put the cards on scrapbook paper, and I just finished laminating them.  I bought rings to put the cards on, so they are kept all together. 

My 4th graders will love playing this game, especially with the moon shaped Tap Lights I bought from the Dollar Tree.  

So much fun, and very cute!  Have fun checking out the Tap Lights on Michelle's TPT store or her blog: No Monkey Business.  

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"Compliment Clips"

Sweet Compliment Clips...

I found this idea from Colleen on her blog called, Totally Terrific in Texas.

I used to write the word Compliments on my white board, and add a tally mark each time our class received a compliment from other staff, teachers, principal, etc...  Once they earned 10 tally marks, I would take them outside and play a fun game. 
 
I love the bucket I decorated so much more than just writing the tally marks on the white board.  The clips were left over from the ones I bought from the Dollar Store.  

The little saying was from Colleen; I just added the octopus, because the theme in my classroom is beach/ocean.

My 4th graders will love to earn compliments and remove all 10 clips for some extra fun outside.  :)  Everyone should strive to give 10 compliments each day.  The compliments we give is also a great way to reinforce all the things I do around being a "Bucket Filler" as well.  

My compliment for all the teachers who have been sharing their ideas during their summer vacation; your hard work and creativity is inspiring to me.  

  

  

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Fun Friday Finds...

Shopping at Target!

After seeing so many teachers posting about the "Snap-Its," I found some at Target.  I think my 4th graders will love getting these as rewards.  I also found some cute Dr. Seuss bookmarks in Target's dollar bins.

The mini white board erasers will go inside my baskets for my Math Centers.  I finally found some straws for the Birthday Balloons I am making.  I will post pictures of my Birthday Balloons later.  It was a fun shopping day!  

Now time to clean and organize the kitchen.  I can't see my table top with all of the crafting and fun materials.  :)  Have a great day, and if you find some wonderful things from Target or other stores feel free to leave a comment about what you found.  

I am still looking for the stress light bulbs that Tara at 4th Grade Frolics, and others have posted on their blogs, but no such luck! 

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4th graders "Math About Me" Dolls

Super Cute "Math About ME" Dolls...

I got this Art/Math idea from a teacher I used to teach with.  I did it last year during the first week of school, and I plan on doing it again this year.  They looked so cute hanging up for our "Back to School" Night.  :)

First, the kids picked three or more numbers that represented them somehow.  (birth date, number of people in their family, shoe size, favorite lucky number)  For example: if their birthday was on the 24th, they could write number sentences like 6X4=24, 4X6=24, or 12+12=24, etc...  

Then, they came up with number sentences to represent the numbers those chose.  I checked their papers, before they were given the nice final paper to make their picture frame boxes for their number sentences.  

Finally, they decorated a body shape to resemble themselves.  I think our "Math About Me" Dolls are super cute.  Feel free to share this idea, and have fun making your own!

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Classroom Fairy Treat Pail

My Cute Little Pail...

I found this cute little idea from Shannon at "Sweet-n-sassy in 2nd," for a treat from the Classroom Fairy for having a neat desk.  

I decorated a teeny-tiny pail that I bought from Michaels.  I think my 4th graders are going to LOVE having this appear on the desk that is the neatest and most organized.  And I will LOVE having neat desks!  :)

I think I will add a small piece of colored tissue paper inside, so they can't see what the treat is until they open the pail.  It is fun to be surprised! 

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