Are you one of those fabulous folks who FREAK OUT when you get a teacher catalog in the mail? I get so excited and have to stop everything I am doing so that I can look through the whole thing RIGHT then. You can imagine my excitement when I received the new Teacher Created look book in the mail. I was so impressed with their new Chalkboard Brights and Superhero lines and knew that I had to have them in my classroom. Now that I have gotten the chance to play around with the new sets, I can't wait to incorporate them into my classroom decor next year. The best part about some of the goodies that I snagged from TCR is that I can use them now in the classroom. Check out some of the ways that we are using their products. My first new love is their HUGE welcome sign. We are hosting our first ever Academic Parent Teacher Team night in a few weeks, and I can't wait to use this beautiful sign to welcome parents and families into our school. It is going to ...
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GoNoodle’s “My Questions”
My love for GoNoodle is not a secret. I owe so much to the company and to their amazing sponsors at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. Their interactive brain breaks have transformed my classroom in such a positive way and have provided my students with the opportunity to engage their brains and bodies all while having fun in the classroom. I also LOVE technology and get so excited when my favorite classroom tech sources add a new feature to one of their tools. So this blog post is combining two things that I am passionate about- technology AND kinstetic learning. GoNoodle just recently introduced a new feature on GoNoodle Plus called My Questions. You know those awesome brain breaks such as Freeze It, Montana James, and Ultimate Champ Training that come with question sets? Well! Now you can customize your own question sets to add to these brain breaks to help you increase classroom learning that is 100% relevant to your students. Are you studying ...
TPT SuperHero Sale…Wish List!
It's here! The Teachers are Heroes Teachers Pay Teachers sale goes live tomorrow (2-25-15) and I am sharing with you some of the resources that are on my wish list that I plan on purchasing. There are so many great resources out there, and I want to make sure that you are aware of some amazing products that are sure to be a great addition to your classroom curriculum and learning environment. I love all things Jen Jones and could buy every product in her store if I could. I am really excited about her new fluency packs. Each fluency task was written with a purpose. Students will become more knowledgable about text as well as increase their reading fluency and vocabulary through these activities. Angie over at Lucky Little Learners is fabulous at creating interactive notebooks! I love her regrouping bundle and can't wait to add it to our classroom notebooks! I cannot wait..CANNOT WAIT to add Jodi's comprehension notebook to my classroom ...
