Progress!!! I have never been more excited to see mounds of dirt! My little school is growing, growing, growing, and we are making more room by adding "learning cottages". I will be moving into one of these and cannot wait for it to get finished. I am just hoping and praying that it is done before school starts the first week of August!! There is so much that I want and need to get ready for next school year but since I have no room and am not exactly sure what it will look like...I am having a hard time focusing on the big things that I need to do. So, instead I am working on small things that I KNOW I will use next year. I am linking up again with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for a little "Monday Made It" craft. I saw this idea on Pinterest from Frogs and Cupcakes and knew that I had to incorporate this idea into my classroom. Recognizing student achievement and encouraging students to take ownership of their learning is a MUST. So, I came up with some badges that ...
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Monday Made It
Monday Made It Happy Monday! I am linking up with Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It! I will admit that this project is not what I had on the plans for today, but I was in Hobby Lobby this past Saturday and found this beauty in the clearance isle. I have always wanted to put one of these on my classroom craft to-do list, but I have never gotten around to it! http://mrsbrowndotcom.blogspot.com/2012/06/more-crafting.html My kids always sometimes forget to put their names on their papers(even with the help of our STOP! Highlighter sign). Most of the time, I can decipher whose paper it is by their handwriting but occasionally one or two papers have to get placed on my white board to help find the owner. Please, please, please tell me that I am not the only teacher out there ...
