Apple Centers

The top center is made from apples using Doodlecharms. I simply cut them each in half and wrote a capital letter on one side and a lower case letter on the other side. The bottom center was made using My Community. I cut the tree (four to a page) in green and then the trunk in brown. I drew apples on the tree, put numbers on the trunks, laminated them and attached velcro dots to the back.

Mrs. McDonald's Dumpties

We read the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. One day we substitued Humpty for each child's name. That child acted out the rhyme while we read it out loud. Then students wrote their name in the rhyme, glued a picture of their head in the egg, and added detail. They came out so cute!

Chicka Chicka Matching Game

The top coconut tree is from Lakeshore. It came with foam letters, but the velcro peeled off and didn't last long. I remade the letters with Mickey Font and laminated them. I laminated them and used velcro on the back. The students can read the story and add or take away the letters to act it out.

The bottom coconut tree was made with Doodlecharms and the fit to page feature. I shadowed it as well. Then I made the lower case letters go around the tree. I wrote uppercase letters on the clothespins. Students reach in to get a clothespin and attach it to the coconut tree on the lowercase letter.

Brown Bear

I made each character from the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin. I used Animal Kingdom for all the animals. I used Paper Dolls for the Teacher. I outlined each animal with marker and then laminated them.

Twinchies

This was our second swap. We decided to do Twinchies after seeing so many cute ones on the web. I asked Nikki to do blues and browns. She asked for turquoise. Our swaps are great because we try to use supplies on hand. We also try things we may not have otherwise done.

Calendar

I made labels for each of the pieces of our calendar unit. The C is from Speaking of School and the rest of the letters are from Mickey Font. They are each outlined with red marker and the shadow is in black.

Popcorn Words

Our sight words are called Popcorn Words because they are words that pop up in our reading. The letters are made from Plantin Schoolbook with a shadow. Again, the paper is from Walmart. It is a nice weight and cheap! The popcorns are diecuts from Learning Trend I believe. They come in a smaller size that I use for small group work.

Birthdays

I love these fishbowls. I gave Madison the choice of bugs and jars, cupcakes and candles or fishbowls. I am so glad she choose the fishbowls. They are adorable. The paper is from Walmart and I love the the way the yellow and blue look together.

Dismissal Chart

Dismissal is a busy time. The kids frequently change their schedules throughout the year so I wanted something I could update easily. I used pocket charts in read and blue from the Dollar Spot at Target. The buses are from Doodlecharms in blackout. The sneaker and the head are from Paperdolls.

Welcome Every Birdy

I saw this cute quote somewhere and decided I had to use it. I just love these birdies in blue and brown. They are popping up everywhere so I decided I have to put them on my door.

Color Words

I used the Mickey Font to make the color words to hang in the classroom. The kids like them.

Cardinal Directions

I used Plantin Schoolbook to make letters and shadows to label the sides of my room. Luckily my walls each face a cardinal direction.

Mickey Door Decoration

I made this decoration for a friend's classroom. She wanted to borrow my Mickey Mouse cartridge, so I made it for her as a surprise.

Our Tag Swap

My sister, Nikki, and I decided to do our own swaps. This way we can share ideas, practice new techniques, and accomplish something. Our first swap was a tag swap. We each made one for every month of the year.