Porridge Tasting!

Friends~I just had to share!  We are ending out Fairy Tale unit next week and my teamie and I were setting up our Fairy Tale Land Centers for the following week.  We have lots of goodies planned like comparing beans and peas and also porridge tasting!  Check out how darn cute the porridge tasting is going to be!

The kiddos are going to visit the center and taste bowls of porridge (Oatmeal) at different temperatures.  They then get to vote with magic beans (green beads).  We will finish by graphing our findings. It is going to be hysterical!

They also get to wear these sparkly crowns that I grabbed at The Education Express.  Really just gold boarders but they totally work! 

They mark the tasks that they finish on the clouds with sticky jewels!

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Find all my Fairy Tale Goodies below!

The Yummiest Ice Cream Float Science

Friends~One of my very favorite summer time treats is an Ice Cream Float.  I make them every year with my class to celebrate the end of the school year.  This year, I am going to bring some science into my lessons.  We are going to be experimenting with fizz and foam!

Watch my kiddos at home enjoying some float fun!

        Please excuse the mess and the excitement!  I had neighbors over and the kiddos were super wired!  

The really neat thing about Ice Cream Float Science is that you get to play with fizz and foam.  My students will experiment with different liquids and also test out the best way to make a float: Ice Cream First or Soda First.  The video gives it away but it is still fun to test it out yourself.  

During my research for this project, I found out that the floats actually have names like the Boston Cooler and the Purple Cow.  I decided that my kiddos needed to learn these names so that they could order accordingly:)  

I also found this adorable game at my local Education Express Store called Lickety Quick!  It is a word building game that encourages students to think of words/parts of speech that begin with certain letters.  The best part is...I don't have to make it!  It is printed on fun ice cream patterned card stock. My kiddos are going to gobble it up during centers.  (I love that it looks like an ice cream sandwich!)

I plan on using this fun filled pack during our last week of school!  I think it is going to be a BIG hit!  Check out what this file has to offer!  Give the picture a click to read more about it!

Past, Present, & Future Friendship Pins

Friends~As the school year comes to an end,  I love reflecting on the memories and friendships that have been made.   I am writing today to share one of my very favorite end of the year activities.  My Past, Present, & Future Friendship Pins.  I make them every year with my students.  

They are pretty simple to make.  You will need to collect some large safety pins, pony beads, and letter beads.  I have my students slide on 3 pins for their future, their initial, and 2 pins for 2nd grade.  The beads are color coded for their unique personalities.  They love wearing them on their book bags and shoes.  I wear mine on my lanyard with my name tag.  Check them out below!

We even make a pin for a special friend and add the poem below.  They love passing on this memorable project to their friends.  It is a must for the end of the year!  Click the poem to grab a copy of it for your class!

If you want to take this to the next level and add some poetry, color coding, and reflection to your Friendship Pins you need to check out my packet on Teachers Pay Teachers.  It is on sale now May 7-8th. 

Click the image below to read all about it! 

Big 2 Day Teacher Appreciation Sale!

Friends~The celebrating continues for teachers.  Today I was showered with flowers from my students.  I even purchases 6 bouquets of flowers for Lily and Ian's teachers.  I am so sad I didn't grab a picture for you of them bustling into school with book bags and flowers.  Tomorrow is a sweet treat for your day!  Good think I worked out today-Tuesday's treats are going to be hard to resist.  

More good news!  I am gearing up for the HUGE end of the year sale on Teachers Pay Teachers from May 7-8th.  It is the best time to stock up on fantastic teacher tried and true lessons for your classroom.  Whether you are looking for end of the year goodies or looking forward to next year this is the time to stock your cart!

Here are some of the units I am currently using in class.  Be sure to check them out to add them to your wishlist:)

      

      

          

I am off to fill my cart with goodies for the big day tomorrow!

They Hatched!

Friends~They hatched!  I am so excited!!!!  Our unidentified creatures hatched on Friday!  It was wild!!!  I have been checking on them every morning since spring break.  Friday morning when we came back to school, I didn't check and my kiddos did.  Hundreds of praying mantis babies!  Check them out below!

It was a long wait but it really was worth it.  When they were first born they were translucent and by the time we came back in from field day they were already a dark green.  Some of them where even in a praying pose.  They were all over the habitat and I knew they were hungry.  Since it was Friday, I took them home and released them in our garden.  It was amazing!  Watch the reaction of my kiddos and our neighborhood kiddos.  They were so excited and even were brave enough to hold them!  

I have feeling these little guys are going to be on the schedule for next year too!  

Teachers Notebook-Teacher Appreciation Sale!

Friends~As teacher appreciation week approaches,  I think about the teachers that have been an influence in my kiddo's lives.  I am so lucky to be able to say all of these teachers are colleagues of mine.  These amazing ladies have supported my kiddos and I will be forever grateful! 

Lily

Mrs. Eason ( Kindergarten)

        Mrs. Pace ( First Grade)

        Mrs. Conklin (Second Grade)

        Mrs. Hardister & Miss White (Third Grade)

        Mrs. Newman (Fourth Grade)

  Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Plummer, & Miss Quigly (Fifth Grade)

Ian
 Mrs. Allen (Kindergarten)

        Miss King (First Grade)

Teachers are IMPORTANT!  They worker harder than you will ever know.  They think about their students at night and worry about what else they can do.  Teachers go to sporting events to watch their students excel after school.  Teachers drop off forgotten homework to student's homes.  Teachers tutor after school to help any child do better. Teachers use their own money to supply learning materials for their classrooms. Teachers do so much behind the scenes! 

 Teachers deserve to be appreciated all year long but this week especially- The Schroeder Page and Teachers Notebook will be appreciating them with a HUGE sale.  

Everything in my shop will be 20% off from May 4th-May 10th.
Teachers Notebook will be giving an additional 10% off at checkout.  Yep, that's 30% all of my products!

Click below to check out my shop and all the goodies!

You also can enter to win a $100 gift card to Oriental Trading!

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