Upcycled Clock

I found this clock at a garage sale for $2.  I absolutely loved the shape of the clock, but hated the finish.  It was a lightly stained pine finish....Ugly!  The face was the same color with white numbers.  I took it all apart, sanded, painted (even the face and numbers), distressed, and varnished.  I love my new clock!

Fake depression glass

I love depression glass.  I found out how to make it on Pinterest.   My mother-in-law had these jars in her garage wrapped in newspapers from 1972!!  I think it was time to use them!   Just add food coloring to slightly watered down glue (or Mod Podge) and pour into jars, turning them to cover the jar. Drain upside down for about 10 minutes on wax paper.   Put them into the oven, 170 degrees, for 20+ minutes as they turn clear.  Leave in the oven until cool.  You may not use as a vase for real flowers (water will destroy it).  I put "puffs" of silk hydrangeas in my finished product.

Christmas gift idea

Love to recycle and DIY.  Just glue on yard to your favorite jar.  I added a pom-pom and bead.  JoAnn has the neatest little pom-pom maker.  Takes 5 minutes to make.  I am hooked on pom-poms.  I am headed back for a bigger size.  Christmas in July.

Favorite Special Day

In our study of graphs, our class got to vote what their favorite Special Day is.  The results were very close.  Silly Sock had the most votes by only 1!!!!  Crazy Hat and Favorite Team tied for second.

Good Wind/Bad Wind

One aspect of weather involves wind.  Students came up with excellent thoughts about what constitutes a bad wind or a good wind.





 

 This week, the class came up with some topics that you can write about.  These will be posted around the writing center, so that when they have writer's block, they can glance up to see what catches their eye to write about. 

 

 

Chester

Chester the Raccoon is afraid of leaving his mom and going to school.  She teaches him to touch his cheek with the palm of his hand after she kisses him there.  That way, her kiss will stay with him all day long and every time he misses her he can feel her kiss.  On the last page,  it shows the sign language for "I love you" with your hand.  I teach my students this sign, and every time we leave each other, we can communicate this without talking.  I still have fourth grade students who show me the sign when I see them in the hallways. 

Be a bucket filler

Another book we read at the beginning of school teaches students what to say and how to act to be a bucket filler instead of a bucket dipper.  Here are some pictures of the activity we did with it.

David Goes to School

We are learning all about rules at school this week.  One of my favorite books is David Goes to School.  We make an anchor chart of how we can be Peacemakers at school.  Students came up with some very good ideas.  Then we made "David" and pledged to be peacemakers at school.

First Day Back

My goal this year is to do more blogging!  Today was a lot of muscle power getting all my furniture moved back into the proper places.  I made some changes that I think will be great.    I love my new first grade neighbor.  We went "shopping" in the portables to get any discarded furniture into her classroom. We had the dolly and flat bed loaded up several times!  There is so much more to do tomorrow.  I hope to get my "stuff" laminated that I have been printing off from Teacher's Pay Teachers and Teacher's Notebook all summer long.