Made it Monday!

So as I have been blog stalking this summer, I have loved checking all the Made it Monday projects that Tara at 4th grade Frolics has been hosting. Here's the latest link up partay here: Made it Monday 7

During a "drive by does Target already have school supplies out?" trip, I saw these large plastic totes stacked on shelves:

and thought "future home to all things recess"

I could see my recess ball bag and other items fitting perfectly, not to mention it will keep things off of the floor ("everything has a home")

So I couldn't just leave it lonely lime green. 

I painted it of course

H for Hawk (duh)

After seeing these Smart Beads on Pinterest

Source: dandelionsdragonflies.blogspot.com via Jennie on Pinterest

I made my own:

blue tub is from Dollar Tree

Beads are also from Dollar Tree

ribbon is from my craft room

so excited to use these in ze classroom

Now go make something....it's Monday

1st 7 days of school recap (part 1)

A few photos of some of the things we have been doing during the first week and 2 days of school.

1). After reading First Day Jitters one of the follow up activities was a cooperative group vocab exercise which is pictured below.

I love doing partner and group activities with my students as it provides great opportunity for practicing social skills and working with others.

 we love our clipboards:) Can't head to groups without them

I also allow the students to pick a place to go with their buddy.  We later decided that this location (right by all the centers and fun games) was not the best choice for minimal distractions.  

2) My Job/Your Job

This is a great back to school activity.  We met up at the small group table and discussed jobs that students might have, and the jobs a teacher has to do. We discussed what would happen if we didn't do these things? Once we created our anchor chart we all signed it as a contract reminding ourselves of the importance of being responsible and doing our jobs in the classroom. 

3). Principal from the Black Lagoon (see original post here: Principal from the Black Lagoon

 here is the picture from our interview with the principal.  Each student had their index card with 2-3 questions on it.  Before our Principal came, I had them practice reading into the microphone.

 Comparing and Contrasting posters in our groups

teamwork!

Part 2 coming soon.