Success!

Last week our school hosted our first ever KinderCamp! I can say that it was a HUGE success.  I had 13 eager kinders attend camp. I was very happy with the turnout, our community is very small, so 13 is a BIG number.  I am hoping to continue to offer kindercamps in the future! 
I was also highly motivated to have my room ready to roll for camp! I feel a little, dare I say, ahead??  The kinders seemed to function in the room, and I did not see any major areas that need to be rearranged.  Whew!! What a relief.  Now I can put more of my time and energy into planning lessons and creating smartboard stuff (technical term). 
I am ready to browse TPT, and Teacher's Notebook, watch out checkbook!

I am on a roll

For my classroom, I love Owls!

I made this one for the wonderful 1st grade teacher

Once we fill the jar with marbles, it it popcorn time

Marker, pencil, or pen holder??

Not quite sure what I will do with these yet...

My Cricut has been one busy "robot", as my husband calls it! Once I get going, whoa! Watch out!  Last year I had good intentions of making a where are we sign, but I never got around to finishing it. Well, this year, I have made not one, but two! I was having such a good time letting my creative juices flow, that I called up the first grade teacher and asked if she wanted one too, which she did! 

I wonder how to...

I wonder how to...
Ok. I used to think I was somewhat computer savvy, until I tried to grab a button from one of my favorite blogs.  I guess I thought it was pretty self explanatory, but when I clicked on it nothing happened. So, being the type of person who does not give up, I hopped on over to First Grade O.W.L.s blog, to see if I could grab that button. No luck.... However i found all sorts of other great stuff- including a giveaway!  Check it out"

I wonder...

I tend to be a very curious person. When I am teaching, I like to provide numerous opportunities for the kiddos to explore, and just be curious.  Many days I start a lesson or introduce a topic with a question/statement of "I wonder..."  I am never disappointed with the kiddos responses.  They have such great ideas, ideas that I would stifle if I made a different statement, such as "what is" 
Wonder, where will it lead me this year?