Wonka's Golden Ticket! Perfect for various uses in the classroom!

I am not sure what I am going to use this for just yet. I made it editable so that students names could be put in. These tickets could become part of a behavior reward system or just to put on the door with the students names on them! One other use I thought of was nameplates for their desks!!! ( I like this one the best)

My first Willy Wonka creation! Great Expectations Eight Principles Posters!

I am in full swing with creating things for my new room theme! I have created the great expectations eight principles posters! They are so awesome, or I think so! They are designed to print out on regular 8 1/2 x 11 paper, then just cut and laminate!!! Enjoy this freebie!!

More to come!!!

Links to docs for printing

I made it through my first year back!

This year has been crazy! I have been so busy I haven't had the time to keep up with my blog! I am trying to get into the groove of improving my time management skills. I will have plenty of time over the summer to blog ideas! Teacher pay Teachers has been an incredible resource for me throughout the entire year! I also have been following several teacher bloggers for great ideas! I have had to move rooms for next year and we finally have everything moved! We have two days of work left before our seven weeks of summer vacation begins and I am so ready! The school I work at instituted a school wide theme (seems more like a slogan to me) and this coming fall the new theme is going to be "The Winning Ticket". I was not big on having a theme because I like to be creative on my own but I did find some inspiration that has me already gearing up for the new year! I immediately thought about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Candyland! I pitched my idea to the second grade team which is adding two new team members and they are on board. If you have any ideas to share please do!!! I have hit the ground running with ideas. Last  night I watched the 2005 version of Willy Wonka with Johnny Depp and got tons of ideas! As this unfolds I will share! I couldn't find any other classroom themes online like this to draw ideas from but I did find plenty of birthday parties with the theme and even a few weddings??? Stay tuned!!! This is going to be fun!!

December Math Stations!

I wish I could of thought of this but I didn't! I found this on pintrest and it is awesome. It takes some time to do all the laminating and cutting but worth it! It is also in line with common core.
Here is where I found it http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/MATH-STATIONS-Common-Core-Grade-2-DECEMBER-423789
I found some plastic containers at walmart to store them in!

Journal Jar

I am trying to catch up on blogging! This school year has kept me so busy! I want to share something I found on pintrest, a journal jar! I made this last week and we started using it. It is perfect for those early finishers! Here is the link where I found it www.teachingwithtlc.com/2010/10/journal-jar.html

Teacher Tipster (EPIC Angry Birds Math Lesson)

Fall Break is upon us!

My first year back in teaching has been like my first  year all over again! My year got off to a very rocky start! I found myself questioning my decision to teach again but things have settled down. I have made it to fall break! I decided to tutor the first three days of fall break but I am looking forward to having a week and a half off! I haven't been making anything to share but I do have some pics to share of projects I have found and we made! Today professional development, tomorrow night is our school carnival and I am running the face painting booth! It should be fun!