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Teaching with Heart and Creativity

Grab a snack it’s a long post!

 It was a tough few days being separated from sweet little cammy my camera.  To be totally honest I was always with a part of her.  But never all of her… camera, cord, and charged battery…so today all three of those important parts of her were together and in tact.  whew.

Are you ready?  Here we go!  🙂  
First, on Sunday I sat in my big brown chair by the fire and made some sweet little hearts to give my family.  My plan is to make them for my class or even better to have my class make them.  I got the idea from The Moffat Girls HERE.  I would do it her way for my class.
Here’s what I did in pictures step by step…
First I cut out matching felt hearts.

 Then I got out a yarn needle (a dollar at walmart) and some cute heart buttons (also walmart)

 I sewed a button on the front of a little heart and then started stitching around the two hearts That’s my leg in front of the fire…ahhhh….I loved it there.

 Then I stuffed some fiber fill or batting whatever you want to call it. (yup-it’s at walmart too)

 Here’s the finished product!  I made four little hearts total for my Sunday family dinner.  My daughter loved hers so much that she wanted to make one too.  Then she slept with the heart I gave her all tucked in her 11 year old hand.  That’s a life memory I will keep forever.

 I ventured on to a big felt heart pillow made exactly the same way.  This is similar to what my students will make for their families.

 Here is how it looks stuffed…oh so sweet.

 My dog is in heaven here with my lap and the fire.  She also decided to lick the pillow a lot.  I guess it’s the felt???  So strange.  Anyway…here’s my mom and her hearts and animals sitting in my chair by the fire…

The animals like my mom a lot.  She is filled with love and patience.  I made her watch dance moms right after this.  Poor sweet momma.  (she hung in there) 

Okay Now for Today!!!  At School we had the culmination of our Ocean Unit.  Students had to bring in an ocean animal project.  We did all the research in class and they were supposed to bring in their ocean animal in any form to present to the class.  I never imagined this coming in the door.

This is Carlie and the whale shark…It might possibly be actual size of a real whale shark.  It’s on the floor of my classroom.  Probably scared the pants off our custodian after school!

Maddie brought the coolest jellyfish ever.  It lights up and she even brought a tank to submerge it in!!! It was incredible.  The jellyfish had gel in the top so it was totally realistic!

too bad you can’t hear the ooohs and aaaaaahhhs from the class
Little Robert brought a great white shark display.  There’s a lego fishing guy on top in a boat.  Hilarious!
Each kid presented their knowledge of their ocean animal along with their project. I HAD to say there were also being graded for their listening skills…It’s not easy listening to 20 ocean projects…especially when your turn is over. 

Here’s what my back counter looks like now.

In case you missed the huff and puff bulletin due to the enormous whale shark in front of it here she is in all her glory.  Now we are on to the billy goats gruff.  🙂

  Here we are on day one of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  They love the troll but not as much as me!!!  And it was perfect for talking about comparing adjectives too.  

Hello mini-lesson!  big bigger biggest.  fat fatter fattest.  (it’s in the book I know it is a bad word in first grade so we had to just talk about it and why the troll wants the fattest goat)  Today we did the story elements cut and paste.  It was so much easier now that we have already done one for the Three Pigs.

And finally I am all laminated and ready for my February Math Centers!!! And darn those stinkers for getting their math tub time taken away from them!!!  They were all kinds of crazy on Friday last week and I told them we would have a week without math centers…so here they sit ready to go with no one to play them!!!  These pictures are just to show you how I organize all my millions of math tubs.  These are my February Math Centers.   I have zip locs for the entire year in order in two file drawers. In each bag is all the contents. 
I wore chucks to school on a Monday
each baggie has the contents…just throw in the tub!
 
Click the picture above to check out Feb. Math Centers…12 centers for $6.   
Now I just need to catch my class being really good and then reward them with getting their math tubs back!!!!!!  (for my sake!)
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    Comments

    1. Lisa at Stories From Second says

      January 31, 2012 at 12:43 am

      Your class did a great job on their projects! 🙂
      I keep my centers in plastic bags too, although I'm running out! 🙂 Hoping your kiddos earn back their center time soon!
      Lisa
      Stories From Second

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    2. Tara says

      January 31, 2012 at 12:50 am

      Oh holy cow!!!!!!!! Wowza on the ocean projects!!!!! I mean WOWZA!!! A MA ZING!!! Your heart pillows are adorable and I will be expecting mine in the mail…in what…a week;)) jk…..your mom is adorable…please tell me you don't like Abby on Dance Moms….she is sooooooo mean…I think I would pop her…no…I wouldn't put my daughter through that!!!

      4th Grade Frolics

      Reply
      • Reagan Tunstall says

        January 31, 2012 at 1:25 am

        Oh yes she is crazytown…it's just a total guilty pleasure show.

        Reply
    3. Clutter-Free Classroom says

      January 31, 2012 at 12:52 am

      I love how different all the projects turned out. Very cute!

      ❤Jodi from…
      ★★The Clutter-Free Classroom★★
      Helping Teachers Get Organized

      Reply
    4. oh' boy says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:02 am

      love the chucks….love the hearts…love your ocean critters… I would take that whale shark and hang it from my ceiling!!!

      Reply
    5. Reagan Tunstall says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:09 am

      I know but our ceiling would totally fall in!!! It's SO heavy! ha ha…It is going on display in the library!

      Reply
    6. Jodi says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:18 am

      Those ocean projects are AMAZING!!

      Jodi
      Fun In First

      Reply
    7. Ms. Smith says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:20 am

      WOW! Your ocean projects are AMAZING! I loved all of the pictures. =) Do you teach in Alabama? I noticed the Alabama visor the dad was wearing in the whale shark picture. Roll tide! =)

      Ms. Smith
      Adventures of Ms. Smith

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      • Reagan Tunstall says

        January 31, 2012 at 1:23 am

        No I am in Texas but that family is all ALABAMA PRIDE! 🙂

        Reply
    8. laughinbrunette (Jennifer) says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:35 am

      Love it! Roll Tide! I wish you were in Alabama, then you could come meet up with us! =) (love those hearts!)
      Jennifer
      First Grade Blue SKies

      Reply
    9. Holly says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:39 am

      So, I take it there are no "Curriculum Cops" lurking outside your door to make sure you're using the Bridges workplaces?!? I'm jealous…

      Truly, your activities look AWESOME!!!!!!!

      Holly
      Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade

      Reply
    10. Reagan Tunstall says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:42 am

      No Bridges was a teacher choice during our last admin… We are ready to move on to something better! For now we are majorly supplementing because Bridges just doesn't cut it!

      Reply
    11. Reagan Tunstall says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:43 am

      One or two out of 9 of my tubs are usually bridges…The rest are made or bought to meet the standards!

      Reply
      • Holly says

        February 1, 2012 at 3:31 am

        Will you come and talk to my math curriculum peeps…please? You can sleep on my blow up mattress! 🙂

        Holly
        Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade

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      • Reagan Tunstall says

        February 2, 2012 at 2:27 am

        ha ha…be there tomorrow.

        Reply
    12. Miss Squirrels says

      January 31, 2012 at 1:47 am

      you're math tubs are great!
      Very colorful… I would be a sad little squirrel if someone took them away!
      Staci

      Going Nutty!

      [email protected]

      Reply
    13. Kat says

      January 31, 2012 at 2:38 am

      I *love* your hearts. And your dog is adorable too : )

      Kat

      Reply
    14. Jennifer says

      January 31, 2012 at 3:31 am

      I am in awe of their projects – how wonderful! I wish my parents would participate more in assignments like this!I'm tagging you! Come by my blog to see what it's all about!

      http://herdingkats.blogspot.com/2012/01/winners-and-tagged.html

      Jennifer @ Herding Kats In Kindergarten

      Reply
    15. Sandy says

      January 31, 2012 at 3:32 am

      I always love taking a peek into your classroom!!! So fun!!! Your kids are very lucky! And their projects were AMAZING! Bravo to you and to them!!! Have a great night!

      Reply
    16. Annie Moffatt says

      January 31, 2012 at 6:12 am

      You always have the BEST posts!! And those hearts you did…Oh my word…obviously you must have some sewing skills…it really put me to shame:) They are so cute!! I bought so much felt that I feel like we need to get sewing again! You are just too cute!

      Reply
      • Reagan Tunstall says

        January 31, 2012 at 11:36 am

        Annie!
        Yours are much cuter than mine and I can't sew! I don't even fix buttons…but now I will have to because my family was like…um…what are you doing with a needle in your hand? They had never seen such a thing! ha! You made me love it with your post and want to try it! Also, I have ALL walmart's felt. It's ridiculous! I could do this craft ALL year long! Thank you so much.
        How did you poke the holes through the heart for the kids? I tried a hole punch. Is that right?

        Reply
    17. Mrs. Dane says

      January 31, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      When/how do you have them research? At home? School? Books? Internet? Controlled sites? Free reign? I want to do research projects in first grade, but I do not really know how to begin.

      Reply
      • Reagan Tunstall says

        January 31, 2012 at 4:57 pm

        oh the researching in first grade…not my favorite! We do it in a small group with me at my table. We have macbooks. our district has world book online so we use the kids version and I help them type in their sea creature's name. Then we find what it eats, how it moves, where it lives etc. It is all VERY basic info!!!

        Reply
    18. Anita says

      January 31, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      Up for a game of tag? You're IT! Check out my blog for details of the game!
      Anita
      Mrs. Bremer’s Kindergarten

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    19. A Teacher's Treasure says

      February 1, 2012 at 12:20 am

      What a great project! The hearts came out so cute!
      I love your classroom pictures!

      ❤ Mor Zrihen from…
      A Teacher's Treasure
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      Reply
    20. Kristin says

      February 1, 2012 at 3:17 am

      The hearts are adorable!!! 🙂 You're talented.
      I hope your kids earn the tubs back. You may have to rig it.
      A Teeny Tiny Teacher

      Reply
    21. Jen R. @ The Teachers' Cauldron says

      February 1, 2012 at 9:55 pm

      Those are stinkin' cute!! And melt my heart about your daughter!!!
      And I HATE it when my kids lose their centers…and they really don't believe me that I'll take them away – it's worse than taking away recess, really..lol!
      I'm loving that jellyfish too!

      ♥ Jen
      The Teachers' Cauldron

      Reply
    22. Katie says

      February 2, 2012 at 4:00 am

      You make me want to teach the little ones! Maybe one day I will make it down there!

      I tagged you over on my blog!

      Miss Klohn
      Adventures of a 6th Grade Teacher

      Reply
    23. Unknown says

      February 2, 2012 at 4:19 am

      That wasn't too long of a post!

      Your step by step photos were fun! My pup loves to put her head on my lap or keyboard when I'm the computer! 🙂

      Their projects turned out FAN-tastic!

      So what have you had your class do when they lost their center time? Can you tell us more about how you set up your centers? Thanks! I love reading your posts! ~Heidi V.

      Reply

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        • Organization and Reteach!
        • Guided Reading-Transitional Readers Cheat Sheet!
        • How to Implement the Rise and Shine Binder {and a freebie}
        • Rise and Shine Binder
        • School Beginnings Update
        • Oh Good Graph!
      • ►June
        • A Teacher's Math Resource Units 1-6 Complete!
        • Meet Ups & Updates
        • A Teacher's Math Resource!
        • Big News!
        • Road Trippin' Without Falling Down
        • Chalky Classroom Garden Decor
        • A New Adventure in Professional Development!
        • Adding Tape Math
        • The Last Day...
      • ►May
        • Mark and Sally Learn To Tally!
        • The Last Week Of School Survival
        • Sliding Out of Town and Into a New Decade
        • Win a CUTE T-Shirt!!!
        • Five for Friday!
        • Classroom Details! {the nitty gritty}
        • Mother's Day
        • Math Center Ideas and a Sale
        • I Have News!
        • Five for Friday! Holla!!!
      • ►April
        • It's Official. I am a hoarder. Oh, and a Farm Freebie.
        • Book Reviews and SSSSSScenters
        • Fighting Bone Cancer
        • Hap Palmer CD Winner!
        • Math and Technology
        • Snake Safari!
        • Blog Stalker Bffs and Fraction Freebies
        • Catching up. A Freebie. Some Video.
        • Fly on the Wall Linky
        • Symmetrical Salad, 2-D Desserts, and My Fight with Siri
        • Math is a Picnic...in the Classroom!
        • Feelings and Rocks
        • Literacy Picnic In the Classroom!
      • ►March
        • Spring Daily Math and Language
        • Five For Friday
        • How Do You Spell......?????
        • Crunchin' Numbers! {Freebie}
        • My Year In Bulletin Boards! {Teacher Eye Candy}
        • St. Patrick's Day Sale!
        • My Spring Fling with Captain Obvious!
        • Riveting Reading Instruction
        • Five for Friday
        • Psst! Hey You!! Want a Freebie?
        • Unicorns...What Else?
        • Testing My Limits and Linky Visual Plans
      • ►February
        • Full Speed Ahead!
        • Looking Back and Heading Forward
        • Hall Pass Linky!
        • President's Day Visual Plans, Freebies, & Finds!
        • Sunday Funday!
        • Five For Friday!
        • All You Need Is LOVE!!!
        • Valentine's Day Week!
        • *Not Teaching Related! Boo-RAH!!!
        • February Math Centers!
        • Techy Teacher Tuesday! Free App and Literacy Activity!
        • Prepping Penguins!
        • Visual Plans and I Dyed My Hair!
      • ►January
        • Swimming With Sharks...and a little Claustrophobia!
        • Visual Plans and 100th Day Freebie
        • Sight Words and Thinking Maps!
        • Balance-Updates-and Lesson Plans
        • Dr. MLK Jr. Day!
        • Puppy Love Literacy!
        • Pinterest killed my Mojo
        • Visual Plans and Highlights
        • Home Office Makeover Reveal
        • Mega-Mode in January!
        • Visual Plans And New Year's Freebie
        • Classroom Pictures-Ready for January!
        • Mailbox Station
    • ►2012
      • ►December
        • Look Away- I'm Hideous!
        • Jam Packed January and an Office Make-Over!
        • Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Sound Science
        • Parent Gift Factory...
        • Visual Plans For a Busy Week
        • Silence for Sandy Hook
        • Just 24 Hours Ago...
        • Making Reindeer Food Meet the Standards!
        • I met Kim Adsit!!!
        • Plans, Crafts, Parent Gifts, and Let's Meet!
        • Tech the Halls!
        • Monday Made It Freebies!
        • Visual Lesson Plans For Gingerbread Week
        • It's Gingerbread Week!
      • ►November
        • Techy Santa!
        • Visual Plans and Estimate to Win Today!
        • Top Ten Reasons You Know It Is Thanksgiving Break
        • Thanksgiving Costumes and Turkey Run Template
        • Longest.Post.Ever!
        • Run Turkey Run!
        • Party Pilgrim Style -Visual Plans
        • Attack Attack! Calling for Reinforcements!
        • Let's Get Real Personal Post.
        • Products and My Daily Schedule
        • Visual Plans...and life!
        • Veterans Day Unit UPDATE!
        • We've all Gone MAD!
      • ►October
        • Spooky Fact Families Freebie
        • Visual Plans-Free Unit-and The Struggle
        • November Freebie
        • Pumpkins and Common Core... What More?
        • Pumpkin Week & Visual Plans
        • Wrapping Up the Week
        • Our Bat Book Study
        • Top Ten Blogging Side Effects...
        • Bats, Stellaluna, and Visual Plans!
        • Spider Art and Writing
        • Don't Call the Exterminator!
        • Keeping Writer's Workshop Alive!
        • Spider Week and Visual Plans
        • Freebies and Pumpkin Estimation Winner
      • ►September
        • Week 6 Plans and Writing Lesson
        • What's Working?
        • How I Run my Math Block
        • October Math Centers
        • Teaching Writing Ideas and Plans
        • Fall Sale and a Funny!
        • Word Work, Apples, and Caterpillars...
        • Visual Lesson Plans with Links!
        • Skip Counting Freebie and My Week in Pictures
        • Whatever Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning...
        • Pests or Pals?
        • Top Ten, Freebies, and Plans
      • ►August
        • First Week's Fun
        • Surviving the First Day!
        • Reading Lesson Anchor Charts
        • Where I Teach Wednesday
        • Are You Ready to Expo?
        • My Visual Lesson Plans!!
        • Mouse Pad Makeover
        • Sneak a Peek at My Purchases
        • Odds and Ends
        • Anchor Charts For You
        • On Your Mark,Get Set,GO!
        • Special Delivery!
        • New Awards For Students
        • Classroom Tour 2012-2013
        • Titles, Questions, and Tutorials
        • Classroom Progress 2012
      • ►July
        • Heading in to School Today!
        • Feelin' Texan
        • Fall Art and Writing Projects
        • Tell Me More!
        • Pixy Stick Birthday Makeover
        • 10 Lessons for Teaching Reading
        • Pinterest Inspired Crafts
        • Back To School Prep!
        • Teach Like A Theme Park?
        • Surprise Vacation!
        • Old School New School
        • Back To School 10 Math Centers {&Freebie}
        • Nerd Alert!
        • Currently Burn Ban!
        • Motivating Students with Props from the Dollar Store!
      • ►June
        • WHAT DID SHE SAY?!
        • Check Check...Is This Thing On?
        • Dancing and Math
        • I Messed Up!
        • Summer Laziness????
        • A Year Of Daily Math!
        • Best Summer Ever!
        • Flipping Out for Freebies!
        • Daily Math Requests
        • Texas Sized FUN at the blog meet!
        • Currently Redecorating!
      • ►May
        • Our Last Day in Pictures
        • End of Year Freebies
        • Surviving One More Week-IDEAS!
        • Crafts, Chefs, and Spaghetti!
        • Oh Momma--It's Coming!
        • Read to Puppy!
        • Currently Moooo-ing!
        • Don't Judge and Freebie!
      • ►April
        • Academic Awards for Elementary Students
        • Farm Fun and Freebie
        • Candy Awards
        • Oh Momma!
        • Are My Kids Still Chasing Me?
        • Bulletin Boards & BFFs
        • Dear Teacher Diary...
        • Four Friday Freebies!
        • Skyping Good Time!
        • We Ate a Frog Today!
        • Snack Sized Learning and a Letter Writing Freebie!
        • Today Rocked!!!
        • Spring Daily Language Review and A Couple Pictures
        • The Bunny
        • Math Math Math!
        • Shhhh Don't Tell My Diet.
        • Spring Daily Math
      • ►March
        • This Week's Pictures
        • Lunch Linky and The Daily Five Update
        • Science Freebies
        • Dumpsville- Population Zero!
        • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
        • First Grade Fashions and Academics Too!
        • The Real Rocks of Limestone County
        • Gone Buggy Unit for Free
        • Planning With Ryan
        • Bloggers GONE WILD--Spring Break Meet Up!
        • Morning Work Freebie and a Linky Party!
        • Elmer and A Sale!
        • Teaching Writing and Life Lessons
        • I Think I Can! I Think I Can!
        • Reference Wall Freebies
        • No More Word Verification!
        • Lenny the Leprechaun
        • We Looked for A Leprechaun!
      • ►February
        • Write on the Money?
        • Feels Like a Monday!---and a freebie!
        • Giant TPT LINKY PARTY!
        • Looking For A Leprechaun
        • Today I Celebrate Being in Remission!!!
        • Feeling Super Presidential!
        • I think I am global.
        • Do You Feel Lucky?
        • Rowing my Boat. Keeping Afloat.
        • Happy Valentine's Day! Freebie
        • March Math Centers!
        • Shock and Awe
        • Penguins and Polka Dots
        • Giraffes in Antarctica!
        • Currently Contemplating...
        • My February Lesson Plans and Winners!
        • I hope this is Freeze Tag.
        • Build A Graph Freebie and Celebrating The Non-Fiction Superbowl!
      • ►January
        • Grab a snack it's a long post!
        • Daily Language Work
        • Goats, Trolls, and a FREEBIE!
        • Do You Speak Blog?
        • Mid-Week Pick Me Up
        • Dream Squashing In Full Effect!
        • This Little Piggy
        • San Antonio Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Daily Warm Ups for Math and Language!
        • Math Centers!
        • I'm Baaaaack...{from the salon}
        • Catching Up!
        • Currently, MLK, and Other Assorted Topics (HAIR)
        • Writing and Centers
        • Sunday Night Browns...
        • My Friday Fix!!
        • What to Do with Ten Extra Minutes...and more
        • Geometric Quilting Update
        • Highlights of the Last 2 Days!
        • 2012 Morning Work Freebie and Another Top Ten!
    • ►2011
      • ►December
        • New Year's Sale!
        • Build a Pizza Math Center!
        • Monster Game Freebies!
        • Coziness, Confessions, and Lesson Plans!
        • 11 in 11 Linky FUN
        • I promise I know how to count...really...Free Reading Logs Updated
        • Bulletin Boards for Winter!
        • Merry Christmas!
        • Holiday Identity Crisis.
        • How Do Penguins Drink Their Soda?
        • The Emperor's Egg
        • My Pastor Ate Baby Jesus
        • Currently... Laughing
        • Top Ten Reasons I know Christmas is Near...
        • Sock Snowman Gift and Merry Christmas Splat the Cat!
        • All Aboard The Polar Express
        • Arrrrg!
        • Freebie, Giveaway, and a Recipe!
        • Cookies and Pepcid for Dinner
        • No More Reindeer Games!
      • ►November
        • Dream Squasher
        • In Charge of Chocolate and Cuteness
        • Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale!
        • Rudolph the Chip-Nosed Reindeer & a Freebie
        • Christmas Art Projects!
        • Turkey Trottin'
        • Thankfully Giving!
        • Writer's Workshop Pet Edition
        • Not a DULL moment!
        • Daily Calendar Freebie and a mess of other ideas
        • Veteran's Day is Next Week!
      • ►October
        • November Unit Update!
        • 7 Things you'll wish you could forget
        • Bats, Phonics, and My Friday Fix!
        • Pumpkin Glyph Bulletin Board Freebie
        • Math Quilts
        • Halloween Dress Up Linky!!
        • Harry the Dirty Dog
        • Stellaluna Book Study!
        • Jack O Faces FREEBIE
        • Framed!!
        • Read on Little Dudes....Read on...
      • ►September
        • Oh Good Graph!
        • I Have Officially Spread Myself Too Thin
        • Fun with Fiction
        • Indoor Recess? Problem SOLVED!!
        • Totally Bugged.
        • You are the Wind Beneath My Wings...
        • Math Tubs
        • Writer's Workshop
      • ►August
        • Number Bracelets!
        • Breakfast in my Classroom {horrors}
        • Meet The Teacher Night
        • Things I have been working on...
        • Gone Buggy!
        • Top Ten Reasons You Know it is BACK TO SCHOOL time!
        • Classroom Pictures Part 2. D-O-N-E!!!
        • Classroom Tour 2011-2012 Part One
      • ►July
        • Book Barn!
        • Shape Up!
        • Teacher Feature
        • Writer's Workshop
        • Classroom Labels
        • I am a R-O-B-O-T
        • Vowels Visual
        • Monster Math Tubs
        • Can O' Worms
        • Earbud Storage
        • Discovery Bottles
        • WORD DOCTOR
      • ►June
        • Teacher Tipster...My NEW BFF!
        • Back to School....and writing...
        • Lovely Labels!
        • Classroom Organization
        • Minute to Win It
        • Teacher Song!
        • June Joy!
    • ►2010
      • ►August
        • Classroom Details
        • Back To School 2010-2011
        • Classroom 2010- 2011
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