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.
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…
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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.
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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!
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too bad you can’t hear the ooohs and aaaaaahhhs from the class |
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Little Robert brought a great white shark display. There’s a lego fishing guy on top in a boat. Hilarious! |
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. 🙂
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.
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I wore chucks to school on a Monday |
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each baggie has the contents…just throw in the tub! |

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
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
Oh yes she is crazytown…it's just a total guilty pleasure show.
I love how different all the projects turned out. Very cute!
❤Jodi from…
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Helping Teachers Get Organized
love the chucks….love the hearts…love your ocean critters… I would take that whale shark and hang it from my ceiling!!!
I know but our ceiling would totally fall in!!! It's SO heavy! ha ha…It is going on display in the library!
Those ocean projects are AMAZING!!
Jodi
Fun In First
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
No I am in Texas but that family is all ALABAMA PRIDE! 🙂
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
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
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!
One or two out of 9 of my tubs are usually bridges…The rest are made or bought to meet the standards!
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
ha ha…be there tomorrow.
you're math tubs are great!
Very colorful… I would be a sad little squirrel if someone took them away!
Staci
Going Nutty!
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I *love* your hearts. And your dog is adorable too : )
Kat
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!
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Jennifer @ Herding Kats In Kindergarten
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!
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!
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?
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.
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!!!
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Anita
Mrs. Bremer’s Kindergarten
What a great project! The hearts came out so cute!
I love your classroom pictures!
❤ Mor Zrihen from…
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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
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
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
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.