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Our Last Day in Pictures

Here’s how we enjoyed our last day together! It really hasn’t sunk in yet.
We laughed, we cried, we played!

 Minute to Win It!  Oh so fun!  I made some first grade modifications and it went off without a hitch!  If you don’t have it just click {Here} (it’s a freebie)

Game 1 Go Fishing.
I did this one 2 at a time.  They had to fan their tissue paper fish under the little brown table.  It was a fish trap in case you were wondering.  Sorry they are blurry…moving too quickly for my iphone!

Game 2 There she blows.
You have to blow the cup off the other side of table only using a straw.
(modification is lean on the table if needed 🙂 )

Game 3  Nose Diving
Transfer cotton balls from one plate to another with your nose (and some Vaseline!)

Game 4 Bean There Done That
Students suck a bean to the end of a straw and run it to another plate.
This was hard for some because they had to suck in for a longer time than they ever had but they all got at least one bean transferred after figuring out how to not breathe out.

 Game 5 Scrambled Breakfast
Put together a cereal box puzzle.
I paired them up and didn’t time them.  Everyone was able to figure it out with a partner.

Game 6 Noodling Around
You are supposed to get 3 noodles on a spaghetti stick with NO HANDS.
modification- break the long spaghetti in half and have them get only 2 noodles.  I modeled how hard it was so they didn’t give up right away.  I didn’t time this one.  It’s tough!

Game 7 Face the Cookie
You have to get a cookie (nilla wafer) from your forehead to your mouth with only scrunching your facial muscles.  HILARIOUS!  Very tough…few did it.  But I modeled it and they died laughing.  My cookie did NOT make it into my mouth.

 And FINALLY…….We Rolled out the butcher paper red carpet and did our CANDY AWARDS!  We just did these at the end of our last day as a class.  It was precious and perfect.  They all seemed really excited and happy and the red carpet just made it SO GLAMOROUS!
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    Comments

    1. Lori Rosenberg says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:24 am

      Looks like a memorable last day was had by all! Happy Summer!

      Lori ([email protected])
      Teaching With Love and Laughter

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        August 18, 2012 at 4:45 pm

        Love this idea, I teach at the High School level and I think they would have just as much fun with it. Thanks for sharing : )

        Reply
      • Anonymous says

        June 22, 2014 at 6:09 am

        xo

        Reply
    2. Miss Squirrels says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:31 am

      Looks like so much fun!
      I love the red carpet as they accepted their awards
      It will sink in later for them you kept them so just they forgot to be sad!

      Reply
    3. Katie says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:33 am

      These are too cute! I already have your candy awards and printed, but I'm still trying to figure who gets what 🙂 The red carpet was a great idea!

      Katie
      Dirty Hands and Lesson Plans

      Reply
      • Jamie Anusbigian says

        April 6, 2013 at 11:54 pm

        Where can I print the candy awards? Too cute!

        Reply
    4. Jennifer says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:38 am

      Looks like so much fun!! I love the red carpet {What a great idea}! My kids loved your candy awards! Hope you have a Happy Summer!

      Jennifer
      The First Grade Dream

      Reply
    5. LYNDSEY says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:44 am

      So doing the red carpet! I am in love!!!!!!

      Lyndsey
      A Year of Many Firsts

      Reply
    6. Traci says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:47 am

      Ooohhh I LOVE the red carpet idea!
      ❤Traci❤
      Dragonflies in First

      Reply
    7. Lisa R. says

      May 26, 2012 at 12:59 am

      The red carpet is awesome!! I LOVE your Minute to Win It ideas. 🙂 Yay for summer!!

      Lisa
      Learning Is Something to Treasure

      Reply
    8. Sarah Cooley says

      May 26, 2012 at 1:04 am

      What an AWESOME last day! I sure wish mine went down like that! Oh well, there's always next year! Thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply
    9. Katie Lawson says

      May 26, 2012 at 1:06 am

      I love your ideas for the games! 🙂

      Reply
    10. She Said G Said says

      May 26, 2012 at 1:51 am

      This post was just what I needed! I have been trying to brainstorm end of the year celebration ideas and this is perfect. The catwalk looks so fun and some of your cuties are really hamming it up! Also, the sign you have makes a great photo op. Thanks for the inspiration. I have a serious case of the end of the year teaching block.

      Sheila
      Sprinkle Teaching Magic

      Reply
    11. EveryNewBeginning says

      May 26, 2012 at 3:25 am

      Wow! It looks like you all had such a great time! I really wanted to do Minute to Win It and didn't get to it. My fifth graders loved the candy awards too!

      Check out my new blog- I am having a giveaway with a $25 gc to Target to celebrate!

      Reply
    12. Annie Moffatt says

      May 26, 2012 at 7:48 am

      The runway….the cereal boxes…the pasta…the AMAZING awards…my goodness…how awesome!! I think you kids may shed a few tears when they leave you and go to the next class:(

      Reply
    13. Tara says

      May 26, 2012 at 9:30 am

      You put so much into your last special day with your kiddos! I'm sure they enjoyed it!! What an awesome time!!!! Love the minute to win it games!! Too fun!! Red carpet was an awesome touch!!!

      OH btw, my name is Tara…..you know, from 4th Grade Frolics….in Florida…..jI thought you got lost….then you posted so I knew you weren't lost….maybe just kidnapped by the leprechaun!! JK!!! I miss your sunny comments:/

      Happy Weekend!!! Oh, so if yesterday was your last day, are you done, done or do you go back in next week for teacher days and clean up???

      4th Grade Frolics

      Reply
    14. Beth Ann says

      May 26, 2012 at 10:28 am

      That looks like a blast! Thanks so much for sharing the ideas!
      ❀Beth Ann❀
      Taming My Flock of Firsties
      [email protected]

      Reply
    15. The Teachers Backpack says

      May 26, 2012 at 11:19 am

      I love the Minute to Win It idea. It looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

      Cara
      The Teacher's Backpack

      Reply
    16. Jenn Long says

      May 26, 2012 at 1:59 pm

      How fun! I'm working on organizing your candy awards for my kiddos this weekend! They're going to love them!

      A Pirates Life for Us

      Reply
    17. Vickie says

      May 26, 2012 at 2:14 pm

      The games look like so much fun!! Our parents are coming next week to see us get our candy awards. I can't wait!! Thanks so much again for making them!
      Vickie

      Reply
    18. Sandy says

      May 26, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      Thank you for the amazing ideas!!!! Thanks to you, my last day of school is planned! 🙂 Thanks again!!!

      Reply
    19. Jessica Stanford says

      May 26, 2012 at 2:46 pm

      Oh my word!!! This is so amazing! Why didn't I think of it?!
      Blessings,

      Jessica Stanford
      Mrs. Stanford's Class Blog is Having a Giveaway!
      My TpT Store 20% Sale

      Reply
    20. Miss Foote says

      May 26, 2012 at 4:52 pm

      How stinking fun is your classroom…I want to be in your room! My chickadees LOVE playing minute to win it like games. Way to create excitement for you kiddos.

      Laurie
      Chickadee Jubilee

      Reply
    21. Jodi says

      May 26, 2012 at 5:02 pm

      Oh my goodness!! Too much fun!!

      Jodi
      fun-in-first.blogspot.com

      Reply
    22. happyhooligans says

      May 26, 2012 at 7:02 pm

      You know how sometimes you see an idea, and it just blows you away, and you're like "I can't believe I've never thought to do that"? Your cereal box puzzles just did that for me! Honest-to-goodness genius right there!

      Reply
    23. mbcialini says

      May 26, 2012 at 9:33 pm

      Thanks for the visuals. I had downloaded the Minute to Win It already and look forward to doing this with my class.

      Marybeth
      Cialini Chat

      Reply
    24. Buggy In Kindergarten says

      May 26, 2012 at 10:02 pm

      Looks like ya'll had a blast!!!

      Reply
    25. Michele says

      May 26, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      What a great idea!! I love how serious some of the kids are:) That is a fun memory for them to have on their last day!

      Reply
    26. Jennifer says

      May 27, 2012 at 12:45 am

      Thanks for the great last day of school activities. My last day is next Thursday, and I will be using your ideas! Thanks so much!

      Delighted in Second

      Reply
    27. Kimberley says

      May 27, 2012 at 1:29 am

      I love this! You all look like you had so much fun. I'm going to use some of these for sure. Thanks!

      Kimberley
      First in Maine

      Reply
    28. Deb says

      May 27, 2012 at 3:52 am

      Thanks for setting this all up! I'm totally copying you. 🙂

      Enjoy your summer break!
      Oh My Little Classity Class

      Reply
    29. Miss Brynley says

      May 28, 2012 at 9:00 pm

      Thanks so much for posting. I'm going to use a variation of these for my back to school week. I'm a new blogger and I love your blog!

      Brynley
      http://brynleysbrainstorms.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    30. Terry says

      May 29, 2012 at 4:09 am

      We have three weeks left. Where do I get a copy of your Candy Awards? Sounds ever so cute. I am for sure going to do Minute to Win it. THANKS.
      [email protected]

      Reply
    31. Stephanie says

      May 30, 2012 at 9:43 pm

      Printed off my awards today and got my 'red carpet' all ready! I can't wait to do this next week during our parent day. I think I'm more excited than the kids will be! Thanks so much for your great ideas!

      Reply
    32. Anonymous says

      June 1, 2012 at 2:29 am

      These were great. We enjoyed giving these out in our first grade classes, and the parents really liked them.

      Reply
    33. Kathi says

      June 4, 2012 at 1:36 am

      I used your red carpet idea for my awards time with my students. They loved it! They were giving each other high fives as they walked the carpet. I am going to use the games on the last day after our talent show. I know they will enjoy–thank you for the ideas!

      Reply
    34. Shari G says

      October 28, 2012 at 8:59 pm

      I just checked TPT and don't see the candy bar awards. Are they in a different location now? I would love to use them but the link doesn't take you to them….

      Reply
    35. Reagan Tunstall says

      November 2, 2012 at 1:47 am

      I took them down because I never heard back from the candy companies about using their logo. I just decided to stay on the safe side! Thanks for letting me know and I appreciate your interest!

      Reply
    36. Anonymous says

      November 28, 2012 at 4:19 am

      This is so wonderful! I teach middle school science, and I think that these would be great for my students as well. You're students are so lucky!

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        November 28, 2012 at 4:20 am

        OOPPPSSS…Your….sorry. I think I really need Christmas break…LOL.

        Reply
    37. Heather says

      January 16, 2013 at 5:41 pm

      Can't wait to play the games with my TBI young adults! Thanks so much! What a fun and creative teacher you are!

      Reply
    38. McCauley Family says

      February 5, 2013 at 6:28 pm

      Will you come be the teacher for my children? These kids look so happy. It's obvious they love school – job well done!

      Reply
    39. Des'ree Cabrera says

      March 1, 2013 at 3:35 am

      This would be a great idea for my AmeriCorps after school students that I tutor. Thanks a bunch 😀

      Reply
    40. Celizamas Sanders says

      March 14, 2013 at 2:32 am

      I just wrote about how successful my Candy Bar Awards last year. The kids really love them!

      I'll be adding the red carpet this year!!

      http://thepinspiredteacher.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    41. Jeannine says

      April 18, 2013 at 9:29 am

      Thanks for sharing your fun games and Candy Awards with us!

      Jeannine
      Creative Lesson Cafe

      Reply
    42. learningmyself says

      April 18, 2013 at 10:58 am

      OMGoodness!! Iam still smiling!! Thanks for the great ideas and sharing your fabulous day with us!! I am definitely going to be red carpeting it this year!! LOve your site!! 🙂

      Reply
    43. Autumn says

      April 19, 2013 at 7:21 pm

      I am in love with your idea about the red carpet and candy awards!! I am looking for your candy awards but can't find them….

      Reply
    44. Fabulous First Grade says

      May 3, 2013 at 11:13 pm

      My kiddos LOVED these awards! Thanks for ALL your GREAT ideas!!

      Reply
    45. Anonymous says

      May 5, 2013 at 11:02 pm

      Thanks for sharing!! This is adorable!!

      Reply
    46. Prof DMC says

      May 13, 2013 at 12:04 am

      These are great ideas and so much fun!!

      Reply
    47. Anonymous says

      May 13, 2013 at 9:58 pm

      I would like to print the candy awards but they keep coming out blurry. Do you know what I'm doing wrong. If you have copies would you email them to [email protected]. I would love to have them. You are so creative!!
      Thanks, Julie

      Reply
    48. Lisa says

      May 14, 2013 at 10:02 pm

      Help, I can't find the candy bar awards here or TPT. ?? Thanks!

      Reply
    49. Darleen Dufour says

      May 20, 2013 at 4:49 pm

      I gave out my candy awards today! What an awesome time we had! My students were so excited to see what award everyone got. Thank you for giving them away as a freebie! You ROCK!!!
      Darleen
      http://thirdgradelove.blogspot.com

      Reply
    50. Mary Colemon says

      May 26, 2013 at 12:27 am

      What darling ideas! Our last 2 days are a talent show and award's day. Most of the parents pick the kids up right afterwards(!!) and only a few stay til noon dismissal. But we could do it the week before the end of school! Thanks for this!

      Reply
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      July 18, 2013 at 1:55 pm

      Amazing games for kids!

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      July 24, 2013 at 11:23 am

      Kids are looking so naughty and having ultimate fun!!

      Fun Fun Fun

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      March 24, 2014 at 10:55 pm

      Hello,
      I would love to use your candy awards for my class. Would you be willing to share them? [email protected]
      Thanks!

      Reply
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      April 26, 2014 at 7:09 pm

      Did you print out your candy awards yourself of did you get them printed somewhere. Just seems like a lot of ink!

      Reply
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      June 3, 2014 at 10:48 pm

      I LOVE this post! I keep coming back to it! The kids are so excited to do the minute to win it games tomorrow and get their rewards! It makes one fun last day of school! Thank you so much for sharing!

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        • There's a Paper Cutter on my Nightstand... #Backtoschool
      • ►July
        • Hallway Behavior Management Tip #25DaysofColor
        • Creating Classroom Community #25DaysofColor
        • Guided Math Whole Group to Small Group
        • Hands-On Science!
        • Resources for Teaching Writing
        • Morning Work Solutions!
        • The Guided Math Tour 2015
        • What Does it Take to be a Successful Beginning Reader?
        • Vegas Conference Sale!
        • Guided Math Galore
      • ►June
        • Morning Meeting: Let's Discuss
        • My Astrobrights Story: An Incredible Partnership
        • Math Tools for Reference!
        • Our Last Day in Pictures!
      • ►May
        • Young Author Portfolios and Celebration
        • Birthday Sale!
        • End of Year Freebies
        • 10 End of the Year Ideas
        • We Made it to May... Lesson Plans, Moms, and Twitchy Eyes
      • ►April
        • Pushing Through Spring Fever...
        • Guided Reading Phonics Posters
        • A Day in the Life...
        • Unshakeable: Enjoy teaching…no matter what
        • Organizing the Elementary Classroom!
      • ►March
        • Peek at My Week March 29th!
        • Active Learning Ideas!
        • Peek at My Week March 23
        • Howdy Partners! Come Take A Tour of our Texas Studies!
        • Fish in the Bucket and Other Things...
        • Guided Math-Reflecting on the Journey
        • Teacher Bag Lady and My Week...Wait...It's only Monday
      • ►February
        • Pot Of Gold Learning!
        • Phonics: What Why & How
        • Story Starters Galore
        • Teaching Time Freebies!
        • February in the Classroom
        • Write On!
        • Little Classroom Moments
      • ►January
        • Recap of the Texas First Grade Conference
        • Rough Patch!
        • iPad Essentials: Analyzing Weather!
        • Primary Geometry: Making the Grade with Shapes
        • Writing Mini-Lessons
        • A Peek at my Week {Gif Style}
        • January Jumpstart {A Day at School}
    • ►2014
      • ►December
        • Guided Math Binder
        • Reindeer Games!
        • December Behavior Management
        • Five For Friday
        • About Math Journals
      • ►November
        • Heading Back To Work!
        • H is for...
        • My Handy Spelling Notebook!
        • Printable Literacy Practice
        • Honoring Veterans in Every Subject!
        • Five for Friday
        • Spelling and Phonics - Step by Step
        • Hello November!
      • ►October
        • It's a Fall Frenzy!
        • All About Reader's Workshop!
        • Fire Safety and Planning for Next Week
        • Franken Authors
        • Bat Science!
        • Beginning Place Value
      • ►September
        • Reading Strategies and my Week!
        • Our Daily Schedule in Pictures!
        • Prepping for Pumpkin Season
        • Apples and Fall Happenings
        • Apples! Hands-On Science
        • Classroom Clips and Quotes....Day 10
        • Interactive Notebooks and Young Learners
        • Practice Makes Perfect?
        • Kick Start Guided Reading!
      • ►August
        • Back To School: The First Two Days
        • Guided Math Rotations & Explanations!
        • School Tour Continued!
        • Teacher Week Day 2 Classroom Digs!
        • Teacher Week Day One
        • Engaging Writing Activities Volume 2
        • Daily Data Ideas!
        • Meet the Teacher Night Signs
        • Engaging Writing Activities
        • Launching Guided Math {A How To Guide}
        • Classroom Tour 2014-2015
      • ►July
        • iPad Essentials
        • Math Concepts Galore! Day 10
        • Day 8 ELA Units
        • Math Journals! Day 7
        • Math Centers on Day 6!
        • Christmas in July Day 5- How I Start the Day
        • Christmas in July Day 4- Spelling/Phonics
        • Christmas in July Day 2!
        • It's Christmas in July!
        • Label Obsessed!! {Free}
        • A Trip to IKEA
        • Organizing for Next Year
      • ►June
        • Word Work Storage and Yearly Plan
        • I'm Flipping over Flip Books!
        • All About Me Flip Book
        • The Math Journal Component
        • Effectively Teaching with iPads
        • Teacher Gift Tag
      • ►May
        • Making Writing Portfolios
        • Birthday Sale!
        • Free Candy Awards
        • Mother's Day and Gifts for Helpers
        • Teacher Appreciation Week!
        • What's Your Behavior Number? Freebie
        • Science Writing and Technology
      • ►April
        • Word Wall Centers For Any Word Wall!
        • May Math Journal
        • We've Got their Whole World In Our Hands
        • Camp Number Sense!
        • Keeping the Joy in Teaching
        • All in a Day's Work...
      • ►March
        • Neon Bloggers Take San Antonio!
        • The Big Phonics Bundle! {Purposeful Word Work}
        • My Coin Crew!
        • Spring Break Vacation and New Products Posted
        • Spring Forward with Motivation!
        • Spelling Ideas!
      • ►February
        • Workshop Talk!
        • All About Guided Math
        • Making Sight Words STICK!
        • All About Math Journaling
        • A Box of TREAT!
        • Mastering Measurement!
        • February Journal and My Throne of Lies...
      • ►January
        • Take off One Shoe...For Fractions!
        • Oh For The Love of Math!
        • Guided Reading and Guided Math Essentials
        • First Grade Texas Conference RECAP!
        • CENTER of Attention!
        • A Little Motivation Never Hurts...
    • ►2013
      • ►December
        • Happy New Year 2014!
        • Winter Math Goodies!
        • Five for Friday
        • Parent Gifts and a Little Math Journal
        • Two Literacy Lifesavers!
        • Iced In at a National Conference in Dallas
        • Cyber Monday & Tuesday
      • ►November
        • Guided Reading Goods!
        • Prepping for December
        • December Math Journal
        • Nerdy Birdy! Turkey FACTS
        • Activities Like... {with a freebie too}
        • Scattered Recap...
        • Purposeful Word Work -- Blends!
        • Guided Math in First Grade
      • ►October
        • Trick or Read! Door Decorating, Freebies, and More!
        • Place Value Ideas and Rise and Shine Update!
        • The Time and Prep Factor
        • Critical Writing & Art with Columbus
        • Sounding Off....freebies and EMO.
        • Plenty Of Pumpkins and Other Fall Fun!
        • No Mayhem Monday!
      • ►September
        • This Week's Math: Resources and Freebies!
        • Five For Friday!
        • Guided Math Freebie and Sight Word Tracking
        • Making Ten Freebies and Our Self Portrait Gallery
        • Shaky Shaky Drop---Ten Frames
        • Highlights of our Learning Launch!
        • Math: How Do We Fit it All In?
        • Classroom Systems That Work!
        • O"FISH"ally in School....and a little bit of life...
      • ►August
        • Day 2 Breaking News...
        • Ready or Not...Meet the Teacher!
        • Back To School--It's NO JOKING MATTER!
        • Data and Learning Portfolio For Young Learners
        • Classroom Tour 2013-2014
        • Teacher Week! Let's Talk about Me!
        • Classroom Organization in Pictures
        • Must Haves for My New School Year
      • ►July
        • FUNdamentals and Friendships
        • Class Pet Writing Journal
        • 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!
        • Run Turkey Run!
        • 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
        • 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
        • 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!
        • 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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