I did manage to get 4 boxes emptied. That may not seem like a lot, but since I moved rooms and EVERYTHING is in boxes, that is awesome. I have 4 closets in my room and I have 1 completely done! I also had an insightful conversation with our amazing custodian today. He wants to go to barber school and I'm really hoping that dream pans out for him. Did I mention he is amazing?? He came in my room out of his own free will and ASKED if I needed help...that's dangerous! Haha!
Since it's back to school time...what better time for a giveaway!!!
I've been stocking up at the Target dollar spot (and $2.50) spot. It's my fave! So for my first giveaway (since I'm a small fry blogger) I'm giving away a.........
$10 Target Giftcard.
I will draw a winner for this giveaway on Wednesday, August 10th at 8pm! Then I'll mail the winner their awesome giftcard!
Ways to enter:
1. Become a follower and leave a comment that you are.
2. Leave a comment with something awesome I should put on my walls (because they always feel so boring)...p.s. I am having a penguin theme.
3. Blog about my giveaway and leave a link to your post in the comments!
That's 3 possible entries!!! I love giving gifts so this is very excting for me!
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You can make an igloo above your reading center and put "Cozy Up With a Good Book"! And then put penguins reading! (find a cute image online and then use an overhead projector or document camera to enlarge and draw it!
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I blogged about your giveaway here: Target Giveaway
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Hi Jenna! I'm a new follower! I'm also in NC!
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I blogged about your giveaway!!
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Hi! I'm a new follower and I LOVE penguins!! :)
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Penguins? This is really cute:
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ReplyDeleteMaybe the kids could mosaic little penguins for your wall. http://www.kolcraft.com/blog/winter-craft-for-your-child/
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Since your theme is Penguins, maybe you can make a poster with a penguin holding a sign that says "Following the Rules is Cool". You can make him big and have the rules all around him.
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A penguin theme is sooooo adorable! You have got to check out pinterest. I found these cute projects you can do with your kiddos. http://pinterest.com/pin/24105159/
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You can also have a penguin sliding into your classroom (on ice) and you can have it say "sliding into first grade"
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I've blogged about your giveaway!
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I think you should put a cute igloo on your wall!! Hard to give a suggestion. You should totally post pics of your room.
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I blogged about your giveaway!
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Gee I would think you have your word wall, alphabet, rules/procedures on your walls. What about using the penguins to do your colors and numbers? I have a bee theme and my colors are made with the bees and my numbers have the cute bee cut outs to show how many 7 is...........Not sure if that would work, but it would bring your theme in more.
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I LOVE penguins! I do my penguin unit in January after Christmas break! What to put on your walls...... You need Tacky somewhere ~ maybe put your vocab/spelling words on a huge penguin footprint? I use a large penguin head with a HUGE bow tie and write "penguin" words on it - maybe that could be where you write your class rules or something along that line. :o)
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Chill out with a Book.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely need Tacky somewhere.
Go to pinterest!! loads of ideas there.
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In college we learned how to make an igloo out of milk cartons...it makes the greatest reading center or listening center! Your kids will love it and if you can get a room mom on board it will be that much easier! Except for the hot glue sticks, it is FREE! This web site even has a YouTube video to watch.
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I blogged about you & your penguin theme!
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I am a new follower!! I found you via Fran!
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You could have a penguin lunch chart and the students have to add their their name (could be on a fish) to the penguins belly if they need lunch that day. Also Cara over at The First Grade Parade has a ton of really cute penguin ideas from back in January so check that out! :)
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I'm a new follower!! Love your blog!!!
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I'm a new follower. Love your ideas!
ReplyDeleteI really like having a theme. I've done bears and dogs in the past. I love the lunch chart idea (above) with the fish :) How about Slide on in - Our room is snow much fun! Or Come in and chill - Our class is so cool! Good luck this year. I'd love to see pictures of what you come up with!
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ReplyDeleteOne year I drew different species of penguins (using an overhead projector - I know in the olden days) to the exact size. Then I lined them up on a wall from the floor up. The kids measured themselves against the penguins. Some of them were amazed that an Emperior Penguin was taller than them. kobrien@royal.wednet.edu
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ReplyDeletePenguins will be a fun theme for your kiddos! As one of your opening day activities you could do "Chill'n with our new friends" and read a great ice cream theme book. Then actually make ice cream! I have read online how you can make ice cream easily with a couple of ingredients and can inside a can (just do a quick google search) by rolling it back and forth to each other on the floor. You could take a class picture of everyone eating ice cream! I guess I was thinking more of "environment" of penguins! :-)
ReplyDeleteHere is a blog post with lots of great penguin ideas: http://www.abcand123learning.com/2011/02/penguins-rhymes-writing-books-counting.html
ReplyDelete(I especially love the penguins from Mrs. Jump's penguin unit.)
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I blogged about your giveaway:
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