Showing posts with label class playdates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label class playdates. Show all posts

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Currently August! + a Freebie!

I'm linking up with Farley for Currently August...On TIME!! Did you know that if you like Oh' Boy 4th Grade on Facebook you get a head start? It is so easy to get the download from her, too! Oh boy, thank you, Farley!!

Tomorrow is the day my daughter's life takes a new turn. May I take a proud Mama moment? After graduating with honors and two majors Mars (the girl not the planet!) was accepted into the doctoral program at Washington U in St. Louis. In five years she'll have her PhD. in Chemistry. She has always been a science nut and gave herself the nickname Mars at the tender age of three. Her dream would probably be able to travel into space or even back to Ireland. She loves to travel! I'm listening to the sewing machine because she is making a quilt based on the Periodic Table. Her is what it looks like so far...
Yes...She is a nerd!
I had a playdate this week so my class could check out our new space. It was so much fun to just play with my old/new students. I'm looping with my first grade class this year. We had a wormed themed hour and a half that went way too fast! After reading this (Freebie Alert) book three times one of my students said, "This is great! Who writes this stuff?" It MADE MY DAY!!
If you want the whole packet of wormy activities or you want to contribute to my desk buying fund you can go buy the whole packet at TPT! The graphics on this project were done especially for me by my new friend Poppydreamz. I LOVE what she did! We're working on another project together right now, too which I'm even more excited about!

I finally got to learn how to play Ga-Ga Ball!
I know this looks messy. We colored worms and then painted over them with "dirt" because worms need dirt!
The shells are really a game board designed by one of my students!
We used dice and Lego guys to move to the finish line.
Look at these desks! They wobble. They tip. They are old. They don't stay up. I'm trying to think of some creative ways to get new ones...Any ideas?
I'm off to help the packer! Have a great month!