Weather Foldables - You Can Win Them and a Giveaway

School started over a month ago!

I've been so busy because we just started math Common Core.

We are starting ELA next year,

but my team and I are trying it out this year.

So I was so excited that I found a few minutes

to finally finish a new product.

 I love using foldables in my classroom.

We are always adding them to our journals in

reading, writing and math.

In science, we usually make a lapbook

to organize our learning.

 

So take a look at this new set in my TpT store.

 

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Fun Science Lab Coats

Halfway through the second week of school.

Check.

Fantasy football team drafted.

Check.

Spend lots of time sharing ideas on my blog.

No check.

 

I know that many of you are just as busy

and that makes me feel better!

 

Today I wanted to quickly share a science lab coat idea.

This year, my team and I are trying to add

more excitement to science.

One thing we are planning is monthly science experiments.

To get the kids excited about this,

we gave them a chance to make science lab coats.

 

Everyone brought in a used t-shirt.

It could be a white or light colored shirt.

If the shirt had a logo on the outside,

we just turned it inside-out.

 

I gave the kids some time to decorate their shirts.

My class used permanent markers.

They placed their writing journal in the middle of the shirt

so the markers wouldn't bleed through.

The other teachers just used regular markers

and they turned out fine.

When the decorating was complete,

I cut the front of the shirts right down the middle.

Then we had....

LAB COATS!

We've already done one experiment

and the kids were so excited to wear the coats.

I even had one kid bring in a pair of goggles.

 

Hope your week is going well!

 

 



Monday Made It - Felt Links and Rocks/Soil Foldables

It's summer and that means I finally have some time to make things.

My latest projects are mostly centered around a road

trip we are taking in July.

We'll be in the car for two days each way.

With a 4 year old and a 1 year old,

I know I'm going to need lots of things for us to do.

 

I figured this was a great place to share my first activity.

FELT LINKS:

 

These are just like paper links, except they are made of felt.

I started by cutting the felt into strips.

 

Then I cut the Velcro into small pieces.

I attached one part and then attached the other Velcro

part on the other side, opposite end.

 

Even though the Velcro was sticky,

I still sewed each piece on in case.

The sewing was easy, a diagonal across

each piece of Velcro.

 

 

They don't take up much space and are safe

for even the 1 year old to play with in the car.

 

Can you think of a way to use these in your classroom?

 

ROCKS, SOIL, MINERALS, CHANGING EARTH FOLDABLES

 

I have done a little bit of school work this week.

This was actually a product that I updated.

As I've learned more about creating products,

I'm starting to go back and change a few

of my older items. 

I use this product with my third graders for our rocks and soil unit.

Last year we took all the foldables and made a lapbook.

One of my teammates had the students add them to a science journal.

Either way, it was a nice way for the kids to organize

all the new info they were learning.

 

 If you like these, head on over to my TpT store.

 

Hope everyone is having a nice Monday.

Have you created anything new?