tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56888716773713489512024-03-18T02:48:32.165-07:00Fabulous Firstiesmrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-38584126884633749722012-08-27T19:19:00.001-07:002012-08-28T18:50:46.403-07:00Peek Inside my roomToday was my first day back at school with a new group of firsties. I had 21 new little love bugs today and they were as sweet as could be! I am soooo excited about this school year, although I feel like I could sleep for about 2 days straight I am so tired. We had open house on Sunday afternoon, followed by night before first day jitters (that yes, the teacher still gets), and a whole day teaching rules and how we do EVERYTHING (along with some fun & games)! I remembered my camera yesterday before open house and had a few minutes to snap a couple pictures of my room and the adorable bulletin boards on our first grade hall. Now it is time to snuggle up and rest up for day 2! Enjoy! I'll post in detail about setup and my room in a future post :)<br />
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My guided reading station...aka...the reading hub...aka....Mrs. Mabe's grand central station! My mom is uh-mazing! She made table skirts for our first grade team (my curtains match too..love it). </div>
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My back bulletin board that will be home to my firsties' writing very soon!</div>
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Okay, so kindergarten at my school all has a specific jungle animal theme. Since k/1 share a hall, I didn't want to have a jungle animal on my door and I was stumped as to what to put on my door. Then I ran across this absolutely adorable, perfect idea for my room (from first grade fever's blog...check it out <a href="http://first-grade-fever.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>) that combined two of my favorite things....animal print & Pete the Cat! Pete may have to stay up for a while and just get decorated for fall because I love him so much!</div>
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My writing table at the back of the room...missing two caddies on the Ikea hanging bar thing. Ikea has great stuff & so cheap! Hanging on the pocket chart are a few of my writing topics from my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Task-Cards-Topics-to-Write-About" target="_blank">writing task cards</a>. </div>
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We went over our <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Catalog-Reward-Coupons-for-Rewarding-Awesome-Behavior" target="_blank">behavior catalog</a> today and all the rewards they could choose from. The room was buzzing with which prize they would be 'shopping' for first!</div>
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Computer area & math shelves. The space between my windows will be home to math vocabulary words as we learn them. </div>
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Another view from the back of the room. Again, I have an awesome mom...love my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AbsolutelyDottie?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">chair pockets</a> she made!</div>
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My BOGGLE board on an oil-drip pan on the back of my bookshelf. The organizer has magnetic letters in it that will be used as a literacy station in the weeks to come.</div>
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Alright, my mom sews & my wonderful hubby is handy with a saw & drill. He made these shelves for my classroom library. Low enough for kids to reach all the shelves and also for me to see into the library from my guided reading table. A dear kindergarten friend shared the palm tree base with me that she had stored away from VBS years ago. My mom and I whipped up a lovely little palm tree, following Deanna Jump's directions for the one she has in her room.</div>
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Calendar are & math station board (currently empty). </div>
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Mr. Alligator moves around with a magnet for our class voice level chart. </div>
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Whole Brain Teaching...enough said!! My scoreboard. I'm using the tens frame (can't ever get enough practice) along with jewels from the craft store. The line, seat, & carpet signs are to track how quickly & quietly we transition. They love beating their time!</div>
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My first grade next door neighbor, Sarah, has the cutest cooking theme in her room. I'm going to have to get more pics. Here's her adorable cupcake door!</div>
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Another first grade neighbor & her tropical/beachy board! </div>
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Love the ladybugs from another first grade friend! </div>
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Zebra print pencils & monkeys outside my door. Work to come soon under the pencils.</div>
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That's my home away from home in a nutshell. </div>
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<br />mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-9968265778568339892012-07-31T07:05:00.002-07:002012-08-14T11:40:36.952-07:00Rewarding Awesome Behavior...The Easy Way (& some freebies)Last summer after reading about some great ideas from other teachers, I created and shared my Behavior to Roar About Catalog. It replaced my prize box this year *AMEN* and my firsties LOVED it. I loved it too, but as with anything, it needed a little *tweeking* to make it just right for what I needed. My problem this year was keeping up with who had earned their trip to the behavior catalog and when. My firsties have a behavior calendar in their homework folder that is color coded based on the day they had. BUT, it meant they or I had to count up their days. To earn a trip to the behavior catalog they had to have 8 good days (not consecutive, but all together). So.....this year after doing a little blog researching and my favorite Pinterest, I figured out what I am missing to make my life easier. I am going to use a punch card system this year and when students earn 8 punches, they can go to the behavior catalog. And let me say, the world stoppped in first grade when we went shopping in that catalog last year. Even though they usually knew what they wanted (stinky feet was always a favorite), they had to browse the catalog just to make sure. :-) I will be posting pics later today of the punch cards and they can be downloaded FREE. I also wanted to revamp some of my catalog, so it now has a new look with the adorable KPM Doodles clipart.<br />
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Above are some of the new images of my behavior catalog. I also revamped some of my choices and am up to 27 choices for my firsties to choose from! (And almost all free to me, no treasure box!!) To further organize myself and my firsties in my never ending battle at organization, I have created reward coupons that match the behavior catalog choices. See below. After punch card is full, shopping in catalog is complete, they will receive a reward coupon for the prize they chose. Two reasons for this - They can hang on to it and redeem it when they want. Sometimes this year they wanted to do stinky feet, but wanted to do stinky feet with a friend who hadn't yet earned their trip to the catalog. This way they can wait until they are absolutely ready to use it. Second, I can put it in their homework folder to go home to show their parents the prize they earned. They will be laminated. Another idea is to use them in the clear name tag necklaces to wear when they use their coupon.<br />
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So, with all that, I hope it makes sense! If not, ask me a question!! :-) Click on any of the images to see the catalog & coupons in my TpT store. They come together in a set. Anyone else's head starting to spin with back to school stuff!?!?! Now it's back to legos, Thomas the Train, & Hotwheels with a cute 2 year old! Enjoy!<br />
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<br />mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-83159958966789360122012-07-12T21:54:00.000-07:002013-01-23T20:00:22.074-08:00Mega Word Work <div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
I ventured into my classroom today with
my 2 year old. I actually managed to get quite a bit unpacked and put
away with him playing with his cars and trucks and wanting to take out
magnadoodles, blocks, markers, books, everything!!! I am excited beyond
words to be moving into a bigger classroom. My wheels were turning
today as I pictured where I wanted everything to go. Especially my word
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am going to print, laminate, and hole punch each task card. They will be held together with a ring. **Sorry, no pictures, haven't had time to put it together with a 2 year old running around**. I will create a separate set of task cards for each of my reading groups, based on ability. I plan on spending A LOT of time at the beginning introducing each task card along with expectations. I created recording sheets for some of the task cards. I actually think I will be using a word work journal this year to cut down on some copies. You can check out the task cards and recording sheets, from my TpT store. I would love to hear from you if you download them, along with any suggestions for more activities. Follow my TpT store for more fun stuff to come. What other awesome ideas to you have for word work??? Enjoy!</span><br />
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Whew. Let me just say that these math vocabulary cards have been a labor of love! I started creating/working on them LAST SUMMER (ha) and have just put the finishing touches on them. I used a majority of these cards in my room this year on my math word wall. My district has adopted Common Core standards, so I have been adding more words that align with Common Core. My district provided picture cards for us to print and use, but can we say, colorless and b-o-r-i-n-g! I wanted something very simple and clean, but jazzed up in fun colors and clipart. Viola! Below is a preview of the end result. 104 vocabulary cards for a quick reference in your room. Click on the images to go check them out! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tomorrow, I am venturing back into my classroom and will start taking some pics. I have moved to a nice, big room with lots of storage (YAY) and while I don't even want to think about summer ending, I do get excited thinking about decorating and setting up for a new year and new firsties!! </span><br />
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<br />mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-81531261662668117862012-06-24T11:58:00.000-07:002012-06-24T12:02:09.096-07:00Time Flies....and I'm having FUN!Whew....I've been gone from the blogging world for quite a while! My last post {circa last August} was made from the beach while I was kicking back, relaxing, and enjoying my last little bit of summer before heading back to school {with a classroom I had already set-up, decorated, and cleaned, keep in mind}. That beach trip proved quite eventful, with me interviewing and taking a new position at a new school within a matter of days. I packed up my classroom and moved across town a WEEK BEFORE STARTING SCHOOL!! Needless to say, this year was a whirlwind with moving, settling, and adjusting, but I love my new school and teammates. My commute has been cut in half, which I absolutely love. I'm still in first grade. So between the ten bajillion things we do as teachers on a regular basis, I have also been enjoying time with my one {almost 2 year old} and the hubster. Life is good, God is great! So....with all that being said, I'M BACK and ready to rock a new year. <br />
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I'm working on a few things to share over the next few weeks, and of course finding great ideas on your blogs and my favorite, Pinterest! My room is lots of green and animal prints. I needed to update my number word posters, but didn't want anything too big. Viola....below is what I came up with. Set includes numbers 0-20, 30, 40, 50, 60 , 70, 80. 90 & 100. Click on the picture to download for free from my TpT store. Follow me on TpT for more fun stuff to come! Enjoy!<br />
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<br />mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-66088426971531869632011-08-07T15:06:00.000-07:002011-08-07T15:06:44.505-07:00Updated Behavior Incentive Catalog<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi everyone! Enjoying sunshine, waves, & a fabulous time with my family at the beach in Charleston! I had a couple of requests for my behavior catalog to be adjusted to work for kindergarten and other grades. I am posting a copy for kindergarten, second, and third for all! Enjoy! Last week of vacation for this little teacher!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Summed up ~ Teaching Blog Addict is your one stop shop for all the fabulous blogs out there for teachers. In one click I can so easily access so many fabulous ideas. If you haven't checked it out, you definitely should and of course admit that you too are an addict! My favorite part of TBA are the links to the specific blogs by grade level. AWESOME!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All I can say is <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">WOW </span>and <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">THANK YOU</span> to all you awesome bloggers out there for sharing so many great ideas. Usually during my son's nap time, I hit up a couple blogs and work on things for school. It is so wonderful to have a network of teachers to share and inspire one another. Here are a few things I've adapted and recreated to work in my 'jungle/safari' room {all awesome ideas I came across on blogs this summer}. Click on each picture to download.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">{idea from Mrs. Gilchrist's blog...see post <a href="http://mrsgilchristsclass.blogspot.com/2011/05/absentee-folders.html">here</a>}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bye-bye prize box! This idea came from Mrs. Cooley at <a href="http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-beehavior-catalog.html">First Grader....At Last!</a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She created a notebook 'catalog' to replace her prizebox. Check out her blog above to read more about it. The thought of not having to buy more random toys, trinkets, and 'stuff' puts a big smile on my face and more $$$ in my pocket!! I created the following catalog to use in the room. I will use a 3-ring binder to hold the catalog choices. When students earn enough stickers for good behavior & making smart choices, they will get to choice a reward from the catalog. Click on any of the pictures to download a copy. Awesome idea Mrs. Cooley!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">**UPDATE**JULY 2012** </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Check out the post <a href="http://mrsmfirstgrade.blogspot.com/2012/07/rewarding-awesome-behaviorthe-easy-way.html" target="_blank">here</a> for my newest additions to the behavior catalog! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm also wrapping up my math vocabulary picture cards this week too. They should be posted soon. Here's a sneak peek...Not quite finished, but will probably have close to 100 math words. In my district, we have to post our math words we are working on, then move them to a math 'word wall' to stay posted for the year. </span></div>
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</div>mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-36864032711678736032011-07-24T18:12:00.000-07:002011-07-24T18:12:38.891-07:00Birthday Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ok, here's my disclaimer...this post has nothing to do with school. My little man turned the big O-N-E over the weekend and we celebrated with a very hungry caterpillar themed cook-out. I found the cutest ideas online and 'recreated' them for our party. Here are a few pics of the decor and my handsome little man. The past year has flown by and I can't believe I'm a mommy to a one year old! It is by far the b-e-s-t job in the world. Going back to school is going to be harder for me than him when I have to leave him!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8ouo0pHi4pccGrBNBVt99l420fUuYO3buJIlDI7O8khb4Y7N0YBzK0tGrdO6M765Ao3-4qF2YRpwwV_qnOAvDqXOMIe2FGaSGvN8S4xInVacWzwKGrGQYB0VIpZ5Eop7O1dWGmatAsI/s1600/carter+bday+shirt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8ouo0pHi4pccGrBNBVt99l420fUuYO3buJIlDI7O8khb4Y7N0YBzK0tGrdO6M765Ao3-4qF2YRpwwV_qnOAvDqXOMIe2FGaSGvN8S4xInVacWzwKGrGQYB0VIpZ5Eop7O1dWGmatAsI/s320/carter+bday+shirt.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8ouo0pHi4pccGrBNBVt99l420fUuYO3buJIlDI7O8khb4Y7N0YBzK0tGrdO6M765Ao3-4qF2YRpwwV_qnOAvDqXOMIe2FGaSGvN8S4xInVacWzwKGrGQYB0VIpZ5Eop7O1dWGmatAsI/s1600/carter+bday+shirt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carter in his b-day shirt I ordered from Etsy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KCrdg2TFEpjbCObcYuMdFcU0d9dcG7b-Xno842UVBUUWsgAjZfvoi_5u1sdqBI9lbztZVkothaJ-qE9LdUbttw1bXtCVjTDFaGi5bXyIgbh_VhsYKZh3PLEN36UEmRtPv-0baScQ-zA/s1600/carter+bday+table.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KCrdg2TFEpjbCObcYuMdFcU0d9dcG7b-Xno842UVBUUWsgAjZfvoi_5u1sdqBI9lbztZVkothaJ-qE9LdUbttw1bXtCVjTDFaGi5bXyIgbh_VhsYKZh3PLEN36UEmRtPv-0baScQ-zA/s320/carter+bday+table.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One of the food tables with the sweets and fruits...all caterpillar inspired.:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZTkoBmnSpEbG0V-kVj9hd3bYrD-1w3HU_AYeufc4ipnD-TMa9i7xcZEhytDA599L8wp6T0feam44ICiB6LlfXMhIQd_FUsV4AI7_WOONzlfrdWriG-DxilyCjVkcyXBVYJmQzfceizo/s1600/carter+bday+banner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZTkoBmnSpEbG0V-kVj9hd3bYrD-1w3HU_AYeufc4ipnD-TMa9i7xcZEhytDA599L8wp6T0feam44ICiB6LlfXMhIQd_FUsV4AI7_WOONzlfrdWriG-DxilyCjVkcyXBVYJmQzfceizo/s320/carter+bday+banner.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A view of the gift table (minus the trash can in the back) with the banner I made. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusJUkbPrSQIYJD7u69SK2hpA6u4h_Tb4ciSHLKNC0iWEAlsQxgskXcwpP6NVdFA7d1dAEE2SUXPy1jlA1Fv-Ya1m28-4UmcRscaqRvSxdq3mQWr2H6IS-CH4S6P1W1PF_7YaLkjKOOSo/s1600/carter+bday+caterpillar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusJUkbPrSQIYJD7u69SK2hpA6u4h_Tb4ciSHLKNC0iWEAlsQxgskXcwpP6NVdFA7d1dAEE2SUXPy1jlA1Fv-Ya1m28-4UmcRscaqRvSxdq3mQWr2H6IS-CH4S6P1W1PF_7YaLkjKOOSo/s320/carter+bday+caterpillar.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My wonderful sister and brother-in-law hung this up. Made out of scrapbook paper and cut-out letters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnRtXknXuwn2sTvl4s1knRH494d8bSSlYuFrY3ZdSYKP6vBTZuDDy2zt-3ifSFzDYkquKGW65yw0yI24Csv110tYrFrO2Vbv7Mr2BPtMYV8mcAnSsMpDmFzP-lc3IhQPRyTbsfGtCkDw/s1600/carter+bday+chair.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnRtXknXuwn2sTvl4s1knRH494d8bSSlYuFrY3ZdSYKP6vBTZuDDy2zt-3ifSFzDYkquKGW65yw0yI24Csv110tYrFrO2Vbv7Mr2BPtMYV8mcAnSsMpDmFzP-lc3IhQPRyTbsfGtCkDw/s320/carter+bday+chair.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Carter's official birthday chair...I used left over scrapbook paper from the banner, hot glued them to a piece of green ribbon and added a few caterpillar decals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz0m0FM0Do8p1Z6AUOaRg_jyMuhByo_zYb4Q74EGE02aRAq9omy5GUKtj2yAc2WXQO49I9XswuTHL1-Z7PIRwLQeEv8Lk8EGwdOa28Yd0K3vo_z11StytsYziV0GS_LdUqbY3XPD8_Yg/s1600/carter+bday+cupcakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz0m0FM0Do8p1Z6AUOaRg_jyMuhByo_zYb4Q74EGE02aRAq9omy5GUKtj2yAc2WXQO49I9XswuTHL1-Z7PIRwLQeEv8Lk8EGwdOa28Yd0K3vo_z11StytsYziV0GS_LdUqbY3XPD8_Yg/s320/carter+bday+cupcakes.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There was an awful storm that whipped through while we were setting up...hence, this picture came out a little dark. Cupcakes were topped with caterpillar stickers I put on scrapbook paper punch-outs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4f3kFpQsUrsoCGIkZ5lXwMp9vbIaqRWcEV-5Mojh1AiRgU37_fbcVPhKXvohrwoHIkNtExyTWWc1Pf6-yUd-HmijZKjtRreD7KerzHTOSgCCggbyjSpyji7VuCFGBaeVPcKV343Z52s/s1600/carter+bday+grapes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4f3kFpQsUrsoCGIkZ5lXwMp9vbIaqRWcEV-5Mojh1AiRgU37_fbcVPhKXvohrwoHIkNtExyTWWc1Pf6-yUd-HmijZKjtRreD7KerzHTOSgCCggbyjSpyji7VuCFGBaeVPcKV343Z52s/s320/carter+bday+grapes.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yummy caterpillars on a stick...grapes and a strawberry and viola!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTDOXPNVciAx2tlpayb7lXRbe8j0AcPamR_-s-YwFo_9Eh1m7ve-nijHH73APrvR52D7TEYCC-qWCaOieRTT5KQxxRpwY8Med_NQEl9gMwkP35WFmee6bvcRF5QPGWf86GFFTDgQ51XA/s1600/carter+bday+hat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTDOXPNVciAx2tlpayb7lXRbe8j0AcPamR_-s-YwFo_9Eh1m7ve-nijHH73APrvR52D7TEYCC-qWCaOieRTT5KQxxRpwY8Med_NQEl9gMwkP35WFmee6bvcRF5QPGWf86GFFTDgQ51XA/s320/carter+bday+hat.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> My cute little guy in his birthday hat...bought plain old hats and added the number one to his. All others had a pom-pom added to the top with a picture of a caterpillar glued on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1SHkNYmwHSfTzACgI3V2KOinOoxrPoqTscIqWqDNDtBxpwFRBIGUghW3ztOXU1cuFau7Avgha2sHhm2Sa-1vEuGrcLBmZwy9sU_5d_5VjeytFErspoaGqCYKfc8MKaYPw8LBtIJa9N0/s1600/carter+bday+marshmallow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1SHkNYmwHSfTzACgI3V2KOinOoxrPoqTscIqWqDNDtBxpwFRBIGUghW3ztOXU1cuFau7Avgha2sHhm2Sa-1vEuGrcLBmZwy9sU_5d_5VjeytFErspoaGqCYKfc8MKaYPw8LBtIJa9N0/s320/carter+bday+marshmallow.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>These turned out so cute & yummy (and super easy to make). Marshmallows, candy melts, sprinkles, and a lollipop stick and a few minutes to put them together. I just love that they're so colorful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that birthday planning is over, back to reality AND my classroom this week for some serious cleaning, organizing, and decorating. My little caterpillar will be joining me, helping to make more messes for me to clean up!!! </div>mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-69384533223227582622011-07-18T11:25:00.000-07:002011-07-31T22:21:27.149-07:00Back to School Activities & Bulletin Boards<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I can hardly believe back to school is almost upon us! AHHHH! I am loving every second of being just mommy to my little man all day! But, the wheels are turning for back to school and getting ready! Jodi at <a href="http://fun-in-first.blogspot.com/2011/07/whats-your-favorite-back-to-school.html">Fun in First Grade</a> is having a linky party for your favorite back to school activities. Be sure to check out her blog for some other awesome ideas. Here are a few of my favorites that I had pictures for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Please leave a comment to share any fun Chicka, Chicka boom boom ideas for back to school! Or jungle ideas, since this year my room is going to be jungle/safari themed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I ordered these from Etsy and they were delivered today! Oh my, I'm in l-o-v-e!! They are so cute and will match my room decor quite perfectly. (Click on the pic to go the the Etsy shop where I purchased them.) Once the room is cleaned, organized, and set-up, I will be sure to post pics of my safari theme!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Check out my safari/jungle absentee folder & good behavior catalog {<a href="http://mrsmfirstgrade.blogspot.com/2011/07/teacher-blogs-r-o-c-k.html">here</a>}. Both freebies :-) <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> And if you're also planning a jungle theme for your room, be sure to check out Mrs. Lemons blog, <a href="http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/2011/06/wildsafari-themed-classroom-decor.html">Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons</a> for her cute jungle freebies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">P.S. ~ Check out the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57807754/chair-pockets-seat-sacks-sets-of-6">chair pockets</a>. They are one of my favorite things in the class to keep my students organized. Students are only 'allowed' to keep certain journals/notebooks in their pockets so they are easy to find when we need them. I am going to be ordering a set in animal print fabrics for back to school! :-) Classroom pics to come as the room gets set up :-)</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Who knew fonts could be so addictive?!?! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are a few of my top-choices:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGqldJ2v9hrvPmxYGwGAckj2nGbkHOZvwZi5At2uSyyNxlvnwv9OcfW1wElbS-88MEYVZI5KxCNWB9HKw2RQGlvcEFdH1aHw9M9pMl9mUzIdP3GrrWvtNcKCE7GU5F57bv5A34WAnC4A/s1600/fonts+i+love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGqldJ2v9hrvPmxYGwGAckj2nGbkHOZvwZi5At2uSyyNxlvnwv9OcfW1wElbS-88MEYVZI5KxCNWB9HKw2RQGlvcEFdH1aHw9M9pMl9mUzIdP3GrrWvtNcKCE7GU5F57bv5A34WAnC4A/s640/fonts+i+love.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's an additional sort for literacy stations or partner practice. Click on the picture to download. I just discovered Scrappin' Doodles and how addictive it is! Who doesn't love anything for $1?!?! The baby clipart art is from <a href="http://www.scrappindoodles.com/">Scrappin' Doodles</a>. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bw4sDBLlgvxuN2Y5MDUxODktZjJiOC00Mzg0LWJjNTYtZTNjMTI3ZTRlOTI4&hl=en&authkey=CIuy24cP"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg3tFtbuy0hhmh9hSj7sgUDQiYCw9lny0hl0dSq0JmBUSsHa3EyNN9eymCLJnfNG9te0yrtMqNfofJay1itz2tJxkvEHlNUPqLY8DAGTol2ZbXXuzz-AD1ZkIuJMK_x1pmzkVyxyyZ-o/s200/B1.gif" width="175" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mtmi7v8CuUtKEbawOr2KBuGmZ8ZJeEawiekuk1bz9kn8T4QWscaqfNOVhMLpGN-f99nN-ih_J65ydl5FfPSi8VpW_QKWJB573l-Z9_RS3WeCQHVSGYZPq8AbRdlR03HUVbd_azAkXc4/s1600/mrsmabe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mtmi7v8CuUtKEbawOr2KBuGmZ8ZJeEawiekuk1bz9kn8T4QWscaqfNOVhMLpGN-f99nN-ih_J65ydl5FfPSi8VpW_QKWJB573l-Z9_RS3WeCQHVSGYZPq8AbRdlR03HUVbd_azAkXc4/s1600/mrsmabe.png" /></a></div>mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-21264147288422040712011-04-27T21:11:00.000-07:002011-04-29T06:36:28.592-07:00Lovin' Our Moms!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Super excited for Mother's Day. Reason #1...I have the most awesome mom in the world!! She's the best! Reason #2...I'm a mommy that will be celebrating her FIRST Mother's Day! Woohooooo! Being a mommy is the 100%, hands-down, absolutely the best thing in the world! Reason #3...First graders LOVE their mommas and we have so much fun working on cards, crafts, and fun stuff for them! I've been loving all the mother's day ideas you've all been posting. I think I might attempt the Mother's Day plates with the kiddos next week that I saw on <a href="http://teacherbitsandbobs.blogspot.com/">Teacher Bits and Bobs blog</a>. Awesome! As I've been trying to figure out just what to do, I came up with this little project to work on in writing. We're going to be using "The Important Book" to use as a model for stories about our moms. We'll brainstorm important things about our moms and adjectives to describe our mommas. We'll wrap up our stories by publishing them in this little book to give to our moms. I'll be sure to post pics of the finished products and the art projects we create next week. Click on the book cover to see a copy of the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I found cute little wooden flowers (like 10 to a pack) from Dollar Tree. We'll be painting/glittering them up, adding a small picture of each kid to be in the center of the flower, and adding a magnet to the back for our moms to put on their fridges! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-67696149746363296902011-04-19T18:02:00.000-07:002011-04-19T18:02:58.843-07:00Newspaper Hats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay....I LOVE teaching and being creative and when spring rolls around, my firsties and I get to work on my favorite project...our annual spring hat parade & performance. Today was our last day before Spring Break (woooooohoooooo) and all the first graders at our school came decked out in their 'Sunday Best' and we paraded and performed wearing our gorgeous spring hats. I got the idea several years ago from a coworker during my first year of teaching. Each year since the whole process evolves and grows. We start with newspaper, turn them into hats, and then decorate them. I like to say they look like an Easter basket on your head! We learned spring songs and poems and performed for our families and the rest of the school. Directions for how to make the hats can be found at http://www.kinderteacher.com/SpringHats.htm. Here are a few pics of our fun day! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-C5_F2jCurGBQ2bByXe17gmAGijwp_o4htSCYPrweNCYpyFgfWJF2Pub9wcCl1H6CkmEuYSbWa3mqW3Z0Ypr9AxtC5x8eXugALNbYV0QsA-169w_dfM3qSAfiyEj3-7tNsqjA4efCQ4/s200/hats.JPG" width="150" /></div><br />
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</div>mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-17132247413092019292011-04-18T18:26:00.000-07:002011-04-18T18:26:03.369-07:00SIght Word Fun GiveawayOver at <a href="http://madefor1stgrade.blogspot.com/2011/04/sight-word-fun.html?showComment=1303175953879#c5192520319468753569">Made for 1st Grade</a>, Kelly & Diane have come up with a great sight word packet that they have posted at their TPT store. The Sight Word Fun Pack is loaded with games and activities to teach/reinforce those oh so important sight words. Check it out!<br />
Happy Monday!mrsmabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233536359583177012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688871677371348951.post-84823936939161033432011-04-15T19:33:00.000-07:002011-04-16T05:32:21.112-07:00A Few of My Favorite (Non-Teacher Related) ThingsLinking up with Katie from <a href="http://persnicketypickles.blogspot.com/">Persnickety Pickles</a> for a few of my favorite things (NON-Teacher Related)....Here we go....<br />
1. My hubby, BJ, and 9 month old son, Carter. My two absolute favorite men eva!! Watching them play every evening and hearing laughs and giggles makes my day complete. I love being a mommy and wife! <br />
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2. Sleeping In ~ ahhhhhhhh, my bed & me snuggled up on a Saturday morning **sigh** doesn't happen too often with a 9 month old, so the mornings BJ takes Carter & I sleep in are lovely :-)<br />
3. Target - I'm there at least twice a week, maybe more, just don't tell my hubby :-)<br />
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4. Blankets ~ I seriously have no less than 2 blankets per room in my house. That's what happens when your hubby likes sub-Arctic temperatures. A fuzzy, warm blanket + me = happiness!<br />
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5. Strawberries - So dang excited that it is almost strawberry season here in NC! Can't wait to take Carter to pick his first strawberries. Dip them in chocolate, sugar, whipped cream, no matter...I love me some strawberries!<br />
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6. My mom - Seriously, I wouldn't survive without her. I love talking to her DAILY (usually more than once) and spending time with her shopping, playing with mr. carter, or being crafty! She is the best<br />
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7. My Rainbow flip-flops. I live in them. I wear them summer, fall, winter, spring, no matter. Just wish I could wear them to school (I keep an extra pair *hidden* in my room to wear when the 'cute' shoes start to hurt).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbFW0hZBhnNfXI99WlDPrWoqwxs5XTJDFSzAH3g002QE71vDAAYLfQ6pRd8ueZaHTv8eAKBYBOKp8YuQfcOZWlvdGzZ0HAJbixv5fo4Jsd9Z0zz1vz2-dbeZBguIWUEnyh6pNwhChDhc/s1600/market-yourself-monday-button-ani.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope everyone has a great week! Still new to the blogging thing, but loving all the ideas everyone shares! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you have any great ideas for teaching similes, please share! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next weeks writing focus...onomatopoeia! Buzz! Zap! Ka-Boom! We'll be reading tons of Froggy Books...they're loaded with great onomatopoeia words. Click <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bw4sDBLlgvxuOTAyN2U0YTEtMTQyMC00MjQzLWFiYjAtNTUzMmNmMjU1YjQ0&hl=en">here</a> to download an onomatopoeia book similar to the simile book. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then on to the crayons! It tied in perfectly with our similes. We talked about how being more descriptive with our colors allows the reader to have a more clear mental image. A fun way to end the week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyjRcsbVZDXmu5irD33W-Y9-x0SSsBWdOk90CdQ5aQoJlml3U_Z1fRCBem_JmyQmu89c5ABHp4B2n-x3mSZRPUfoUKexz_R9sA3ZeYawrpR48Ba_f6sxZNkIYadKD3ZQ7YlUspZWHTCw/s1600/crayons+chart.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyjRcsbVZDXmu5irD33W-Y9-x0SSsBWdOk90CdQ5aQoJlml3U_Z1fRCBem_JmyQmu89c5ABHp4B2n-x3mSZRPUfoUKexz_R9sA3ZeYawrpR48Ba_f6sxZNkIYadKD3ZQ7YlUspZWHTCw/s320/crayons+chart.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Besides the random snow flurries we had in NC last Monday, we are loving warmer days, no coats on the playground, and all that wonderful sunshine!! And since I am a fan of all things cute, colorful, and creative, we've been 'blooming' in our classroom as well with spring activities. Check out some of our latest projects.</span><br />
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This was a great way to end the week! We made money flowers and put them in the polka-dot vases (wrapping paper from Target). The students had to count up their coins to see how much their flower arrangement would cost. SOOO bright & cheery!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pKQzVz09q2akrnqJ2_8CE8NTmBamtKuN8JTAMMvbhtZ8qflI637fMUbuoSVT2wBTsNRX9oUVVso1RYAU6y12nvmY2LxJ6ayM5m_btJfj146yPK6owes9Vcpa_Zjs2nkLzN4-nChlaA8/s1600/spring+flower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pKQzVz09q2akrnqJ2_8CE8NTmBamtKuN8JTAMMvbhtZ8qflI637fMUbuoSVT2wBTsNRX9oUVVso1RYAU6y12nvmY2LxJ6ayM5m_btJfj146yPK6owes9Vcpa_Zjs2nkLzN4-nChlaA8/s320/spring+flower.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our back bulletin board says, "Knowledge is Blooming." Each student made a flower out of glitter and polka-dot card stock. I absolutely love how cute these turned out! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMzLnf-VA734wmR2uxDwfPtEcMOEe1daUuDAYCGNC6wLnj5z0GDl4IBAmMzBK0JGiIH1h1YOguwDVv1cm-rDfzwRwmAwaeoGDPY4uH599npf8mH1jGqg10TGyhLoCII_tibEKGKXPIxk/s1600/spring+circle+map.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMzLnf-VA734wmR2uxDwfPtEcMOEe1daUuDAYCGNC6wLnj5z0GDl4IBAmMzBK0JGiIH1h1YOguwDVv1cm-rDfzwRwmAwaeoGDPY4uH599npf8mH1jGqg10TGyhLoCII_tibEKGKXPIxk/s320/spring+circle+map.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For our spring acrostic poems, we brainstormed tons and tons of springy words. They did a great job on their poems!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VUZQvVISm6kUlY9pmchEEW90NgcGmc6ILKlpbSF44vJf-GDfzzKnIcOKs3C4Nt5e25MFKespSk-ezTYAIQ2Ica1-BA60HBFSGLrNfQNCXilhoNFhWhjhZshNOhFnPIm5eUwqPcrFKRU/s1600/spring+bee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VUZQvVISm6kUlY9pmchEEW90NgcGmc6ILKlpbSF44vJf-GDfzzKnIcOKs3C4Nt5e25MFKespSk-ezTYAIQ2Ica1-BA60HBFSGLrNfQNCXilhoNFhWhjhZshNOhFnPIm5eUwqPcrFKRU/s320/spring+bee.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Their buzzing bumble bees they made after writing a bee haiku. We are definitely busy bees!!Thank you to Mrs. Thiessen at <a href="http://thefirstgradesweetlife.blogspot.com/">The First Grade Sweet Life</a> for the quick and easy bumble bee template!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcrpGuoj-ustVOE8BARH3e4WxZuWMSeUrlR8UZnAWD98rIQT-t1JXv_KP9a0AtMl2HJzMR68k6AXkibgrf8djm5IrkYTFnTxwMeMHMkArqJdMZXsP_cQ7DLO5jkNm5ujYYlIjQLMBpLI/s1600/cam+524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcrpGuoj-ustVOE8BARH3e4WxZuWMSeUrlR8UZnAWD98rIQT-t1JXv_KP9a0AtMl2HJzMR68k6AXkibgrf8djm5IrkYTFnTxwMeMHMkArqJdMZXsP_cQ7DLO5jkNm5ujYYlIjQLMBpLI/s320/cam+524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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