Carpet Markers

Carpet Mark-It

Sit here, no there, hey how did you get over there?!?  Sound familiar?

I love using these Velcro markers to keep my students right where I want them while we are on the carpet.  I made a class set, one for each student.  I can’t wait to share how to make them with my special education teacher; I think they would be a great modification for the kids with special needs.  Check out the picture to make your own for your classroom.   They are simple to make and leave no residue on your carpet!  You can even vacuum over them!   The Velcro I bought came in a huge ream; I have some for sale at about cost.  I only have two shapes since I made them for my room but they may work for you if you don’t want to spend the amount on the yardage.

Happy Teaching!

Creating a classroom family, small moments, and a little on the oil front :)

Every year one of my top priorities is to create a classroom where everyone feels loved and cared for. I have been taking a few minutes every couple of days to write a letter to a student. I just love the look on their face when they see their "mail".  I had a last years student's mother tell me at back to school night that their child still had the letters.  It made my heart melt!  

This month we are working on small moments in writing. It is always hard to get a child to go from a huge mega moment scaled down to a small moment!  I started out with a Froggy book. Using the big moment (learning to swim) then scaling it down to the moment Froggy hit the water!  We then made a list of moments that were special to us!  Take a look at our charts, stories, and a freebie at the end!!

Using pictures to show a series of events!  

Big moment-birthday party!

Small moment-blowing out your candles! 

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Last but for sure not least.... Oils!!!

So I am totally in love with Young Living Oils!!  My lovely half human dog Ginger has had a bad run with big bug bites this year :(. My poor baby!!  I decided to do some research on essentail oils and dogs!  I found a great list of oils and treatments!! 

I have been using coconut oil and lavender on her belly and look at the results!!! I am so thankful they are clearing up :)  

One Happy Pooch!

Happy Sunday!