Teachers Pay Teachers

Have you been contemplating ways to bring in extra money? I would highly recommend taking a look at Teachers Pay Teachers. I've bought loads of great stuff and also managed to sell a fair amount. I'm still navigating the waters of how to bring in an actual income using the site, but slowly and surely things are growing.

If you are considering signing up as a selling please use this link:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Signup/referral:msmoss

(Using the referral doesn't effect your income at all.)

I have found that the more I create, the more thoughtful I am about aligning to common core (which my school doesn't use) and building creative and dynamic lessons. I also focus on creating things that I actually use in the classroom. Two birds, one stone! This way all of the planning hours that I put into my classroom have a small side benefit too.

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S Snake

Snakes are a regular occurrence here in the jungle. We see snakes slither across our outdoor hallway with some frequency, so the kiddos have a personal connection to them. This was reflected in lots of patterns, smiles, and familiarity.

Bulletin Board: Room on the Broom

This year for Halloween I had both families who were avid celebrators of the holiday, and those who did not celebrate it at all. To find a nice compromise we did a book study of "Room on the Broom" written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Sheffler. I wrapped the idea around friendship and kindness rather than Halloween and everyone was happy. To make the bulletin board I used the fairy tale printable boarder from Sparkle Box UK, http://resources.sparklebox.me.uk/7000-8000/sb7597.pdf Then I layered construction paper to make the broom and took pictures of the students, teacher, and aides all sitting sideways on a chair against a blank background. The children asked to add in the animals so I simply copied their pictures from our copy of the book. There are so many wonderful resources for this story and I can't speak more highly of the short film that was made in 2012, it is wonderful!

E is for Elephant

Our E Elephants were not as big of a hit as the other letters so far. The kiddos didn't find it interesting. I think perhaps it might be the color choice? Ideas for future use: read Elmer stories and do a patchwork E Elephant instead. This way I can use the same templates and have the kids to torn or cut paper squares into the elephant.

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