Monday, 19 September 2016

Health Explore Tubs - Nutrition

Here are the theme topics that we study each month:

December - Social Studies: Christmas Around the World
January - Science: Five Senses
February - Social Studies: Canada
March - Health: Nutrition

March is Nutrition Month, so we talk about eating healthy, healthy lifestyles, and the four food groups. Here are some fun Explore Tubs to go with our unit:




*Healthy Helpings: A MyPlate Game {from Learning Resources}


*Healthy Foods Board Game {by me on TpT}


*Food Groups Picture Sort {by me on TpT}


*Play-Doh Meal Makin' Kitchen {from Toys R Us}
*Plate Mat {freebie from me here}
*Play-Doh {from Amazon}


*MyPlate Sorting Boxes {from Oriental Trading}


*Healthy Choices Bingo {from me on TpT}
*cubes or bingo chips

You can read more about my other Explore Tubs here:

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Saturday, 17 September 2016

Social Studies Explore Tubs - Christmas Around the World {with freebies}

I'm back with another Explore Tub post. Sorry, if you're getting sick of these. I only have a few more to share! ;) I have a few fun Christmas freebies for you here though, so stick around! Here are the theme topics that we study each month:

December - Social Studies: Christmas Around the World

In December, I teach a Christmas Around the World unit using my Scrapbook & Craft pack. This unit recently got an update--8 additional countries (including Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Diwali!).


I wanted to come up with some fun Explore Tubs for Christmas time to keep my students engaged until the last possible second before Christmas Break! So although these tubs are not exactly Christmas Around the World related, they are Christmas-y and they are a lot of fun! There's a few STEM-type challenges thrown in for them too. Check them out below:


*Christmas Around the World books: A Porcupine in a Pine Tree, Dashing Through the Snow, The Twelve Days of Christmas in Canada, Santa is Coming to Canada, Christmas Is..., Carter's Christmas, The Legend of the Poinsettia, Kevin's Kwanzaa, Caleb's Hanukkah, Babushka, Wombat Divine, Diary of a Christmas Wombat


*Christmas Play-Doh Mats {freebie from me here}
*Christmas Cookie Cutters {from Amazon}
*Play-Doh {from Amazon} --> I'll probably make some homemade gingerbread smelling playdough. Check out these Christmas playdough recipes from Kleinworth & Co.


*The Elf on the Shelf Find It Game {from Amazon}
*Question Cards {freebie from me here}: Students choose a card and have to try to find the object inside the game tube.


*Random Christmas STEM Challenge Supplies {from Michaels, Dollar Store, etc.}: straws, popsicle sticks, pom poms, Play-Doh, washi tape, mini solo cups
*Christmas Tree Building Challenge Design Sheet {freebie from me here}: Students have to design and build a Christmas tree using the various materials in the bin.


*Santa Claus Floor Puzzle {from Scholastic many years ago}
*The Elf on the Shelf Floor Puzzle {from Amazon}


*LEGO {from Amazon}
*Examples of Christmas LEGO Creations {images found from Google}


*Pattern Blocks {from Amazon}
*December Pattern Blocks Activities {from Katie Mense on TpT}

You can read more about my other Explore Tubs here:

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Sunday, 11 September 2016

Health Explore Tubs - Safety

The second theme topic I cover in October is Safety. We talk about playground safety, bus safety, and fire safety! I use activities from my Interactive Health Journal, my School Bus Safety Unit, and my Fire Safety Unit. Check these out on TpT:

    

This theme only covers a couple of weeks, so the Explore Tubs will be easy to prep and use. Here's a look at the safety tubs!


*Safety Books: No Dragons for Tea, Stop, Drop, and Roll, Sparky the Fire Dog, Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill, Let's Meet a Firefighter, A Day in the Life of a Firefighter, Fire! Fire!, The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, Staying Safe on the School Bus, Staying Safe on the School Bus, Safety Dave and Daisy Ride the Bus, Safety on the Playground, Staying Safe on the Playground, Please Play Safe!


*Bus Safety Game {from my School Bus Safety Pack}
*Fire Safety Game {from my Fire Safety Pack}
*game markers
*dice


*Melissa & Doug Giant Fire Truck Floor Puzzle {from Amazon}
*School Bus Floor Puzzle {from Scholastic many years ago}


*Bus Safety Cover Up Game {from my School Bus Safety Pack}: Also available in colour.
*Fire Safety Cover Up Game {from my Fire Safety Pack}: Also available in colour.
*Do-A-Dot Markers {from Amazon}
*dice


*Fire Safety Playdough Mats {from twinkl.co.uk -- need a membership to access}
*Play-Doh {from Amazon}
*Play-Doh Town Fire Truck {from Amazon}
*Play-Doh Town Firehouse {from Amazon}


*Hot or Not Sorting Activity {freebie from me here}
*Stop, Drop, Roll Cards {freebie from me here}: Students can practice putting the cards in order and practice their stop, drop, and roll!


*Fire Safety Bingo {from me on TpT}
*cubes of bingo chips

You can read more about my other Explore Tubs here:


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Friday, 9 September 2016

Christmas Around the World Updates!

Hey folks! I'm back again! I'm here to share with you an update of my best selling item--my Christmas Around the World Scrapbook & Craft pack! This update has been a year in the making and I've finally gotten around to it!


I have added 8 new scrapbook pages, crafts, and suitcase stickers for Canada, U.S.A., Hawaii, Kwanzaa (U.S.A.), Russia, Ukraine, Diwali (India), and Hanukkah (Israel).



I've also added a new, full colour answer key for all the countries that has the map, flag, fill-in-the-blank answers, and a sample picture to draw in the circle. No more research for you--it's all right there!


And lastly, I've added bulletin board decorations so you can display your trip around the world in your classroom! I added a country card to the bulletin board after each "visit" and even used push pins and string to show the location of the country on the large world map!


If you have already purchased my Christmas Around the World Scrapbook & Craft pack, you can redownload the unit and find the new additions for no extra charge! Just login into your TeachersPayTeachers account, go to My Purchases, search for Christmas Around the World, and redownload the file. The new and improved file will be there waiting for you!


*Note* If you purchased the Christmas Around the World Interactive Slideshow or Informational Text or Christmas Around the World Bundle, I am currently finishing the updates for the slideshow and will post them soon! I will add the updated scrapbook pack to the bundle when I am done the slideshow! Thanks so much!
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Thursday, 8 September 2016

Social Studies Explore Tubs - I Belong

Explore Tubs were a huge hit in my classroom last year and I can't wait to bring them out again next year! I've been putting some finishing touches on my Social Studies and Health Explore Tubs so I'm ready to go when I return from mat leave next fall. The first theme I teach is Social Studies "I Belong". We talk about the groups we belong to, our family, our culture, friendship, conflict resolution, and emotions. I use my Social Studies Interactive Journal to teach the lessons and then students are free to play with the Explore Tubs when they are finished their journals. September is a pretty busy month and we are just learning our routines and procedures, so I kept these tubs pretty simple. I didn't want the tubs to need much of an explanation, so I kept them pretty play-based. Here's a look at our first round of Explore Tubs:


*I Belong Books: Families, The Family Book, Family, Families, Who's in a Family?, Where I Belong, We All Come from Different Cultures, What Is Culture?, Making Friends Is an Art, How To Be a Friend, and Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend


*Play-Doh Body and Face Mats {free from picklebums.com}: Students can decorate or dress up the people/faces on the mats by using Play-Doh and various other pieces.
*Various Loose Parts (beads, pipe cleaners, pom poms, sequins, wiggly eyes, etc.)
*Play-Doh {from Amazon}


*Colourful House Sorting Mats {idea from playtolearnpreschool.us}: Students can sort or graph the family counters.
*All About Me Family Counters {from Amazon}


*I Belong Board Game {freebie from dancingintofirst.blogspot.ca}: Such a cute idea for students to practice talking about groups they belong to. Check out Dynelle's blog to see other game and centre ideas for Social Studies!


*Good Friend/Not a Good Friend Sorting Activity {free from me here}


*Inside Out Game of Emotions {free from printablecrush.com}: Students move around the game board. If they land on a circle, they have to share a memory.
*Inside Out Box of Mixed Emotions Books {from Amazon}
*Inside Out Mini Figures {from Amazon}


*Feelings Bingo {from me on TpT}
*Emotion-oes {from Amazon}

You can read more about my other Explore Tubs here:


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Monday, 1 August 2016

Monday Made It - August 1st

Hey everyone! I was kind of hoping that baby boy would make his appearance already so that he could be Made It #1, but he's still hanging out. I'm exactly 39 weeks today. One week til my due date!! Big sister Zoe is getting pretty excited to meet him and so are we!!

Well while I am waiting for little mister to get out of me, I'm linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her weekly Monday Made It!



Even though I am currently on mat leave, I never stop thinking about school or buying cute things for school. Well the last few times I was at Michael's I saw this adorable tip-out drawer unit in pink and teal. I thought it would make a perfect little teacher tool box. The first few times I resisted buying it. By the third trip though, I had to have it. I bought it with a 50% off coupon and made these cute chalkboard labels to go on them. I had some interest on Facebook and Instagram, so I thought I would share the labels with you. You can find editable labels for free {here}. Make sure when you print them, you un-click "Scale to Fit Paper" so they are exactly the right size for the toolbox! :) 



I always loved having my polka-dotted "Where Are We?" posters hanging outside our classroom door so that parents, specialists, or anyone else could find us in the school! The only thing that bugged me was it didn't match my classroom decor anymore, so I made a new version in my Chalkboard & Brights theme! I can't wait to hang these up!!! (Next year.... when I'm done mat leave.... lol)




My next two made-its are not school related. I've been busy getting the nursery already for baby boy. The first project was recovering the cushions on my glider. I was never a big fan of the light pink, but it worked fine in Zoe's room. When I brought it into the baby's grey nursery, I just couldn't leave it pink!! I had some grey fabric that I bought for a DIY headboard that never got made, so I used it to recover the glider cushions. I love how it turned out!!



I had ordered fabric to make some curtains for our new house way back in November, but I finally just got around to sewing some of them. I found this awesome tutorial from Two Twenty One on how to make tabbed black out curtains. I made some pink polka-dotted curtains for Zoe's room to match her Minnie Mouse bedding.


Then I made some navy chevron curtains for baby boy's room. I am loving how his nursery turned out. My husband is a big Winnipeg Jets fan, so we did a hockey/Jets themed nursery. It's pretty cute if I do say so myself!



Well that's it for me! I've got a few TpT products on the go that I am hoping to get up by the end of the summer, but we will see how that goes! I'm sure life once baby gets here will be a little on the crazy side! ;)

Oh, but don't forget that there is a big TpT sale going on right now! Today and tomorrow everything in my store is 20% off and you get an extra 10% off when you use the promo code: BestYear. Happy Shopping!


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