Friday Photo Dump Linky Party and some freebies!

I. AM. EXHAUSTED. Friday couldn't have come sooner. Does anyone else feel like 4 day weeks are the looooonnggest? I do. Every time. And my days are thrown off. I thought that Tuesday was Wednesday and I taught the wrong lessons. SO, I had to catch up today which also meant that other lessons had to be pushed back. AND yesterday my air conditioner broke. It was awwfuul! Everyone knows that my classroom is the coldest on campus. It is a freezer. Everyone knows it and everyone knew when it was broken because I practically cried myself. Though noone would have been able to tell because I was sweating so much. It was working today but not great. I hope they are coming soon....
Anyway... I hope you can join the party!!! Dump your pictures and start your weekend!

Look at those 8th grade flannel board experts!

The kiddos were so engaged in everything they had to say!

See that kid dripping in sweat? I looked quite similar! lol.

Taught the letter O this week using our SuperKids curriculum and Handwriting without Tears curriculum. Phew! Both programs are wonderful!

I had a parent volunteer today make loads of copies... This is actually the freebie today

Here are my freebies and the linky party...

Friday Photo Dump... Linky Party!!!!

Hello All!!!
Join me for my Friday Photo Dump Linky Party, if it's not Friday for you anymore, join in anyway!
This is my first linky, I hope I don't have to party alone! =)
Here are my pictures from this week... it's been a doozy!

Patterning with our car pattern cards.

Making Patterns with a pattern book from KindergartenCrayons.blogspot.com

Some go to the computer and some go to the table. Starfall.com is fantastic! Though, we will start iStation next week.

Thanks Kindergarten Crayons!

Some of our 8th graders come once a week to teach a drama class. This week, they were working on puppets! It was so cute to see the "big kids" using silly voices and trying to keep the "little kids" engaged.

The 8th graders are much bigger than me! They were so great with my kindergarteners.

"More patterns??!?" said the kindergarteners. lol. Yes! This time with ice cream!

In the ice cream picture you can see a glimpse of the accommodations we make for our students with special needs. Who says they cannot complete the same activity with everyone else? My students used markers and dot markers, depending on what they need.

Teaching the five senses... feeling different textures.

Ok friends, now it's your turn! Link up and show off all those pictures that didn't make it to your blog posts.

Happy Friday!

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Hi Everyone!
It was my last day in the classroom before the students come... yikes! I feel so rushed! My husband planned a wonderful camping trip for us...we leave TODAY! AAAHHH!!! Doesn't he know how much stuff I have to do??? I am excited to go to rest my brain because it has been working a mile a minute this week. There are so many changes (for the better) at our school this year with teachers, schedules, administration, academic programs and curriculum and of course, students! I have an exciting year ahead of me!
Here are the last few shots I got of my classroom, hopefully next week's photo dump will be work from my students!

Positive Behavior Support System. I use the traffic light to cue the noise level in my classroom.

Marble Jar (more PBS), Helpers chart: everyone has a job here!

Daily Schedule. I review this each and every morning with my class. We say the times and activities chorally.

Calendar board. Most of my helpers have a job to help with some sort of the morning meeting which includes this board.

Computer table.

One of my kindergarten team members made these for us to show the students the steps of what to do at each center, i.e. cut, color, glue, cubby.

I laminated a library pocket to hold all of the choices. There is one for each table.

Trying to stay organized!

My desk area. Teeny tiny but it works.

As I was looking through the pictures I see some things that I forgot to take pictures of. If you are curious about anything you see, feel free to ask!

Happy Friday everyone! I'm off to the river!

As the school year approaches everyone too, don't forget to check out my TPT products, these are my best sellers right now:

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Friday Photo Dump time!

My iPods. I printed the numbers and taped it to the inside of the OtterBox protective case.

Laminating is fun! Cutting is not as much fun.

More laminate! More about the Wands Chart coming soon!

My big splurge this year! Aren't those frames darling?? I got them at Lakeshore! Each student will have their own. I'm hoping that these will last many years.

My newest product on TPT.

Not too many pictures today but here's a few more things for you...

Mrs. Lindsey's 100 Follower Giveaway is awesome! Check it out! There is a prize on there from yours truly.

Also, please consider donating to my classroom through Donors Choose. I have a new project up for an Interactive Whiteboard. This particular Interactive Whiteboard is a fraction of the amount of the "SMARTBoard" brand AND you can write on it with whiteboard marker. I think all of my students (all students in general) would benefit from having one of these babies in our classroom. Spread the word in anyway you can, please!

That's all I have for you today! I have a busy weekend ahead of me... tomorrow I have an early appointment to cut my hair and then I rush home to get ready for a wedding! I love weddings! Too bad it will be the hottest day of the week tomorrow. Bummer. Hopefully I don't melt. On Sunday, I organized a birthday BBQ for my grandmother, she'll be 78! BTW, I have a huge, huge family (this is my maternal grandmother's birthday, she has 10 children, crazy woman!), organizing a potluck style BBQ with that many people has been the end of me! Never again! I know it will be a blast to be with all of my family but next time, I'll just enjoy the company. lol.

School is creeping up everyone! Enjoy your time off while you can!

Happy Friday!!!!! 

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Happy Friday!

Black Twin Sheet set from Walmart $10. Here I come bulletin boards!

Before

After

There were 2 small bulletin boards here but now it's just one big one.

With an adorable patchwork border. Sorry about the glare.

I still had enough sheet left over to make this one...

(ignore the mess) And this teeny one...

And this one! There is still some more left for one more smaller one.

I changed the border on this one. I think this border really pops! I like that it is filled with primary colors, just like my classroom.

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Thanks Adie!

Come back soon for the iPod games I use for my BUILD math centers and an inky linky!

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Hey everybody! I am so excited to have some more followers, enjoy the photo dump!

I emptied the puzzle boxes into these Sterlite boxes. They fit perfectly! I cut out the side of the puzzle and taped it to the box.

Each box looks like this. No more ripped boxes!

Not school stuff but how I spent my Fourth of July.

We went on a hike. Here's a picture of the Pacific from the Santa Monica Mountains. Anyone want to send me a picture of the Atlantic??

The start of our 3 hour hike...

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Friday!