First I created these sweet little birthday treats for my students. If you have checked out Pinterest lately, they are everywhere. The idea I pinned came from The Lesson Plan Diva. I love the idea of having them premade, and ready to go. I even made a few extra just in case I get any new students as the year goes along. I choose to use silly straws for the stick portion (I've seen them done with Pixie Stix) and I will also include a mini Milky Way as part of their gift because honestly people, a birthday deserves chocolate!
They were super simple to make and cost $6. I purchased the straws at Target (found them in the birthday supply isle), used a free Garfield and Odie digital clip art I found on the internet to create the inner circle (I have a large Garfield in my classroom.....that's why orange is one of my classroom colors this year), and then traced a glass for the orange circle. I added a little glue to hold them nicely while I laminated them. I can't wait to hand them out on everyone's special day!
Lastly I created these cute little pens to match my classroom. I found the idea at Chocolate On My Cranium, you can get the instructions for how to make them there. I will tell you I had to go to WalMart for the pens. Target didn't have the ones I wanted and Dollar Tree does, but they only have 2 pens for a dollar, and the pack at WalMart was 5 for $2.80.
My son simply can't stop making fun of the fact that I made matching pens for my desk. He thinks this is the most ridiculous thing I've made all summer.....teenage boys have absolutely no appreciation for color coordination (or clean laundry, clean dishes, and deodorant :)
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Amen!!! I have a teen boy and I agree completely!!! Thanks for linking up again! Love your birthday treats and those pens are awesome!!! Such a cute thing for an OCD person like myself:)
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Thanks Tara! It's so funny that you mentioned in your blog that you need to get some real teaching stuff done....I had that same thought this weekend! I am planning to really focus on using our reading notebooks this year and want to put together a sample one before school starts....that just might be my next project!
DeleteStellaluna! Oh my gosh--I had completely forgotten about that book! I'm going to have to go digging for it to make sure I have it in my stash at school next year!
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My fourth graders love that book! We use it at the beginning of the year to talk about character traits, then we use it again mid year to talk about theme.....when I pull it out they all say "Ooooh, I love that book!"!!
DeleteThe pens are on my list of to-do's. Not sure when I will ever get around to them, but I am pretty sure that all the males at my house will have the same response and maybe even my oldest girl. :/
ReplyDeleteShelby, the pens took about 5 minutes or less. I had a bunch of scraps left over from when I made the banner last week and just cut them, rolled them and stuck them in the pens! I love them and might see if it works in mechanical pencils too.....goodness knows Katie needs a set of pencils to match the new Vera Bradley backpack she's buying :)
DeleteThe pens are amazing. I am going to have to do that myself. Maybe I can keep my pens that way instead of them racing off my desk. Wonder if it would work with Mechanical Pencils? Humm, I might try it.
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Nicole, funny you mentioned mechanical pencils....I was just thinking that this morning! I think I'll try it!! I know my daughter would love a set to match the new Vera Bradley backpack she's been saving up for :)
DeleteHi there! I stumbled upon your blog from the Currently July Linky. :) It's adorable! I'm your newest follower. I'm also working on incorporating more Daily 5-ish components into my 6th grade room! Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like the blog enough to become a follower!! I am really surprised at how much fun I have had blogging each day....and I love the feedback. Welcome and hope you enjoy my future posts!!
DeleteI found you from Currently! We read the Daily 5 in our teacher study groups! Great reading! http://primarypossibilities.blogspot.com/2012/07/sale-linky-currently.html#comment-form
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So excited to have you as a follower! I used the Daily 5 in my 4th grade classroom last year and my students loved it. I tweaked it to the Daily 4, and we didn't actually do it daily, but we did do read to self daily. Unfortunately, our testing scheduling really got in the way in the spring. I plan to use it again this year and am hoping my kiddos love it as much as the ones last year!
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Thanks Emily! I don't know about you, but I'm loving this Made it Monday thing....it's motivating me to get so much done!
DeleteHi there! I found you from the currently, and I'm so glad I did!! Love your blog :) I'm your newest follower!
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Thanks Steph, and super thrilled to have you as a new follower! I must admit....I have really been loving this blogging thing!!
DeleteI found you off the Currently Linkup and your blog name intrigued me! I also joined Made it Monday for the first time this week and am with you on all the awesome new craft ideas! I am your newest follower :D
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Elisabeth, my most frequently asked question is about my blog name....it's little inspiration from my kiddos! If you read my very first post from January of 2011 I explain there where it came from. I'm am thrilled to have you as a new follower! Happy 4th of July!!
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Wow!!! Thank you soooo much! I'm heading over there right now to check it out....happy 4th of July!!
DeleteI love the birthday idea and the pens! Both are definitely on my list now! I am your newest follower and I nominated you for two bloggy awards! Come on over to my blog to pick them up and enter my giveaway!
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Oh, it looks like Steph beat me to it, so extra kudos to you!
DeleteThanks so much for the nomination....I am super duper excited!!! I don't know what teachers did before blogging, but I'm just loving it! The ideas and creativity are amazing!! Thanks again, and happy 4th of July!!
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ReplyDeleteI found you through Farley's rule of 3 and became your newest follower! Your birthday treats turned out so cute! I keep seeing them too but just haven't gotten around to making them yet!
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Jenn,I'm absolutely thrilled to have you has a follower! I too love Spaces and Places by Debbie Diller.....that woman is an organization queen!! I have implemented lots of her ideas over the past few years and just love them! Happy 4th of July!!
DeleteYour birthday treats and pens look great! Thanks for sharing! :)
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Thanks Jennifer! I've been out of town for a week so I will have to check out your giveaway!
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