Summer Vacation

We are 4 days into summer vacation and I am already working on things for next school year! I can't help it. I like being able to work on classroom things and having the free time to be creative! I am looking to revamp how I display my standards in my classroom so I have begun making new themed cards with the CCSS I can statements listed on them. This way I can laminate them and pop 'em into a pocket chart instead of writing them out each day. I'm hoping this saves time! Also, since I haven't yet chosen a theme for next year, I have created NINE different themes. All the backgrounds came from My Cute Graphics (you seriously need to check out her site because her stuff is so good!). I only have 4th grade completed now but I may look into doing other grade levels****3rd AND 4th grade sets are now available! Grades K-2 and 5 will be posted in the coming weeks.**** Here are some previews of the ones I've created along with a link to purchase that set in my TpT store:

Pretty, bold, diagonal stripes!

Colorful, diamond pattern!


Cute litte pink and brown flowers!


Fun pink & brown polka dots!


Fun pink and blue owls!


Pretty pink, white & gray polka dots!


Funky black, white and pink zebra stripes!


Colorful and fun retro circles!


Pretty red swirls!

Looking forward to sharing more about the end of the school year soon. Hard to believe it's over. Happy summer!

Geome-TREE!!

We finally squeezed in a fun Christmas activity with math. To practice identifying 2D and 3D shapes and evaluating data, we completed Laura Davis' Mathtivity called Geome-TREE found on TpT. The students constructed a Christmas tree decorated with different ornaments with shapes and figures in them. We cut, colored, glittered and hung. They are too cute. The activity is geared towards primary students so I created our own data sheet more adaptable to 4th grade. Now they are hanging in our pod and I look forward to doing this activity with my students each year!

Oh, and if you're wondering why our trees are black....read my previous blog post! = )

P.S. 5 more school days until Christmas Break!!!

Graphing Chips at the Fall Party

We had a short, 3 day week last week that ended with celebrating our fall party on Wednesday afternoon just before Fall Break! For the party, the students voted on having a chip party. Several students brought in different kinds of chips for everyone to sample. At the end of the party, each student voted on their favorite type of chip. I created this graph on SMART Notebook to share with the students today--

As you can see, Flaming Hot Cheetoh's was the unanimous winner in our "official" taste testing poll, with 9 students choosing it as their favorite. We'll review and discuss the results at the start of math today. I'm sure the results will stir up some interesting conversation and possible debates!

Thank you to all the parents who sent treats and goodies for our fall party! We enjoyed them all! Happy fall!