More Dr. Seuss!!

I love Dr. Seuss and so the whole month of March we do a lot of Dr. Seuss readings and activities.  I decorated the outside of our room with the children's work.  I tried to pull a couple of things from each activity that we did.  I made some truffla trees out of black and white pipe cleaners and these fun gift toppers I found at Michael's in the clearance section. 

The students had to create and write about something that was in their pocket after reading There's a Wocket in My Pocket.  The kids came up with some really creative ideas. 

After we read The Cat in the Hat the students all were given their own box of fun.  They were asked what we be in their box of fun and to decorate any way they would like.  They also did a journal entry on What would you do with Thing 1 and Thing 2?  That week during Fun Friday we made Thing 1 and Thing 2 pictures using their hand prints. 

After reading Green Eggs and Ham I let the students actually try it.  Our school policy permits us from making anything at home for students to eat so everything has to be store bought.  I was a little discouraged at first because I wasn't sure how I was going to do this.  In the past I have always made scrambled eggs at home. Well I found some hard boiled eggs that were already prepared at Walmart.  There were 12 in a pack and since I have 25 kids it worked out perfectly I just cut them into halves and one into three.  I bought some green food coloring and took them out of the package and placed them in a bowl with some water and let them sit until that afternoon.  They came out dark green and the kids were totally amazed.  I bought some ham cubes from the section where they keep pizza toppings. 

I used the different color Goldfish crackers in our Math Center for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.  The students had to scoop a handful and divide the fish into two different parts of the tank.  The students were then asked to complete the worksheet provided.  I place all worksheets in a clear plastic sleeve that I reinforce with duck tape because I have found they last a lot longer.  The students can then write on the sleeve with a dry erase marker.  I am all for saving as much paper as possible.

Wow Staples!!! That "Easy" button must be broken!!

Okay guys so about two weeks ago I crashed my laptop with a virus.  I was bored and went to the "People of Walmart" website for a quick laugh and caught a virus.  So I took my laptop to Staples and the gentleman that was helping me said my laptop would be ready the next day.  Needless to say, (like a week later) I called last night when I left choir practice to see what was the hold up?  The young man that answered the phone said that their was a note they had called me to pick it up and left a message.  I never got a call or a message but I was full of the spirit and didn't argue, thanked him, and finally got it today after school.  I promise to upload some new things soon.  Thanks for being patient. 

The Lorax

We had a teacher workday on March 2nd so we are celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday today.  A friend of mine from the local Chick Fil A came out to read Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?  She brought the Chick Fil A Cow with her and as an extra treat she brought Chick Fil A Minis with her.  The students were so excited but I couldn't tell what was their favorite part; someone reading to them, the cow, or the food. 

Today the students were asked to wear green as a reminder to "Go Green" to go with the theme of the Lorax.  Each day this week we are highlighting a different book from Dr. Seuss.  I personally have planned a whole month's worth of activities around Dr. Seuss.  (I am a big fan)  We read the LORAX as a group reading and then the students had to write what they would do help save the Earth if they were the Lorax.  Prior to today I made a "Lorax" mustache out of a Popsicle stick and yellow foam.  Each child held it up in front of their face and I snapped a picture.  I told them we would use it at a later time but since the Lorax is out in the movie theatre now the kids kinda already figured out what it was for.  I showed the children how to create Truffla Trees out of pipe cleaners and tissue paper and the students put together something really cool.  I was so proud of their work. 

This was the mustache I made.  It took literally like two minutes and it turned out really well in the photos of the students.

This student's work is always done extremely neat and usually turns out better than my own.

Twisting the pipe cleaners to make her Truffla Tree

For our math center this week the students have to roll the dice, add the two together, and then follow the directions to build their Lorax.  I saw this on Pinterest and couldn't resist. 

Teacher Workday!!!!

I don't get to spend as much time in my classroom as I would like to on a teacher workday because we have trainings that last half the day.  Today I did get to do a few things I had been wanting to make but couldn't find the time.  My partner in crime Ms. Colonna asked me last week if I could come up with a rap for the kids regarding AR test.  We were finding that the kids were reading the books, taking the test, but not passing them with an 80% or 100%.  Our students need to work on their reading comprehension so we needed something to grab them with.  Here is my rap I came up with at lunch that day.  The kids LOVE it and learned it quickly after like three times.  One of my lower students was taking an AR test yesterday and he said Ms. Boyce I remembered the rap and I knew I needed to look back.  AHHHH HAAAAA!

I also used this R.A.P poster to go with my rap since they worked well together.  R stands for "Read a paragraph".  A is "Ask yourself about the main idea and details".  And P stands for "Put it into your own words".   This works great for retelling. 

So the other things I got to finish up today were some Pinterest finds. 




This is laminated so I can use a dry erase marker and pick a number of the day everyday.  This is in line with the new common core standards that we are working toward implementing at the beginning of the school year next year but my students can benefit from it now so let's do it.