Out with the Old & In with the New- Bulletin Board Style!

Happy Wednesday!  So happy the week is going by fast!  So close to Spring break I can almost smell it!!

  Spring is finally here and it's almost end of the year.  But instead of trying to clean up a bit and put stuff away, here I am creating a new bulletin board for my class!

This is what my bulletin looks like now…

I got these last year from Clutter Free Classroom and mixed it up with Rockin Teacher Materials.  It was an awesome set with tons of different choices for the board.  If you want to read a bit more about how I set it up and planned to use it, click here to take you to that post. 

It's not that I don't love this board, I just think for my class this year, it just isn't for them.  I will definitely try this again next year and see how it works with my new babies.

Okay after thinking..not hard of course…I came up with a sweet idea!  I have been seeing this kind of idea lately on pinterest and thought it would be perfect!

Okay so picture this...

I don't have kids of my own but I can kind of figure out that this is how the conversation goes when my kids gets picked up from school. 

Mom:  Hey honey, what did you learn in school today?

Child:  Nothing

LOL  I figured, this bulletin can help kids remember what they learned that particular day. We can discuss in class all the new topics we covered and the things we reviewed.  That way when they walk out, they have been refreshed with what they learn?  Are ya with me?  Okiee..

This is what I was inspired by on pinterest.  This was created by Teach from the Heart

Cute right???

Well I started to make it mw own.

This is mid progress…

I use the letters from the previous bulletin to help me set up this one.  I whipped this up so quick.  

Final product…

Side view…

If you squint your eyes, you could see what I wrote! LOL

Here is a before and after shot.  I just realized I have been doing those a lot lately!

My plan for this is,  at the end of the day, I will ask my little ones "What Stuck Today".  The point is for them to backtrack and think about all the things we reviewed and went over.  Everything they come up with, I will put on a post it and slab on the "What Stuck" wall.  I think it will be a fun way to get my little one's minds going, even if it is the end of the day.  This way when their parents ask them what they learned, they can remember this!

It's worth a try and I am excited to get started!!

Have you guys tried this?  How has it worked for you ?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

St. Patty's Day Green!

Hey sweet friends!  I have been missing my routine of blogging but will get back into it after the wedding I'm sure.  

My little ones and I have been doing a lot of writing this year due to the writing changes and the work we need to be doing by the end of the year.  So I got my little ones excited about writing for the best holiday ever.. St. Patty's Day!!    

They loved making this with the craft because we got to create some ideas together.

This is what it looked like on my desk  for a few days before I actually hung it up.  Talk about being a mess. LOL

My little ones loved the streamer.  They were fun to play with too.  They made their own color patterns. Not sure how my sweet student got a green streamer. hehe

Don't you love the glitter clothespins that hold up the hats?  I made those!!  Yes little old not creative meeee!!  If you want a quick tutorial on how to make these easy peaty clothespins, click here to take you to that post

In case you were wondering what they wrote about…. here it is.  This precious girl is smart and would keep her gold safe.  I wonder if she would share with me? LOL  Gosh I hope so. 

Here it is on the bulletin board.  I love the way it came out.  

My kids are all green'd out right about now.  What's next?  OH YES… I hope Spring is right around the corner!!

What are you doing this St. Patty's Day?

Gracious Groundhogs Along With My Favorite Super Bowl Dish!

I couldn't wait to post this today as I thought it came out amazing!  My class made this little guy last Friday but we did the writing part this morning and they had so much fun making it! I worked on this board with my gal A Cupcake for the Teacher. =)  
We each had a different kind of groundhog.  They came out adorable!

Here's a closer look.

=)  

I love the freckles on this one. 

LoL

He really wants a pet groundhog too.  He was talking about it all day! 

 Of course  girl made this.  LoL  Too cute!  She would name her pet Groundhog Queen.  

Precious!

If you haven't grabbed this little guy, you can head on over to my { TpT }

 to check out what's included.

But seriously... I had so much fun making this little guy!

  

He's just too cute!

Anyone excited for football this week?  I am! I am!  But honestly since my Cowboys aren't playing I have no idea who is!! 

What I am really excited about is the 

Food!!

I have a big evaluation on Monday so I can't stay out too late.  My friend is having a party and I told him I would bring a dip.  I know the best one.

When I first got Pinterest this was one of the first things I pinned and immediately made.  Seriously amazing and so easy!  

Hot Vidalia Onion Dip

I got this amazing recipe from Souffle Bombay.  She has some awesome recipes so drop by her Blog to check it out. 

This only has 5 ingredients:

1 package of cream cheese

1 cup mayo

1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1 cup diced vidalia onion 

1 tsp pepper

350 for 45 minutes and Voila!!

I love garlic so I add some garlic powder in there along with some extra cheese.  I am a huge cheese fan.

=)

Just amazing.  I can't wait to eat this on Sunday.  I eat this with yummy bread and crackers. 

 When my dad first had it, he mixed it in with his rice LoL.  Whatever works.  This is actually suppose to feed 4 or 5 people and I have to serve my honey or he eats more than half!  

What are you doing for the Super Bowl?  Are you making any special dishes?  I'd love to hear it.

=)

If your a follower of my { TpT }, you might have gotten an e-mail saying that I just uploaded a new product.  The first person who can tell me what that product is, will win it! =)