Winter "Painting"

Hey All!

You might of started to think I'd never return, but here I am and ready to roll!  The husband and I flew home to the states for the holidays so the last few weeks have been filled with family, friends, and fun!  We started out visiting the in-laws in Virginia and then finished up with my fam in sunny California.  It was a perfect trip, but of course not long enough.

Now most of you are in full swing so I thought I'd better hop to it and join in the January fun.

When I was in California I decided to help out in my mom's kinder class and boy am I happy I did!  Uh, can I just take one second to say that my mom is an awesome teacher!  No, I mean really she is AMAZING!  If you're ever in California and want to see an example of great teaching she's definitely one to watch.  While helping out I got to pull her kiddos to complete this simple little winter "painting."

For this painting my mom told her students that they would be painting with "magic water."  Do you know what they used?  Bleach!  Yep, students were asked to paint a winter scene using this magic water and as it dried it suddenly appeared white like snow!  The kids were amazed and had so much fun watching as their "paint" dried.  Now, don't worry I pulled kids in groups of 3 and each had a cup of bleach that only had about a tablespoon in it.  We discussed the importance of not getting the "magic water" on our hands or clothes and carefully used q-tips to paint our pictures.  We had no accidents and each painting turned out super cute!

My mom added these paintings to her winter bulletin board which includes awesome interactive writing about a snowman.  Notice her "Frozen"  reference?  Ha-Ha

Hope your first weeks back are going well!

January and a Sale!

Hi Everyone!  Can you believe Christmas Eve is tomorrow?!  The husband and I will be heading back to the states shortly, and although I dread the 10.5 hour flight I can't wait to see family and friends!  Before I go I wanted to share a few things I recently posted in my store that'd be perfect for January. 

If you're looking for something to do for the first day back after break why not check out my New Year activities.  I have included a New Year's Resolution craft writing display and a few other printables that are sure to keep your kiddos busy.  

I know in January many teachers teach about penguins and if you do, you might like my penguin tree map activities.  I've said it before but I absolutely love doing tree maps and I always try to find some way for my students to display their writing.  For this tree map I have created a little penguin book which students will create and fill in. I think they will enjoy having their own penguin fact books.  The set includes directions and templates for how to make the book as well as class tree map pieces and a student recording sheet.

And how about Printables?  This set of winter themed printables focuses on all kinds of kindergarten common core standards.  And no Christmas here, so the sheets are perfect for the rest of the winter months.  They're perfect for follow up activities, centers, homework, or even small group work.

Well, I hope you all are relaxing and getting ready to enjoy the holidays with your loved ones.  As a way to say thank you and Merry Christmas my store will be 15% off now thru Christmas Day!  Merry Christmas!