Instant Garment bag: whatt!??!

Am I the only person who hadn't already discovered this?  Or am I the first green, lazy, cheap person to try it?

 

Big T- shirt = instant Garment bag = awesome

Seriously.  I can't believe this never occurred to me before!
Enjoy!  Reduce, Recycle and Reuse! :D

Vocabulary Board

It seems crazy that I didn't think of this before- a vocab bulletin board.  I have 4 bulletin boards in my classroom--

• One is full of teacher stuff/notes/schedules/etc.
• One has behavior reminders and forms all over it.
• The other two are basically fluff.  I rarely change them until pre-concert (I put lyric sheets up for kids to take home and practice). 
  
  I have been keeping a list of musical vocabulary words that we cover in each grade level to add to through the year.  But I had the list filed away and secret. :)
  Duh- cover a board with that!  So, here it is.

I added the little background color blob (red, orange, purple, etc) because all my grades are color coded.  I also got a little crazy and decided to try to cut the number/letter of the grade into the corners of the paper- snowflake style.  See if you know what I mean in these pictures:

 

Then I added (double layer) of white scrap paper to write the words on and a little space to expand, if needed.  Now, I have posted lists of words we 'know'. :)  And, I told students if we learn a musical word and they are the first to catch it so we can add it to the board, I'll give them a prize.  More eyes and brains engaged on related info.  I hope. :)

Time for kitties

Haven't had kitties pictured in a while so....

UFO & Pesto

In order to spice & healthy up my typical summer breakfast, I came up with this "recipe".  My typical breakfast is a "UFO"- a piece of bread with a circle cut in the middle where an egg is cooked.  For the "pesto," I just took whatever vegetables and spices I had and thought would go well together, blended/chopped them up in my magic bullet and cooked them quick.  See pictures below for the details :)

 My ingredients: egg, bread and whatever else sounds good

  

 I chose some spinach, red onion, red pepper, jalapeño and cilantro.

 Cook in pan with a little extra virgin olive oil until veggies are done to your liking. Set aside.

 Cut a circle in your bread.

 Again (in the same pan), with a little EVOO, toss in the bread until it gets a little toasted.  Then flip.

Crack the egg into the center of the bread and cook for a bit (very technical) then flip and cook until desired 'doneness'. :) 

Oh yeah- finish off the circle of bread!  Depending on what is left in the pan, I may or may not add EVOO to toast it.

UFO with 'pesto' on top. Tah-dah!

Mary Wore Her Red Dress

Here is the completed torn paper art project.  (See the beginning here.)

Torn Paper Art

It became clear that the song "Mary Wore Her Red Dress" was in need of some props.  So, after some consultation, it was decided that a few BIG props would be better than individual drawings, etc.  The song says "Mary wore her red dress, red dress, red dress.  Mary wore her red dress all day long."  Then it goes to say "Mary wore her red hat...", and has verses for shoes, gloves and finishes with "Mary was a red bird..."  So, I cut out the items from tagboard and students have been helping tear the paper and decorate the items.  (I have to admit I'm a huge control freak and have been going over their work and fixing imperfections.  I need help! :) haha)

Here are some pictures!

Hug me!

Didn't know it, but my husband snapped this when I was napping...