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Top 10 Insta Pics of 2014 Linky


Do you Instagram?  I joined Instagram about a year and a half ago.  I added one picture of my son's Earth Day crafts for school.  About a week later, I added a couple more pictures from my classroom.  Months later I added a picture of my son going down a water slide.  To be perfectly honest, I had no idea what I was doing with Instagram.  The hashtag thing confused me to no end.  Well, I finally bit the bullet in about April and really started to add more photos.  I became a little more confident in my hashtagging (verb?).  Now, I don't know what I would do without it.  I find it to be so much fun to share my pictures and to check out other great teachers!

This morning I was looking over my blog feed and saw that Natalie from Teachery Tidbits started a fun linky about her top 10 Instagram pictures.  I decided to jump in on the fun!



I just put my binders together, and I'm ready to get organized! 
#organization #ihopethishelpsme #tpt #blog #lessonplans
 #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers

Sadly, I have not used these as much as I would have liked.  However, I plan to dust them off and get going again!


So my bestie ordered us some crayons for our classrooms, and they shorted us one box.
This is how they sent our one box of crayons. lol
#schoolsupplies #bts14 #teachersfollowteachers #teachersof instagram
A little overkill on the packaging, don't you think?


One of centers for this week is our picking apples letter tracing center.
Of course, it's even better when you get to use markers to trace the letters.
#handwriting #iteachtoo #iteachk #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
My students loved this fun activity!


Save the Clock Tower!
#backtothefuture #delorean #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
We had the opportunity to go to a Delorean meet-up.  My son had an absolute blast!


I'm working on a new write the room activity for my students.  They just love this center!
#writetheroom #literacycenters #differentiation #teachersfollowteachers
#teachersofinstagram #iteachtoo #iteachk
I really started back up making activities for my students to do.  This was one of my favorites from this fall!


The real reason a teacher goes to Sam's Club.  Never mind all the stuff I
 needed for Thanksgiving, I needed this more!
#teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #iteachtoo

I just broke into the cardstock yesterday and haven't opened the laminating pouches yet.  I have them when I need them though!


This is my classroom theme for the upcoming school year.
I'm so excited!
#classroomtheme #iloveclipart #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers
I'm still excited about my classroom theme!  I love the colors and the birds!


My husband ad son ordered a Charlie Brown Christmas tree.  Love it!
#charliebrownchristmas #teachersfollowteachers #iteachtoo

Who doesn't love a Charlie Brown Christmas tree?


My son has Autism and uses a communication device at school.  On the right is his old
Galaxy Player with Sonoflex.  On the left is his new HTC with TalkTablet.
So much better!  I'm so excited for him!
#talktablet #autism #htc #teachersfollowteachers #iteachtoo

My son has used a communication device at school since he was 4 years old.  He started out with an iPod with Proloquo2Go.  He then went to the Galaxy Player with Sonoflex.  Now he has his HTC with TalkTablet.  By far, the HTC is the best device he has to date.  He only used it for about a week before Winter Break, but he was very happy with it.  His teacher was too!  I'm so proud of him!


Cute apple craft my students made yesterday.
@smittenwithfirst - Thanks for the great freebie!
#apples #fall #crafts #teachersfollowteachers #iteachtoo #iteachk

I just love how these cute little apples turned out!

Thanks for joining me for a little trip down Instagram memory lane.  I would love for you to follow me - @teachingissweet!

See you soon!


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Winter Gifts for Parents and Students


Hi Bloggy friends!  It has again been about a month since I visited my little place on web.  The month of December has been busy, busy!  We had conferences the second week of the month.  I was so happy with how every single one of them went.  I have the best students and parents this year!

I wanted to share with you the gifts that my students made for their families.  My students made these before Winter Break for a holiday gift, but they would be great gifts even in January.  I found this great idea on Pinterest and thought it would be a perfect gift.  

We started off the process by painting the students' handprints with white paint.  After the paint dried, the students used markers to add hats, scarves, carrot noses, and coal eyes, mouths, and buttons.  Finally, the students added the poem to their papers.





When the gifts were finished, the students were given a manila envelope to decorate.  The students did a wonderful job decorating their envelopes.  Here are a couple examples of the great pictures that my students drew.



Once their envelopes were completed, I placed their snowman pictures into their envelopes and the students took them home.  I hope their families loved them as much as I did!

Well, I couldn't have my students give a gift to their families without giving them a gift from me.  I gave each student two books and a Smencil.  Instead of wrapping them, I purchased decorative Ziploc bags and put the gifts inside.  Easy peasy!


Speaking of gifts, my son asked Santa for the Let's Play School Kit from Lakeshore.  My son was not disappointed on Christmas morning.  He loves it!  I have to say I am kind of jealous.  I would have loved to have had this as a gift when I was a child!


Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you are having a wonderful Winter Break!  See you soon!

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