I have a huge assignment to do. It is the first of many huge assignments I will have to do this semester and over the next 2 years. This first huge assignment is: a resource file that I am supposed to make and keep to use as a teacher. It will consist of ideas, songs, crafts, activities, etc. It has to be organized, color-coded, blah, blah, blah... I have to have 1200 cards in this file! Yes that is one thousand, two hundred cards! Our teacher gave us some great ideas in large files that I have spent the last four days formatting into 4x6 inch microsoft documents so that I can print my cards instead of handwriting them all. I sweet-talked the computer lab tech into printing them for me so that I don't have to use $50 in ink toner at home. So far I have 952 cards. That leaves me 248 short. No, she isn't going to count them. But I am pretty sure she'll be able to tell if I am almost 250 short. So ... if you have any ideas, please send them my way. I will take poems, songs, craft ideas, activities, book ideas, anything that would go with a school theme (seasons, holidays, first day of school, etc). And... even if you are someone I don't know who is reading my blog because you got to it through your friend's blog -- you are invited to participate also. I will take all of the help I can get here people! Thanks so much and have a great day. I'm going back to the dining-room table to color-code some more cards.
*UPDATE*
I am up to a little over 1,000. Thanks for the great ideas and websites. Keep 'em coming!
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Saw this and thought it might be helpful...
http://www.5minutesformom.com/2270/cc-trash-to-treasure/
Amy I want to help but I draw a blank without more boundaries. In what area are you lacking filler? Send it my way and I'll try to help. On a different note...first day for the ones was interesting. Out of eight kids, we basically had 6 or 7 (at times) crying for the first hour and a half. I had one on each hip and so did MK. We had a mom stay to help out, i.e. watch her kid, who was invaluable. Without that extra set of hands, I don't know what we would have done. S would have been in there the whole morning with us. I'll tell you all about it when we talk next.
Have you checked your myspace lately? I left you some ideas there.
Hi Amber,
Yes, I got them yesterday. Thanks so much!
Cherie,
Thanks for the ideas in your emails.
Lisa,
Thanks for the website.
Chase is helping me make a "Presidents" file and apparently (he knew this) there are 45 of them so that'll help. And Aunt Kathy suggested doing a "Texas" file so I am thinking I might be able to get around 50 out of that. I did "Poems" yesterday and got a little over 40 out of that.
I am getting there!
Amy- Do you have one for learning the value and order of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters? It is just a little song? Zachary learned it in first grade, it is cute. Use your hands to, to show value etc...Let me know I will send it if you don't have it. I will have to think. I am sure you have days of the week songs or poems. I will shoot out an email to my teacher friends
Pennies, Nickles, Dimes and Quarters song? Shows values and order by using hands and song. Days of the week songs I am sure you have them. I will email teacher friends and see if they can help out.
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