Disney, Beginning of School, Exhausted

I’m so sorry I have been such a blog slacker lately. I feel like I have been going none stop for the whole month of August. I can’t believe tomorrow is September already. Part of the problem was I was on vacation the beginning of the month and then went straight to working on my classroom the day after I got home. We went to the happiest place on earth. DISNEY!!! I just love Disney World and would go every year if I could. Disney if even where my husband and I got engaged. Here are a few pics from my trip.

           

Epoct and the Hubster on Toy Story Mania. My vote for best ride.

When we got back I went straight to work unpacking my new room. I didn’t realize how much stuff I had until I went to unpack it and put it away. I meant to take before and after photos of my room but of course I forgot. I did take pictures of the bulletin board I made last minute at the end of our Hallway.

  

I know it needs more but after I had these up I was just done. I wish I could take credit for the rocket ship and aliens but my husband made them all. The day before our meet the teacher night our board still hadn’t been done and I panicked and begged him to make me anything space related.  I’m lucky he’s so creative.

I don’t know why but every year I forget how my little firsties come in still kindergarteners at the beginning of the year. It’s so exhausting retraining them for first grade. This week was our first full week of school and boy am I tired. One of my sweeties raised their hand towards the end of day Friday and wanted to know if we could take a nap. A nap sounded like a great idea but I sadly had to tell him no. Its rough going from half day K to full day but they are being troopers.  I have a great group this year and I have a feeling we are going to have a great year!

 

I hope that everyone has had a great start to school.  Sorry for not posting.  Oh my goodness, super crazy.  Tara put up a welcome bulletin board for a hallway of ten teachers all by herself.  It is awesome.  Thankfully, she always thinks of what is best for kids.  :)  So neither of us got in on the blog hopper suggestions so to catch up
Monday, Must Haves:  a Smartboard, oh and a projector that works.  :) Lots of books for engagement AND supportive friends.  Tuesday Technology Tip  Class Dojo  If you click on my wallwisher links for the New Albany tech conference, there are LOTS of great sites for tips and help.  Wednesday, I teach in Licking Heights in Blacklick, Ohio

Central Ohio Technical Summit- Websites

As promised, here all the addresses to all the walls presented.  To everyone else, each wall has some great links to both interactive websites and general information that I shared at the technology conference.
http://wallwisher.com/wall/COTS2012  This link will link you to all the other walls  21st Century Learning Skills, Teacher Help, Math, Language Arts and Misc Weblists.

Fabulous Back to School Giveaway

Check out the new give away from Danelle LaSota of LaSota's Little Learners.  It is a contest, but her things are amazing.

Just uploaded two products to Teachers Pay Teachers

I just uploaded to new products on Teachers Pay Teachers.  The first is my first, a freebee.  It is a common core based math game.  The second is a unit based on the common core math standard 10A5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction.  Both are based on games and include a lot of differentiated activities