Five for Friday on Saturday afternoon

 

All summer-long I've had a really hard time remembering what day it is...

It only makes sense I'm linking to Doodlebugs Five for Friday on Saturday afternoon! 

First of all, I blogged a recap of the I Teach K conference here. 

What a wonderful week and I'm happy to share my experiences with you.

I still need to finish my post about the Tues/Wed/Thur sessions. 

Please, stay tuned.  As they say in Vegas...The best is yet to come!

 

 

I bought this old Frank Schaffer poster for a quarter at a yard sale before I went to the conference.   

 

The copyright says 1989...the first year I taught was fall of '89!

The only way I could see utilizing this poster was to cut each section apart

and then use it for direction icons.  I love these big, bold graphics! 

I really miss those simple Frank Schaffer teacher products.

 

I worked a little in my yard this week...pulling weeds, trimming bushes, deadheading roses. 

For some reason, I didn't wear my gardening gloves and now I have a nice blister on my thumb.

It just happens to interfere when I'm holding my scissors so I 

guess that huge pile of laminating will have to wait another day or two.

 

At least the garden produced this for the kitchen counter...

 

and a few peppers for salsa!

 

 I shared my Thrifty Spool & Spell over at

Smedley's Kindergarten Smorgasboard for Thrifty Thursday. 

Many of the fine motor preschool activities you find at Goodwill & yard sales

 can be taken to another level of learning.  Just takes a little effort. 

Easily done with some Avery labels or sticker letters and a dab or two of  Modge Podge! 

 

 

I have a box full of things like those lacing spools I want to modify 

in order to teach a different skill that what it was originally intended for. 

Maybe I can get a few done this weekend!

Thanks for visiting with me!