Showing posts with label Apples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apples. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

Five for Friday Catch Up

My last few Fridays quickly turned into busy weekends.  Then it was the middle of the next week and I still hadn't started my post!  Join me as I finally link up with Five for Friday!
 
 
 

I've been admiring this cute apple art down the hall and knew I had to share it with you!
This crafty teacher began by having her three year old class watercolor on paper towels.  Once those were dry, she placed the paper towel under the precut apple frames and trimmed along the edges.  Next, she took those remnant paper towel pieces and put them behind small apple diecuts.  The apple diecuts were attached with yarn making a mobile-like display.  I thought this was a very creative use of diecuts and a colorful fall display!

Finally finished our Farm studies! 
We graphed our favorite farm animals.

 
Created a farm book.
 
Made our own butter
And, yes...it really was THAT exciting!
 
 
We don't always have a real fall season in the south.  I remember more than a few Halloween evenings where you wouldn't wear your costume the whole night of trick or treating because it was too hot and sticky.  This year, however, we're having a nice fall with perfectly comfortable weather.  Perfect for picking a pumpkin! 
 
Here's a couple of photos from my son's high school hockey team's Pumpkin Patch.  They're selling pumpkins as a fundraiser so they can rent the ice rink each week for practice.

 
 
What do you do when your custodian asks if you 'd like a big cardboard box?
You let the kids paint it and turn it into a firetruck!
 
One of my students used the magnetic letters to spell my assistant's name.

 
He couldn't find a letter D for my name.  We had to laugh when he decided to substitute the letter B because he said it almost sounded the same! 

 
Have a wonderful fall weekend!
 


Friday, September 25, 2015

Five for Friday

Thank goodness it's Friday!  Thank goodness for Doodle Bugs Teaching Five for Friday!
 

It's Apple week in our Young 5's class...a wonderful kick off for the fall season! 
 
Our tissue paper apples make me smile! I cut and peeled my contact paper ahead of time and had everything ready to go when the kids walked in Tuesday morning.  Trust me...I learned the hard way how time consuming it is to peel 15 pieces of contact paper while 30 little eyes are watching and waiting. 

Aren't they beautiful?
 
 
What would apple week be without homemade applesauce
Year after year, it's a huge hit!
 
 
Who loves their crockpot?
 
I sure do!  My husband enjoys cooking and grilling so 95% of our meals are prepared by him.  But every now and then, I throw something in the crockpot and claim I've made dinner.   This week I made Sweet & Sour Chicken.  It was easy, affordable, and delicious! 

 
Click HERE for the recipe!
 
 
I met with my wonderful Room Mom one day after school to do some planning and get our calendars in sync.  While we chatted, her daughter sorted, stacked, and paper clipped the papers for next week's flip book.  I was amazed at her efficiency and it only cost me two stickers! 
 
 
I received a very special thank you note this week! 
 
I can't decide if I love the flattering drawing the most or the sight words she wrote at the bottom!
It's just the 17th day of school but this class has already found a special place in my heart!
 
 Have a great weekend!

 

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Absolutely Apples

 
Have you ever done a TLC art project with your class?
 
It's interesting to see how varied the results can be when everyone receives the same supplies and hears the same directions! 
 
I displayed our Apple Core art in the hallway along with a sign to let parents know this project had been created without using any patterns.  I also showed them the squares and rectangles each child was given.
  
 
Inside our classroom, we hung beautiful stained glass apples! 
Here's how we made these absolutely adorable apples...
I precut a thick black apple frame and laid it on a piece of clear sticky Contact paper.  The children stayed busy filling the frame with red tissue paper squares and then added details like stems and leaves.  Next, we topped the apple with a second sheet of Contact paper and trimmed around the frame. The finished apples were hung down the middle of our classroom which really made it feel like fall had arrived!
 
Do you have a favorite APPLE art project?
 
 
I'm linking to Miss DeCarbo's Wordless Wednesday. 
Click here to see what everyone is doing this week! 
 
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