• Teacher Appreciation ideas

    Today is Teacher Appreciation day! This is the perfect time to let you favorite teacher know just how much they mean to you, but if you haven’t had time to shop (or craft) yet, I’ve got you covered.  I thought it would be the most helpful to share some of the gifts that I’ve received over the years – and absolutely loved! Here are some of my favorite things to receive as teacher gifts; Gift cards – whether you want to treat your teacher to an evening out or just a cup of coffee, gift cards are always appreciated because the recipient can use them for something that they were…

  • Teacher Appreciation SALE!

    Yep, you read that title right, Teachers Pay Teachers is having a sale in honor of Teacher Appreciation day.  This means that right now is the time to pick up what you need for the end of the school year, and start thinking forward to next too. My tradition on the blog is to share what’s on my wishlist before every sale – so you can see what I’m excited about purchasing and just maybe add a couple of things to your own wishlist too. Today is extra special because I’m linking up with Teaching in the Tongass to share wishlists from tons of different teacher bloggers!  Here’s what I’m…

  • Math with Dollar Tree Popsicle Sticks

    This week I’m on a mission to share some fun math activities that your kiddos will love – the best part is that all of the materials you will to put them together are from the Dollar Tree.  I went to my local Dollar Tree store and I spent $11.  That $11 bought materials for 15 different math activities that are perfect for preschoolers.  I’ll share one set of materials each day, and show you different games that you can use them for. Here are the items that I purchased: The activities that I have to share with you today are all made with one package of colored popsicle sticks.  There…

  • Friday Freebie – Math Freebies

    Happy Friday! I’ve been sharing some really great math activities with materials from the Dollar Tree all week, and I’m ending our frugal week with plenty of math freebies for you! I thought that I’d share all of my math freebies for this extraordinary Friday!!! So here they are – all FREE for you to download, some are from my TPT store and some are blog exclusives, but they’re all for you! 5 Little Pancakes Magnet Story Patterning Autumn Trees Blank 10 frames Green Letter and Number cards Earth Day Graph and Write Thanksgiving Graphing Christmas Cookie Counting Many of these freebies are seasonal, but they’re still free – so…

  • Math activities with Dollar Tree Ramekins

    This week I’m on a mission to share some fun math activities that your kiddos will love – the best part is that all of the materials you will to put them together are from the Dollar Tree.  I went to my local Dollar Tree store and I spent $11.  That $11 bought materials for 15 different math activities that are perfect for preschoolers.  I’ll share one set of materials each day, and show you different games that you can use them for. Here are the items that I purchased: Today’s activities are all done using colorful plastic ramekins. I focused on patterning with these cute little cups.  I love them…

  • Dollar Tree Math With Clear Glass Stones

    This week I’m on a mission to share some fun math activities that your kiddos will love – the best part is that all of the materials you will to put them together are from the Dollar Tree.  I went to my local Dollar Tree store and I spent $11.  That $11 bought materials for 15 different math activities that are perfect for preschoolers.  I’ll share one set of materials each day, and show you different games that you can use them for. Here are the items that I purchased: Today I want to share what I made with the larger flat glass stones.   I focused on three different math…

  • Math centers using Dollar Tree rocks

    This week I’m on a mission to share some fun math activities that your kiddos will love – the best part is that all of the materials you will to put them together are from the Dollar Tree.  I went to my local Dollar Tree store and I spent $11.  That $11 bought materials for 15 different math activities that are perfect for preschoolers.  I’ll share one set of materials each day, and show you different games that you can use them for. Here are the items that I purchased: Today I want to share the activities that I put together using these great black river rocks and the multi-colored…

  • Dollar Tree math materials

    This week I’m on a mission to share some fun math activities that your kiddos will love – the best part is that all of the materials you will to put them together are from the Dollar Tree.  I went to my local Dollar Tree store and I spent $11.  That $11 bought materials for 15 different math activities that are perfect for preschoolers.  I’ll share one set of materials each day, and show you different games that you can use them for. Here are the items that I purchased: Today I want to show you what I did with these fun facial scrubbers – They come in really bright…

  • Friday Freebie – Graduation Countdown

    Happy Friday! If your spring has been anything like mine, the weeks just keep getting crazier.  I’m looking forward to slowing down a bit, but that probably won’t happen until Memorial Day! One things for sure, there are a few celebrations to get through before I can take a break. This week I shared a TON of ideas for graduation celebrations.  Today’s freebie is a fun way to help your kiddos look forward to the big day. This Countdown to Graduation set from Maria Manore Gavin is an easy way for you to answer the never ending question: “How much longer until we graduate?!” If you’re planning a graduation ceremony,…

  • Felt Tassel Decoration

    I’m all for decorations that can be used more than once.  I made this cute felt tassel garland in colors to match my preschool graduation set, and it’s durable enough that I can put it away with my decorations and pull it out again next year.  This will be adorable on the refreshment table! It was incredibly easy to make, and super cheap too, so of course I had to share how I did it! It only took felt, cord, and a hot glue gun.  The amount of felt you need will depend on how long you want your garland to be.  Mine ended up being approximately 3 feet long…