Winner of Giveaway and More Classroom Pictures

First, today was the last day to enter the big back to school giveaway. The lucky winner of all these fabulous prizes is Janine N.. You will be receiving your prizes soon.

For other news I have joined Corinna from Surfin Through Second's Classroom Theme Linky. I already posted a ton of pictures in my previous post, but I have some more to share.

I found this idea on pinterest. Just hot glued clothespins to my card stock.

This is my writer's eye wall. I am still working on my writer's area, so those pics will come later. I can't find where I got my owl posters but you can get a different set here for FREE.

This is my homemade pocket chart. I am not totally happy with the way it turned out but it will do. You can find directions on how to make your own here.

Here is my reading center. I have showed this in a previous post, but it is just my favorite part of my room. I worked so hard on this and am pretty sure the fire marshall will get me for it. But I guess until then we can enjoy.

These little letter owls came from here for FREE.

This is our listening center.

This is my school supply shelf and you can get the labels here for FREE.

 When my kiddos don't finish something they put it in the "I'm not finished yet tub."

This area is right behind my small group table. I know it looks like a lot and like it would be overwhelming to the students, but I plan to help them find the letter sound they are stuck on when in small group with me so they can figure the word out on their own. You can get them here for FREE.

 Here is my part of speech wall. It seems like no matter how many times you say an adjective is a describing word, they just can't remember. So, I thought it would be nice to have up all year. You can get these posters here.

Don't you always have the kids that want to turn their paper in first and miss half of the directions or write so sloppy you couldn't read it if someone paid you?? Well I found this adorable smiley work poster. This way they have to make sure they have done everything before they turn it in. There is also one for writing too. You can get them here for FREE.

Saw this idea on pinterest and HAD to make one. Just brightens up the room.

Here are my voice level posters that you can get here for FREE.

Here is our clock area. You can get the clock numbers for FREE here. I was very disappointed when I found FREE owl ones here though. The skip counting hands and feet can be found here for FREE. The key words for addition/subtraction can be found here for FREE.

Here is my new morning calendar area. I am using The Secret to a Successful Calendar that can be found here.

I am going to use table numbers this year. I get these adorable ones here for FREE.

I am also going to try the "Fill Our Class Bucket." I found this cute sign here for FREE and just painted a frame from the Dollar Tree for it. The rocks and green bucket also came from the Dollar Tree. We have 4 nine weeks so this sign works perfect for me.

I got this idea from here. You just make your own flash cards for whatever skill you want and they put the question side up in the top and it shoots it out answer side up. LOVE IT!!

Here are some pictures of the whole room from different angles.

Hope you were able to get something from this. Don't forget about the big sale from TPT. My products will be 20% plus the discount TPT is giving. August 12th-13th

Have a GREAT weekend!!

Overload of Classroom Pics

First TPT is having a big back to school sale August 12th and 13th. My products will be 20% off and then if you use the code below you can get another 10% off. Don't forget TPT also takes purchase orders now.

Now, I am one of those nerds that gets really excited about getting my room ready. I am doing the owl theme this year and wanted to share some a lot of pictures with you and where I got my stuff. Here we go!

These first four are the outside of my room. Here is my pinterest inspired crayon wreath. Sure everyone has seen this but just in case you can find directions here: http://momspartycafe.blogspot.com/2010/06/teacher-giftscontinuedcrayon-wreaths.html

This is a FREE welcome sign you can get here.

Another welcome sign that I posted onto super cute colorful card stock that I found at yep the Dollar Tree. Love me some Dollar Tree. This is also FREE from here.

I am going to try Daily 5 and Cafe this year. This is my board for that. I got these cute little owl signs here and here for oh yes FREE again.

This adorable wall art came from Kohls. The alphabet posters I got for only $2 here.

The number cards above and the month posters and days of the week posters I actually made myself and can be purchased here as a set for only $3.50. You can also search my store and purchase them as individuals if you don't need all 3.

This was another pinterest inspired idea. I just cut the letters out and hot glued clothespins on the card stock from Dollar Tree.

This is my boggle board and yes I realize I have the word dumb across the bottom. I switched it.

These are my classroom rules. I am also going to try whole brain teaching this year. You can get these rules posters here for FREE. I just attached them with some pretty pink and green ribbon.

I have more but I am going to have to stop here for today and I'll post the rest in a couple of days. Don't forget about my big back to school giveaway where you can win a lot of prizes. You can enter until Friday by checking out the previous post.







Back to School Giveaway

Well it's almost that time again. Summer break went so fast for me. Feels like it just started. I'm a nerd though, so I'm pretty excited about starting back. To celebrate I wanted to have a big back to school giveaway. I have several wonderful ladies from other blogs that have agreed to help me out. Here is what one lucky lady (or guy) could win:

Oh and you can click on their names to be taken to their blogs or on the preview picture to be taken to the products description page to find out more about each one. The giveaway will go from August 3rd-August 10th. Check out all of the wonderful products and then find out how to enter below!

From me (Second Grade Perks)



From Emily @ Second Grade Silliness

From Corinna @ Surfin' Through Second

From Casey @ Second Grade Math Maniac

From Christa @ Sweet Life of Second Grade
                                                                          
                                                  

From Brandi @ Success in Second Grade

Krista @ The Second Grade Superkids

From Jamie @ 2nd Grade Stuff

From Katie @ Second Grade Sparkle

Here are all the ways you can enter: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Lots of Ideas

I had to attend a 2 day training this week where I got TONS of ideas for this year. Thought I would share some with you.

My first session was with Dr. Jean. Pretty impressive huh? She taught us how to make a lot of quick and cheap centers. Here were some of her ideas.

Bean counters. Love this! You use 15" tape and tape 10 beans together to use for nonstandard measurement (common core).



Pencil Pocket Book. This could be used with tons of math topics: multiplication, adding, money you name it. You just get about 5 pencil pockets with the clear fronts and hold them together with pipe cleaner. You put whatever problem you want on the front and the kiddos put the answer in the pocket using what you want them to. The picture uses those little erasers, but you could use paper clips, cotton balls or anything small.


Personal PC. All you need is a file folder, sheet protector and this keyboard download. You put what ever you want the kids to practice typing in the sheet protector. Great word work idea for Daily 5.


Finger Phonics. Also great for word work. Use dollar store gardening gloves and cut the tips off. Write letters on the tips and they practice making words.


At one session I was told about a cute back to school activity to help build self-esteem. It is called We're All Experts and can be used with the book: The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. You have each child think of something they are good at and draw a picture of them doing it and write about it (or just label it I am an expert at _______ for younger students). You can make a class book out of their pictures and then other students that want to know more about what their classmates are experts at can get with that person to learn more about it.

I went to one session that was all about domino games. There are so many things you can do with dominoes that I had never thought of.
Here are some ideas:

* One student holds a domino and covers one number with their thumb. If they have the domino with a 3 and a 5 on it and they cover the 5 they would say to the other students 8 is my sum what's under my thumb? So cute huh? You can get really big dominoes and do this whole class too.

* Domino War with regrouping. Students draw 2 dominoes and lay them one over the over as a 2 digit addition or subtraction problem. Whoever gets the bigger number keeps all dominoes.

* Dominoes Outcome Chart. Here you have a black and white copy of all dominoes lined up (all zeros in one line, all ones, etc.) There are several things you can do with this page. which can be downloaded here by clicking on workshop handouts on the left. For all versions you put the actual domino face up on the matching black and white domino.

1) Disappearing bone yard (3 versions) 1st version (easier) Student will roll 2 dice (or the double dice)

They have to find the domino that matches and flip it over until all are flipped. 2nd version (middle) Student will roll a 12 sided die and flip over any domino that equals the number. (example: if they roll an 8, they could flip over the 1 and 7 domino or the double 4. 3rd version (harder) Student will roll a 12 spotted die and flip over a domino that equals the number. For the 1st version you remove all zeros and for the 2nd and 3rd version you remove the double zero. All of these dice can be found here under product catalog.

*Clockominoes-2 player game-Each student has their own set of dominoes and game board that looks like the one below. You can easily draw a master of this. I do not have one to share or I would. They will take turns turning over a domino and saying the problem. For example, a domino that has a 1 and 4 on it would be called as 1 plus 4 is five and thy lay that domino on the 5. The object it to be the first to cover each number on the clock. If the same student from the example drew the 5 and blank they would say 5 plus 0 is 5 and have to put it on top of the other 5.

 

 You can get a 6 set (each a different color) here for only $20.

 I learned so much more and could go on for days but these are some of my favorites. Hope you got some good ideas.

FYI tomorrow I will be having a BIG giveaway with tons of prizes!!