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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

February TPT Sale & Gift Card Winners

Did you hear about the Sale?

It's happening today and tomorrow!


Use coupon code TICKTOCK. 

>> Click HERE to Shop & Save 25% Today! <<



Also Congratulations to Danielle & Megan who both won Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Cards!!


Happy Shopping!

Friday, February 22, 2019

Closet Makeover

Do you have a hallway closet that needs TLC? 


That's exactly what we had in our 1970s house. A front hallway closet that needed some TLC. It was an unusable space that needed repurposed. We housed all of our cleaning supplies, plastic bags, and the occasional coat (before the bar fell out). We needed help to get this closet back on track and helping our family of five be more organized.

The Closet Makeover Plan. 

My husband created the plans for the closet to become a mudroom for our family. We designed exactly how we wanted everything to function from the drawers to the shelf.

This is a drawing of one of the two shelf supports. He created the drawings with the dimensions of our closet. Then asked me for approval before making any cuts. 

This is the original mock up of the closet. Originally we were going to have four drawers, but after the drawings were created, the drawers were going to be too small. We went with a 3 panel, 3 drawer design instead.


Attention to Details.

Everything in the mudroom closet was easy to medium difficulty for my husband. He used his woodworking tools to create everything inside.

The closet is narrow, only 56 inches inside with a 48 inch opening to the hallway. Each panel inside is 14.5 inches. Each panel was designed with two double hooks (for a total of 6 hooks). The hooks we purchased were a pack of Black 2 prong coat hooks here (affiliate link).
The bench is 56 inches long with a depth of 18 inches. We also hand picked and purchased the Black 4 inch drawer pulls here (affiliate link). The insides of the drawers are 13 inches by 15 inches to hold at least four pairs of adult shoes. The kids have one drawer and my husband & I each have our own shoe drawers. Our kids are 4, 3, and 0, so their shoes are small right now. We may re-evaluate drawer ownership in the future. 

Final Results. 


We are very pleased with the renovations. Our hallway closet has never been so organized and well kept. This is giving us momentum to start our next renovation project.


Happy DIY-ing!

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Pi Day Math Centers Elementary

Do you want to engage your students with Math Centers?

Ready to celebrate Pi Day?


Pi Day Math Centers 

These Pi Day activities are intended to help students understand Pi in its relation to the world and mathematics. Students will rotate through the six different Pi Day math centers (stations) to learn the history of Pi, add and subtract fractions of pie, the formulas associated with Pi for circumference, and other key Pi concepts. Math centers are a great way for students to independently work and learn all about Pi day. 

Math Centers include: 

1. Vocabulary
2. Practice with Adding Pie Fractions with Like and Unlike Denominators
3. Practice with Subtracting Pie Fractions with Like and Unlike Denominators
4. Using measurement to find the circumference with Pi
5. History of Pi 
6. Word Problems of Adding and Subtracting Fractions
7. Technology or Pie Eating Station (OPTIONAL)

Students favorite math center activity of course is the pie eating station. If only they could eat pie every day! Make it a memorable day and have students bring in cookies, pies, or any round dessert to share. 


 -BONUS "Pi Eating" Station Table Tent included!

-Student Station Guide or Student Mini Book of Pi helps students record their answers from each Math center

-ALL ANSWER KEYS included

Remember to keep it light and fun! Pi day math centers will keep your day organized and fun. It will be a math day your students will remember how much fun they had with their teacher and classmates, also eating all that pie!

Happy Teaching!

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Pi Day Math Stations Middle School

Do you want to engage your students in Pi Day?

Ready to celebrate Pi Day?


These Pi Day activities are intended to help students understand Pi in its relation to the world and mathematics. Your students can do all six different Pi Day math stations to learn the history of Pi, the formulas associated with Pi for circumference and area, and other key Pi concepts. 


Stations include: 
1. Vocabulary
2. Practice with Circumference
3. Circumference Word Problems 
4. Practice with Area
5. History of Pi 
6. Area Word Problems
7. Technology or Pie Eating Station (OPTIONAL)

Students favorite station of course is the pie eating station. If only they could eat pie every day! Make it a memorable day and have students bring in cookies, pies, or any round dessert to share. 


 -BONUS "Pi Eating" Station Table Tent included!
-Student Station Guide or Student Mini Book of Pi helps students record their answers
-ALL ANSWER KEYS included

Remember to keep it light and fun! Pi day will be a math day your students will remember how much fun they had with their teacher and classmates, also eating all that pie!

Happy Teaching!

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Spring Break Packet

Do your students need a review over Spring Break? 

Do you want to give them a fun Spring Math review? 


This Spring Break NO PREP Math packet that will keep your students engaged in Math over their break! This packet is designed to be fun for students to complete. This is a versatile tool for grades 3 to 8. 


THIS FREE SPRING BREAK MATH PACKET FEATURES:
*2 different covers for your student's Spring Break Packet
*1 letter to students discussing the packet and when it is DUE
*1 rubric for EASY grading when the packet is returned to school 
*This packet encourages fun Math review while away from school on Spring Break



Spring Break is a great time to send home a couple activities for students to review. Make it fun and easy for the students to complete. Having students feel successful independently helps them to ENJOY learning and growing academically. Cultivate and create this environment for your students inside and outside of the classroom and watch your students shine.

Happy Teaching!

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Things We Love Teacher Giveaway

Are you ready for a Valentine's Day giveaway? 

There are so many things I love in this giveaway. My favorite classroom tools are flair pens. What's your favorite? Enter to win a $50.00 gift card and all of our favorite classroom accessories today!



GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  


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Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher)


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Monday, February 11, 2019

Pi Day Activities

Are you ready for Pi Day?

Do you need Pi Day Math Activities?


Included in the Free Pi Day activity packet are: 
  • 30+ activities for Pi Day
  • concept development activities for grades K-12
  • activities with NO PREP
  • Pi Day Word Scramble worksheet and answer key included
  • Pi Day Paper Chain NO PREP worksheet activity included

Click HERE to download these Free Pi Day activities. 

I hope you have a great Pi Day with your students this year! Math is more memorable when it's fun.

Happy Teaching!

Sunday, February 10, 2019

HP Instant Ink

Do you want a simplified printing solution?

Do you use a lot of ink for your printer?

If you said YES, then you will want to check out Instant Ink! I love how I don't have to run to the store when I'm low on ink. It comes right to my front door. I save time and energy by not thinking about buying ink.


I love it so much I'm sharing my FREE ink link with you. If you would like to get 1 month of FREE ink >>Click HERE<<. My HP printer and Instant Ink is the best thing I have bought for my classroom. I can print anytime and not worry about copies being low on ink. It takes the guess work out of timing my ink purchases just right. I hope this helps in your classroom too!


Happy Teaching!

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

February TpT Gift Card Giveaway

Congratulations to Susan & Gay!

They each won a $10.00 TpT Gift Card for being TpT followers. The gift cards that they won will help to bring more resources to their classrooms.

Do you follow me on TpT? 

Not a follower? Click HERE to follow=> http://bit.ly/KellyMcCownTPT


Happy Teaching!

Fast Finishers Center

I’m done, now what do I do?

Have your students asked you this question?

Do your fast finishers know what to do when they’re done with a task?



Creating a space for fast finishers will have a positive impact on your classroom. Students will know where to go and what to do independently.

Rules for Fast Finishers

Before students go to the fast finishers’ space you need to establish rules. You can have them show you their work, then go to the fast finisher center or they can go on their own after they’ve finished. This should be a smooth transition and not a distraction.

Creating a Space

It doesn’t have to be a very large space or table. Enough room for a bin but not more than a table for four people. In an upper elementary setting this might be a table for puzzles, task cards, and activities. In middle school it might be a bin where students pick up an activity to work on at their desk independently.

Choosing the activities


Picking the right activities is key. Students should want to visit the fast finishers area and be engaged with the content. Puzzles and pattern blocks are great brain activities to challenge and engage students. Do you need manipulatives? I've included affiliate links to the manipulatives I use. 




Do you need fast finisher puzzles? You can download these fast finisher activities today! Click HERE.

Happy Teaching!