Making Play dough (with no cream of tartar)

I wanted to play with play dough with Sweet Pea...but I did NOT want to go to Walmart at 8 in the evening.  Have you been then... its like all the cashiers go home and everyone in town heads to the store!!! Lines backed up to the clothes and I thought I was going to be the only one there.  Wrong...So I decided I would make play dough following this 3 minute YouTube video   ...

What I Made This Past Week…

Today I am linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics to tell about what I made this past week.   She does a linky party every month for people to share about what they've made, whether it is for the home, classroom, or just for fun!  It's a great way to see what other bloggers have been up to.  So this past week, this is what I created....By BFF from high school broke her ankle...

Teacher Toolbox: Organization Central

VBS is over and it was beyond AMAZING!!! But now that I don't have my mind racing in a million directions, I can focus on doing stuff for school... including crafting.   So I am finally going to contribute to Tara's Made it Mondays!  I know it's Friday.... but I am going to join on Monday.  You can check out more of her great ideas and other crafters linking up here ...

Brought to you by… HOBBY LOBBY!!

Today (in less that an hour) I made a fall wreath.  I have never made one of these, but my friend made this beautiful table arrangement and posted it to facebook: She said all the stuff she got was at Hobby Lobby, so I headed there yesterday morning and bought all this:Which was all 50% off!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!   Expect the grapevine wreath... it was $5.99, but I also had...

Line Graphs….How to Make them CONCRETE!!! What, What?!

My 6th graders are having a hard time with line graphs.  It's hard for them to plot ordered pairs, connect the dots and understand what they are looking at.  As I was sitting on the couch looking through some books, I came across an awesome idea....AND I LOVE IT!!!!The book is called Hands-On Math!  Ready to Use Games and Activities for Grades 4-8.  (Long title... I know......

Filing Cabinet Redo

Do you know about Freecycle??  It's a group kinda like Craig's list that can be specific for your area.  You get emails from legitimate people in your town asking for items or trying to get rid of items. I received one Thursday night-- someone was GIVING away this lovely cabinetIt had some areas that needed sanding.  After sanding, I cleaned it and primed it and left it...

Staples…. now that was EASY!!!

Teachers.... the day has come.... $0.01 PENNY days at Staples!!! This week you can get 25 bottles of glue for a penny each.  You can also stock up on 8 packs of pens...each pack for a penny, and the much coveted pencil top eraser pack (12 to a pack!!!)... each pack for you guessed it... a penny!These deals are only good through Wednesday, so hurry on over!!! Three new products will be...