Classroom pointers

I haven't participated in Monday Made It in a looooooong time, so I am excited to link up today! Remember these little cuties?? Well, I have been buying those little wooden, pre-painted shapes like crazy and finally decided to take the time to assemble some new pointers. If you notice in the photos above, my current pointers all have colored sticks. While I like the colored sticks, the dye tends to bleed a little in moist, little child hands (and kid hands ALWAYS seem to be moist!!). Well, I…

My aunt, who is a Kindergarten teacher, is always passing down morsels of wisdom and fun ideas that she has gained over her 30-something and counting years of teaching! I am proud to say she is one…

Fun Pointers for the Classroom This is, by no means, one of those posts that is going to inspire greatness, but it is a fun one! Long ago, before children, I attended a math workshop where the presenter had all these fun pointers that she used while presenting. She encouraged us to go home, make

I love my job. I really, really do! One of the favorite parts about my job is that I get to network with a whole bunch of very talented teachers. I love hearing about and seeing them implement creative strategies to improve student learning. During the past several years, many of our local school districts have focused on improving writing instruction. All of […]

A collection of fun reading pointers you can make or buy for your beginning readers.

PRICES MAY VARY. ENCOURAGE Participation with kid-friendly, colorful pointers. Even shy children will be eager to participate in classroom lessons! POINTERS FOR KIDS: Perfect Size for Little Hands each pointer is the right size and weight for young students. POINTERS FOR CLASSROOM: Hand pointers can make a great gift for any teacher or for those kids who love to play teacher at home! SET OF 3: Set of three 15” hand pointers features 3 different colored hands and 3 unique patterns.GREAT GIFT…

I made some pointers for my classroom back in 2012. And again in 2013. Then the school year ended in 2014. And the school janitors threw ALL of my pointers away. All of them!!! :O SO I had to make more... I probably didn't need that many...... ;) I did make some for a few friends and also some to give away at a workshop I was teaching. That should explain at LEAST half of them. :) A fun-filled evening with 2 of my awesome teacher friends! And this is my new favorite pointer, of course. :) :)…

FREE pointer gift tags for pre-k, kindergarten, first, and second grade! The pointers can typically be found in the Target Dollar Spot OR at the Dollar Store! Great Back to School gift!

Weekend Warriors: Pinspirational June {The Saturday Edition} 11 comments Weekend Warriors Welcome back to another edition of Weekend Warriors! This month's topic is all things inspired by Pinterest! Raise your hand if you are addicted to pinning ideas. My hand is raised! I have a ton of pins, some of which I will likely never use, but hey, you just never know. However, there are some ideas that I know I will use and I'd like to share them with you today. I thought it would be fun to focus…