100th Day of School activities and Classroom Book Bin and Book Labels

I hope you are doing well. I have been cursed with the dreaded FLU! Yes, it finally happened. I have tried to be so careful and I still got it. :( Before you ask, yes I did take the flu shot. It is brutal people. The aches and pains last FOREVER!!!!! YUCK! Praying the hubby doesn't get it.

We have been super busy in K. We completed the 100th day of school. I thought I would share some pics with you of how it all went down.

  Were my cuties not so cute dressed up as "100 year old" people?

We also made this 100 gumball creation. Thanks to Cara Carroll at The First Grade Parade.

My kiddos loved counting their 100 items that they brought from home. Some were very creative with what they brought too!!

We also made our 100 year old portraits. They turned out great! They did a great job and really used their imagination and creativity.

We also made crowns that we decorated and blinged up a bit. We wore them to lunch. Super cute!

We also created a chart of " I wish I had 100."

I have finally finished my classroom book bin and book labels. 

I have been working on these forever. I started before my recent foot surgery and with all the set backs (AKA flu), it has taken me forever to finish them. I am so excited to load these. Check them out in my TPT store-HERE. This label set contains everything you need to label the books in your classroom library: large bin labels, small bin labels, and coordinating book labels.  I have left white ones, in case you would like to save your color ink. LOL! There are also colored ones for those people like me, who buy ink like literally every week anyway. UGH!!!! I plan to use these next year in my classroom library. I am going to begin trying to organize my library that is still stuffed in my garage due to the last minute move this school year for my husband and I. Read more about that-HERE.  I am trying to become more organized but I tell you it has been an uphill battle this year. Can I get an AMEN? I feel so disorganized. I am loving K more than I ever thought I would and really to be honest can't believe the school year is half gone. I don't even want to think about May. I dread it---like really, really dread it. These babies have come so far!!!!! 

Hope you are all gearing up for Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day, and President's Day!!! Wow! I am not ready!!!! :( 

Have a great week! 

Blessings and Roll Tide,

Elaine

The Mitten

Hello and happy WINTER!!!! Have I mentioned that I hate ( I mean like hate with the passion) winter. I am definitely a summer kind of gal. I am looking forward to sunny days ahead.

My students came back from Christmas break a whole 2 inches taller and so much more mature. It is amazing how much they grow in two weeks. I am so proud of the progress they have made this year. I guess that is my favorite part about kindergarten. You can see so much progress from the first day of school. :)

We have been busily working on winter activities. One of my favorite winter books is The Mitten by Jan Brett. I created a sequencing activity and pocket chart center to go along with the book. The students loved and that made my heart happy! I love it when I create things and they love it as much as I do.

We created this super cute snowman that my mom shared with me. That is the beauty of us teaching the same grade, we share ideas. I think she found this on Pinterest.

The Mitten Literacy Fun

Here is The Mitten Literacy fun I created for my kiddos. Hop on over to my TPT store and get it. 

Here is the pocket center in action in my classroom. It worked out well. I created mittens that I colored and had the students to match the mittens to the correct color word. 

This week we will finish up on some snowman fun and celebrate the 100th day of school on Tuesday. More on that later.......Stay tuned........

Have a great week!

Many blessings,

Elaine