Oops, I did it again...

I broke out the bank, I bought lots of stuff, with great intentions! Picked up some goodies at an estate auction this afternoon with my momma. Thus far, based on my google based research, it looks like a made a few good investments for what I paid! These are just a few of my faves...

2 Solid Brass Lamps, 2 Solid Brass Candlestick Holders, Champale Beer Glass, Brass Spittoon- England, & a 1953 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sex

Italian Marquetry Burl Tea Cart, Beverage, or Dessert Trolley

Vintage Retro Accurate Casting Gone With the Wind Amber Double Globe Lamp

Johnny Appleseed

The leopards learned some facts and opinions about Johnny Appleseed this September! We used the sides of our hands to slide down a trunk, our pointer fingers for some green leaves, and our thumbkins for a few juicy apples. I love how they all came out unique!

Sharing is Caring

Just wanted to share a few other randoms for today!

A personalized puzzle makes a great gift for a baby or toddler!

If you're in the Pensacola area, the Haunted Lighthouse Tour is some good, clean fun!



They even let us loose with our own EMF meters for spooky interactions.

Lastly, this combo is AMAZING. That is all.

Guest Room

Here are some pieces that I've collected for my guest room. Haven't decided yet if I want to: paint them, stain them, or keep them different?


 

Auctions, Garage Sales, and Flea Markets, Galore

Some of the awesome things I've picked up around town lately! Thinking I need to go ahead and open up a booth at a local antique hall since this eclectic collection can't possibly all fit into my little house in the village.

Working solid marble lamp- VERY heavy!

Carved fertility gods.

Antique German chair.

Mid- 17th century decoupaged opera prints and my imperfect hour glass to represent time standing still.

Brass change dish.

Creepy but cool stone girl figure in velvet lined shadow box.

Framed war rubbing; thinking Mongolian or Arabian with the elephants?

Solid wood teddy bear.

Purchased a box of old magazines and music sheets and discovered this tucked away!

Halloween Decorating!

Halloween decorating is one of my FAVES! Most of these accessories were picked up at TJ Maxx, Dollar Tree, Target, Ross, or Tuesday Morning.

A Dash of Healthfulness

My fave smoothies and juices.

From this...

To this!

This blend of glory gets me started on the daily.
Kale, flax seeds, chia seeds, cinnamon, banana, and almond milk.

Fall & All

Happy Fall, y'all! The leopards have created a few Fall crafts below. 

I had a volunteer cut out brown tree shapes and the kids ripped up fall colored paper to decorate as we talked about the changing leaves.



A volunteer cut out ship shapes from wood grain contact paper and the kids recorded the Columbus rhyme. *Note their cute leopard flags.



We charted Columbus' voyage from Europe to North America; a few did try to cut through the equator with those dotted lines.



This was a directed drawing of a scarecrow, they all came out super cute! We read some scarecrow books and had a discussion of their role.

Beginning of the Year Bulletin Boards

My beginning of the year bulletin boards from a few weeks ago! All of these great sets were purchased from the Dollar Tree except for my "Recipe for a Great Year" sentence strips made by yours truly.

Open House

The parents and leopards had a great time with their open house "Search & Find" tonight. One of the missions was to guess their child's owl out on the "Hoo Am I" tree. The kids wrote what they wanted to be when they grew up and their favorite food on the wings. This awesome template is FREE on the Lakeshore website!

The kids also showed their parents their family trees, "Stellar Sentences", labeled pictures, "When I Grow Up" posters, and "What I Love About School" apples. Then they had their parents make an estimate for our "Estimate Jar" and showed them our reading corner.

My Classroom!

Back Cabinets- The left three cabinet shape posters came from my, as Junie B. would say, "favoritist" teacher store, Dollar Tree! I found the right three door posters as a freebie on TPT under "3D Shapes" a while back. I will search and post a link if I can find it! I got the "SHAPES" letters from Michaels and the large leopard stuffy from my Grandmother Barbara. The "AR Stars" bulletin board has a 25 square chart from Wal-Mart for each student to mark with a star sticker (in the mailbox) whenever they get a 100% on an AR test! They also get to ring the bell and everyone takes a moment to applaud them which they love. The "winners" bulletin board recognizes students who win the weekly estimate. I send the jar home each Friday with directions for parents to send back on Monday filled with an item of their choice and a sealed number of how many there are. The kids place their estimates throughout the week and whomever is closest, wins! Then of course I have my "Sharp" and "Not Sharp" labels for pencils.

I used some leaopard fabric to cover my back window; unfortunately, my sewing skills have yet to develop so it is poorly cut. The circular dry erase adhesive is a Wal-Mart find from las school year and the "Wipe Your Paws" mat as well (a gift from my Fairly Odd Parents). The reason I posted this pic though is to share the great weekly organization tool of the stacking paper trays on the right. These are labeled by day and keep all my papers in check!

Stating objectives is imperative to our evaluation document. I used to have a small laminated "Daily Objectives" poster but it was difficult for the kids to read from their desks. So, I roped off a section of my white board with leopard border and added some die cut letter for a more useful one! I use the pointer and the kids can read along. The colored levelized groups on the right side of the picture have the kids names on them. The  coordinated rectangles to the left have their numbered rotations.

One of my besties, Marissa, made the cute palm tree with butcher paper for me! My behavior chart is attached with leopard ribbon. The kids all start on blue and move up or down depending on their actions throughout the day. The "Happy Helpers" are rotated with clothespins.

My reading  corner has some pillows and bean bags for silent reading around the room and calendar for our story time after lunch. The books are all individually labeled with the AR level, color, and quiz number (yes, this took me ALL Summer). The canopy is one that I had over my bed as a child! I had to cut it and hot glue it for a draping effect.

View from the reading corner