We Used Sticks for Art

Today we made art with all of our found sticks.

Children painted sheets of foam with shades of blue and green and then they stuck sticks into the foam.

Next the children added colored floral rocks, cut out fish, yarn, pipe cleaners, wooden beads, and netting. 

We now have these beautiful art pieces setting around our classroom.

There is nothing quit like art made by children.

My New Classroom

This is a picture looking down on my new classroom from the stage.  I know it is huge right.

I don’t know what I am going to do with all the space, but give me time and I’m sure I figure it out.

The ceiling is real high as well so I was able to fit one of those EZ Up shades in the center of the classroom to help bring things down to more of a child’s level. Under the structure we have placed the quiet area or book area.

Looking up from under the area

If you have any ideas of what you would want in a classroom of this size let me know, just remember we have no money.

As I finish areas I will post pictures so that you can see my progress.

Just for the Fun of It

We are not just teachers, we are…

• Moms

• Wives

• Daughters

• Sisters

• Friends


• Co-Workers

So take a break and do a little something for you.

Here is my break for the week….

With all of the hard work and sweat that we have been giving to our jobs lately, we decided to take a break and show the children that we too can have fun.  They loved it and thought it was funny to see the teachers laughing and having a good time at play.

Take the time to have a good laugh this week and do something that makes you feel young again.

Updates

No I have not fallen off the face of the earth, but I have been neck deep in cleaning up things after all of the budget cuts.  Now that I am sitting back and wanting to update all of you to what I have been doing in the classroom or classrooms I wish that I would have taken the time to take pictures along the way.  But here are a few…

Cleaning out storage sheds to make way for all of the things that we need to store when closing down classrooms and hopping and wishing that we will be able to open up new classroom in the near future.  So with that being said we did not want to give away or sale anything at this time because we still want to dream that things can turn around with the state of our state government and its budget.    

I wish I would of taken pictures of the after.  It is amazing at what girls can fit into one shed.  Let just say that the Lego playing that we have done with children over the years has paid off.