tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12728745706650834182024-03-13T10:25:43.870-07:00Polka Dot TeacherAndrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-51281567655433407872012-09-15T09:07:00.000-07:002012-09-16T16:58:50.340-07:00Kindergarten & First Common Core Workbooks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-88485545263717867472011-10-17T07:44:00.000-07:002011-10-17T07:44:13.311-07:00Just Thinking...Warning! This is a LONG post because I have a lot on my mind that's been building up since my last post. :)<br />
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I recently finished two time consuming, rounds of evaluations. Whew! I finally feel like I'm coming up for air. This school year our state has started a new, rigorous evaluation process and it's literally "kicking our butts"! (Pardon the language, blog friends!!! :) There were some times over the past month when I was in tears over the lengthiness, time, and considerable effort it took to complete the planning and paperwork in order to meet the criteria of the scoring rubrics. Not to boast, but I've always worked VERY hard as an educator and have always gone above and beyond a typical 40 hour work week. With this last evaluation lesson, I would say I probably put in an <b><u>additiona</u></b>l 25-30 hours of work time for planning, creating, and filling out paperwork. That's just for ONE lesson!!! Both evaluations went very well but I can not stop thinking about how the expectations for educators continues to grow to a point of just plain impractical and unreasonable. I love teaching but this year I'm really trying to create more of a balance in my life. I've had a strong and serious commitment to my calling as an educator for the past 14 years but I feel God is leading me to do more outside of teaching. I've been thoughtfully reflecting on the gifts I feel God has bestowed upon me and how I can use these gifts to serve Him and others. My family, friends, and colleagues all know I love to teach, I love to organize, I love to create, I love to decorate, and I love to entertain. How does all of this translate into opportunities of service in my church, community, and school???? Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out but here's some things I've been doing...<br />
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<b><u>Mission Work </u></b><br />
The Lord blessed my husband and I with the opportunity this summer to go on a mission trip to Anchorage, Alaska. What a beautiful place! While there we participated in service projects on a military base, retirement home, community parks, VBS, etc. The fun teacher came out in me and I convinced my husband to dress up like a clown with me to help entertain the kids at one of our VBS block parties. He was such a good sport! One of our little buddies who liked "clowning around" with us sported his own clown look. LOL!!! What a character! I love that kid!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I posted earlier how my husband and I made goodies for the local firefighters and police officers. We've also both become more involved in our neighborhood. My husband is serving on our Home Owner's Association and they have been working on creating a more family friendly community. We'll be working at a Neighborhood Fall Festival soon and I've been creating welcome baskets for new families moving into our neighborhood. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and by the way...as I typed this post, I'm listening the beautiful sound of the ocean waves and I'm about to head out to the beach to enjoy another beautiful, relaxing day of vacation at the beach. :)</div>Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-5682433267269649042011-09-12T19:52:00.000-07:002011-09-12T19:59:32.215-07:00Snack Mix Assembly LineOver the past week we've been studying needs & wants, goods & services, and producers & consumers. To culminate our Economics unit, the students participated in a snack mix assembly line. To help introduce the idea of an assembly line, we watched that hilarious clip from the "I Love Lucy" show where she and Ethel work at the candy factory.<br />
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We discussed how a real assembly line is designed to work (unlike the antics of Lucy and Ethel :) and how we were going to use the process to produce our own snack mix. Each student had a job either spooning items in the bag (white & dark chocolate chips, Golden Grahams cereal, Cookie Crisp cereal, Kix cereal, & marshmallows), labeling & zipping the bags, or team supervisor (in charge of monitoring workers, materials, and quality control). We divided into two teams and tried to see who could produce ten bags first. The kids had a blast and got a hands-on opportunity to experience being a producer and producing a good. They also got to be a consumer when they took the snack mix home to share with their families. Since I have a student teacher right now, I got to participate in the assembly line myself. What fun we had!!!<br />
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Afterwards, we reflected on the activity and the students completed a <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymiSjy1EfPBOTI3ODZmY2UtZjIwNi00NGVhLTljZjYtYzE2OGYxMGYzZDFl&hl=en_US">response activity sheet</a>. I love activities like this where we all get to participate in fun, meaningful learning experiences. :)Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-55584798569468216492011-09-11T19:43:00.000-07:002011-09-11T19:43:37.231-07:00We're Wild About Our HeroesIn honor of September 11th, we had a Hero Day Parade at our school. We made banners and waved flags as community firefighters, police officers, military personnel, etc. paraded around the front of our school with their families. It was such a great time to see our students walking with and cheering on these wonderful, everyday heroes.<br />
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My husband and I also wanted to do something for some of our local firefighters and police officers so the hubbie cooked up several batches of cookies and brownies ( I made the cards :) and delivered them. He made a comment that made me really think, though, about how we shouldn't just honor those who serve and protect on special days/holidays. Why not do something special to show our gratitude on any random day of the year??? Great idea! I've really felt a calling to do more service and outreach in my church and community. Even our school motto this year highlights our support for the community where we live and getting involved in community service projects. Just think of the possibilities if we all get involved to support and serve!Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-24382613300009440622011-08-29T19:57:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:10:34.310-07:00Internet Inspired IdeasI've been walking down memory lane as I look at some photos from last school year. I love searching the web for new ideas to use in my classroom. I have been so inspired by the wonderful teacher websites and blogs out there. Many times, though, I can never remember where I saw all these cute ideas. However, my newest obsession (Pinterest!) helps me keep track of great ideas and their sources. Here's a few of my favorite internet inspired ideas...<br />
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<u><b>Noun Town</b></u> - Inspiration came from <a href="http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/">First Grader at Last</a> blog<br />
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<u><b>How To Blow a Bubble Art and Writing Activity</b></u> - They had so much fun doing this project!!!<br />
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<b><u>Grammar Garden Sign</u></b><br />
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<u><b>Example of Grammar Garden Project</b></u> - incorporated use of noun, verbs, and adjectives<br />
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<b><u>Funny Faces Plants</u></b> - idea from <a href="http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/2011/03/mr-potato-head-plant.html">The Teacher Wife</a> blog...her blog even includes a download of the face parts<br />
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<u><b>Lincoln and Washington Art and Writing Projects</b></u> - Inspired by <a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/">First Grade Parade</a> Blog<br />
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<u><b>Viola Swamp Art & Writing Activity</b></u> - We just did this one! I recently saw the TLC art project on Pinterest and incorporated a <a href="http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literature_guides/missnelsonmissing.html">venn diagram</a> and writing activity with it.<br />
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Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-31216594576217581442011-08-17T14:46:00.001-07:002011-08-17T14:53:34.952-07:00Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Review Game<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gGE9mwXVlBk/Tkw1yd-eAII/AAAAAAAAANA/DHrQ3buQUPY/s1600/Chicka+Chicka+Boom+Boom.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gGE9mwXVlBk/Tkw1yd-eAII/AAAAAAAAANA/DHrQ3buQUPY/s200/Chicka+Chicka+Boom+Boom.gif" width="154" /></a></div><br />
I made this game to help my students review the color, number, and sight words during our readiness period at the beginning of first grade. They LOVE playing the game! We sit in a circle and play it as a whole group first with the girls vs. the boys. Then, I add it to my Puzzles & Games station as one of their first buddy activities. Hope your kids enjoy it as much as mine!<br />
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Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-85274910228548131012011-07-11T11:23:00.000-07:002011-07-11T11:23:26.850-07:00Summer Vista PrintAgain...I have been neglectful of my blog. No real excuses but I have been pretty busy finishing up the school year, enjoying the summer, traveling to Alaska, and yes...creating more classroom items on Vista Print. I even did a little class for some friends in June and have hooked some more addicts. :) Here are a few of my latest creations.<br />
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Small Car Door Magnets<br />
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(I plan to send these home with the students so their parents can hang their child's work on the fridge or some other magnetic surface.)<br />
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</div>Next week we're reading the story <i>Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery </i>and one of our phonics skills involves dropping the "e" when adding suffixes like -ed and -ing. So...I found this cute clip art on <a href="http://www.scrappindoodles.com/">Scrappin Doodles</a> (love that clip art site) and became inspired early this morning. This is such a challenging skill for our students so I thought this game would be a great Word Work Station activity for a little extra practice. Hope someone else can use it, too...<br />
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<b><u>Large Postcards</u></b> (come in a pack of 50) for the end of the year.<br />
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<b><u>Small Postcards</u></b> (come in packs of 100) - Here's the front and back side of my "Welcome Back" cards that I will mail out before the first day of school. I usually writing a personalized message on the back. It's great to start the year on a positive note!<br />
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<b><u>Punch Business Cards</u></b> (come in packs of 250) - I thought I might use these as an end of the year incentive. They get a "positive punch" when they exhibit good behavior. Each punch is worth 5 cents. The last week they will turn in their card(s), get their "pretend" money and we'll do a class store or auction where they will get to count out and spend their money. I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone - reinforce positive behavior and practice money skills. They are SOOOOOO excited! We will start these this upcoming week.<br />
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Everything I got was free...just paid shipping which is pretty reasonable considering all the things I've bought. I'm so excited to get my next delivery. However, I'm going to stop buying...at least for a little while. :)Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-27663501272892086882011-04-16T08:01:00.000-07:002011-04-16T20:55:15.875-07:00Probability with EggsSorry, I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. I've been busy with Donors Choose projects. Wow! What a great program. Check it out if you haven't already. I was able to get lots of stuff for my classroom with the support of colleagues, community members, and businesses. What a great partnership! That's what education should be!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to my friend, Angie, for the idea for this magnet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Here is my latest attempt at Grammar Songs. These are for Unit 5 in the first grade Reading Street Series but could be used by anyone. They're silly but fun...I'm hoping the kids learn something about grammar from them. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">P.S. I also added a song for adjectives that compare. It's really Unit 4 but I got a little behind.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I was inspired by an /oo/ sort I saw on someone's blog but I've been "stalking" blogs so much, I can't remember which one. I modified the sort and added some monster cards for a work station this week. Thanks to the teacher with the original idea!!! Also, thanks to everyone who has been sharing such great ideas and printables on your blogs. It has been truly inspiring and my kids love all the activities.</span><br />
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</div>We're doing the suffixes -ly and -ful and /oo/ sound this week so I made this game based on something I saw on someone else's blog. I can't for the life of me remember where I saw the idea or I would give credit. If you happen to see this...thanks for the inspiration!!!<br />
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My kids love to play basketball and so I created a game to review nouns, adjectives, and verbs. I'm going to divide the kids into teams and if they can correctly name the part of speech of each word card then they get to shoot the basketball in the basket (soft basketball toy and unused wastebasket that closely resembles a basketball basket :). I also made some title cards so you can sort the words, too, on the pocket chart at the same time. Have fun!<br />
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Okay, I admit it...I have a little addiction to a game on my iPhone called Chicktionary. I play it ALL the time. Somehow it is relaxing to me....weird but true. I told my kids about it and decided to make their own version of Chicktionary. We'll see if they become as addicted as me. :)<br />
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Check out YouTube for a video on how to do the dance. I changed it up and used the words "east" and "west" instead of left and right since we're also talking about cardinal directions this week, too. Hey, you have to integrate where you can! :)<br />
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</div></div>As the "Queen of Random" I will probably be posting random things that just "pop" into my head (again a side-effect of my undiagnosed ADD :). This year I've created some grammar songs to go along with the grammar skills presented in our Reading Street Series. I've compiled them by units but anyone can use them by just looking through them and pulling out the particular songs you need when you need them. I have three units of songs with 6 songs in each and will be working on one for unit 5. I only have one song for unit 4 because that unit was pretty much just about adjectives and I compiled all the information into one song (feeling a little lazy that unit :). My kids love the songs because I've tried to make them fun and easy for them (and me) to sing.<br />
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</div><div>Blame it on my ADD (self-diagnosed, of course). I'm so bad about starting projects and not following through. Lately, though, I have found such wonderful teacher blogs and I've been encouraged to rejoin the Blog World again. We'll see...no promises but I'll try to nurture my blog a little bit more. I'm looking at how Google docs. works and will hopefully be able to upload some printables soon. Cross your fingers!</div>Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-7759035362381008152010-09-04T19:03:00.000-07:002010-09-04T19:31:20.780-07:00It's a Jungle in Here!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">So much for keeping up with the blog. What's it been...four months? Well, as you can see below I've been pretty busy setting up my new jungle/safari themed classroom at my new school. I had so much fun buying, creating, and even sewing materials for my classroom. I'm so grateful to all the people who have shared ideas on the internet. They truly inspired me! I wanted to be sure to share my own classroom pictures, too. Maybe this will spark some more ideas. Enjoy!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL9WEJ8tHI/AAAAAAAAAJM/TjpOKJ0vEQk/s1600/Writing+Station.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL9WEJ8tHI/AAAAAAAAAJM/TjpOKJ0vEQk/s320/Writing+Station.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513247449369326706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL9ViXvxzI/AAAAAAAAAJE/BtIYVkMN950/s1600/Turn+in+Baskets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL9ViXvxzI/AAAAAAAAAJE/BtIYVkMN950/s320/Turn+in+Baskets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513247440300394290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL9VssITAI/AAAAAAAAAI8/SYabEGYLDrA/s1600/Shapes+Wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL9VssITAI/AAAAAAAAAI8/SYabEGYLDrA/s320/Shapes+Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513247443070241794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL81LmlayI/AAAAAAAAAI0/mAIuOp2Rd5Y/s1600/Resource+Boxes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL81LmlayI/AAAAAAAAAI0/mAIuOp2Rd5Y/s320/Resource+Boxes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246884432800546" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL80nV82HI/AAAAAAAAAIs/HtYPJJMPKeY/s320/Library+Book+Baskets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246874699356274" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL80aewPYI/AAAAAAAAAIk/t2VMWGCZtmQ/s1600/Monkey+Bulletin+Board.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL80aewPYI/AAAAAAAAAIk/t2VMWGCZtmQ/s320/Monkey+Bulletin+Board.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246871246617986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8VngxIbI/AAAAAAAAAIc/xXDnVIEMV04/s1600/Information+Hut.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8VngxIbI/AAAAAAAAAIc/xXDnVIEMV04/s320/Information+Hut.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246342168781234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8VRz6zII/AAAAAAAAAIU/XzO8kwKE30A/s1600/Front+of+Classroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8VRz6zII/AAAAAAAAAIU/XzO8kwKE30A/s320/Front+of+Classroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246336343526530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8VWhEtpI/AAAAAAAAAIM/qpgfXJB0Ey8/s1600/Color+Words+%26+Display+Wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8VWhEtpI/AAAAAAAAAIM/qpgfXJB0Ey8/s320/Color+Words+%26+Display+Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246337606661778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8KEN6NDI/AAAAAAAAAIE/swWW-3Rl7B4/s1600/Classroom+Management.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8KEN6NDI/AAAAAAAAAIE/swWW-3Rl7B4/s320/Classroom+Management.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246143715882034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8J3H9UbI/AAAAAAAAAH8/xKJ5yAJX3-U/s1600/Classroom+Library.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL8J3H9UbI/AAAAAAAAAH8/xKJ5yAJX3-U/s320/Classroom+Library.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513246140201259442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL7_yGht3I/AAAAAAAAAH0/k-G_bB_MOI8/s1600/Bucket+Filler.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/TIL7_yGht3I/AAAAAAAAAH0/k-G_bB_MOI8/s320/Bucket+Filler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513245967054387058" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div>Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-87315839602222839522010-05-03T18:10:00.000-07:002010-09-04T19:33:34.845-07:00Still Addicted to Vista Print<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I have shared my love of Vista Print with some of my colleagues and they have become just as addicted as me. We are a bad influence on each other, too. Every time they show me something they've made, I want to go and make/order more stuff, too. Here are some of my latest projects.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990mBr99YI/AAAAAAAAAHM/vwkp8_MrrJo/s1600/livepreview-5.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 68px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990mBr99YI/AAAAAAAAAHM/vwkp8_MrrJo/s320/livepreview-5.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467216669287773570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I got this idea for a rubber stamp from a colleague. I plan to use this on practice worksheets I sometimes send home with the students.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990l8ug48I/AAAAAAAAAHE/IvBkcywVr4o/s1600/livepreview-4.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990l8ug48I/AAAAAAAAAHE/IvBkcywVr4o/s320/livepreview-4.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467216667956274114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Here's another idea inspired by some of my fellow teachers. Next year we will be doing math stations in addition to literacy stations so I thought it would be good to have this small banner posted. Gotta love the giraffe print, too!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990dREIFWI/AAAAAAAAAG8/GzG_8SXP9nU/s1600/livepreview-3.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990dREIFWI/AAAAAAAAAG8/GzG_8SXP9nU/s320/livepreview-3.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467216518796809570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I "borrowed" this idea from something I saw in a catalog and thought it would do well on the small car magnet. I also found a cute stuffed turtle in the "2.50 section" at Target to go with it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990dJFQ25I/AAAAAAAAAG0/rE9ycZNCqJM/s1600/livepreview-2.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990dJFQ25I/AAAAAAAAAG0/rE9ycZNCqJM/s320/livepreview-2.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467216516654095250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I usually print "Fun Friday" reminders on my printer so I thought I would let Vista Print do it for me with these small postcards. They are cute, colorful, and will last me for the next few years.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990cxO_njI/AAAAAAAAAGs/ZAkPuOVAg9E/s1600/livepreview-1.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S990cxO_njI/AAAAAAAAAGs/ZAkPuOVAg9E/s320/livepreview-1.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467216510252457522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I saw this cat themed Premium Business Card template and knew I had to make something out of it. A homework pass seemed to be the perfect idea for this template. :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I'm sure I will be visiting Vista Print more this summer. Stay tuned!</span></span></div>Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-35737302040557111192010-05-02T12:19:00.000-07:002010-09-04T19:36:38.593-07:00I'm Working on My Summer To Do List...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I have already started my to-do list for this summer and it is growing every day. Every time I see a cute idea, I have to add it to my list. :) Here's a few craft ideas that have caught my eye as I have been reading some of my favorite blogs.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S93WY1buZrI/AAAAAAAAAGk/nONIA896NFw/s1600/pompomcrate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S93WY1buZrI/AAAAAAAAAGk/nONIA896NFw/s320/pompomcrate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466761244846220978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">At Paint in My Hair she has this awesome tutorial, </span></span><a href="http://lauragunn.typepad.com/paintinmyhair/2008/09/post-1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Undercover Crate</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">, for making fabric covers for plastic crates. I have the crates and just bought some cute jungle themed fabric. I can't wait to make these for my classroom.<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S93SPFbOcRI/AAAAAAAAAGc/s85Njs05Ee0/s1600/bpot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S93SPFbOcRI/AAAAAAAAAGc/s85Njs05Ee0/s320/bpot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466756679293890834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">I love this </span></span><a href="http://kimboscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/04/3-tier-dessert-standterra-cotta-style.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Dessert Stand</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"> idea using terra cotta pots. So cheap and cute! Take a look at </span></span><a href="http://kimboscrafts.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">A Girl and a Glue Gun</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"> for other creative terra cotta pot ideas.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S93SOoHobYI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Rd3xz-iuC0Y/s1600/bookbagtut11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S93SOoHobYI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Rd3xz-iuC0Y/s320/bookbagtut11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466756671427079554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Check out this fun idea for a </span></span><a href="http://lulustiles.blogspot.com/2010/03/library-bag.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Library Bag</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"> from Lulu's Tiles. I've been learning how to do applique in my quilting class and love finding cute, applique ideas. I think the owl is so adorable and this is a perfect project for me since I am always toting my books to/from the library. Also, I'm sure I have everything I would need to create this project so it's FREE! Even better!!!</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272874570665083418.post-66758498830396336292010-03-31T19:15:00.000-07:002010-09-04T19:45:31.066-07:00My Someday CraftsThere are so many great ideas out there in Blog World. Here's a few craft ideas I hope to make someday...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S7ZlQk9jHgI/AAAAAAAAAF8/y8vRUKtd3fM/s1600/104_3978.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S7ZlQk9jHgI/AAAAAAAAAF8/y8vRUKtd3fM/s320/104_3978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455659334080077314" /></a><div><div><div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">I found this idea at <a href="http://tullecool.blogspot.com/2010/01/card-box.html">Tulle Cool</a>. I thought I might could make something like this for my Vista Print postcards I have ordered (which by the way I can't wait to finally arrive...any day now!). </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UMVa0IrJMM0/S7ZlFl3LVAI/AAAAAAAAAF0/JfWjON2Bn-M/s320/bean-bag-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455659145343226882" /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Here are some cute, cute, cute ideas (with tutorials) for making bean bag chairs at <a href="http://makingitfun.blogspot.com/2010/03/adult-bean-bag.html">Making it Fun</a>. I wonder if I'm brave enough to tackle a project like this. :)</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">So many craft ideas...so little time. I can't wait for summer!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div></div></div></div>Andrea Cotnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901192598446326822noreply@blogger.com1