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Parent Teacher Conference forms and FREEBIES!

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My students pretty much loved my student teacher and I on Friday as we are about to conclude our unit on Matter. They have been very good about recognizing the various states and how the states change.

As a little reward for their hard work during this unit, we decided to give them some root beer floats - but not without learning about them first!

While the students were in Library, my student teacher poured the root beer into cups. You should have seen their faces when I brought them back into the room. They thought we were just giving them something to drink!

Then, we reviewed liquids. The students were able to tell us that the liquids don't have a definite shape, take the shape of the container that they are in, and have molecules that can move freely.

After talking about liquids, we took out some ice cream that we were hiding. You would have thought we were giving them gold! They were so excited because they figured out what we were going to do! We also discussed solids and their properties and we took scoops and put them into the cups of root beer.

The students were easily able to see how adding the ice cream made the carbonation in the root beer fizz, which they concluded was a gas.

This was such a fun way to end our week!

Do you want to read about another fun way to teach the states of matter? Come read another of my posts about Demonstrating States of Matter By Making Orange Soda!

If you are looking for some more activities to enhance your unit on matter, I haveMatter - Solids, Liquids, Gases Unit Activites that might want to check out! What I love about it is that it has reading comprehension passages that help tie in informational reading to science. The short
fill in the blank activities for each passage really help reinforce the skill of going back in the text to find your answer. You will also find a few interactive activities for your students to do too!

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My students pretty much loved my student teacher and I on Friday as we are about to conclude our unit on Matter. They have been very good about recognizing the various states and how the states change.

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Here are the supplies for a Dr. Seuss snack for $2 (makes 30 bags):

1 box of microwave popcorn--3 packages/box ($1 at Dollar Store)

1 box of snack bags ($1 at Dollar Store)

Printable "Hop On PoPcorn "

Double-sided tape if you have it. If not regular scotch tape will do.

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Here are the supplies for a Dr. Seuss snack for $2 (makes 30 bags): 1 box of microwave popcorn--3 packages/box ($1 at Dollar Store) 1 box of snack bags ($1 at Dollar Store) Printable "Hop On PoPcorn " Double-sided tape if you have it. If not regular scotch tape will do.

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The first day of school is special for both students and teachers. I like to end the day with a little treat that the kids can take home with them. Just add a package of goldfish crackers and you're done! Pack Includes Tags for: Preschool Nursery School Pre-K Junior

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Simple Dr. Seuss Lorax snacks - Truffula seeds (Trix cereal)

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Simple Dr. Seuss Lorax snacks - Truffula seeds (Trix cereal)

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Halloween is approaching fast. Do you want this year to be the best ever when it comes to treats and decorations?

We have come up with some Halloween Hacks to make your students' Halloween experience is the best ever.

1. Surgical Glove Treat Bags.

This is one of our favorite "treats" for our students! All that you need is a box of surgical gloves, or any plastic cleaning gloves, some twist ties, and candy (of your choice). Fill the gloves with candy, seal them, and leave them on your students' desks and give them a "hand" for a job well done!

2. Mummy Juice Boxes

Students love having juice boxes for parties in the classroom. By adding this twist, they will love them even more. Simply wrap the juice boxes with either white toilet paper or tissue paper, and then affix with glue a pair of googly eyes per box. They will be sure to home and tell their "mummies" all about this!

3. Ghostly Eyes

Here is a fun and easy art project for your students to do for Halloween. Have each student collect one empty toilet paper roll and bring it in to school. Go to the local dollar store and pick up enough small glow sticks for your whole class. Have the students take out a scissors and cut two scary eye shapes into the center of the toilet paper roll. Then have them attach a string to the toilet paper roll. Have them take the rolls home on Halloween, activate the glow sticks, and hang in a bush nearby. Then get ready to watch trick-or-treaters get scared!

4. Worm Surprise!

This is a fun and easy treat to make that is sure to be a hit with the class. First, find some small see through cups. Then put a layer of chocolate pudding on the bottom. Next, crush up some oreos and put a small layer sprinkled over the pudding. Then do another layer of pudding, and a final layer of crushed oreos on the top. The final touch is the best one, add a gummy worm or two to the top. Your students will love to eat the worm surprise!

5. Monster Music

The final hack is the best of all. What is Halloween without some eerie noises? For this hack, you just need a few adults and some props. Find at least one male and one female. For the male, have him do the "Oooohhh" noise like a ghastly figure. For the female, have her do the witch cackle. Then add in some props. Find a creaky door, a chain or two, and shoes that can make loud footsteps. Mix all of these sounds to the way you want them, record them, and then play it back in your classroom with the lights off as your students enter. They will love it!

If you are looking for some great Halloween activities and printables to use in your classroom, make sure to check out our Halloween Bundle loaded with goodies!

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Top 5 Halloween Hacks for the Classroom - Wise Guys

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Halloween is approaching fast. Do you want this year to be the best ever when it comes to treats and decorations? We have come up with some Halloween Hacks to make your students' Halloween experience is the best ever. This is one of our favorite "treats" for our students!

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This past week, we've been stuck in our house from all the rain and flooding going on in Houston. Rainy days can be boring, but they don't have to be! I've had to come up with some rainy day activities to keep Charlotte entertained, and making this trail mix recipe was definitely her favorite thing we did while stuck indoors. Even though the weather was a damper, making memories made up for it.

Thankfully, we were able to make our way to Wal-Mart and grab all that we needed. I knew we needed our favorite Big G cereal, Honey Nut Cheerios, so we strolled down to the cereal isle and quickly packed this into our cart. We then found the other mix-ins: M&Ms, mini-marshmallows, raisins, and mini-pretzels.

Charlotte was so excited to get started! She talked about "making it" the entire time we were in the store, and as soon as we were home she was a little impatient to make the good stuff.

What I love about this easy trail mix is that Little Miss could do this all on her own. All I had to do was set everything up for her.

And I would be lying if I said she didn't sneak in any taste tasting before we were finished.

Here is our special recipe:

Kid-Approved Trail Mix

1/3 cup Honey Nut Cheerios

1/3 cup M&Ms

1/3 cup mini pretzels

1/3 cup marshmallows

1/3 cup raisins

Mix together gently with hands. Eat immediately or pack in sealed plastic bag.

As you can see, she loved it! I directed her on what to do, and she did a great job at following directions. This is definitely an activity you can do over and over to use as much or as little ingredients as you'd like. We ended up making about five bags worth of trail mix snacks. Not only did she get practice working on her listening skills and fine motor skills, we got to make a new memory together in the kitchen. Making memories is what it's all about.

For more recipe inspiration using your favorite Big G cereal, be sure to check out Querica Vida's webpage and the Dia de los Niños Pinterest board.

This post is sponsored by Acorn, an influence company. As always, all opinions are my own. #HoneyNutCheerios #NuestroCereal

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Kid-Approved Trail Mix: A Rainy Day Activity

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This past week, we've been stuck in our house from all the rain and flooding going on in Houston. Rainy days can be boring, but they don't have to be! I've had to come up with some rainy day activities to keep Charlotte entertained, and making this trail mix recipe was definitely her favorite thing we did while stuck indoors.