Five for Friday Linky

Here are my 5 random things. And they are RANDOM!!!!

1. I started buying lower sodium turkey at the deli for my school lunches. It is EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!

 2. My sister and brother sent me these super cute pictures of my nieces and nephews.

3. This week was Bubble Day for the ABC's of the Last Days of School. Here's one of my little guys having fun.

 

4. And for "C" day we had chalk day. One of my little artists decided to draw a life-sized picture of him then lay in it as if he was dead, lol. How funny!!!!!! I guess I have a weird sense of humor but what kindergarten kid would think of this??????

 5. And finally I was shopping for bar stools and found this at Hobby Lobby (while shopping for school stuff of course)

When I Grow Up FREEBIE - AKA habit 2

For those of you who are a Leader in Me school, you know that Habit 2 is Begin with the End in Mind. We discuss making a plan for everything. When we talk about what we want to be when we grow up, we talk about the plan we need to make sure we are successful. We set goals to make sure we learn. My kindergarten team is doing the ABC's of the Last Day of School and for our "D" day we called it "Dream Big." The kid got to dress up as what they wanted to be when they grow up and we set goals to make sure we accomplished it. I had one little girl who wants to be a pop star. When I asked her how she what goals she needed to set to make sure she was able to be a pop star she told me,

 "Well I take dance lessons now because you have to be a good dancer. And I take ballet. That will help me dance. I also practice talking in front of people and I'm good at that. I also take violin lessons so I can learn all kinds of music. I guess I'm all filled up. My schedule is packed. My brother just plays all day but I work. I guess I PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST better than he does."

As you probably are laughing now, I was too. I love this little girl. She's my kind of kid. She is determined and will be a GREAT leader. I can't wait to see what she is doing as an adult. I know it will be amazing.

Anyway, Here is a freebie for you in case you want to help your kids set goals for their future. Here is also a picture of my future leaders.

Here is our note for the ABC's of the End of the Year

Scootpad Anyone?????

Click the picture to go to the website.

Does anyone use Scootpad???? I have the trial version and am going to sign up to pay for the monthly version for the rest of this year to see how I like it. I'm going to use it as my kids' homework for the rest of the year. With t-ball and all the family things kids do, I can never get them to do any homework in the spring. I'm hoping this will be new and motivating enough for them. The kids like it because they can earn coins for their activities and "buy" games. They can change their avatar and do a lot of things kids enjoy. I like it because it is aligned with the common core. But I'm new to this so I'd love some feedback. Who uses Scootpad? Do you like it? What do your parents think about it?

Spring Kite Craftivity and Fact Family FREEBIE

My kids absolutely love this activity. I feel like I don't take the time for art and fun things like I used to in kindergarten. I came upon this activity by accident when I spilled my water on tissue paper and the colors came through onto another paper. The bows on the kites can be adapted for so many different things. Click on the pictures to get it for free from TPT.

I can't believe I really met RON CLARK!!!!!

Surely you know who Ron Clark is. If not, let me remind you. He wrote these two books:



Anyway.......I went to a Leader in Me Symposium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. I was in the very front row seat right in the middle by the isle. I have always admired him and tried to teach the way he does. He was more dynamic in person than I could have imagined. I am honored to have met him. Here is the picture I got with him after he autographed my books. Have any of you met him???????

Let's Get Acquainted Linky

I love Linky Parties. Mostly because I get to see so many new blogs....well new to me that is.

Latoya from Flying into First Grade has set up this linky to get acquainted with others using their initials. My initials are DLC so here we go.

D - dogs, dogs, dogs. I LOVE dogs. I only have one now (my baby passed away 3 years ago. She was actually 13 years old.) But I love ALL dogs but mostly big dogs.

Sable

Akela at the park.

Akela sleeping on the bed. She is NOT supposed to be there but she's so darn cute!!!!

L - Leaders. My school is a leader in me school and I probably say the word 'leader' 20 times a day. I'm constantly watching t.v. and reading with a new perspective  I'm looking for leadership characteristics that I can share with my students.

C - Children. I LOVE kids. I don't have any of my own so the kids in my class are my kids each year. I need them as much as they need me. Here are all the kindergarten kids and teachers. We collected toys for toys for tots this year. It was one of our Leader in Me goals.

President Freebie

I know February is over but here is a FREEBIE you can save for next year. My school is a Leader in Me school and we use the 7 Habits. We read many informative books about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Then we brainstormed how a president had to use each habit. The kids completed an art activity and a writing activity and they are hanging in our hallway. I'll be back next week with another freebie post for March

Click the HERE to get the freebie.