Donors Choose Project and New TpT New Product

 I've been MIA for over a year and I've missed everyone dearly.  I've been taking Grad school classes and have decided that I need to keep blogging in my life.  So I'll update you on a few things I've been working on this week...

First, I have a new Donor's Choose project posted that's currently being matched by the Overdeck Family Foundation and it only needs $70 more dollars for completion. With that being said, I've created two new TpT products in the past week that I'm more than happy to give to anyone who donates to my DC project.  If you donate to my project, please leave a comment with your email and let me know which product you'd like.  And as always, shares are greatly appreciated.  Thanks so much for your continued support. I'm so excited to be blogging again and hope that I can continue through the remainder of the few classes I have left. 

Click on the photos below to donate and visit my store.

Engineering with Iggy Peck Architect, Rosie Revere, and Ada Twist

I was inspired by Denise Hill's Black History Month Trivia, so I created one for President's Day for my class.  I know this has already passed, but I'm always trying to think/plan ahead.

President Bulletin Board with Guess Who and Word Unscramble

Testing is coming up next week for us and I wanted to post it some test tips and inspirational quotes around the school.  I created this product with that it mind. It says, "Donut stress, take your time and do your best." I was inspired by this post from The Carly and Adam Blog.  I tried to take a picture of it, but I hung it on the library window facing the playground and the reflection was terrible.  Guess I should have thought about that before hanging it! 

                                                       Donut Stress

We Like to Move It, Move It!

Please click on the picture below to visit my Donor’s Choose project and donate.  Don’t forget to come back to enter the giveaway for either a $25 TPT gift card or $25 Starbucks gift card. 

All donations are being matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation!

     

 

Please take a moment to donate and share with friends and family.  Once you’ve donated, come back to enter the giveaway.  Winner will be announced after school on Friday, Sept. 2nd. 

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Friends and Family

 

Click here to see our project 

 

Feel free to share the link with friends and family on social media.  I have another project ready to go, so I'll post it if this one is fully funded and I'll continue to match your donations with a new book purchase. 

The next project is for a community service project I have in mind.

  

Love,

 

Alternative Seating Research, Pictures, and an Opportunity to Help Virtually

So I've been addicted to this idea of creating a classroom that is comfortable, calming, and feels like home.  I've been MIA from blogging for quite some time because I've been staging a house to sell, moving into a new home and decorating, and reading about alternative seating.   

 

Every time we have a Professional Development day, I think it's so uncomfortable.  Throughout the day in my classroom, I'm walking around, sitting on the floor with my students, and moving from one table group to the next.  And then we have a day of collaborating and we have to sit in one place all day.  By lunch time, I'm exhausted, sore, and lack focus.  We get a short break to eat, walk around, and then have to come back for a second round  in the afternoon.  By that time, we're all ready to go home and struggle with staying on task.  No wonder our kiddos are struggling.  So, let's all work together to make our classrooms a better learning environment for our kiddos. 

 

Here's the hard part....

  We all have bills to pay, groceries to buy, gas tanks to fill, and more.  Personally, I don't have the means to go out and buy all these fabulous seating choices for my students.  So I created a Donor's Choose project to help.  I would love it if you could help me out by thinking about donating a couple dollars and/or sharing.  If you do that, I'm happy to give you something from my TPT store as a freebie.  Just email me at ateaspoonofthird@aol.com and let me know what you'd like.  Again, I'd love to have more available there, but life has me pretty busy lately.  

 You can click here to view and donate to my DC project.

 

 

Why The 21st Century Classroom May Remind You of a Starbucks

 

These pics are from Pinterest and Google.  I've also included some links to some fabulous blog posts and research on Alternative Seating.   

 

 

    

Thanks for coming to visit!

Happy Fall Ya'll! 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed Project!

I'm happy to share that our Donor's Choose Project was fully funded today!  I'm beyond grateful for the love and support of friends, family, blogging buddies, and complete strangers!  I'm excited to share that my class will be able to provide service to our local community thanks to Donor's Choose!   I love you all and can't wait to share the good news with my class. 

Friends and Family Challenge

Hi Friends,

This school year, I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed. So I've created a classroom project request on a 501(c)3 charity website called DonorsChoose.org.

March 10 – March 17 is the Friends and Family Challenge, so I am writing in hopes of any donations for my students! For this week only, your donation of $20 or more will not only help fund my projects, but will also earn my classroom bonus DonorsChoose.org gift cards to put toward my projects. You can help my students twice with one tax-deductible donation, and you'll hear back from our class about your impact on our learning!

To learn more or donate, visit my Teacher Page at www.donorschoose.org/ms.cloud.

Please feel free to send me any questions you may have, and know that my students and I greatly appreciate your support.

Thank you,

Melissa