Five for Friday and Funny Kid Friday

I am linking up with Doodle Bugs for another fun Five for Friday and with Kid People Classroom for her Funny Kid Friday!

 

It's my first one after a FULL week of summer vacation.  Yes. It's true.  Vacation time flies. Slow down, July! I am trying hard to hoard my freedom!

In honor of this WONDERFUL Fourth of July, I found great snack ideas for my "virtual party."  I liked these because most were very doable.  (That doesn't look like a real word- but I googled it, just to be sure.  I know I have SAID it, but in writing, it looks wrong.) Isn't it funny how "write" and "wrong" both start with "wr?"  I just left that last comment in this post- to show you exactly how my mind works. 

Not really too focused.  ANYWAY...  Here's my party!  

These would be so cute for the kids from The Decorated Cookie.

Spoonful shared these!

Six Sisters made these little fireworks.

I could even make this Martha Stewart creation.

Lisa Storms has a healthy little flag. Isn't that cute?

If you have a bigger crowd,  Wenderly has this platter.  

Envy My Cooking shared this idea.  Love this.  

Good Housekeeping has this cupcake idea. Love this, too.

Isn't this so pretty from Life is Amazesing?

OK... here is where it gets real. Real impossible for me, but Tasty Food Snacks made this cake. I KNOW!  

OK - these were easier cute!

Baked Bree shared this cake that actually looks like a possibility.  

I LOVE these hotdogs from Twisted Sifter!  The stars are spray cheese- or could be mustard.  

Buzzfeed has some fabulous July 4th FAILS- just to make us all feel better about ourselves.  I always love them.  This would be my cake...

Or maybe this- because I love the save with the paper flag stuck in the top.  

Are you still there?  That was only ONE. Oh my. I promise to be more concise.

Next,  I finally  I just finished updating my  4 different Kindergarten Common Core Math Prezis to go along with the CCSS.  The Prezis are Counting and Cardinality and Base Ten, Measurement and Data, Operations and Algebraic Thinking,  and Geometry.  I searched for the best online learning games, videos, anchor charts  and resources to go with each of the 22 math standards.  These Prezis have been so useful for me both for teaching a concept and for reviewing. I used them all the time last year, and I went back through them and added more games and activities that I found to make them even better.  If you already own them, the changes will just show up when you open the Prezi. If you would like them, there are HERE at my TPT store.

You can try the Preview Prezi and see what they are like.  The Preview includes two of the standards: K.NBT.1 and K.OA.2, so that you can get an idea of the set up of the Prezis.  

I use them for whole group lessons and brain breaks, as well as for small group RTI.  I organized them by standard, so that I can have the standard up on the Smartboard that we are working on, and use those activities throughout the day.  That way, we can play a math game if we have a few minutes before lunch or recess, or on the rug as a whole group lesson.  I use them for center time- and during free choice time.

The bundle of Prezis is on sale at my TPT store this week. I made them FIVE for Friday!   I was looking forward to updating them, and feel so good to be able to check that off my list! 

I am SO excited to be going away with my sweet, sweet friends for my birthday. My friends Amy and Holly planned a get-a-way for us to Albany to have fun, laugh, explore, laugh, have more fun, get facials, and laugh some more.  

                                              

Amy and I are really kindred spirits- because look at BOTH of our dolls on the last day of school... Even THEY were DONE.  (Hers is the one on the right- with the hair... which is extra bad because our Principal saw her trying to clean the doll, and decided to throw it into the washing machine.  We may need some money budgeted for dolls.)

Amy and Holly  gave me clues each day the week before my birthday  on my desk for my gift.  What sweethearts. We are going to see Tammy.  I can't wait.  It's just what we need for the end of the year and beginning of SUMMER!

I  have a class coming up to discuss aligning our Kindergarten assessments for the new year.  I can't wait for everyone to try out ESGI.  

                                                              

I found it in the middle of the year last year, and LOVED it.  I posted allllll about it HERE if you are interested in loving it, too. 

Here are some visuals that I made because I got totally carried away with making collages am a visual learner. 

If you are interested in using it, you can save $40 for the first year using this code:  PROMO CODE  B1119 .  I am looking forward to starting the year with it! 

I just loved this commercial.  It actually made me tear up.  It is so well done and important to remember. 

Finally, my Funny Kid Friday moment!

When I was trying to teach my children how to read to themselves,  we said a poem together with motions.  Next, we did only the motions to the poem, and said the poem "in our heads" with no voices.  

Then, I held up a book and  said, "Watch me read this page to myself in my head."

So I read it to myself, silently.

One little boy said, "Mrs. Kisloski, we couldn't even HEAR what you read, because your hair was in the way! "

I'm not sure everyone got my lesson.

Stop over to Kathleen's blog,   Kidpeople Classroom, and share a laugh!  

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!  AND for those of you going to Las Vegas, HAVE A PERFECT TIME! 

You will!  I cannot wait to read and hear every detail, and see pictures.  I am planning next year already.                                                                                       

What I'm Loving Wednesday Linky Party

I am linking up with Covered in Glitter and Glue for her  What I'm Loving Wednesday Linky Party.
I have a story I loved today, and some favorite Pinterest ideas for July 4th.

First of all, I loved this funny story  about a teacher named Dale Irby who wore the same thing for his school picture for...  40 years!!!  :)  The link has the pictures.  Here is the story:
Dale Irby is a man of integrity. He commits to a joke no matter how long it could last. At least, he did after his wife dared him to.
Irby was a sports teacher at a Dallas, Texas school for 40 years. He wore comfortable clothes normally but needed something presentable so he chose a shirt and vest. Then, he accidentally chose the same outfit the next year. At first, he was embarrassed. But his wife dared him to do it again so he did. Then he kept doing it for his entire teaching career.

Here are some samples-

 1973

2012

 

I got a kick out of it, until I realized that I, too, have a similar situation- not quite as severe because I haven't taught 40 years yet, but I am headed down Mr. Irby's slippery slope. 

 

The first year I taught, 1986, I wasn't married yet. My future husband Jeff and I were shopping in KMart on one of our date nights, no doubt, probably after we had eaten at Taco Maker and gotten a donut at Mister Donut, because that was a perfect night for us!  (We have none of those places here anymore, which I wanted to make a frown face after, but thought again and realized it is probably for the best!)

Anyway,  I saw this sweater that I HAD to have for Valentine's day for school.  I remember it was $15- and I didn't really have $15 extra dollars...  and Jeff said, "When will you wear it?  Once a year??" Thinking that may persuade me to have common sense and say, "Yeah, you are right. It isn't worth it..."    Instead, he had NO idea that when I said, "YES," I meant that I would wear it once a year for 27 years!  HA!  So, I am more of a kindred spirit with this Mr. Irby than I probably want to be!

Here is the fabulous sweater, by the way:

Honestly, it looks hand-knit, and has worn beautifully. ( All 27 times I have worn it...)

 

 

The next thing I am loving are all of my Pinterest pins for July 4th!  I think we are going to visit our daughter in Niagara Falls tomorrow for the 4th, so we aren't having a picnic here to make these things this year.  I just thought  that I would share some favorites that looked really easy to do and fun!

 

Pop Rocks mixed with Sprinkles = Firecracker Frosting for Cupcakes or Cookies

 

Happy Fourth of July, and Thank you Covered in Glitter and Glue for hosting this linky party! :)

I can't wait to see what people are loving this week. 

 

Carolyn