Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday Made It

I'm linky up with Tara @ 4th Grade Frolics for her fun, motivating and creative linky party Monday Made It.

The first thing I'll show is something I found on pinterest that I thought Delaney and I could do together.

This is the picture from the pin which was showing you how to tie die using sharpie markers and rubbing alcohol. Here are the supplies we used. (notice we ditched the cup.)
We just put a lid from a large tub (which if you are a teacher I'm sure you have at least one of those lying around. ;P) inside a washed t-shirt. Then we went a little crazy making different types of designs. After we made a few designs, we used the pipette to put drops of alcohol on the design. We were a little impatient, we used a blow dryer to dry the alcohol so we could make some more designs. Here are the fruits of our labor. It was a lot of fun and very easy to do. I'm going to use some vinegar on the designs to help set in the color. The white t-shirts are the most vibrant, but the light blue and green worked too.
My next few things are for the classroom. The first one was simple. I bought Sight Word Stick Centers by Reagan Tunstall from TPT. It has 10 fun activities for kids to do and all I had to do was print out some pages and write some sight words on some Popsicle sticks. Now I'm ready to go.
My next project was another find from pinterest. It came from Donna @ Math Coach's Corner. It's called a rekenrek. it is a mathematics calculations tool that is supposed to give children a great visual model for developing a strong sense of 5 and 10. She gives step by step directions how to make them she has a link with more information on them. Here is what you need, pipe cleaners, beads and fun foam.
They were easy to make and they didn't cost much, especially sense I already had some of the items. Here is my finished product.
OK, I have one more thing I made for my classroom. It came from last weeks Monday Made It by            A Teacher Without a Class . She made a multiplication game using legos and socks. I just changed it up a bit to do addition. I only put 2 legos in each sock. I found a six pack of socks for $4.00 at Big Lots and I had already had legos. So all I did was to put different sets of legos into each sock, tie a knot in the top and then numbered each sock. 

Check out her sight, she even has a recording sheet already made.






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17 comments:

  1. Hello! I just found your blog through the Made It Monday linky and am so glad I did. Love your blog name! Thanks for sharing the wonderful tie-dye idea--they turned out beautiful. Your rekenreks turned out great too. I have used these with kids a lot and they really help them visualize numbers. I am your newest follower and look forward to reading future posts...

    Smiles,
    Sarah @ Hoots N Hollers

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    1. Thanks so much Sarah! I haven't used rekenreks. I just saw them on Pinterest, followed the link and read about them. It seemed like they would be a great learning tool and they were cheap and easy to make. So glad to hear more good things about them. I'll be over to your blog to check it out.

      Kelly

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  2. Lovin' that tye dye! I can't wait to try the legos in socks projects. Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas! I found your blog via Monday Made It and am a new follower.

    Krista
    Stellar-Students

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    1. Thanks Krista, on the pinterest project they were just making small designs using a solo cup, but with the lid inside the shirt, it opened up whole new possibilities. I'm going to try to do a flag one. I'll post it if it turns out good. thanks for following. I'll be coming to your blog too!

      Kelly

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  3. Thanks so much for the shout out to my blog! Love it!

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    2. You are more than welcome, it was a great idea!

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  4. All of your projects are great. I'm always looking for a craft project for my daughter and I to do. Especially want to do the math project with beads.
    Tammy
    Primary Paradise

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    1. Thanks Tammy! when I was a kid we always did a lot of arts and crafts with my mom. I am always pinning lots of ideas for us to do together. this is the first one that Delaney has really been interested in. lol

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  5. You have been busy. Your renenreks look great.
    ❀ Tammy
    Forever in First

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  6. Thanks Tammy! Most of the things I made were very quick and easy! ;)

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  7. Just clicked over from your comment on my blog to follow you. Those T-shirts are great -- my grandkids and I made them a couple years ago and they turned out great.
    Thanks for the Hobby Lobby tip -- I'm going to look next week.

    Julie
    Math is Elementary

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    1. They had several colors, I think they were for baby stuff, sso there weren't any really bright colors.

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    1. They were fun and easy! Just my type of project! ;P

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