Hey there T/TAC!

I'm so glad you stopped by! Don't forget to enter your email address in the left toolbar to receive updates via email. I tried to cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time today, so as you are getting down to business and have questions, leave comments! I'll either answer them by commenting back or I'll create a new post to help solve your problem. My computer and the new version of Notebook are ready and waiting. Hope to hear from you soon!

My favorite spot...

My SMARTBoard was installed a week before school started in September. If it looks small, it is, but it's the perfect size for preschoolers. Mine is actually the first one the school ever bought. It was mounted in our computer lab and as they replaced older boards with new ones complete with overhead projectors, the older models found new homes. I was the lucky recipient of Old Faithful, and I'm quite thankful to give him a new home.



They were able to mount it lower than the rest in the school and now my kiddos can reach even the top corners easily with a pointer. I completed my circle time spot with two Walmart rugs ($20 each, yes please) and simple strips of thick masking tape mark where kiddo bottoms go. I had a brainstorm over the summer while imagining the wonder of having my own SMARTBoard and decided to have our school custodian drill a hole in one of my bookcases, and put the projector inside to keep little fingers away from as many cords as possible. For the most part, the rest of my cords run under the rug and I've never had a problem with them.


Above the board, you'll see vinyl letters from Uppercase Living that say "From Small Beginnings Come Great Things" and a canvas that was a permanent fixture in my grandfather's office when he was my principal in primary school (yes, I'm from a small town).

Under the Deep Blue Sea...

Another mural o' art projects...these are from our Ocean Animals unit we just wrapped up complete with a field trip to our local aquarium.

Down on the Farm...

Have I mentioned I plan monthly thematic units? I could write an entire post on the benefits of monthly vs. weekly themes, hmmm...maybe I will. In any case! One of my favorite things to do is create a big mural outside of my room with a month's worth of my kiddos' art projects. Here are some projects we worked on during a farm unit last year, they snipped the grass, painted and decorated the sun, and of course-made all the farm animals.

If you wish really hard...

[complete an extensive application, cross your fingers, and hold your breath] it will come!