Teachers Pay Teachers Facebook Bloglovin' Pinterest Twitter Instagram Image Map

April 20, 2016

Building a Box Top Robot!

Hello, Friend!

We have had a few emails and messages about how to build a Box Top Robot like the one we built four years ago for our school.  I have to say it is EASY and can be done for around $10 if you are thrifty like us!
*If you are not following us by email or on Bloglovin, please do.
 Another Box Top post is in the works with FREEBIES attached! 
Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Collecting Supplies:
*Two boxes that are different sizes
*Metallic gift bags from the local dollar store.  We got the largest size possible.
*Dollar store round steel pads
*Dollar store black garden/workman gloves 
*Dryer Duct (silver)
*LARGE wiggle eyes
*Miscellaneous lids (large one for a nose, milk lids for buttons)
*Clear leftover laminating film
*Hot Glue 
*Clear packaging tape
*Duct tape (I used blue)
*Extra: Metallic paper to line the inside
*Extra: Signs

Please view the photos to see how he was put together.
Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

Box Top Robot ~ Planet Happy Smiles

I hope this helps anyone putting a Box Top Robot together. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at planethappysmiles@gmail.com

Grab our FREEBIE to create your own BOX TOP ROBOT and the two collection sheets to go with it.
(click on the picture below)
Box Top Collection Sheet, Box Top Robot

For more information on the Box Tops for Education program click here!

I could also see this used in a classroom for a game or a spot to turn in work/forms!
We hope you love our creation!

Follow us for more fun ideas or join our newsletter to get freebies and fun delivered right to you! Join our newsletter for more fun by clicking here!
Happy Teaching!

April 19, 2016

Creating a VIP Table!

Hello, Friend!
Have you ever thought about creating a V.I.P. table in your classroom?
V.I.P. Table by Planet Happy Smiles
If you have, GO FOR IT!
I really feel like you won't regret it.

Before starting I did some planning ...
*Where can I put a spot like this in my room?
*What do I want the table to look like?
*What materials do I have that I can use?
*How many kids can sit there?
*What rules will we establish?
*Who will I choose to go first?
*How do I explain it to my parents?

This is what I came up with:
I call it ...
V.I.P. Table by Planet Happy Smiles
V.I.P.: "Very Inspiring Person" Table
#viptable #studentviptable

Like I told all of my students ... "You are all important to me and to our classroom. I am going to choose those people who inspire us."

We then made an anchor chart of all of the things that inspire us.

Here is how it works in my room:
I choose two children per day and they don't know who until they arrive in the morning. The children are so excited to rush into class and see who gets to sit the table. 
V.I.P. Table by Planet Happy Smiles

On the table, there are certificates with the V.I.P. names on them and why they were chosen. They get to take them home at the end of the day.
V.I.P. Table by Planet Happy Smiles

The V.I.P. students are the only ones allowed to use the materials on the table. I add materials to the table to keep it fresh.
V.I.P. Table by Planet Happy Smiles

Here are a couple of V.I.P students wearing the hats! They can also choose a writing buddy from the basket to sit with for the day!
V.I.P. Table by Planet Happy SmilesV.I.P. Table by Planet Happy Smiles

I hope you LOVE my area and give this a try.

Thanks so much to Rachel of The Tattooed Teacher for sharing your space and other spaces with us!
We hope this inspires you to make one, too!

Come back soon for more ideas to help manage behavior in your classroom.

Join our newsletter for more fun by clicking here!
Happy Teaching!

April 7, 2016

Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science

Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science
Hello Friend!
Thank you so much for stopping by our blog!  We would love for you to join our email list to get info on upcoming freebies and fun!
Do you LOVE teaching students about different science concepts in a variety of subject areas?
We do, too!

This lesson is all about oviparous animals!
The kids love using that BIG word!
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science
Here is one of the poems we wrote to use with this unit of study:
The Little Egg
The cool thing we have done with many of our poems is make them interactive by using Velcro. The kids can change out the different oviparous animals and read the "new" poem.

Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & ScienceOviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science

 Here is a closer picture of how we store the different animals and words:
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science

 This is our sweet student illustrating his own poem to add to his poetry notebook.  The students get to choose the animal they want to illustrate for their own book!
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science

Our students really did a great job sorting, reading, and using the new vocabulary in their writing!

Another activity we love to add to our science station is a lift-the-flap page. You can have the students illustrate under the flaps. Younger students can cut out pictures or use stickers.
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science

This activity is a great writing extension and a very eye catching bulletin board.  Even the "BIG" kids want to stop, open them up, and read them!
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science
The two kiddos below are enjoying working on this project in the classroom.

 Here is a very simple fold up book your kids can make as another extension or as a review of this concept.
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science

Some books we love to use with this unit are:


Grab this item in our TpT store. 
We will leave it on sale just a little longer for those reading this blog post! Check out the feedback on this item in the picture below!
Oviparous Animals ~ What Hatches from an Egg? Poetry, Writing & Science
Click here or on the picture above.

Thank so much for stopping by!
Have a HAPPY weekend!

April 6, 2016

April Giveaway ~ $75 TpT Gift Card Giveaway!

Hello, Friend!
Who wouldn't want to win $75 to TpT?
We teamed up with Kelly from An Apple for the Teacher and some other AMAZING sellers to bring this to you!
Please make sure you enter to win below! 

Also, don't miss future giveaways, updates, freebies & more by joining our mailing list!
We will not spam or share your email information with anyone else!
Subscribe to our mailing list below!

Enter the giveaway here:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Best of Luck!

April 1, 2016

Currently ~ April 1st!


Hello! We are so HAPPY you are stopping by!
Can you believe today is the 1st day of April?
Oh Boy It's Farley


Listening To:  Songs I LOVE on YouTube!  I have made a variety of libraries of songs I love to listen to!  I also have list of curriculum videos in a variety of libraries, too!  I use them all the time.  My song list I am listening to right now is my "Get You Moving" mix if songs. It sometimes helps me get more things done.

Loving: Today is FriYAY!  I love my class but I am ready for some quality family time!

Thinking: It is 9:30 and I am ready to lay in bed, watch some Netflix & take a snooze!

Wanting:  I want to do something with my kiddos ... Got any ideas?

Needing: To stop adding so many things to my "To Do" lists.

Whatever: I can't wait to start reading in our Book Clubs next week! We all ordered the same book from +Scholastic and we will start working on this book together.  We have been practicing in smaller groups for a few weeks!  So exciting!
Book Clubs

We hope you have a very HAPPY weekend!

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...