May In A Click & Inspiring End of Year Ideas!

May is already slipping away and it's only the 3rd!! There are so many exciting and fun activities to do this time of year that you've probably already got a list a mile long! But if you are still looking for ideas, you've come to the right place. My "May in a Click" offers some great ideas for Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, and end of the year activities! Everything you need to spice up the month of May is just a click away! Go {here} to download the clickable version of the image above. Each image will take you directly to the freebie or activity link. 

I'm also linking up with Pawsitively Teaching and Inspired Owl's Corner to bring you a few more ideas for the month from my top Pinterest Picks! 

 

Adorable Mother's day craft that is super easy even for little ones! A little note or poem could also be attached!

Just love this idea for giving each student our end of the year DVD or a mini album!!! 

And a super cute end of year gift idea or Teacher Appreciation gift for your colleagues or teacher friends!!

I hope you have fun with these ideas!!!

Find more great ideas by checking me out on Pinterest!!

Visit Traci's profile on Pinterest.

Let the summer break countdown begin!

Pinterest Pick 3 on the 3rd Linky!!

I love this pinterest party that "Inspired Owl's Corner" and "Pawsitively Teaching" are hosting each month!! Every month on the 3rd numerous bloggers link up their top 3 pinterest picks specifically themed for that month! It 's a great place to get some great last minute ideas! Here are my top 3 picks for this month!

 Click on each image to be taken the original source of each pin!

What an adorable idea for a Valentine card! We are going to do this for the front cover of our parent valentine cards.

We are using decorative Valentine lunch bags this year for our Valentine Exchange Party, but these are cute! May do this next year!

We are doing this on Feb. 19th for Chinese New Year. I love it. It is simple, easy, cute, and easiest enough for my sped students to do. The symbol stands for "good luck." You can print the symbol {here}. 

View my entire Valentine Board here:

Visit Traci's profile on Pinterest.

Be sure to also check out all of these other amazing pick 3 pins below and if you blog, link up feel free to add your own!!! 

An InLinkz Link-up

Top Pinterest Picks Party!

I'm excited to share a few winter pins today with "Inspired Owl's Corner" and "Pawsitively Teaching" for their Pinterest linky party!! Here are three of my top faves, two that we will be doing in my class next week!

My students LOVE FROZEN, they love Science, and since it never snows in the desert they are sure to be super excited about this one!

This will be messy, but fun! With only 9 students and two aides...I think we can pull it off!

You can click on each picture to be taken to the direct pinterest link. 

Be sure to check me out on Pinterest for more ideas! And if you're not visiting me from "Inspired Owl's Ways" or "Pawsitively Teaching" be sure to visit their blogs for more inspiring pins on the 3rd of every month!

Visit Traci's profile on Pinterest.

Introducing "January in a Click!" Let Me Plan Your Month!

I'm so excited to be able to start the new year with this and to be able to share it with you! My new monthly "IN A CLICK" series! It is going to help me and my aides be better organized, help me stay on top of planning, and bring planning right to your fingertips! 

At the beginning of each month I will post a monthly "IN A CLICK" document with links to the activities, crafts, recipes, and science experiments I will be doing with my students that are themed for that month to help you plan your month out! So check back each month! All you have to do is visit my blog prior to the beginning of each month and click on the link like the one below to be taken to the clickable document. Once there, each image is clickable and will take you straight to the website for each activity! Click the download button below to be taken to the clickable document for all of the awesome January activities we'll be doing! Click below and let me plan your month!!! 

Friday Pins & Freebies

Here are some of my favorite pins this week!

Have you heard about Miss Nelson's awesome behavior beads???
Check 'em out {here}.
Can't wait to use this in my class this year!

 

Source: www.nerdynerdynerdy.com

Source: www.nerdynerdynerdy.com

Use a shoe hanger to hold student water bottles!!

Source: livelaughrowe.blogspot.com

One of my summer projects was to paint wooden Alphabet letters to hang in my room, but I have yet to find a complete set. They're always out of a few letters......and I don't want to chance not being able to get them all. But I think I like this idea better than painting them.

Love this phone number idea from "Autism Tank." My students already trace and/or write their address and phone number daily until it's mastered, but I love the idea of doing it this way rather than writing it. 

http://interactivesites.weebly.com

All of the best K-5 interactive websites all in one place!!!!

I was so thrilled to find this fabulous resource! This is going to be
such easy access for my students during technology time and eliminate me writing down sites for them and helping them type it in. You MUST check it  out!

Source: graphicfairy-crafts.com

Thought this pin might come in handy for this linky party!

And what better pin to close with, other than..........

This pin was pinned as an image, so it has no source. I don't think you can use the pin above this one to locate the original source when it's an image. I'll try and let ya know.

And what's a FRIDAY without a Freebie, right?


Money Posters
A version with touchpoints is also included for those of you
that use "Touch Money."

Download them {here}. 

Giveaway also on my FB page at:

www.facebook.com/thebenderbunch

Have a great evening! My hubby and I are going to a Beetlemania Dinner Show! 

BLOOMIN' BLOGGER SUNDAYS/PINTEREST BUTTONS

Thanks for stopping by my Bloomin' Blogger Sundays, where you can get weekly tips and how-tos on blogging! This week I will be walking you through the steps to add "Pinterest" buttons to your blog. We will add the "Follow me on Pinterest" button and the "Permission to Pin" button.

*Note: Please read Laura Candler's post {here} on the importance of having permission to pin before pinning. 

Adding the "Permission to Pin" button: 

Step 1: In the top right corner of your "blogger" dashboard go to:
>design
>then, layout (on the lower left sidebar)
>add a gadget (on your right or left sidebar, depending on if your blog design is 2 or 3 column and where you want the button located). 

Step 2: The gadget screen will open.
>Scroll down and choose "Java Script/html"


Step 3: This will place a new gadget in the right hand side bar that will read "Java Script/html."
>Click on that gadget.

Step 4: A new screen will open.
>In the box, copy and paste the following code:
<center><a href="http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2012/02/do-you-have-permission-to-pin.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.lauracandler.com/images/pinRed.jpg" border="0" /></a></center>

You do not need to add a title, as the button says it all. 

Step 5: Click
>Save and the "Permission to Pin" button will now be added. 

Step 6: You can move the button to where you want it located in your blog sidebar by holding down your cursor on the gadget and dragging it up or down. 

To add the "Follow me on Pinterest" button

Step 1: You will complete the same steps as above, but in step 4 you will copy and paste this code instead of that one:
<a href="http://pinterest.com/bendertm/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.buttonshut.com/Pinterest-Buttons/Pinterest-Buttons-62-90-.png" title="http://www.buttonshut.com/" alt="http://www.buttonshut.com/" width="141px" border="0"/></a>

Step 2: Change the portion I have highlighted to your Pinterest address. This is the web address displayed on your Pinterest "homepage."  

Step 3: Complete steps 5-6 above and that's it! You should now have both of your Pinterest buttons on your blog. 

As always, if you run into any problems send me a comment below and I will try to further assist you. Thanks for stopping by and I hope this information was helpful for you!! :)

OH AND BE SURE TO STOP BY AGAIN NEXT SUNDAY FOR ANOTHER TIP!! 

PINspired LINKY & V-DAY

I'm linking up today with Mrs. Sheehan at Learning in Wonderland for a PINTEREST party! What a great idea for a linky.....and she's giving away a $25 Applebee's gift card to one of the entries! 

All you have to do is link up an idea or two you found on Pinterest and are planning on doing the upcoming week with your kiddos. 

I have been doing alot of Valentine Day pinning! With February around the corner, Valentine's Day just three weeks away, and multicultural night at my school in four weeks, I have been on the hunt! 

Here are a couple of PINspired activities I will be implementing in my room the first week of February. 

 Multicultural Night is Feb. 25th at my school. Since it is only a week or so after V-day, I found this unit on Pinterest and thought it would be a great activity for my class to display at Multicultural Night. We will begin working on this unit Friday. It covers V-day in 6 different countries. 

I've also been pinning ideas on what to make and give to my students for V-day! I love all four of these so much.....I just can't decide which one to do! Which one do you like best?? I am thinking the Pop Rocks if I can still find these. Do they even sell these anymore???

Hope these ideas will be as PINspiring for you as they were for me! If you have have trouble pulling up these, you can go {here} to go to my pinterest boards!