Have you read this book?
Well, I have. And let me tell you. Once you open this book up, it becomes an obession that leads to hours after work, on the weekends, hours on the internet looking for resources and ideas, and many trips to Target (and various other stores- cha ching cha ching...)
So we had 2 lovely snow days in a row here that I blogged briefly about- I survived day 2 by having an old friend from a school I used to work at over- she's an OT so it was interesting to talk with her about school from an OT point of view. Then one of my best buds, Kelly, saved me by driving over, picking me up, and driving me to Target and the Dollar Store- which is where I did the following damage:
Writing Center Galore!
- Write the Room clipboards (center)
- Dry-erase writing pads- for either the writing center or Word Work
- Cute writing pen for the writing center
- Cute dividers- can't get enough of these
The damage continues....
- 2 awesome tubs with carrying handles (can hold hanging folders)- one for my Sub Tub (that I am yet to finish) and the other for a center, undetermined
- Scrapbooking paper- to make cute center signs
- Trashcan to hold pointers for the Big Book Center and the Read the Room Center
A view of the loot:
- Pencil/pens/etc holder for the writing center
- Little baskets
- Clothespins for the Word Work Center (trying to figure out how to create a "clothing line" so the kids can hang up letters to make words)
- 100s day stuff! Hats to decorate, stickers
- Dry erase map of the USA
- Huge stack of flashcards for the Science Center, and also sight word flashcards
And the best part of all.... all of this was in the Target dollar section. The tubs were 6.99 each. So total??...
$49. Not bad huh? :) Pics of centers to come...!
**If you do literacy centers (or any centers at all) and have any great ideas or resources to share, please do!
