April TEACH Nominations!

Here are the winners of the T.E.A.C.H. awards for April!

T-Thrifty

Interactive Book

We Can Do All Things

E-Educational

How to Make a Compass

Quirky Momma

A-Artistic

Crayon Resist Painting

Happy Whimsical Hearts

C-Creative

12 Ways to Repurpose Household Items for your Kids

I Can Teach My Child

H-Hands-On

Waterbeads and Goop Messy Play

Make, Do & Friend

Congratulations to those who were featured. Please feel free to grab one of the buttons below!

One Lovely Blog Award

I was so happy and honored to receive an e-mail from H is for Homeschooling saying that she's passing on the One Lovely Blog Award to me!

Here are the rules:

1. Link back to the one who gave you this award.
2. Pass the award on to 15 other lovely bloggers.
3. Follow the person who sent it to you.

Here are the 15 lovely bloggers I'm passing it on to:

1. Miss Kindergarten
2. Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas
3. For Love of Cupcakes
4. Happy Heart of Mine
5. The Corner on Character
6. The Educator's Spin On It
7. The Mommyhood Chronicles
8. Our Girls Keep Us Moving
9. JDaniel4's Mom
10. hands on : as we grow
11. Sippy Cup Chronicles
12. Interactive Mamas
13. Meaningful Mama
14. Learning Ideas - Grades K-8
15. Living Life Intentionally

Thanks to you all for the wonderful work you do on your blogs, giving me ideas, making me laugh and allowing me to watch your families learn and grow! And a special thank you to H is for Homeschooling for giving me the award. I absolutely LOVE looking at your tot trays, outstanding!!

T.E.A.C.H Awards

Here are my picks for January. Congrats to those who were chosen. There are so many great posts within a month, that is very difficult to choose winners. I may have to start choosing 2 or even 3 for each category. Thanks to you all for being so awesome! Also, don't forget to nominate a fellow blogger's post that you think is extraordinary and fits into one of the T.E.A.C.H. categories for next month!

T- Thrifty

Making a Catapult by Science Sparks

E- Educational

The Secret Life of Pine Trees by Alina's Adventures in Homemaking

A- Artsy/Artistic

Famous Artist: Monet by Living Life Intentionally

C- Creative

6 Ways to Have Fun with Snow by What's Fun Today?

H- Hands-On

Colored Spaghetti Sensory Play by Tutus and Tea Parties

Congrats again for your wonderful ideas! If you were a winner, grab one of the "featured" buttons below.

T.E.A.C.H. Featured Posts/Pins

I am starting a new feature. Once a month I will be highlighting 5 blog posts or pins from Pinterest, one from each of the following categories: T-thrifty, E-educational, A-artsy, C-creative, and H-hands-on. Keep in mind, the nominees will not be a person or a whole blog, but a specific posting on a blog or a pin on Pinterest.

Here is a basic overview of how I will choose a blog post or pin in each category. I am open and flexible, so I probably won't stick strictly to this criteria. It just gives me a good place to start. If you would like to recommend a blog post or pin for a specific category, feel free to leave a comment or e-mail me!

Thrifty: An idea or activity that saves money or uses free/inexpensive materials such as recycled items.

Educational: Relates to content standards in one or more of the following areas: Math, Science, Social Studies, and/or Language and Literacy.

Artsy: Shows use of imagination to create something unique

Creative: A unique or different idea, thinking outside the box

Hands-On: An activity that gets children involved and engaged by physically touching or manipulating objects to help them better understand a concept or master a skill

Here are my picks for December:

Thrifty: 

Model Christmas Village by NurtureStore

Educational: 

Preschool Retelling Activity by Brenna Phillips

Artsy:

 Replicating Monet by Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational

Creative: 

Curtain Hook Portfolio Display by Stephanie Sanchez

Hands-On: 

Pencil Grip Pipe Cleaners by The Vegetarian Mom

If you were featured, please feel free to grab the button below. I recommend linking the button to this post so that your readers can see what you were featured for. Congrats!

Also, I just realized these buttons are kinda big, so if you would like a smaller version, here they are:

I heart my bloggy friends! (Liebster Award)

I am so honored to have received another award! Barbara from The Corner on Character nominated me for this award:

The idea behind this one is to spotlight 5 up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers. So here's my list. Thanks so much for choosing my blog Barbara!

Happy Heart of Mine

Stay at Home Ginger

Nyla's Crafty Teaching

Kreative Resources

How Long is This Hall?

New Look, Award, and Youtube Channel

Well, Cachey Mama's classroom has undergone a couple changes including background and signature. Let me know what you think!

Also, I have been awarded with the Versatile Blogger Award... again! (Click here for a list of my other awards)

Thanks so much to Katie at Playing with Words 365 for the nomination. Please take a moment to click on her blog. There are so many great ideas and she hosts a linky party on Thursdays.





I am not really sure what the protocol is for receiving the same award more than once, but I am going to assume that I don't nominate more people. I will just provide this link to my original post when I first received the award. Thanks again to Katie for this honor!
The last thing I was going to mention is I have started a channel on Youtube (you can get to it by clicking the Youtube button on the right sidebar) called Cachey Mama TV. I will be featuring kids videos that can be used in the classroom for educational purposes and some that are just plain fun. Hope you check it out and leave me a comment! Thanks!

Kreativ Blogger Award

I have been kindly awarded the Kreativ Blogger Award by Jamie @ For Love of Cupcakes. Thanks so much!

So, now here are my 7 things about myself and the 10 bloggers I am passing this award to.

1. I love geocaching and that is where the name Cachey Mama comes from.

2. I collect frogs (not living ones of course)

3. I am a graduate of The Ohio State University with a M.Ed. in Early Childhood.

4. I hate DESPISE running!

5. I am not allergic to anything... well unless you count work :)

6. I love seafood, pasta, and almost anything with cheese.

7. I scrapbook and make jewelry in my spare time which right now amounts to about... none.

MY 10 KREATIV BLOGGERS:

1. April @ Chalk Talk for her great ideas and how she applies and extends them in the classroom.

2. Roxanne @ Books that Heal Kids for her love of books and inspirational way that she uses them to help children deal with difficult situations.

3. Barbara @ The Corner on Character for her positive attitude and ability to inspire others.

4. Susan @ The Book Chook  for her passion to help kids read and write and for sharing her experiences with others.

5. Jane @ Mama Pea Pod for her outside-the-box thinking of ways to use everyday materials to create a wonderful learning environment.

6. Jamie @ hands on: as we grow for the sheer volume of amazing ideas they provide.
7. MaryLea @ Pink and Green Mama for all her great art ideas.
8. Rory @ Make Early Learning Fun for hmmm... what else, but making early learning FUN!
9. Vanessa @ Pre-K Pages for having a well-organized website with almost any resource a teacher could ever need.
10. Charity @ The Organized Classroom Blog for her innovation to start Teaching Blog Central, an awesome resource.

Sunshine Award

Wow! How exciting it is to open an email and find out that you have an award! Someone loves my blog and it makes me feel great! I want to thank Lori's Crafty Spot for thinking my blog deserved this award. Thank you so much!

Here are the rules for accepting this award:
1. Thank the person who gave this award and write a post about it.
2. Answer the following questions below.
3. And pass the award to 10~12 fabulous bloggers, link their blogs and let them know you awarded them. 

My answers to the questions:

• Favorite color? Purple, can you tell? 
• Favorite animal? Frog 
• Favorite number? 8 
• Favorite drink? Starbucks peppermint white chocolate mocha 
• Facebook or Twitter? Depends on the day, right now I'm on Twitter 
• Your passion? My family and working with kids
• Giving or getting presents? Both! 
• Favorite day? Saturday- FOOTBALL! 
• Favorite flowers? Love the classic red rose, but they are all pretty 

Now I can share the love and nominate some of my favorite bloggers. Here are some blogs that truly inspire me, check them out I am sure you will get inspired too!

Happy Heart of Mine

For Love of Cupcakes

Herding Kats in Kindergarten

Mama Pea Pod

The Corner on Character

Our Girls Keep us Moving

Boredom Busting Mommy

The Very Busy Kindergarten

Minds in Bloom

Ms. Kerri's Krazy Kindergarten