TEACH Awards September

Here are the much-anticipated TEACH Awards for September. Haha, actually I haven't done them since June, so I guess most people probably forgot about it. The winners can feel free to grab the featured button from my right sidebar. Congrats!

PS. TO ALL PINTEREST PINNERS:

If you wish to pin anything you find on this post, please click on the link to go to the actual blog that originally posted it and then pin. These are NOT my ideas, so please don't link your pins back to this page. Thanks!

T-Thrifty

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Headbands

I {HART} my preschoolers

E-Educational

Sight Word Boxes

A Mom With a Lesson Plan

A-Artsy

Johnny Appleseed Art

Blog Hoppin'

C-Creative

Autumn Crafts

Sunny Day Today Mama

H-Hands-on

12 Activities for Teaching Colors

We Can Do All Things

I-Inspirational

Inspirational and Humorous Photo Messsages

In Lieu of Preschool

N-Nature

Nature Walk Collage Craft

Tip Junkie

G-Gross (and fine) Motor

Gross Motor

ABC Bucket

Adventures in Reading With Kids

Fine Motor

ABC Tracing Book

Adventures in Reading With Kids

Thanks everyone who was featured for sharing all your wonderful ideas!

Dollar Finds

Here are just a few dollar items I found this weekend. They are all from Target except the sorting tray which I got at Dollar Tree. There were so many more things I wanted to get from Target (mostly Seuss stuff), but I decided to put most of it back when I found a rug with streets on it for my son's room. I have been looking for one that he can drive his cars around on. 

Anyway, The Lorax bag is an addition to my collection of Seuss bags I bought last year. The idea is to put in the book that goes along with each bag and some other various items that also relate to the book such as stickers, word cards, etc. Then there are the Seuss number flash cards. I already have the shapes and colors cards that I divided among the other bags.

Then just some dry erase markers and dry erase cards to practice writing the alphabet.

Hope you get some ideas for your room!

Thrift Store Finds

Recently, I have been doing a lot of back-to-school thrift store shopping. Here are just some of my awesome finds.

Most of this was 50 cents or less. The 2 puzzles at the bottom came as a set for .75! Got some geoboards, a few games, xylophone and bowling set for the kid.

Here are my craft finds. Little of this and that. Also found some more scrapbook items for cheap at Ollie's that are not pictured here.

Books galore. Gotta feed my addiction. All these added up cost me only $13.00. I would say that's a deal, how about you?

Happy bargain hunting!

T.E.A.C.H Awards

Sorry, I completely missed March for the T.E.A.C.H Awards, so here they are just a little late :)

T-Thrifty

Mirror Mirror Castle

The Chocolate Muffin Tree

E-Educational

Spring Addition Game

Love Those Kinders!

A-Artsy

(I couldn't decide, so I chose 2)

Easter Egg Spin Art Garland

The Imagination Tree

A-Artsy (#2)

TP Roll Flower Egg Craft

Little Family Fun

C-Creative

10 Ideas to Foster Creative Play with Kids

Inner Child Fun

H-Hands-On

Lighted Easter Egg and Water Beads Sensory Bin

Train Up a Child

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

T.E.A.C.H Awards

Wow, its time for February T.E.A.C.H. Awards awards again! When I started this, I thought once a month seemed kinda far apart, but time flies! So here are my picks:

T-Thrifty

Push and Pull by We Can Do All Things

E-Educational

Easter Clock by Learning Ideas - Grades K-8

A-Artsy/Artistic

String Painting Art by Preschool Powol Packets

C-Creative

Water Beads and Gems Light Table by Train Up a Child

H-Hands-On

Everyday Fine Motor Play by Teach Preschool

Including a linky with tons of great links to more fine motor play!

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

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: