Monday Made It and An Award

 Before I share my Monday Made It I want to thank Sara at Math is Elementary for a special award. The Liebster Blog Award is designed for blogs with less than 200 followers to give them recognition. Make sure you check out Sara's blog and become a follower.

The rules are:

1.  Copy and paste the award to your blog

2.  Thank the giver and link back to them

3.  Nominate 5 other bloggers and let them know by commenting on their blog

My nominees are:

Don't forget to stop by their blogs and become followers!

On to Monday Made it with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics!

I have been playing around with layouts, graphics, borders, etc. trying to familiarize myself with this process. I took the plunge and made iPods with classroom jobs. You can grab your copy of it at my TpT store for free. I only ask that you leave feedback :)

Then I thought to myself, I should spice up some of my board games that the kiddos use on the Promethean board. I decided to start with one theme and create as many as I can. My first theme is robots. 

This first board game is a template. All the features have been activated {action objects such as page reset, jumping back to another page}. The only thing you have to do is type the questions and answers. All the directions are on in the note section of the flipchart. Click on either picture to download from my TpT store. 

For those that don't want to create questions, I have also started creating skill-specific game boards. This one is to review customary measurement. Every week I create a new game focused on the skill being taught. One of my centers is called Math with IWB in which the students, in their group, compete to get the correct answers and reach the finish line first. Get here.

Versatile Blogger Award

Heather at Beg, Borrow, and Teach and Ms. Kidd @ Hangin' Out in Third Grade have awarded me with the Versatile Blogger Award! Thank you so much! 

I made a promise at the beginning of the summer that I wouldn't let my blog "collect dust" and I think I've kept it...so far. Sticking to my promise has helped me connect with wonderful bloggers who share valuable information.

Now you know whenever you win an award there is a speech given. So, I'm taking the rules for receiving this award and making a speech out of it.

1.  Thank the blogger who nominated you. 
I would like to thank the little people - sorry, I couldn't resist :)  
Seriously, I would like to thank Heather, the author of Beg, Borrow, and Teach AND Ms. Kidd, the author of Hangin' Out in Third Grade for honoring me with this award.

2.  Include a link to their site. 
I've linked their site in two places. So make sure to hop over there.

3.  Include the award image in your post. 
If I had the ink, I would print out the award and take a picture of me proudly holding it.

4.  Give 7 random facts about yourself.

• During high school, I said I did not want to be a teacher. I wanted to be a pharmacist.
• My night time snack is Special K Cinnamon Pecan cereal
• I can drive a motorcycle
• Every morning I hit the snooze button at least 3 times - drives my husband insane 
• My husband and I lived in Anchorage for 4 years and our daughter was born there
• I have a fear of public speaking...just in front of adults
• I LOVE to travel and one day, when I win the lottery, I will travel all over the world!

5.  Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award. 
At the moment, finding the time to complete this task is impossible. This is my second week of workshops and they have been mentally draining. But, I do promise to complete this task once they are finished. 

6.  When nominating, include a link to their site. 
Will do when I compile the list.

7.  Let other bloggers know when they have been nominated.
Refer to previous statement.

Looking back at what I have written it's not quite a speech, is it? Think I may have just wanted to say "I would like to thank the little people." Yes, I said it again. You have to remember that I'm writing this after a long day at a workshop and my mental state is diminished. 

OK, enough rambling. Go and check out those generous bloggers' websites!!!!

Award

Thank you, Ms. Julie, for awarding me the One Lovely Blog Award. Ms. Julie is the author of Southern Teacher WBT.

Once you receive the award, you have to pass it on to others! Here are the 3 rules to follow:
1. Follow the person who gave you the award.
2. Link back to the person who gave you the award.
3. Pass the award on to 15 new bloggers.

Now it is my turn to pass on this recognition. Don't forgot to visit these blogs and explore their posts!

Mrs. Bartel's School Family

Teaching, Dreaming, Learning

Third Grade Adventures

Learning With Laughter