Thursday, July 31, 2014
Great Back to School Tidbits from Who's Who Blog!
In January, I started an awesome blog with some of the newest sellers on Teachers Pay Teachers. Well, let me tell you, these are some amazing educators! As I was reading through the posts, I thought they would be good to share for back to school. So, without further ado . . . Just click the pics to read the rest of the posts. Trust me, you are really going to want to read these! Good stuff!
Elementary teachers all know the craziness that comes with the first day of school. However, if WE slow down and take time to make connections, fantastic things happen. Read this article to see just how to get a calm start to that all-important first day of school. There is even a little freebie to help you out as well.
I don't know about you, but the Dollar Tree and Big Lots are two of the best stores EVER! (and the Target dollar bin isn't too bad either!) Read this post will show you some really neat items you may want to check out this school year!
If you are still in denial about going back to school, and you respond like this to reminders about only a few more days, you need to see this post! It's a HOOT!
Remember to stop by Who's Who and Who's New for new and fresh posts several times a week! Oh, and don't forget about the BIG Back to School Sale at Teachers Pay Teachers!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Playing to Learn ~ Counting Money and Making Change
{Personal Creations} contacted me about helping parents keep their children engaged over summer vacation with a 'School All Summer' project, so I thought "Why not play store?" for something fun and educational this summer. Here are some ideas to get you started.
- Have your child gather some toys to put price tags on. You can also go through the pantry and put price tags on some food items as well. Have them help you with the prices. This will help your child start to recognize the values of items.
- Arrange the items that are for sale into rows or just use the furniture! It is really fun if you have a toy shopping cart for your child to use too.
- Give your child some money to spend at their store. It is best to use real money so your child will get the feel of the money, especially coins.
- Let your child go shopping! Remind them to pay attention to the prices and the amount of money they have. When finished shopping, head to the cashier. Your child can help you figure out how much they owe and how much change they should receive! You can use a calculator for the total, but let the kids count up to make the change. For example:
Let's say the total comes to $19.33 and you pay with a $20 bill.
- Start by counting out pennies: 34 (give a penny), 35 (give a penny.)
- 35 is divisible by 5, so start counting with nickels from 35 to 40 (give a nickel.)
- 40 is divisible by 10, so start counting with dimes from 40 to 50 (give a dime.)
- 50 is divisible by 25, so start counting with quarters from 50 to 75 (give a quarter) and from 75 to $1 (give a quarter) and that gets you to $20.
If you would like a computer challenge, {Change Maker} is an online game for practice making change. So get those kids counting money and making change and let them have a blast doing it!
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