Happy 4th of July!!!ย
What a privilege it is to live in America and be free!!! To be honest, I struggle at times with why the Lord picked me to be born and raised here. ย Not all are. ย It’s easy to be a Christian in America; that’s not the case in other places. ย I am so grateful to live in the USA.
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Okay, now on to the Throwback fun! ย I’m linking up with the fabulous Cara at The First Grade Parade for some throwback Thursday fun!ย
This post is from July of 2011, when I first started blogging. ย Ya’ll…all I did was share freebies! I had so much time to create! ย You should go see if there is anything you can use! ย They may not be the fanciest, but they get the job done!
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I’m really big on the kids journaling about their learning experiences. In our class, we each have a math journal and a science journal. We also have a class math journal, which is just a 1/2 chart that I have covered and made all pretty.
As I’m trying to work ahead, I was sprucing up my journal covers for the kiddos and thought that I would share them with you! I do everything in black and white, then copy it on colored paper or let the kids color them. I use the large construction paper and put manilla in the middle with whatever color pops into mind for the outside cover. I then glue these bad boys on the outside. I hope you can use them!
Math Journal Coverย {HERE}:
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I love journaling across content areas! This year we use flip books in our science journals! The kiddos loved them! We used a spiral notebook and at the end of mini-lessons, we would create foldables to record our learning. ย By the 3rd week, my friends were pros as cutting and folding them! They really enjoyed them! They were also simple things I could leave for a sub if I ever needed to!
You can check out my flip books {HERE} in my TpT store!
I’m off to enjoy the day with family!! Have fun!