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| 4th Grade Frolics |
Project #1: Share Chair
I have been seeing various forms of a share chair all over pinterest and was looking for a chair that would work.
I found this child's size rocking chair at a local thrift store for $15. It was perfect! I sanded and painted it black. Then I added the polka dots with pink, green, and white paint and q-tips. This took forever! I kept having to change out the q-tips because they didn't hold their shape for more than 20ish polka dots. What an ordeal!
Then I printed the title and poem on the computer. I attached them with mod podge and sprayed them with hairspray as a sealer. I am hoping it will prevent the ink from running when I go to spray the top coat.... we'll see!
Project #2: Whisper bell
I started using a whisper bell last year after I saw it on Teacher Tipster. If you have never seen any of the teacher tipster videos, I highly recommend them! I have gotten tons of great ideas from him.
Anyway, the idea of a whisper bell is that you ring it when the noise level gets above a whisper (I use it during literacy centers) and the students must all respond with a whisper of "whisper bell." I like that they have to acknowledge the bell. If the noise level continues above a whisper we lose one minute of recess for each subsequent ring of the bell. I think we only ever lost maybe 5 or six minutes in all of last year! After the first warning, I can hear some of them whispering to their louder classmates- "shhh! remember whisper bell!"
I took a plain old bell and added some rhinestones I found in my desk drawer. That's it! Just added some sparkle!
Project #3: Pointers
I have been doing this for the last couple of years and the kids really enjoy using them. I take pre-painted wooden shapes from the craft store and hot glue them onto a dowel rod that I paint. I have a bunch of different ones and the kids LOVE to go pick their pointer for our morning message/reading big books/etc.
I've had these particular shapes sitting around for ages and finally got around to painting the dowels to match!
I will be going into my classroom for some serious organization today, wish me luck!
Victoria
I love your Share Chair! I'm so jealous. Too cuuute! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your Sharing Chair. I made a Rock Star chair last year that I painted. It felt like it took me forever because I'm such a perfectionist. I use a bell in my room sometimes. 1 ding is stop 2 dings is look 3 dings is listen. Works pretty well! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAlison
Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'
I love it all! I use the whisper bell during centers. It's awesome.
ReplyDeleteVery cute share chair! I love it when we can re-craft something.
ReplyDeleteThe whisper bell idea is genius! Definitely stealing that idea. :)
Jennifer
Mrs. Laffin's Laughings
It was worth all the qtips! Too cute! I need new pointers! Going to use your idea!! So cute!!
ReplyDeleteYour sharing chair rocks. I've been wanting to update my plain wooden chair.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the chair! And I love your whisper bell!
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Heidi
Secondgradealicious!
Love the chair, it looks great!
ReplyDeleteJessica
Literacy Spark
The chair looks awesome! Well worth the work. And I love the bell idea-very cute bedazzled all up.
ReplyDeleteKeri
Enchanted Kinder Garden
I like that whisper bell. I actually have my grandmother's bell she used when she was a teacher - real silver. I need to get it shined up and put it to use!
ReplyDeleteCrystal
Teaching Little Miracles
love the chair and whisper bell!
ReplyDeleteThat chair is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI have a similar bell, but I like the concept of 'whisper bell'
Anisa @ Creative Undertakings
I LOVE the whisper bell! Such a great idea!
ReplyDelete-Dani
A Place to Thrive
Very cute chair! I love the whisper bell idea, I may have to grab my bell from school and fancy it up! Thanks for sharing.
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