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What I’m Pinning Wednesday

July 4, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

Happy Fourth of July to you all and Happy Anniversary to my sweet husband! I love being married to this man! He is supportive, loving, kind, patient and a wonderful father to our little lady.

Today I am linking up with Kinder Kraziness for the combination of two things I love: blogging and Pinterest! Pinterest has given me so many great ideas for my personal and professional life. Here are 5 Pins that I want to share of for this edition of….

 1) This Book Retriever App looks too good to be true! It makes me want to go take my classroom library home and organize the daylights out of it!  

2) Inference Bags: This is a good beginning of the school year activity where kids can share something from home and build class community.  It also addresses a difficult skill for kids and by adding in some sentence starters- BAM! you have an ELD lesson!

 3) Synonym Garden: I have seen a million ideas using paint samples, but this one I really want to do this year for over used synonyms such as: cool, said, fun…

 4)  I love this idea and it would be a new approach to my whole class incentive system. Something that is visual for the kids and would replace my current whole group minutes program (where they earn class minutes for a fun Friday activity)…

 5) On a non-teaching Pin, this Saturday we are throwing a Very Hungry Caterpillar themed 1st Birthday for our little girl Penelope.  We are serving all of the food that the caterpillar eats in the book.  On his binge day, Saturday, he eats several things including cherry pie. I am attempting to make cherry pie pops to represent that with the help of the Pin below.

I would love you to follow me on Pinterest too: http://pinterest.com/laylawhenry/

Enjoy the fireworks!

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  1. Heidi says

    July 4, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    Happy Anniversary. Hope you enjoy your day and can share many many more wonderful years with your hubby 🙂 What a cute theme for a birthday and neat idea for the cherry pie pops 🙂

    Heidi
    My (Not So) Elementary Life

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  2. April Kreitzer Wolfe says

    July 4, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    That app looks amazing!! I also like the cherry pie pops.

    APril
    Wolfelicious

    Reply
  3. janiefahey says

    July 4, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    I love your blog! I just wanted you to know I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Come visit me at http://insandoutsof4thand5th.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  4. KRISTA says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:56 am

    I LOVE the synonym garden. Thanks for sharing. I want to do this with my 3rd graders this coming school year. I am a new follower.

    Krista
    stellar-students

    Reply
  5. The Hands-On Teacher says

    July 5, 2012 at 3:44 am

    THanks for stopping by my blog and for following!
    I love those Cherry Pie Pops!!! YUMMMMMMM!

    Marie
    The Hands-On Teacher in First!

    Reply
  6. Sabra says

    July 5, 2012 at 5:17 am

    Happy Anniversary! I love your ideas and I love your blog! I’ve given you the Liebster Blog Award! Come by my blog and check it out.

    Sabra

    Teaching with a Touch of Twang

    Reply
  7. Jess says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Love the look of those cherry pie pops!!! Let me know how they turn out!!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog… Im your newest follower as well! Stop by anytime!

    Jess
    From Blood to Books!

    Reply
  8. Emily says

    July 5, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Thanks for inspiring me! I have nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. It's on my blog just waiting for you to pick it up!
    Emily
    I Love My Classroom
    http://www.illovemyclassroom.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Patti Barker says

    July 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    I've awarded you with the Liebster Blog award! Check out my blog to get it!

    Patti
    Tales from a 4th (and 5th) Grade Teacher

    Reply
  10. MrsMc says

    July 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    Awesome pinterest finds!

    MrsMc
    Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

    Reply
  11. Katie says

    July 6, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Thanks for coming by my blog 🙂 I'm following you now too!! Those cherry pies look yummmmmy!

    Katie
    Dirty Hands and Lesson Plans

    Reply
  12. April Walker says

    July 6, 2012 at 7:23 am

    Some really cute ideas!
    ~April
    The Idea Backpack
    ideabackpack@gmail.com

    Reply
  13. Kathy says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    Hi Layla, I love your blog ideas, especially the seat sacks. I have given you the Versatile Blogger Award! Please stop my blog to pick it up. Thanks!
    Kathy http://kathyscoordinatedclassroom.blogspot.com

    Reply
  14. Angi says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm following you now, too. 🙂 I have seen the book retriever app and now all I want to do is get in my room and start inputing books. 😉

    Reply
  15. Learning with Mrs. Brinn says

    July 8, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    What fun pins! gotta love Mr. Potato Head!

    Reply

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