Highlighter tape
"Highlighter tape. We just pulled this out this week to work with our Kindergarten students to highlight the basic sight words in the picture books the teachers are reading. Try them out." — Gail
Highlight words, phrases, and sentences in books and big books without doing damage! This sticky, removable, repositionable alternative to highlighter pens comes in six vivid colors. Its transparency allows you to see what's underneath, and you can even write on it.
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Michael Gettel
Here is another one of our favorite
CDs, this one
by Michael Gettel. He has many great CDs that are perfect for beautiful classroom background music.
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Poesy
Our family recently gave us both bracelets with a quote by one of our favorite quotable people – Henry David Thoreau. The quote says: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined. These are words we try to live by! The bracelet is called a “poesy” or a short poem or sentiment decoratively inscribed on rings, or jewelry. What a great gift made by dvb New York
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SeeNotes® Super Size Arrow Flag Transparent Film Notes
We love these arrows, they are sturdy and big enough to write on. — Gail
You can also find similar ones at Barnes and Nobles.
Semi-transparent, neon color film flags grab attention without covering up document. Remove, reuse and write on. 2-11/16 x 2-1/4 padded flags. One pad (30 flags) each of neon pink and neon yellow per pack (60 flags total).
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Sticky Notes
Our Friend, Nancy Burrill, introduced us to these sticky notes. There are 72 stickies in all. Great for use on a word wall!! Thanks Nancy!
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Tom Chapin
One of our favorite artists is Tom Chapin (yes, Harry Chapin’s brother) He has a wide variety of CDs that are great for older as well as younger students.
This month, we feature Tom Chapin's CD, Mother Earth. Our family has a long tradition of singing the song Thanksgiving Day before we celebrate Thanksgiving Dinner together. We print off the words, turn up the CD and sing away. With a large family and often many extended family and friends gathering with us, it is a beautiful song that everyone can sing easily! You can listen to this song and a sampling of others on the CD by going to this link and scrolling down to the bottom of the page where it says Listen to Samples.
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Wikki Stix
We use these as part of our Word Works portion of our day. They last a very long time. — Gail
Ideal for tactile, hands-on learning from Pre-K through Middle school. No preparation, no mess, no cleanup! Use to highlight text on a book page, for making diagrams and cross sections, forming letters and numbers, as a math manipulative, arts & crafts, seasonal fun, bulletin boards and more!
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Zip Pen
Are you ever frustrated when you are working on a computer and have to stop, find a pen to make a note, begin typing again, just to find that once again you need to stop and find the pesky pen to make another note? This Zip Pen is a perfect way to solve that problem! (I’m using one right now!!) Just slip it on your middle finger. It stays out of the way while you are typing, but as soon as you need to switch to writing, it is ready at the perfect angle to wrap your other fingers around and write away! No more searching for that lost pen!
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