Monkey Cupcake Love

We SURVIVED the first week of school!

That calls for a celebration, right???

Well, if you are in Mrs. Smith's Safari Class 
then you celebrate with...
MONKEY CUPCAKES!

It's a great time to practice following directions. 
I baked and iced the cupcakes the night before, 
and then each first grader assembled the 
monkey decorations themselves.

Here's all you'll need for these cute little guys:
Cake Mix (I used yellow)
Chocolate Icing
Vanilla Wafers (for face)
Mini Vanilla Wafers (for ears)
Eye Candy Decorations
Red Gel Icing (for mouth)
Black Gel Icing (for nose)

They were a HUGE hit with the students and 
fit perfectly with our Safari theme!



I also found these adorable monkey paper plates to serve 
them on at Dollar Tree 
(only a $1 for a dozen).

Have you seen our Lion Glyph?
Click on the pic below
to take a look.

Painted accent fruniture

       Adding painted pieces of furniture to your classroom and gives it a special touch!

        I found this bench at TJ Max!  Just added the black and red!! (And bows)

                   I painted this stool for my friend Deedee. 

     Kids always love to look at themselves in a       mirror- so I always have one in my room. Painting
around them adds some fun to it!

                   Reading benching are easy to accent with 
                          some fun paint!

  

     I found this old trunk and had to have it! I painted it black and added the alphabet and 

      Numbers. This is where we keep our rest mats!!!

                                            

Stay Out of the Water!

Da Dum, Da Dum, Da Dum...
It's SHARK WEEK people!!!

We've teamed up with our pal, Jennifer, at First Grade Blue Skies, to offer you a fabulous little giveaway in honor of Shark Week and Back to School.  Enter to win First Grade Blue Skies' Shark Close Read and our very own Shark Glyph below.

Math, Writing, and Art all wrapped into one cool glyph! You'll be able to display all the cool facts your kids learn about sharks with their unique artwork. No two sharks ever turn out the same!

You can find the Shark Glyph with Writing Options {here}

We can't wait to pair our Shark Glyph activities up with this Close Read by First Grade Blue Skies this year!

Close reads are all the rage with the new common core standards, and this one is highly engaging! And just look at all she's included!

You can find First Grade Blue Skies' Shark Close Read {here}

Enter to win!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blast Off! It's Sale Time!

All our Glyph Girl products are on SALE y'all.

 Save 28% when you enter the code BTS14 at check-out!!

Now is the time to stock up on all your glyphs and Wonders resources for the new school year.

Here's a look at some of our products in action:

Click HERE to see Johnny Appleseed Glyph.

Click HERE to see our Pilgrim Glyph.

Click HERE to see our Gingerbread Glyph.

Click HERE to see our Puppy Love Glyph 

with Valentine Scrapbook.

Click HERE to see our Watermelon Glyph.

Angela is almost done decorating her new classroom. Watch for pics this week AND we have a contest starting tomorrow night!

Have a fabulous week!

Featured Teacher... Kayla Lawson

Kayla Lawson's first year to teach was last year. She taught kindergarten at Priceville Elementary School... and she ROCKS!!!!

I love how Kayla was consistent with her color theme throughout her classroom!

Thing 1 and Thing 2 are supporting the 7 Habits.

Do you see the adorable bags she has for her students to store their materials!!

Her students used the Seuss behavior chart to clip up and down!

Love the Horton quote above the alphabet!

This is Kayla and her sweet husband (who used to spend days and days mowing the school's grounds free on his off days before a mowing company

was hired- Husband of the Year)

Kayla's room was too cute!! Can't wait to see it this year because she is doing a summer classroom make over!!!
Thanks Kayla Lawson for letting me share your AWESOME Seuss-tastic classroom with the followers!!

If you are thinking of using a Dr. Seuss theme or even a Jungle/Safari theme you might be interested in our Elephant Glyph.

Here's a pic of the Elephant Glyph Kayla used for her hallway bulletin board during Read Across America Week this past year.

Here's a close-up of the oh-so-sweet elephant!

Click on the pic to go to our TpT store and look at the product! You'll love the math activities that go along with it.

Most Requested Item of All Time (for the Glyph Girls at Least)

Since starting our blog and posting pics of our classrooms, we have had tons of requests for instructions on how we made our hand-cut Alphabet cards that hang on the wall. You know how hard it is to find something cute that matches your classroom theme and doesn't look just like everyone else's! Well, Angela, being the super-talented-amazing-creative-artist that she is, just picks up a pair of scissors and starts cutting. Sometimes she sketches first, but she can really do it with just scissors. She created the Alphabet display for her own classroom several years ago and we were all in absolute awe.  Several teachers in my school begged and pleaded her help in making one but there is only so much of her to go around.

Soooo, I'm very pleased to announce that we have finally finished the Original Alphabet Patterns for you to be able to create your own alphabet display! You can customize the colors and accents to fit your decorating color scheme. We've included  all of the patterns, detailed instructions and lots and lots of photos. 

If laminated well, these will last for years in your classroom. Or at least until you're ready to redecorate again!!! It does take a little time to make, but we think you and your students will love it as much as we have. Click on any of the photos to go to our Teacher's Pay Teacher's store to purchase the patterns.