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Teacher Steals and Deals

Evening Peeps,

Usually I'm pretty reserved about signing up for every gimmick out there, but I totally took the bait on this one and it paid off big time. On Naeir website you have to work at a non-profit organization, i.e. teacher, to be able to sign up to shop online. Kind of like an online Costco for teachers or other non-profit. Here's the catch. The resources they have are all donations and the handling fee you pay is minimal.

For example, I purchased six post-it dry erase surfaces for $3.00 each thinking they were 12x12 inches. I know I totally didn't read the description, but don't even play like you've never made that mistake. Holy-moly was that a great mistake. I received six huge rolls of this miracle dry erase contact paper that turns any poop brown 1980's board into small group magic.

Drawback is that, it took me three months to get approved. But hey, it's not like we don't spend money on supplies all year. 

In the words of Maui, 'You're welcome'! 

Night y'all!




And here I have documented for you, my very first time dumpster diving for a retainer for a sweet little girl who was going to get the 5th degree for losing it... again. Unfortunately, we still use styrofoam plates, is there anything else.... uggghhhhhhhh!

Maui, You're welcome!

Donor's Choose

                                                   

Hello Blog Friends~
I have submitted and received approval for three fitness ball chairs on Donor's Choose.  If you have extra cash just floating around and you want to help a kid (and a teacher) out, please consider donating to our classroom.  You can view the entire project details at http://www.donorschoose.org/tcumbee .  Thanks for taking the time to read this. ~ Tara

~ Hi again,
After thinking last night, I thought to myself... 'Self, you did not tell them about these fitness balls.  Don't you think they would like to understand the reasoning behind this erroneous idea?'

So here is some of the research I came across in order to try to help my wiggly students.  I wish I would have had fitness ball chairs as a child.

And YES a list...
1.  Students are able to make small movements to stay focused on the task. 
2.  Students are able to have better posture at their seat.
3.  All students can have their feet touching the floor, allowing them to have better circulation in their legs.
4.  Squishier than a hard chair.  (That's my idea, but I'm sure the consensus.)
Finally
5.  I don't hear chairs from fidgety kids scooting, scraping, scratching the floor as we learn.

So~
You may be interested in fitness ball chairs for your class.  I'd love to hear how it goes.  I'll let you know WHEN we get ours.  :)  Have fun teaching~ Tara

http://ergonomenon.com/ergonomics-articles/fitness-ball-seats-in-classrooms-keeps-kids-focused/
http://ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=1612
http://www.kare11.com/life/community/schools/education/education_article.aspx?storyid=134314