Thrifty Thursday!

I am feeling SUPER productive today!  I not only uploaded my Beginning of the Year Shared Reading Weeks 3 AND 4....but I also uploaded the BUNDLE!!!!!  Everything you need for a month's worth of shared reading!  

I'm totally doing a little cheer right now!!!!!  Woohoo!

Next up is a blog post for Thrifty Thursday!  

I want to first say that Mr. Greg over at Kindergarten Smorgasboard is one of my FAVORITES!!!  He is fun, creative, and shares my love of GLITTER!  I have been waiting to link up with him and today is the day!

For my Thrifty Thursday idea I am sharing a new addition to my writing center this year.  I am always looking for fun and creative ways to get my students excited about the writing center.  Different pens, different papers, topics, stamps, markers, etc.  It usually lasts a short while and then the novelty wears off.  I am hoping my new idea holds their attention a little longer!

When parents ask me "How do I get my kid to write?" I always tell remind them that writing is not just pencil to paper.  Use sidewalk chalk, bathtub markers, window markers, ANYTHING!  Well, my classroom does not have a sidewalk and only has one window so I needed to think of a way to incorporate those things in the classroom.  I knew that I wanted to give my kiddos a way to get good feedback from the writing utensil and I knew that writing on a vertical was beneficial.  

So, the mirror board was created!  My daughter enjoys writing on the window with window markers and crayons and I have used them before to write little messages on her bathroom mirror so I knew they would be perfect for this!  (Disclaimer: the markers come off easier than the crayons - you may have to keep some baby wipes close by and be sure it's cleaned off at the end of every day!)  You can grab a variety of window markers and crayons at Wal-Mart at a pretty reasonable price!

Next, I grabbed a tall, framed mirror (also at Wal-Mart) for around $5.  This will be attached to the back of a shelf using extra strength velcro once I can finally get in my room!  Ahhh!

Here is my Madi modeling how students will use it!  Yay!!!

So serious! ;)

I think the aspect of writing on a mirror and seeing themselves as they write will be a HUGE motivator!  I can't wait to try it out!  I hope you find this post helpful!

XOXO,

Racheal