Trade Fair

Today in class we had a trade fair and it was so much fun!  To prepare for the trade fair I had to come up with something to bring in. The items could be new, used, store bought or homemade. Some classmates had advised me to bring in eggs from my chickens or even a chicken itself! I seriously thought about that idea but instead I ended up making my trade fair item.  I found a homemade dry erase board on Pinterest and decided to spruce it up so it could be used in a classroom.

To create the board I started with a picture frame. 

I then cut a piece of silver scrapbooking paper to fit underneath the glass.  Before I placed the silver paper in the frame I decorated it with school themed scrapbooking stickers.

After placing the silver paper in the frame, I used a hot glue gun to attach a bow to the corner. Then finally I added a small piece of ribbon tied to a dry erase marker that I attached to the hook on the back of the frame. Here is a picture of the final product:

I think it turned out pretty well!  

Below are some of the items my classmates brought in for the class trade fair:

Some of the other good things to trade included bread, donuts, girl scout cookies, Scentsy bars, greeting cards, homemade book marks and even a MYSTERY bag!  

 Taylor and Ryan look pretty happy with the things they ended up with from the trade fair!

I ended up with One Tree Hill Season 2 and some greeting cards!  I borrowed the first season from my sister so I would know whats going on when I watch season 2 and I am now hooked on watching One Tree Hill.  

I think students in an elementary classroom would have just as much fun as we had that day.  To participate in this activity students would have to know about bartering and supply and demand.  Communication skills and also critical to the success of this activity.

What is beauty?

Today in art class we discussed what beauty means to each of us.  Our discussion was very interesting because we all have different views as to what beauty is all about.  After our discussion we each made a puzzle piece that would be part of a large puzzle in the end.  Here is the what the puzzle looked like before we began drawing:

This is Emily and her piece of the puzzle.  She is SUPER talented!

 Here is my puzzle piece....

And finally our finished class puzzle.  Each puzzle piece represents our own view of beauty.  As you can see each puzzle piece is very different.  

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

Decorating Cow Books

Today we decorated our cow books in class.  To decorate the books we used different types of wallpaper samples, pieces of cloth material, and some people even used blue jeans!  Although there were only a few different patterns and colors to choose from none of the cow books looked the same.

Here is a pic of Amber and Carmen showing off their creations:   

Below is a pic of Christine and I with our cow books:

My cow book was a little plain for me so when I got home today I decided to spruce it up with some scrapbooking stickers and a couple pictures of my family. I also added a pic of one of my favorite animals:)  

Here is the finished product:

Can't wait to see what our next class meeting will bring!  

A Great Beginning to an End

To kick off the our final semester together a group of us from Block III decided to have lunch together at Wings, etc.  I can honestly say that whenever this group is together there is never a dull moment!  I look forward to many more priceless moments this semester with a great group of people!