No I did not make a toilet...but my Monday Made It has to do with the toilet! More on that in a minute...
So today was my first teacher in-service at my new school. Lemme just say, Mr. Greg always gets nervous for back to school. The first day of school when those little ones come down hallway for the first time totally terrifies me. Like hyperventilating type fear. I mean, all that pressure. What if I mess up and screw them up for life? Have you met me?! It could happen...
But now I have the added fear of a whole new school and all new teachers. Today I met all of the new teachers at my fabulous new school...holy cow was I scared. Terrified. I mean what if they don't like me? What if they don't like mustaches?! What if they don't like glitter?! But what if they don't like ME?!?! Well, I survived day one. After meeting the faculty I am even more excited about my new school! Everyone was so friendly and excited and ready to start a new year! Day one sure did make me feel great! T-minus 2 days until the 'staches arrive!
So, about that MMI toilet...so you've probably heard me talk about the spider in toilet trick to get the little boys to...um...aim for the toilet. True story. Draw a little spider or happy face or mustache or something on the toilet just above the water line (TIPS: Wear gloves. Use a Sharpie. Do it before the kids come to school!!!!!! And to make it even more accurate, get on your knees to get the perspective of a 5 year old boy...again BEFORE the kids come...) and BAM you'll cut down on a lot of the toilet issues our little boys have. Seriously, peeing on that spider is magic.
Well, I wanted to add a little to our bathroom procedures so I asked my friend Crystal at The Library Fox if she could whip me up some clean up clip art. Well, of course she did an amazing job so I was able to create a set of task cards for the potty. Yep. Toilet Task Cards! True story! Get em' while they're hot folks!
So today was my first teacher in-service at my new school. Lemme just say, Mr. Greg always gets nervous for back to school. The first day of school when those little ones come down hallway for the first time totally terrifies me. Like hyperventilating type fear. I mean, all that pressure. What if I mess up and screw them up for life? Have you met me?! It could happen...
But now I have the added fear of a whole new school and all new teachers. Today I met all of the new teachers at my fabulous new school...holy cow was I scared. Terrified. I mean what if they don't like me? What if they don't like mustaches?! What if they don't like glitter?! But what if they don't like ME?!?! Well, I survived day one. After meeting the faculty I am even more excited about my new school! Everyone was so friendly and excited and ready to start a new year! Day one sure did make me feel great! T-minus 2 days until the 'staches arrive!
So, about that MMI toilet...so you've probably heard me talk about the spider in toilet trick to get the little boys to...um...aim for the toilet. True story. Draw a little spider or happy face or mustache or something on the toilet just above the water line (TIPS: Wear gloves. Use a Sharpie. Do it before the kids come to school!!!!!! And to make it even more accurate, get on your knees to get the perspective of a 5 year old boy...again BEFORE the kids come...) and BAM you'll cut down on a lot of the toilet issues our little boys have. Seriously, peeing on that spider is magic.
Well, I wanted to add a little to our bathroom procedures so I asked my friend Crystal at The Library Fox if she could whip me up some clean up clip art. Well, of course she did an amazing job so I was able to create a set of task cards for the potty. Yep. Toilet Task Cards! True story! Get em' while they're hot folks!
Tomorrow I will post these in the bathroom IN ORDER so the 'staches will have a visual reminder of what to do! The hanitizer card will be placed beside the hanitizer bottle which is located near our cubbies in our classroom! My thinking (wish/hope/prayer) is that these little pictures will spur the little minds to remember to do the right thing so we can keep our bathroom clean.
Click on the picture to get your free set of toilet time task cards!
And yes, I named them Toilet Time Task Cards! Would you expect anything less from the kindergarten smorgasboard?!
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