Chalkboard Trays!

Last week, Hannah from Young and Crafty shared this tray re-do and I fell in love! I knew that I wanted to somehow use it in my classroom, but I didn't quite know how. While I was at the dollar store I picked up 4 of these trays and walked around the store until the ideas came to me!

I decided I would use these trays to help students build CVC words and use them to make math problems!

I spray painted the trays with chalkboard paint {which is so stinkin' cool!} and let it dry over night.

Then I tested my chalk on it. It is so cool how it works!

For math, I'm going to have the students put manipulatives in the different parts of the tray so that they can visually see the partners in the math sentence.

Thanks for the great idea Hannah!

UPDATE! Thank to Melissa for sharing this idea from Teacher Tipster .coooom {who else always has that jingle in their head!?}