TPT Back to School Sale & Ready Confetti

I'm sure everyone knows about the Back to School Sale at TPT. My products will be 20% off & you will be able to use the TPT code listed below to receive an additional discount!

I've been preparing for Meet the Teacher.

I loved the idea of "Ready Confetti" that I have come across on Pinterest.

None really fit what I needed so I created something of my own.

I was able to assembly these for around $3!

I purchased these item from Wal-Mart.

(2 packages of confetti & these cute little bags found in the craft section)

I mixed the confetti and packaged it.

The poem was printed onto cardstock and cut out.

Then I taped a package of "Ready Confetti" to the back of each.

TA-DA! Cute gift for my new cuties...CHECK!

 Need something QUICK, CUTE, EASY, and, CHEAP? Here you go!!!

PS These CUTE graphics are from Melonheadz Illustrating!

Kindergarten Here I Come...

I have been trying to create and plan for the soon approaching school year. I love to "sneak" in a fun crafts when I can. So I usually read Kindergarten Here I Come by Nancy Carlson to my new kinders. Henry the Mouse (the character) is a cutie! So why not let my students create a mouse of their own? SO here you have...

Kindergarten Here I Come Craftivity!

This activity is great for the beginning of the year kindergartener!

(there are only a few pieces & the borders are “thick” for beginning scissor practice)

Students will practice cutting and directional skills along with name writing practice.

Would you like to create these too?

Here is the deal; for all my fellow teacher friends doing a little early planning,

 this item will be 75 cents until Friday evening! (sorry you missed it; but please still check it out!)

 Snag the deal here!

If you do so please join my blog and follow my TPT store.

 

MSV Cheat Sheet

Here with a quick post. When completing running records do you complete MSVs? (deciding if the error the student made was because of a misunderstanding of meaning, structure, or visual) This at times gets me flustered, so I made a “cheat sheet”.

I will print on colored paper and keep close by as a reference.

 Need it? Get it!

Fundations & Guided Reading Summer Reading

It has been a while! Summer is going great! Days playing with my Lil Diva, staying in sweats, browsing the net & enjoying time not thinking about or working on school stuff. Just kidding! Anyway I’m sure many are following along with the blog world and participating in  the popular summer reading of Guided Reading by Richardson. I being one of those people have decided to share some items I have created that are inspired by my summer reading. Anyway, if you are following along you know that the focus is currently on Chapter 3 focusing on Non-readers and Emergent Guided Reading. I was shocked about the significance of tracing letters for these early readers. I was also enlightened about the fact that these books and charts used should match that of the charts of letters in your class. So since our district uses Foundations, I decided to create some items inspired by this. First here is an alphabet chart. Found here!

 

 

*If you have downloaded this file and the pics for F & G were unclear; please click the link again.*

 It is fixed!

So when you click on the link and preview the pic for the letter G is funky.

 After you download and open the file; the picture is not distorted.

 Please let me know of any questions or concerns.

Also a checklist to use with your groups to determine who knows which letter; I have ordered them in the order in which we introduce letters using Foundations. (tip: print front/back for group)

get it here!

And lastly; the letter tracing book. Who else giggles at the m, man, mmmm; during the daily chant?

Can be found here...

I know I do! (insider to those who use the program)
 And who has gotten a "I, monkey, mmm"? (Again an insider!)

Please join my blog.

That’s all for tonight the lil one is whining for her midnight snack…

 

If you have no clue about the summer reading I am speaking of head over to

http://freebie-licious.blogspot.com/.
It will be worth the trip

Rewind to Easter, Fast Forward to Plants...

Here tonight sharing a modge podge of things.

First of all rewind to Easter. I realized I never shared these items. I really enjoy my frequent visits to the Dollar Store as do many other teachers. Around Easter I found these items and created activities to go along with them.

 

 chick containers= a dice addition activity

foam pieces= math story problems

bunny peg game= math activity (which is closer to 10)

candy: graphing and sorting activity

 

Check out the sheets here!

 

 

 We continue to work on subtraction practice, so I created this activity that I have posted about before. I create a picture and the kids will order the equation and record it. I print these which have the picture and pieces of the equation on the same page onto various colors of paper. This helps the students keep up with which pieces they are working with. My students really enjoy this and actually seem to grasp the order of equations when we do so.

Here is a copy of the Chick Subtraction Practice!

 

 

We have started discussing plants. I have seen many activities like this on Pinterest and decided to create something similar for my students.

 

Here are some of the pieces and labels. We just cut and ripped paper for the stem, soil, and water.

 A black marker was used to draw the roots.

Grab it here: Parts of a Plant

 

 

 

Keeping with the theme of plants/flowers, I done the following activity with my students. We needed to practice using punctuation in our writing. So I created some sentences on flowers using only sight words so that everyone could read them. :-) Students were to match the sentence to the correct jar of flowers with the correct type of punctuation. As you see in the picture for this particular group I made it self correcting by having the colors match correctly.

Wanna try it too? Here you go!

 

I have also uploaded this activity to TPT for Earth Day!

 Purchase it here for $1.00!

Until next time...

Spring Books

It's been a while since I posted. I tried to enjoy my break and not think to much about work. Didn't happen. But anyway I posted a few things on TPT and have something to share.
Here is what I posted:

 

2 readers with a spring theme

 

Here is what I have for you:

I plan to continue sharing spring books both fiction and non-fiction. Here are a few I plan to read:

I created this book, Spring Senses. We will record how we can use our senses to tell it is spring.

 

 

Spring Senses Book

As always, use it if you can!

 

 

Newspaper Eggs

Just wanted to share another idea.

 "Egg"cellent Newspaper Eggs.

They look like this:

 

Just die cut old newspaper into ovals. Let kiddos highlight sight words, capitals, punctuation.
The link for the recording sheet to be pasted after the activity is below.
(students will fill in blank with which color highlighter they used)

"Egg" Cellent Newspaper Eggs

Hip Hop Easter's On It's Way...

Good evening! Just sharing some items I have posted on TPT before I “hop” into bed (can you tell I am in the Easter mood?). We have K Orientation at my school tomorrow! Need all the rest I can get before the day ahead of me. Can’t wait to see all the potential KinderGators! Anyway…

Here is what I have posted.

 

Easter Themed Math & Literacy Activities

 

Who's Jellybeans?

 

Interested? Check them out. Just click on the links.

 

By the way; have I shared this Easter "chick"?

Meet Mya!

 

St. Patrick's Freebies & Bunny Tales Craft

 I wanted to share a few things I plan to do this week.

 Check them out if you are looking for a few last minute activities:

 

I created these 4 writing sheets with a St. Patrick's theme:

If you can use them click here!

I will also have a Green Food Taste Test.  All foods we taste will grow green naturally (apples, broccoli, grapes, spinach(raw), snap peas(raw), & cucumbers). No cupcakes, candies, cookies... ;-)

Anyway if you plan to do the same I have created this to help you do so.

 Check it out here! 

I have also posted a new craftivity; "Bunny Tales".

This activity practices Narrative Writing while creating a cute craft!

 

Bunny Tales

A Look at Read Across America Math Stations & Lion & Lamb Freebie

Just wanted to share a few of my math stations:

Ordering Addition Number Sentences

Students were given various colored cards with eggs & ham pictured.

They were to order the addition problem & record their answer.

(So I realize the 9 is upside down in this snapshot; but hey, we've come a long way!)

 Fox in Dot Socks

Students were to count the dots on the colored socks.

They were to then match the sock to the correct fox and record their answer.

Sorting Fish

Students were to color fish by color. Then sort them into the correct section of the fish bowls.

So moving right into March...here is a poem describing the theory of March winds.

If you can us it click here!

Hope to be back soon to share more!

Dental Health Freebie & New Craftivities

So we will be discussing teeth/dental health this week. I thought I would share one activity I plan to do with my kiddos. I went to the $1 Store and found these toothbrushes (4 in a pack with caps!) and grabbed some toothpaste.

 We will continue practicing informational writing by explaining the steps of brushing our teeth. Of course we will recall the steps of the process while doing so at school!
 I whipped up this sheet...

How To Brush Your Teeth Sheet

Use it if you can! Let me know how it goes for you. In the mean time wish me luck!

I also wanted to share these 2 craftivities I have posted on TPT:

Magic E

We have been discussing & practicing the use of "Magic E" what better way to wrap up the concept and check for understanding than a craft?!

Snaggle Tooth

Here is a fun craft to practice subtraction. Since we will be discussing teeth/dental health and young children can relate to loosing teeth; I created this to practice the skill and have a little fun!

Check them out!

Spinning Sight Word Race (freebie!)

Good evening! Lucky Ducky if you had the day off for President's Day! Anyway just posting a freebie and sharing a product. First here is a little something to help practice sight words. We are required to do a sight word activity each day so keeping it interesting is sometimes challenging.
My kiddos love spinners and markers so...

Spinning Sight Word Race

If you can use it click on the link!

 

 

President Activiites & Abacus Math

So tonight I have 2 things to share:

I have posted my Washington and Lincoln Themed Activities on TPT. I was sure to align each with Common Core Standards. Go check it out!

 

 

In the mean time here is a USA themed math activity.

Ordering Liberty Bells By 10s to 100 (CCK.CC.1)

 

Liberty Bells By 10s

 

 

I also attended a math workshop within my school system where I shared the following idea:

 

An abacus to work on addition. It covers the following standard:

K.OA.3   Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation

Thought I would share it with my visitors!   Find the activity here:

 

Abacus Math Activity

 

That's all tonight. Happy Early Valentine's Day! Since it is the wee hour of the morning...

Arthur Meets the President Craftivity

Just posted a new craftivty for the book Arthur Meets the President.

If you are like me and trying to stay ahead of the game you may be planning some President's Day themed activities. If so check this out at my TPT store. Hope to post some freebies soon...

Valentine Sort & Graph Activity

I know many of us teachers sort and graph conversation hearts with our students on Valentine's but I have found that the children do not enjoy them (me either, they taste like chalk if you ask me) and there are simply to many questions about the color, messages, etc.

So when I was at one of my favorite stores ($1 Store!!!) to check out materials for the upcoming holidays I came across these and created this sheet. (link below)

 

Cupid Heart Candy Sort & Graph

 Grab it if you can use it. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Love Splat Craftivity

So I decided to post this since it turned out well (at least I think it did anyway). Yesterday I read Love, Splat with my class. We made text to self connections and created this little craft to go along with it:



 

In the story; Splat says he likes Kitten more than fish sticks and ice cream, so...

 

This was my example to the kids: I love Mya more than shoes!

(If you don't know; Mya is my little one and I have a shoe fetish! I truly love her more than shoes considering I have had to part with my collection (besides a few pair I am holding on to, for what, to admire I guess) since having her. Who knew my feet would be longer since they had swollen up like Fred Flintstone my whole pregnancy! But anyway...

 

If you would like to grab this head to my TPT store (link top of page)

 

Listening Center Response Sheet

Good evening!  Just sharing a freebie before the weekend.

Just decided my listening center response sheet needed to be updated, so I created this...

 

listening center response sheet

Use it if you can!

 

 

 

 

 

Penguin Non-Fiction

Hi all! Today I created a few items I will use with my kiddos when we discuss penguins.

Below you will find a freebie. (click link)

 

Penguin Writing Sheet

 

Visit my TPT to find a non-fiction book and graphic organizers about penguins. (TPT button)

Have a great evening!  

 

100 can be...

The 100th day is quickly approaching! (For my kiddos anyway.) Do you plan to have your students create an illustration using the number 100 (I usually die cut these for each child).

Click the link below to check out a sheet for your students to create their work on. Enjoy!
 

100 Can Be... sheet

 

Groundhog's Cap Emergent Reader

Good evening! Since we had a snow day today; and I had so much free time; Mya was taking a nap;  I decided to create an emergent reader just in time for Groundhog's Day.

 Check it on Teacher's Pay Teachers

(link to my store is found on top of page)

Welcome!

I'm so excited to be starting yet again a new adventure in my life (creating this blog; did I mention I’m a new mom?! What an adventure this is! I’m loving it!). Anyway, I have been intrigued with the various blogs I have visited over the past year and have decided to create one of my own.  I’m new to this! In saying that, I am aware that my page will not be as wonderful as those that I have visited. But, I plan to learn what I can and over time hopefully it will become what I envision it to be.  Thanks again for “buzzing” by and going on this journey with me.

For all my K/1 Teacher friends I have created a freebie I would like to share to kick off the launch of my blog: 

Groundhog Writing Sheet
click link above to get this sheet

 Enjoy and be sure to “buzz” back soon!

Leave me a comment so I know you stopped by.