Thursday, February 27, 2014

3 Million Teachers Strong Sale

Just a quick reminder that TpT is having their 3 Million Teachers Strong Sale today and tomorrow. With the code TpT3 you can save 28% off all the items in my store! Please stop by and pick up some things you have been wishlisting while they are on sale!




Tuesday, February 25, 2014

TpT 3 Million Teachers Strong Sale

In honor of TpT having 3 million teachers now, I am throwing a sale to coordinate with their sale. I am offering 20% off all my products and they are throwing in another 10% for a total of 28% off! Just enter the code TPT3 to receive the additional 10% off. This sale begins on Thursday, Feb. 27 and runs through Feb. 28. Please stop by and pick up some things you have been wishlisting while they are on sale!


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Wacky Winter Weather - Part 2

Well last week we only came to school on Monday and Tuesday due to some bad winter weather that was headed our way. When I got up on Wednesday morning, the rain that had come in on Tuesday had turned to freezing rain and had icicles hanging from everything around our house. Our power went out about 10:30 am on Wednesday morning and due to the trees down and power lines down from the ice we were without power until about 10:30 pm on Sunday night. I am just thankful that my parents' power was restored on Thursday evening around 6:30 so we stayed with them. No power + a 9 month old = NO FUN!!



Needless to say we didn't come to school on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Our school was without electricity until sometime this weekend so today is our first day back. I am not looking forward to making up these days but I did enjoy all the extra time I had for hugs and kisses from my sweet baby girl! M's kisses make everything better!

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Leaping Leprechauns

I know yesterday was Valentine's Day, but St. Patty's Day is right around the corner and I have been thinking about all things green. St. Patty's Day is such a fun unit to do with my kinders. I enjoy this unit as much as they do so I created a unit to go along with the theme. I hope you will enjoy this unit as much as I have enjoyed creating it. The Leaping Leprechauns unit includes literacy and math activities. Click on the picture below to view the unit in my TpT store.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leaping-Leprechauns-Unit-Aligned-with-Kindergarten-CC-Standards-1108815

Literacy activities in this unit:
  • Syllable Sort Center Game & Recording Sheet
  • I Have Who Has Sight Words Game
  • Real or Silly CVC Words Center Game & Recording Sheet
  • Pots of Gold CVC Match Center Game
  • St. Patty's Day CVC Words Activity Sheet
  • Roll, Read & Color Sight Words Activity Sheet
  • The Leprechaun Writing Paper

Math activities in this unit:
  • I Have Who Has Numbers Game
  • St. Patty's Day Ordering By Size Activity Sheet
  • Roll, Add, & Color Gameboard
  • Roll, Add, & Cover Gameboard
  • Roll & Add Gameboard
  • Pot of Gold Addition Mat & Counters
  • Race to 100 Gameboard

The unit is priced at $5.00 in my TpT store so hop on over if you would like to purchase it. I would love your feedback if you purchase this unit about what I can change/add to make it better.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Dolch Word Worms for Kindergarten & First Grade

Last year, I told you about making a set of "word worms" for the 2012 Journeys reading series to have my students practice recognizing their sight words. These word worms have made learning the sight words fun for my students. They enjoy playing the game but in order to play it well they must be able to quickly recognize their sight words.

I have had some requests to make the same game for the Pre-Primer, Primer, and 1st Grade Dolch word lists. So for those of you that do those lists instead of a reading series list, here are the word worm sets for you. Each set is $2.00 or you can get the combination set for $4.50 which will save you $1.50.

 
 

Monday, February 3, 2014

Miss M Moments - crawling and talking?!

Last week, we had 3 ice days here in SC so we were out of school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Miss M and I loved spending time together. My hubby works for the power company so he had to be at work in case something happened to the power so unfortunately he wasn't able to spend as much time with us as he would have liked. M loved having "Mommy and Me" days at home. We played and read books which she loved.  



I can't believe I am saying this, but my sweet M is now officially mobile! She has begun crawling forward and has figured out how to get where she wants to go now either by crawling, scooting, or rolling. She is loving being able to pull up on the couch and coffee table and of course she is bothering things she has no business getting into, but she just smiles at you and it is hard to scold her!

She has also begun to talk! Her first word was "Ma-Ma" which of course just thrilled me! She has since started saying "Da-Da" too but not nearly as often as "Ma-Ma"! I love hearing her talk to me and she just smiles while she is talking.

Playing with her baby doll and talking with Mommy
Enjoying a pretty winter day on Sunday in her swing
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