Cyber Monday

Check out  my TPT store for BIG sales on Monday and Tuesday... 20% off most items!!

Also take a look at new winter, holiday, and Christmas themed items:

  

 

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Freebie Friday!

Who doesn't love FREEBIES?!


Did anyone else's jaw drop when they changed the school calendar to DECEMBER?? That's right! December. Time to put away the turkeys and pull out the snowflakes. Check out my winter newsletter on TPT. Type right into this document... In black and white to ensure no quality lost through photocopying... Space for upcoming events, dates to remember, classroom updates, homework, and reminders for each day of the week.

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Must Have Monday

I use this app every day during reading conferences. I select the child or children I'm working with and take notes on their strengths, my teaching points, and ideas for next steps. Then I can plan my small groups by having the app sort my notes by common teaching points and next steps.

Syllable Sorts

1st grade Common Core requires students to learn that all syllables have a vowel sound... Before my kiddos get there, we need to talk about syllables! We used our robot voices to hear how many syllables were in words. We started with one and two syllable words. They did a great job using the picture sorts below. Check them out at my TPT store:

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Freebie Friday!

Freebies are fabulous! This is my morning work for Wednesday... Kids can create place cards for the guests at their Thanksgiving feast. You can use it for school or home feasts. Enjoy!

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Thankful Thursday

Today my class and I talked about the reason we have Thanksgiving. We have learned about the story of the first Thanksgiving, but hadn't talked about how it relates to our Thanksgiving. Today we talked about the word itself: Thanksgiving. Giving thanks.

It was amazing how many of them didn't think about the meaning behind the holiday's name. Loved seeing the lightbulbs go off as they realized.

We brainstormed things we were thankful for (no ipads, please). They were very good about being thankful for special people, places, and events. Thankfully (no pun intended), they left out ipads, computers, and i-whatevers. We sorted wants and needs, read about being thankful, and made a class book "We are Thankful: A Book of Thanks." I plan on copying the class book to send home for Thanksgiving. Next week we're going to make "A Plate Full of Thanks" to show off one thing we're most thankful for.

Click the pictures to go to my TPT site to check out these activities. Happy Thanksgiving!!

     

Click the pictures to go to my TPT site to check out these activities. Happy Thanksgiving!!

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What I'm Pinning Wednesday

Obsession 1: TPT

Obsession 2: Pinterest

You're a pin-aholic too, admit it! I could get lost on there... Thank goodness my wedding is over, because between school pins, house pins, dog pins, and wedding pins... It was just too much! Anywho... Here's a few of my favorites:

Favorite Home Pin: I'm fairly new to homeownership. I used to stick to decorating pins only. Just recently got into the home improvement type. The fireplace upgrade is on the very top of my home-wish-list. This seems like a summertime job for me and my husband! Click the picture to link to this handy homeowner's site.

Makeup: This makeup artist's name is Cara. Her website is called "Maskcara." Need I say more? Her video tips are fantastic. She transforms her face in the most unbelievable ways. In the picture below, she's showing off her "Victoria's Secret model" look.

Brady: This last pin just screams my dog's name. He is the cutest 8 month old puppy I've ever seen. And he's the reason we aren't putting up a Christmas tree this year.

Back to pinning...

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FREE Thanksgiving Turkey Handprint Poem

Check out this FREEBIE at my TPT store...

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Must Have Monday

This is my number one MUST HAVE.... The Scotch Thermal Laminator is the best purchase I have ever made. It makes the BEST laminated materials. You can cut them, they don't peel or bend, they last for years. If you spend your own money on one thing, this should be it. 

I cannot stop my TPT obsession...

I might need a support group...

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