Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Calming the Chaos...

Welcome to the Calming the Chaos Blog Hop hosted by 2peasandadog!

All of us bloggers have come together to share our top tips for making the last month of school run smoothly. Visit each of our blogs to learn something new and catch a freebie or two!

Happy Hopping!

Wow, we're in the home stretch! My kindergarten kids are definitely ready for summer... and I am, too! We've been working hard all year and it's nice to be able to have a little down time thrown in during the last few weeks. But, in between the down time and fun end-of-year activities, we still have learning to do! This becomes quite a challenge with my little ones because all they want to do is play outside. So, while we're working on reading, writing, and math, they lose focus when they realize that the sun is shining, it's warm outside, and we aren't on the playground! :)

To help them get focused on the learning portion of our last few days, we plan Fun Days as we count down to the last day. What are Fun Days, you ask? Well, they can be anything! I change it up year to year so that I don't become too bored with them. This year, we're having Bubbles Day, Game Day, Movie & Popcorn Day, Teddy Bear Day, and Dance Day! In the past, we've also done Water Day, Video Game Day, and Sidewalk Chalk Day. We talk about which Fun Days are coming up next and what our behavior and focus needs to look like so that we can get our learning finished and move onto our Fun Day activity each day! It gives the kids (and me!) some down time, and really helps them to focus on the day's learning tasks.

If you'd like to plan some Fun Days with your kiddos, grab this freebie that your students can fill out and take home to inform parents!







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Monday, March 4, 2013

Four day week...

Don't you just love a good four day week? Part of me has a love-hate relationship with them, though... of course I love having a Friday off! But, the rest of the week always feels a little rushed as we try to pack everything in!

This week we're starting our unit on measurement! I love teaching measurement to my kiddos and they always seem to have so much fun with it! This year, our school is placing a HUGE emphasis on vocabulary... today we focused on the terms "longer" and "shorter". Maria Menore's Shorter and Longer freebie was PERFECT to use for this! My kids did such an awesome job cutting their colored strips into two pieces and comparing them to see which was longer and shorter. When we were finished, they asked to do it again! That's the sign of a successful learning activity!

 



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Enjoy your week!

Saturday, February 2, 2013

The 100th Day is Coming!

I know that the 100th Day isn't an official holiday, but in my classroom, we treat it like one! I LOVE celebrating the 100th day with my kiddos! We always have so much fun counting, writing, playing games, and eating! :) The 100th Day Snack Mix is probably my kids' favorite part of the day, so I am definitely not leaving that out this year. We put up the door decoration before leaving on Friday afternoon. Hope it hasn't fallen over the weekend! :)


We will be counting and enjoying our 100th Day Snack Mix, making 100th Day Trains, seeing what we can do in 100 seconds, and writing about what we can eat 100 of! Click on the picture to grab that writing page FREE!

For more 100th Day ideas, check out my 100th Day Fun activity pack!


The first reader  to comment with their favorite way to celebrate the 100th Day can pick up my activity pack for free! (Leave your email address.) And don't forget the big Teachers Pay Teachers sale tomorrow!

Friday, November 30, 2012

Holiday Tips & Freebie E-Book!

I am so excited about the free E-book that's been put together and posted on Teachers Pay Teachers! It's our gift as sellers to all of the amazing teachers that support our stores! It is packed with some awesome tips and holiday freebies... so packed, in fact, that the PreK-2nd grade edition had to be split up it two! :) Click on the pictures below to grab these e-books! (I'm so excited to be on page 13 of the preK/K edition!)
A big thank-you to Krissy Minor for putting these together!

Gearing Up for Back to School!

Wow, this summer has flown by!  I can't believe I only have 2 weeks left before I report back for pre-planning!  As the summer comes t...