NEW CLIPART!

     I am now making and selling clipart to be used on resources, personal products, or commercially. Please stop by and check out my store for this and a ton of other great products to be used in your classroom or at home for a child who needs extra practice on skills.   CLICK HERE!!! 

Updates

      I have been a busy, busy bee. Although posting on a blog is very difficult. I have not been able to make it a habit. I think I'm going to be a weekend blogger, because being a full time parent, wife, teacher, and TPT'er has me pretty stretched. I am trying my best to keep everyone updated on my new products and the process.

     It is hard. Plain and simple.There just are not enough hours in the day.

     I have been hard at work broadening my repertoire. I AM NOW MAKING CLIPART! It is awesome. I discovered how to in the wee hours of the morning last weekend, while working on my "Where Are My Animal Friends?" literacy centers. It is the first time all the clipart used is of my own creation. 

Feel free to check out all the new stuff at my store! CLICK HERE!!!! 

Math Strategies Bundle

**For the first 48 hours I will sell it for $6.00 and then it will go to $8.00**

This bundle has ALL 3 of my Making Ten to Add center packs AND my Doubles center pack.

Within these centers students will practice making ten and doubles and these can be used throughout the year to introduce, reinforce, and encourage mastery of these strategies.

Doubles: Math Centers and Games
In this 36 page center and game pack students will practice doubles, doubles plus one, and doubles plus 2. The centers and games are Common Core aligned. There are easy to follow student direction pages and fun worksheets to encourage student accountability for the centers. The centers can be conducted in small group or individually. This centers pack will help students become fluent in their doubles facts and they will have fun doing it!

Making Ten to Add:
This center is common core aligned and practices the skills found in the Pearson enVision Math series. This center provides the opportunity for the students to practice making 10 to add in a fun and interactive way. Students tend to forget they are learning while playing this game! In addition, a worksheet has been added so the students can record their learning and have accountability.

Making 10:
These three easy learn math centers are Common Core aligned and allow opportunities for students to become fluent in their strategies to add. These centers will provide practice making ten and encourage students to investigate and understand the ways to make 10. They will use ten-frames and various other ways to practice making 10 during these fun center games.

Making Ten to Add 6, 7, 8, and 9:
This center is common core aligned and encourages students to think critically about math. They practice making ten to add numbers. This strategy is a great foundation for mental math and this fun matching game helps to promote retention and application of the strategy. It comes with child freiendly directions and is truly an independent learning station, however, it can also be used in sollaborative groups or small group instruction.

Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Math Pack

 

     Just in time for celebrating Martin Luther King's Birthday. This literacy and math pack is full of great activities for your students to practice skills found in the CCSS and there are activities that will promote interest in MLK Jr. Students will get to know MLK Jr.while practicing their foundational skills.

**This pack will be $3.00 for 48 hrs and then it will go back up to $4.00 on 1/14/2014 at 5pm.**

     This 69 page pack is just what you need for your classroom! It includes skills that your students can practice to get closer to mastery of our CCSS standards. This pack was designed to follow our curriculum and address skills for this time of year, all with the theme of the MLK holiday.

     Included in this pack: (all with child friendly instructions) CVC and CCVC Sort (Tree Map included) Building MLK themed Sentences (Sentence Sheet included) 3 MLK Themed Circle Maps Vocal Vowels Sort (Tree Map included) Number and Name Match (58 cards) Addition Puzzles (10-15) MLK Addition Mat MLK Subtraction Mat MLK Number Sequencing (1-30) MLK Number Sequencing Numbers and Names (1-30) Dual Ten-Frame 2 sets 30 MLK Counters MLK One Hundred Twenty: Missing Numbers MLK Before and After MLK Sight Word Match and Scramble MLK ABC Order and Sight Word Sentences

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Science Jeopardy Bundle!

Have you thought about the standardized tests coming up this spring? I HAVE! I have put together three rounds of a jeopardy game to review all science concepts grades 3-5.  

 **THIS BUNDLE WILL BE $8.00 FOR 24 HOURS, IT WILL GO UP TO $10.00 AS OF 1/14/14 @ 9:30 PM**

  
     Within this bundle their are three Review Jeopardy games. These games are wonderful and fun to use to review science concepts found in the Florida State Standards assessed on FCAT 2.0. The questions have been pulled directly from grades 3-5 standards. You play by breaking the students into teams of three or four and they compete for the points.

     This can be played multiple times throughout the year to promote retention. It is perfect for short weeks, or those trying weeks before our holiday breaks.

     These games are played just like the real Jeopardy Game Show. It is made on PowerPoint and is very easy to navigate.

If you do not want the bundle... they are sold separately. ENJOY!

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Back to School

Well, school is back in session and in full swing. So far, I have gained two new students and reorganized most of my classroom. It has been a very productive couple of days. I am always looking for ways for my classroom to function seamlessly and to be organized. My husband bought me some of the plastic drawers, for Christmas, to keep things nice and neat on my reading table and desk. I don't know about you, but with everything we go through throughout the day it is very easy for my desk and surrounding areas to get cluttered with materials. It of course drives me crazy, but unfortunately being a working mom and having so much to do before, after, and during planning (data analysis, planning, grading, etc.) I find it hard to continuously keep things organized and de-cluttered. If anyone has any helpful quick, easy, and maintainable tips for us PLEASE SHARE! I love having the mini (plastic) set of drawers for my desk for nurse passes and bandaids. I use the medium for the bookshelf behind my desk to hold morning work by subject, stickers, writing utensils, math packs for our series, and many other materials. It keeps them very convenient and I never have to walk into my closet for supplies. I recently acquired the large drawers and plan to use them for sub materials and other educational materials that I use for RTI and reading group. My goal this coming year is to find a system that works to keep my class organized without endless hours of sorting and running around replacing everything. Dreaming, you say? Maybe... we'll see.

First Day Back

     So, tomorrow is the first day back for the year-round schools in my county. It is going to be a very busy and probably a difficult day for teachers. Students return, and most from unstructured homes, which leads to misbehavior and a culture shock for most. They have to readjust and learn procedures all over again. Coming back from breaks can be very trying at times, but what would we do without them right? I have created a wonderful FREE writing template. It will help students become better at organizing their writing and proof reading before transferring to lined paper. I hope to post some fun examples of activities this week... Stay posted! Enjoy your return from your holiday break! CLICK HERE FOR FREE WRITING TEMPLATE!