January Freebie Time!

It's official. Winter break is over. I have truly enjoyed the past two and a half weeks at home with my own kiddos. in my PJs til noon (sometimes all day). naps. using the bathroom whenever I want. watching movies. Ahhhh I loved it! Well, its a good thing that it has ended cuz those sort of days can be pretty addictive! And as much as I fantasize about a break that never ends...IT'S OVER Y'ALL! Time to set the alarms & put away the yoga pants. I've actually spent a little bit of my break working on some school stuff (I know, I know but I just can't help it!) I get to spend the next 2 days logging a few professional development hours and then on Wednesday I will be greeted by my 20 smiling kinders! I loved my break but I also missed those cuties! I've been trying to tweek some of my center activities a little bit & I just finished up these playdough mats to practice sight words.

 

You can download the entire set of sight word mats from my TpT shop for FREE this week! Check it out by clicking on the pic!

 

 

I hope you love it! Happy January-let the countdown to summer begin!

 

 

Snowday Sale & Freebies!

Snowday #4! That's right another snowday-Woo hoo! {I'm pretty sure that I will be regretting all of this excitement come May!} but for right now... WOO-HOO-IE! This was not only a whooper of a snow {dropping almost a foot of snow in many places} but the temp yesterday was not even above 0! Yep, you heard me right folks...the high temperature yesterday was BELOW ZERO!!! That's just cRaZy cold! The only good thing about it being so cold & having a few extra days added to our break is that I can get my house cleaned & organized.... Well....that just doesn't seem to be happening yet. I made the mistake of sitting down next to my fireplace with my computer. Yep! you know what happened right? PINTEREST!!! Does this happen to you too??? I think I need some sort of intervention or time limit-maybe that site should lock you out after so long? {Just kidding...I'd be really mad if it did that! lol}So, to celebrate these snowdays, I am having a FLASH SALE{today & Thursday, January 9th} on these snow-themed items...

AND...I've also created a few more winter-themed common-core printables to share with y'all. Just click on the pic below & head on over to my lil TpT shop to download your SNOWDAY FREEBIES! {Don't forget to follow my shop for more freebie updates!}

Click the pic to grab your freebies!

Now, I think I'll make myself a nice mug of hot cocoa before I attempt to take down that Christmas tree. Hope you stay warm & cozy!

 



Happy 2014!!! (A Lil FREEBIE for You!}

Wishing everyone an awesome 2014! I feel so blessed to have started off this new year with the most wonderful family & friends ever! And today was supposed to be our first day back to school BUT we had our 1st snowday today instead!!! {I love my firsties, but what a nice lil post-holiday treat! Who wouldn't love an extra day off over Christmas break?!?} It's still pretty chilly here in Missouri but the sun did shine today & clear up most of our roads-guess that means no snow day tomorrow. I guess that means I'll be heading to bed early tonight so I can be ready for 18 lil smiling faces just bursting to share their stories! I've also been working on my new January Common Core Printables pack over the break and TaDa! I've got it finished & ready for tomorrow!

The pages are ready-to-go! They are perfect for extra practice or to use for assessment. Just click on the pics to check it out!

And of course we all need a lil New Year's FREEBIE! Click {here} or on the pic. Click on "Preview" to download your freebie.

Best wishes for the new year y'all!!!

 

A BIG HaPpY NeW YeaR Sale & FREEBIE!

Happy New Year! I want to give a great big shout out to all you super sweet bloggin' friends out there! I feel so blessed to have connected with so many wonderful WONDERFUL people this past year-y'all are AWESOME!!! So to celebrate the new year I'm throwing a sale in my lil TpT & Teacher's Notebook shops. Sale runs now thru Wednesday January 2nd!

I have really enjoyed my holiday break-lots of family & friends! It just doesn't get any better than that! I'll be returning to school on Thursday & have lots of fun centers & activities ready for my group of firsties. Click on the pics below to check out some of my winter units...

And click the pic below to grab a copy of "Snow Much Fun Playdough Center"! Happy 2013-hope you enjoy the FREEBIE!

 

 

MLK Sale & Some Snowy Fun!

Hey everyone! I'm really excited to share some of the snowy activities that we have been working on since we returned from break. It feels like the last 2 weeks have been kinda cRaZy! Between getting the kiddos back in the "learning mode", finishing up our 2nd quarter assessments & just the ongoing everyday craziness, it kinda feels like my head is spinning at times! lol  Oh well, thats what keeps teachers young & our minds sharp...right?!? I got this email from another teacher this week...what a hoot!!! Hope it gives you a lil chuckle too!

"Don't want to brag or anything, but I can still fit into the earrings that I wore in high school!"

And...in honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. everything in my Teachers Pay Teachers & Teachers Notebook shops will be on sale thru Wednesday, January 18th! I've also just posted a new unit..."Snow Much Fun! Math & Literacy Unit". It's loaded with lots of great activities that support the common core standards. Just click the pic to check it out!

Freebie! FREEBIE! Thanks to everyone for all of your sweet comments! To say thanks, here's a couple more Sentence Scrambler freebies that many of you have requested. I've also made a Level 2 version of the Sentence Scramblers-be sure to leave a shout-out & let me know what you think! LUV to hear from you!!!



Click the pic for your FREEBIE!

Hope you have a super week!

It's Time to Party With the Penguins!

It's just a few short hours until my firsties return to the classroom so this will be a short & sweet post. {Need to get some ZZZs-not looking forward to that alarm in the morning!} I spent a few hours today in my classroom getting ready to begin our unit on penguins. Don't you just love those lil black & white cuties? We're starting off with some non-fiction books and this lil craftivity...

Check out my "Party With The Penguins" unit for this pattern & oodles of penguin centers & activities at my Teachers Pay Teachers  or Teachers Notebook shops.



Happy Winter!

Wild About Winter!

Happy New Year to all my blogging friends! It seems that this holiday break just flew by & I have just 2 more days until my lil firsties return to the classroom. I promised myself that I would try really hard to stay away from my computer during our holiday break {ha ha-You know how hard that is!?!}...well I almost made it! I'll admit, winter is not my favorite season-I love a hot summer day...{and not just because I'm a teacher!! lol}but I am really anxious to get started on some super-fun winter activities with the kiddos! I absolutely LOVE snowmen & Jennifer at First Grade Blue Skies has the cutest snowmen ever in her "Lets Make a Snowman" packet-sooo loved her polka dotted arms & legs! I needed to figure out a way to make a snowman & snowlady that would go along with our jungle theme....so bring on that "zebra-print bling"!!! I used some of my leftover bulletin board border to make the zebra & leopard-print arms & legs. I just love how they turned out! Thanks for the inspiration Jennifer!

{I'll be posting some of my winter freebies before I head back to the classroom on Tuesday!}

Happy Winter!!!!