Weekend Recap and Some Classroom Management!

AHHH what a weekend.  I had such a busy weekend with my honey and with Halloween parties.  It's so hard to be me right now with all the planning for the wedding and house hunting.  It's so hard to find time and just hang.  

This weekend that is exactly what we did.  We went to an apple orchard and had some fun apple picking.  We go to this one every year and it's so much fun looking and finding apples.  Here's what it looked like...

After apple picking, we had to rush home and get ready for a Halloween party one of our friends was throwing.  This is the first year I do a couple costume with my honey.  I usually dress up with my BESTIES but this year we were in all different places.  

I knew there were contests going on so I knew our costume had to be good and original...and it was!

We were grandparents!  And ...we won funniest costume!!  We won 50$ so our night was pretty much free which was AMAZING!  I love a good deal. =) 

What you can't see so well is my toosh.  I bought a fake one and it literally made the outfit so funny!

I leave you with one more thing....

This is my friend the "Pumpkin Whisperer"

In the beginning of every year my little ones have a hard time understanding the different between telling the teacher when someone is hurting their feelings or hurting them and just tattling.  I am sure we can all agree, it is not fun hearing about 25 tattles a day ranging from he touched my pencil or he burped and didn't say excuse me....YIKES!  

So I love Halloween season where the "Pumpkin Whisperer" comes in to play!  I tell my students that the "Pumpkin Whisperer"is there to listen to all their stories and tattles.  However when someone hurts them or their feelings, it needs to get to me first.  All the other fun tattles can go to the "Pumpkin Whisperer".  I then go on to explain that at the end of the day the pumpkin tells me all the stories they whispered into their ear.  

Can I say....they actually believe me.  I allow them at snack time to tell the pumpkin their tattles and some things that happened during recess, etc. etc.  You would not believe the line that forms during snack.  It makes me giggle so much that these little sweeties are so sweet and innocent.

It does teach them whats important tattling and what can be swept under the rug.  

What a great idea right?

What do you to control the tattling in the classroom?  I'd love to hear your ideas and see if I can put it to  good use in the classroom!

Coming up this week....

Updating version of my Thanksgiving Craft.  The stencils are about the same but the printables are changed a bit and more has been added to this bundle.  Stay tuned!!

Out With The Old & In With The New- Johnny Appleseed!

I think I have a post with that same title!  Oh well.  I am excited to be recreating old products and making them even more fabulous than before.  I have redone my Johnny Appleseed Craftivity! 

The craft is my absolute favorite!

It's sweet little Johnny with a basket of apples.  

What has changed about the packet?  Well everything.  I loved the old packet so much but decided to add some more writing printables and fun things that I know my little ones will have a blast making.

I love the old but am so lovin' the new packet!  The craft is adorable too.  Would be great for a bulletin for the beginning of the year.  I think my sweethearts will love it when they get back from school.

This craft includes:

-instructions/pictures/stencils for the craft

-writing prompts/full&half/primary&secondary lines/b&w

-ABC Order

-Can, Has and Is

-How Well Do You Know Me?

-First, Next & Last

-Listing

-Word of the Day

-Making Words (2 printables)

-Adjectives

-Word Search

-Writing a letter to Johnny Appleseed

-Writing prompts with different topics

-"If I Had a Bushel of Apples" writing prompts

If you have recently bought this you can go ahead and click on the download button to retrieve the NEW packet.  If you have not yet grabbed this, click HERE to take you there!

Don't forget to let me know what you think if you grab it. =) 

Stay tuned this week and next for some more treats I have been creating non-stop!  So excited to share them with you.  

Up next in the line-up:

-More changes to some fabulous oldies but goodies crafts

-Grandparent's Day Craftivity

-Space Craftivity

-Back 2 School Crafts

-Classroom Management Bundle

-Freebies

  Drop me a comment letting me know you follow me on Bloglovin and leave me your e-mail!  

I will choose 3 winners tonight and they will win this cute little packet. (I always say tonight but I always forget, so let's say tomorrow!)

Congrats to # 2, 6 and 1!  

I will be e-mailing you shortly. =)

Remember this?  

I loved the old packet but love the new one so much more.  Coming this week!

Happy Sunday!

Fun with Apples Unit!

Hey everyone!!  I’m so excited to finally be posting my Fun with Apples Unit!  It’s full of literacy and math centers, plus crafts and tons of fun printables for your little ones.

This packet will definitely get your sweethearts excited about the Fall and get into the routine of centers.

Here is it is!

Here's a close up of what's inside!

I have included a bunch of Literacy Centers that go great for the Fall.

The Math Centers are great too and will definitely keep your little ones entertained and learning!

I'm so happy it's finally complete and I can share it with all of you.

Here’s some more sneak peaks on the crafts!! 

Love this!  It's a cute writing craft for your little ones to create as they learn more and more about apples!

But my favorite is this:

That's my sweet little brother, who couldn't wait to try this on. 

=)

This adorable apple hat.  It's an apple hat your sweethearts can make on their very own.  In the apple are writing prompts for them to fill with apple facts!



Here are some fun printables to work on with your little ones.

This bundle includes:

Literacy Centers

-    Roll, Read and Cover Letters and Blends

-    Roll, Read and Cover Short “a” words.

-    Roll, Read and Cover Nonsense Words.

-    Real vs. Nonsense (Sorting)

-    ABC Me

-    It’s Rhyme Time

Math Centers

-Roll, Read and Cover Number Words

-Roll, Read and Cover Numbers.

-Roll and Cover with addition and subtraction.

-Stop Ordering Me Around! (ordering)

-Playful Patterns!

-Yummy Add Up’s! (Addition) &Don’t Take Me Away! (Subtraction).

All centers come with recording sheets for your little ones to jot down what they learned!

There’s so much more included! Most of the centers come with printables for students to work on before they go to  that center.

Also inside

-    Apple Parts (labeling)

-    Number Sense

-    Handwriting

-    Bobbing for Sounds (short “a” & nonsense)

-    Word of the Day

-    Ordering

-    -Number Sense

-    Review Sheet and Quiz on Apples. great for a Social Studies Grade.

-    Adjectives

-    Write It & Draw It

-    What’s in Your Apple?

-    How Many Apples Do You See?

-    My Favorite Apple!

-    Vocabulary Book

-    Green Yellow Red, Which Apples Do You Like Best? (Apple Taste Test)

-    Apple Patterns

-    Word Search

-    Draw, Label and Cut

-    Apple Investigations

-    Life of an Apple

-    K W L

-    Can Have Are

-    Sort My Size

-    How Well Do You Know Me?

-    Apple ABC’s

-    Ordering Them Apples

-    Writing Printables (full&half page, primary & secondary lines, b&w)

-    Apple Craft with writing printable

-    Apple Craft Hat with fun facts

Your sweeties will love this packet.  I am so happy I was able to finish this because I know my little ones will think it’s so much fun.  You  can grab this by clicking HERE or going straight to my .   If you do grab this, please let me know what you think.  I love to hear what you think. =)

I hope your little ones love it.

Want to win this packet?  I will give this Fall Apple Unit to 3 lucky winners. 

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Congrats to #1, #21 and#28!  I will be e-mailing you shortly with my Apple Unit!

I hope you will enjoy it!

Good luck!