Product Swap and a Cute Halloween Freebie!

Hey everyone! It's finally the product swap that we all have been waiting for !

I'm so excited to share with you the product I reviewed because your going to love it as much as I did!  First I want to say a big thank you to Jess for setting this swap up!

 

Okay!  So let's get right to it!  I was paired with an awesome blogger named Kerri

 

  I was given the great opportunity to review an item from her TpT Store and It seriously took me forever to decide.  I truly enjoyed everything she had in her Store.  I did finally wind up choosing her Words that Pop Up Packet (Based on Treasures Reading Series). The reason why I chose this was because we use Treasures Reading for our school and I thought this would be perfect for enforcing words and reading skills in a positive and fun way.  Boy was I super excited when I downloaded it. Take a look at some pics!  

 

I really enjoyed these particular printables.  What I did with these is every week we had new spelling words.  I would send the appropriate worksheet home for parents to read.  This sheet was a reminder to parents letting them know which were the "popcorn" words for the week.  These were certain words that would "pop" up in the readings for the week.  This way the parents can review with their kids the words.  I thought this was great!  Moving on to more worksheets...

 

 

Okay.... so because I am a nervous wreck about showing my student's work on here I did these worksheets on my own!  I just wanted you to get a glimpse of how it looks and how simple enough it is for the kiddies to do it on their own. I use these as centers.  I staple one of the pages above with the matching sheet which looks like this...

 

 

The kids really enjoy this is as a center.  It's a packet with the words that they are learning for the week.  It looks so pretty when they do the rainbow write it!  You definitely need to use it as a center.  They will have a blast with it.

 

 

Finally, I must show you my absolute favorite part of this packet!! It's awesome for centers as I have been using it for the past 2 weeks as the "Stinky Cheese Game".  The kids really do love this and you'd be surprised how much they learn in just playing for 15 min!  I cut and laminate all the sight word cards... This is what the cards look like...

 

 

 

okay so the way this game works is so easy!  There are about 30 sight words cards that you see above.  You can have your kids work in their center and mix all the cards up.  The kids are to pick up a card (taking turns).  They are to sound out the sight word.  If they can sound it out on their own they keep the card.  If they can't, they place the card back.  Whoever has the most cards at the end wins.  Here is where it gets fun!  If a child picks up the stinky cheese card that means they have to put all their cards back in the pile and start collecting all over again!   So the game can change at any minute!  Your kiddies will love this!!   Did you like what you saw? Then hop on over to Kerri's Blog and become her newest follower!  Or get yourself over to her TpT Store and see what else she has in her great store!   Also before I enjoy the rest of my weekend...I wanted to link up with Teaching Blog Addict for Friday Freebies!!

    I wanted to share a cute writing prompt for your little ones to dive into for Halloween!  Isn't it so cute?  

   You can use this as a center or writing grade.  It's such a great way to get your kiddies practicing on their writing skills!  You can grab your Halloween Freebie here at my {TpT Store} ...don't forget to let me know what you think if you grab it !     I have one more giveaway tomorrow for the end of my 1 week giveaway!  Check back in tomorrow for one last giveaway! =)

Day 4 Giveaway ...Woot Woot!

Hi all...it seems that these giveaways are a great idea!  It's day 4 of the giveaway and I'm excited to introduce the next blogger. She's my real life friend.  We work together and shes awesome!  It's Teri from A Cupcake for the Teacher !!

Her page is awesome!  She's donating any item from her store!  So make sure to enter. =)

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3rd Day of Giveaway!

Okie gals!  It's now the 3rd day of my week long giveaway!  Today's giveaway is my blogging pal Heidi from My Not So Elementary Life

 

She is donating any item in her store!  She has some awesome products!  You know the deal.  Follow the guidelines I will be checking to make sure girls!  Good luck!

 

 

 

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2nd Day of Giveaway and Fire Safety Craftivity!

Hey all! So it's the second day of my week long giveaway. I'm so excited to be presenting you with the next blogger, but first I want to show you my latest craft!  My Fire Safety Craft Packet!

 

 

Fire Safety Week is Oct 7-13th.  This packet will keep your kiddies entertained and will enlighten them on the importance of fire safety.  It's very important for kids to know about how to stay safe and what to do in case of a fire. 

 

This packet includes:
-stencils/directions
-writing prompts half/full page primary/secondary lines b & w
-letter to firefighter
-ABC order
-fire safety checklist
-adjectives
-true/false worksheets
-fun facts
and more printabes!

 

Here ...take a closer look and see what's inside this packet...

 

 

Grab one for fire week. Your students will have a great time making their own hydrant and learning about how to stay safe! If you grab one, don't forget to leave me a comment letting me know what you think. =) You can grab it Here at my TpT Store

 

Moving on to my 2nd giveaway for the week!  I personally think she's awesome! She's so helpful.  She's Lori from Teaching With Love and Laughter

 

 

  Lori's giving away this fabulous packet!

  It's great for Thanksgiving and will keep your little ones excited for the holidays!  Enter here and make sure to follow all the guidelines...I'll be checking. =) Good Luck!     a Rafflecopter giveaway

My Fabulous 500 Follower Giveaway!

 

Hey everyone!  I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  I've been trying to get over a cold so my weekend was not the best.  I am excited for this 500 follow giveaway!  I've been wanting to do it but I have been so busy at work, so I am so happy to finally post about it!

 

So this is what I am doing.  I am doing a different giveaway daily! This way everyone can enter in minutes and you don't take 20 minutes entering for all these different prizes!

 

I am donating my Christopher Columbus Packet and my Halloween Craftivity! 

 

 

 

 

These packets are great because their right around the corner!  Come enter this for this giveaway. 

We also have great bloggers donating any items from their storee...

 

Lori from Teaching With Love and Laughter

 

 

 

    Heidi  

Jess from Mrs. Standford's Class
 

Teri from A Cupcake for the Teacher

 

      Check back this week for a new giveaway daily! =) This giveaway ends Monday so enter now =) Good Luck! I learned how to finally work rafflecopter through my good blogging gal Lori from Teaching with Love and Laughter. She has an awesome tutorial on how to use rafflecopter. Thanks girl!        
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Johnny Appleseed Day and a Sweet Gingerbread Craft!

Yay! It's Johnny Appleseed Day!  Did anyone celebrate the big day?  What did you do?

We had such a fun time celebrating this day.  I had asked the parents earlier in the week if they could bring items involving apples.  I wanted the kids to enjoy a fun day eating what Johnny loved.  So many kiddies participated. Look at all the goodies we had.

 

 

 

If you notice, my Johnny Appleseed Craft is behind all the treats.

Wow did they bring things.  We still have left overs for days so thats great.  Here is a more closer look at the treats.

 

 

 

Now really, doesn't that look delish?  So happy with the outcome. 

Also take a look at the boards we did.  I share a board with my pal Teri from A Cupcake for the Teacher .... Take a look at how our boards came out!

 

 

 

Came out great right?  Ahh it was such a fun day.  Now im excited for Halloween,Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Speaking of Christmas....yes Christmas! LoL!  I have come up with this cutest little craft.  I have been recently telling you I have the best craft coming.  This isn't it. LoL!  But boy did I love making this craft too.  It made me excited for Christmas! Do you read to your kids the Gingerbread Stories during the holidays?  Don't they love it? My kids looooooove it so much!  I even throw them a gingerbread hunt.  Which means a teacher comes in the class and tells us she saw the gingerbread man.  So we go out in a panic (but still in straight lines =) ) looking for him.  We pass by certain classrooms where he leaves us clue for where to go next.  We lastly end up at the principal's office where she says he left but left some gingerbread cookies for them to eat.  It's such a fun day for them and they talk about it with their friends and share ideas about where he could be.

I decided to make my own gingerbread boy and girl.  Take a look.

 

 

 

This cute little packet is only $1.50!

 

This craftivity includes:

-stencils/patterns for the  girl/boy gingerbread craft

-directions for making stencils

-writing prompts half/full/primary/secondary

 

Grab one Here at my TpT  and save it for later.

I still have more Christmas ideas going on in my head. So stay tuned!

 

 

If you like this craft...or looooove this craft as much as I do...leave me a sweet comment with your email saying you either follow my Blog or my TpT  and you could win this tonight! The first 3 to comment will take this craft home! =)

Long Lost Crate Pics!

Hey everyone!  I wanted to post my latest craftivity, but i am still working on it ....wahhh!  Hopefully this week I will have it  up!  I know you guys will love it so stay tuned!

In the meantime I was wondering what to post.  I am always taking pics of my classroom and my creations and then I came across something I made in the summer and never posted!!  My crates!!

I loved making these.  They were shockingly fun to make and they turned out great.  Can I just say that my kiddies love love love this!  They are always asking if they can sit on them.  I only have 5 so I use them to my advantage.  I let the students know if they behave I will call the quietest students to sit there when we read a story.  Boy do they get quiet!! 

Okay first we got the wood from Home Depot.  I believe it was 1/2 inch plywood.  The guy cut the wood for me so it fits in the crates.  I went next door to Walmart to get the foam for the cushion and then the fabric.  I wanted my fabric to be bright because my classroom is.  Here is the pic of when we first got to work. 

 

Another teacher friend of mine used the leopard fabric. I loved it but I couldn't copy her fabric! lol  Here's what we did next.

We started to staple gun the foam to the bottom of the wood.

This is how it looks when your done stapling.  Don't worry if it looks messy like mine.  That won't matter when you do the same thing with the fabric.  The top of the seat will look nice and smooth and the bottom can look scrunchy because noone is going to really see it.

This is what the final result looks like.  Don't they look fabulous?  I absolutely love them.  They are comfy, cute and make the room look great.  Here is what it lookslike in my room.

 

How great does that look?  Now seriously that chair I bought for myself is like heaven.  I find myself having the kids go to the reading center so I can sit there!!  

So thats my tutorial on how to make perfect crates.  I recommend doing it with a teacher friend.  It makes it more fun and you get to chit chat in between.  I hope you can make this because your kiddies will really enjoy it!

 

Okay before I start getting ready to go watch my Cowboys at 1, I wanted to remind you of Johnny Appleseed this Wednesday.  Check out my Johnny Appleseed Craftivity here at my TpT Store 

I know I reached 500 followers about a week or so ago.  I am working on a great giveaway with some awesome bloggers. Stay tuned!  Enjoy your weekend gals!