January Must Haves!

Hey sweets!  I wanted to make this post short and sweet!  My day is so busy filled with seeing dj's/photographer/videographers for our wedding!  And I am finally ending my night with a dinner with my amazing bridesmaids!  So this post has to be to the point. =)

I wanted to go over my January Must Haves with you.  I have been using these monthly packets from an awesome blogger!  Kelly from Teacher Idea Factory has awesome packets every month.  This is awesome for morning work for your little ones as soon as they walk in that door .  You can check out that packet or her other awesome products by clicking HERE.  This is just some of the fun printables it includes!

She even has an awesome Math Unit!

These are awesome for extra practice, homework or morning.  I like to use the Reading in the morning time when they walk in.  The worksheet is already on their desk and they are now getting used to reading the directions on their own and working quietly.  It's great!

I like to give the Math after lunch because they are very energetic after eating so it gives them a challenge!

What do you like to do with your kiddies when they first walk in your door?  I'd love to hear your ideas. =)

That's it for now.  =)  I am off to get ready for an early dinner with my lovely bridesmaids.  Stay tuned this week for some awesome crafts coming your way! 

Happy Sunday.

100th Day Writing Packet and New Year Pics!

Hey everyone!  I hope I am not too late.  I have been desperately trying to finish this packet up before everyone has their 100th day.   It's adorable.  It's full of writing prompts for the 100th day.  This packet will surely keep your kiddies entertained for this celebration!

 What a great way to celebrate being 100 days wiser than with this packet. It's just what you need to get your students writing It's full of writing prompts that will get your kiddies excited to write. 

This packet includes:
-writing prompts b&w/primary/secondary/full and half page
-ABC order
-Word of day
-Certificate of completion


Your little ones will love this packet. Grab one now. =) If you do grab one, don't forget to let me know what you think. I love to hear from you.

You can grab this packet HERE or you can hop on over to my { TpT } to check out all my other crafts!  You must stay tuned this week.  I have been working on so many different crafts for all these holidays coming up, I am almost done.  

I wanted to show you a glimpse of my New Year's Craftivity.  My kiddies loved making them.  I hung these up on a line so you can't seem them on a bulletin.  But I think they came out just great.  Boy do the kiddies have a lot of goals for the year.  

Happy Wednesday! =)

Leave a comment below saying you follow my { TpT } or my { Pinterest } and you will have a chance to win this packet! I will pick a winner tonight. =)

Congratulations Mrs. Lynes!  I will be sending your packet soon. 

Dental Healthy Craftivity Packet!

So I was originally going to post today about my 100th day packet that I recently completed.  However, I was going through my TpT Store and realized I have had my Dental Health Packet completed for about 1 month or more now and never told you guys about it.  How embarrassing!  I really loved making this too.  It was so much fun to make!  Well let me tell you more about this.

This is an adorable packet that will get your kiddies wanting to learn more about their teeth.  It's stuffed with printables for the entire month.  It even includes a quiz for them to take (science grade).  Take a look at what's inside.

This a packet can be used all year around. It comes with a cute craft that students can take home with them. The craft comes with a pocket made just for the tooth fairy to leave them a treat. =) This booklet is stuffed with entertaining printables and lessons on what is healthy for your teeth. Take a peak at whats inside.

This packet includes:

Stencils/Directions for the craft

ABC Order

Writing Prompts/Primary/Secondary/Black and White

Listing

2 Words of day relating to dental health

Fun Facts Sheet

True/False Quiz (for science grade or can be used as worksheet)

Labeling with Matching Quiz or can be used as worksheet

Can Have Are

Brushing Schedule

Making Words

Certificate of completion

Personally, I love this packet.  I can't wait to make it with my little ones.  You don't have to wait to make it in February for Dental Health Month.  It's really an all year round thing.  

You can grab my Dental Health Packet HERE or you can drop by my { TpT } and check out my other products!  I have some great things for these next couple months.

Lately, I have been giving my first time products for free just for a few hours.  That's my treat for you all. =)  So I will be posting this product free until 10pm EST tonight.  So make sure to grab it now and not later.  Tiny catch?  You become my latest { Pinterest } Follower.  I am trying to make it to 1000 and I am sooooo close.  =)   Okie I am off! Since I didn't get a chance to post my 100th Day Craft, stay tuned this week for it.  You will love it. =)

Wait!  My bloggy gal Tiffany from Rockin Teacher Materials is having a Grade Level Giveaway.  I am donating my Valentine's Day Craftivity!  Hop on over her page to check it out.  Click on the link for the grade level you are looking for and check out all the awesome prizes!

Product Swap with an Awesome Blogger!

Hey everyone.  Happy Saturday!  I am so excited to be linking up with for my 3rd product swap. I am linking up with Jessica from Mrs. Stanford's Class

(Thanks to the amazing Michelle from The 3AM Teacher for the cute button)

I love doing this because I get to work with another blogger and share her great ideas!  So I was paired up with Sarah from Permanently Primary.  Check her page by clicking on the button below.

So first let me show you what I chose to review. It's a bundle full of awesome printables for all the short vowels sounds. 

Word Work Centers include (for EACH vowel):

-Shake Up (word search in a bottle!)
-Satisfy the Sentence (sentence completion)
-Mystery Word (unscramble)
-Line 'Em Up! (ABC Order)
-Build-a-Word (building words with letter tiles)
-Play It (phonics board game)
-Word Sort (sorting by pattern)
-Locate the Hunks (finding words with spelling pattern)
-Rainbow Words (repetitive writing practice)
-I Have, Who Has (word recognition game) One word... AMAZING! It really did come in handy since we just went over the short a sound.  I could use the printables in this packet to use as center work.  This way I can make sure the kiddies master the short a sound.  It's also a bonus that the worksheets are super fun!  Let me show you some of the worksheets the kiddies worked on.  I had them work on our magic carpet for an added bonus.

Let me explain this cute activity.  It's called Word Sort.  The kids are given flash cards with words that either have the short a sound or do not.  The students are to work together and sort the words to figure out which word belongs in the correct list.   This is what it looked like when the little ones were done.

I think they did a great job.  They had a great job doing it too!

Another fun center was Line Em Up.  It's basically a fun ABC Order game.

I printed out the cards in blue to make it more interesting.

This is what it looks like before the kids got to work.

And what it looked like when it was all completed.

The kiddies really liked working on these worksheets. My kiddos had to read the 1st worksheet on their own.  They were then asked to circle the words that have the short a sound.  I think they did a pretty great job.  I was pretty impressed! The next worksheet was fun too.  Using different crayons they had to rewrite the short a words listed.  Of course girls completed they worksheets, hence the pink crayons! =)

This worksheet was probably the most challenging for them. (notice the cross outs) We did this one together. Boy did they love it.  They had to unscramble the short a words.  I think they liked it so much because some of the kids would offer non sense words and it made the class laugh!  Oh to be a kid again!  These kinds of printables were also available for the other short/long vowels.  This is just what you need to help your kiddies practice their vowels and have fun at the same time.  They can be used as center work or independent work.  I was even considering giving some of these printables for homework.  Whatever you use it for will definitely help your class master the short vowel sound.  If you haven't checked Sarah's page yet, click HERE to take you right there. Did you love this product as much as I did?  Well Sarah and I thought it would be great to do a quick giveaway for your very own chance to win this awesome bundle!  Follow the Rafflecopter below to enter! This giveaway will end on Tuesday, so enter now.   Good Luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Classroom Tips for Organizing Books!

So as you know, this summer I created crates this past summer.  If you want to refresh your memory click HERE to take you to that post on how to create them!  They were easy and fun!  I made them with another teacher friend.

  The kids love coming here and always behave when I mention I will be choosing kiddies to sit down on the crates.  Most importantly, I use this for guided reading.  I sit down on the rug and read with them.  

I have had so many people come in to tell me how much they love it.  I grown a  real big ego from that. hehe  Anywho, this is how my reading corner looks!  

Isn't it awesome? I think so. =) And that chair...

AMAZING!

I find myself making excuses to go back there. =)

Well this is what you probably don't know.

I use them for storage!

This is a closer pic of my crate!

This is what I store inside....

My books for each month!

Every month there's a new holiday or person we celebrate.  Whether it's Martin Luther King or Santa, I store them by month.  That way when there is a new month, I go to the bins and grab the month I need.  Take a closer look...

The book are in Ziploc bags.  EASY! Such a great way to get organized and less hectic when your searching for a particular book (been there...not fun). 

Since it's January, I have books for MLK, New Year's and Penguins.  It's such an east strategy move.  I am so happy I came up with it.  

If you don't have crates to store them in you can still put them in Ziploc bags and store them in your closet.  You can store them in cubbies as well.  Wherever you have a small open space would work.  This would save you tons of time and energy.  You can also store other things in there.  I had TONS of pencil holders in the beginning of the year.  I stored the extras (about 50) in one of the crates as well.  

Since I do not have a rack yet for my library, I have to make with what I have.  So this is what I do each month to display my books for the month.

When the kiddies see me walk back to my reading corner and pick out a book, they know it's reading time and they get so excited!  

I hope this was helpful for you today.  It has made my life easier since I have been storing these labeled books   

How do you organize your books in the classroom?  I'd love to hear your ideas. =)

I still have not announced the winners for my giveaway.  Please bare with me.  I was given a new Mac from my honey this Christmas.  At first I loved him and couldn't stop thanking him.  Now I am reconsidering taking all that back.  LoL I get overwhelmed easily and let's just say, I am panicking.  I hate change.  I am still very much exploring this computer so give me until tomorrow to announce! 

Enjoy you night. =)

Adorable Groundhog Day Craft!

So February is one of my favorite months after October.  I will tell you why:

- Fiance's birthday

- Brother's birthday

- Best Friend's birthday

- Valentine's Day

- Holidays with the kiddies

 By holiday's I mean 100th Day, Groundhog Day, Dental Health Month, President's Day and Black History Month!

Did I miss anything?

This is definitely a busy month for the kiddos and myself.  I wanted to make it extra special for my kiddies this year so I came up with this cute craft for my little ones.


Groundhog Day Craftivity!

 Groundhog Day is near and this packet has just what you need to introduce this day to your little ones. It's stuffed with fun printables and an adorable groundhog craft, easy enough for your students to do on their own. Your kiddies will love completing this booklet!
This packet includes:
-craft/directions/pictures
-writing prompts/black&white/primary/secondary
-fun facts sentence strips
-describe it
-letter
-can have are
-making predictions
-word of the day
-abc order
-class survey/graphs

and more!

Grab one now! It will be a blast completing. =)
If you grab one, please let me know what you think by leaving me a comment. I love to hear your feedback!

Okie, so I have been in a generous mood lately and want to keep it going. =) I will keep this

 Groundhog Day Craftivity free for the next 3 hours, until 8pm tonight, EST.  So go ahead and DL it HERE.  My only catch?  That you becme my newest follower at my TpT Store

I am trying to reach 500, and when I do I want to do a sweet giveaway! =)

Okay yall I need to mentally prepare for school tomorrow, so I need to start getting my outfits ready and my lunch prepared! 

WAIT!  So many of you entered my giveaway!  Wow it was such a hit!  I will announce the winner tomorrow.  My rafflecopter seems to me freezing every time I try to open it.  So stay tuned this week for the winner of my giveaway and some very helpful oranizing tips!

I am linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It! 

Currently, Giveaways and Resolutions!

Happy New Year!  Hope everyone had a great time spending it with their families and friends! I went to the venue where I am getting married for New Year's.  They were throwing a party so I thought it was perfect.  It was so much fun.  Here's a picture of my family at the party!

 

 

I'm on the far left....as you can tell the prettiest of the group. =)

LoL

 

This is my honey and I!

 

 

 

It was so much fun.  I can't wait to do it again next year.

 

 

I was excited to go back to school and see my kiddies!  That dream was shortlived...it was fun for all of 1 hour I was there.  I went home because I felt sick.  I forced myself to go to school so it didn't look bad calling out on the first day back from vacation.  I have a really "serious" ear infection as the doctor liked to call it.  I even cried!  It was bad.  So I am off again today and tomorrow I will be back...hopefully. =)

 

In the meantime, I wanted to linking up Farley  with for the January Currently.  I love these and am so excited to do it for January.

 

I am so excited for what the new year has to bring for my family and myself.  Can't wait to continue with more wedding planning and hopefully buy a home this year!

 

My giveaway is almost over...don't forget to enter for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Amazon and my very own products at my TpT Store. 

 

 

 

Don't forget to check out my latest New Year's Craftivity!

 

 

It's full of fun printables for the New Year!  The kiddies can work on their resolutions!

 

 

 

My resolution for this year is to listen more.  I usually tune out while someone is talking.not on purpose, I promise!  I tend to start thinking about the rest of my day and all the things I need to get done. I will try my best to stay focused. =)

 

What are your resolutions? 

I'd love t hear them. =)