Hip Hop Easter's On Its Way SALE item & Freebie!

Wanted some fun and creative ways to learn, so I created this HIP HOP Easter set for grades P-1 (math and literacy activities). I sure hope someone can use them!! I have included a freebie along with it!! Enjoy!! Click the images...

This Spring/Easter Math and Literacy set is a creative way to get students up and moving, while learning the basics. These activities can be introduced and used during whole group or small group instruction. They can later be used as reinforcement in independent centers.

The set includes the following:

* 6 different colored bunny ears, feet, noses (to create hip hop fun)
* Directions for each activity below:
* Bunny Hop Musical Game (similar to musical chairs)
* Bunny Hop Story & Retelling Activity (PLUS worksheet for reinforcement)
* Bunny Hop I Spy a Sound (Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds) Activity (PLUS worksheets for independent practice)
* Bunny Hop Addition Activity - 2 ways to play (PLUS recording sheets)
Bunny Hop Subtraction Activity - 2 ways to play (Plus recording sheets)
* Bunny Hop Writing Activity (PLUS worksheet included)
* Bunny Hop One more, One less Activity (PLUS worksheets and number line included)
* Addition Facts (on bunny feet)
* Subtraction Facts (on bunny feet)
* Number cards (on eggs)

Thank you for supporting our classroom with your purchase!!

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Flutter Fly Fluency for Beginning Readers

37 more days left of school... CRCT is quickly approaching, so what are we doing right now?

::::: We are reviewing concepts in FUN ways!! Students are really having to dig deep to defend their answers and give support for their responses!! :::::

:::::NEW CREATION:::::

Need an extension or intervention fluency set that incorporates some of the first 100 fry sight words? This set can be used in two ways:

Extension -- Have students who have mastered the first 100 sight words? This is a great small group activity. 

Intervention -- Have students who are still struggling with reading passages with sight words fluently? Use this as an 8-week intervention.

Students can use the hummingbirds to help them to follow along from line to line while reading. Hummingbirds are flutter quickly, so this can encourage students to read more quickly with each reading.

This set includes the following:

* Directions for Use
* Hummingbirds (assemble onto craft sticks)
* 8 Worksheets for practice
* 8 week's worth of simple passages comprised mostly of the first 100 sight words 
* 40 student passages (for the 8 weeks - one per day for 8 weeks)
* 8 Teacher Copies (that include each week's passages to mark on while student reads AND data recording space to record number of words, errors, and total word read)

This activity is great for small group introduction and then moved into an independent center activity. 

Thank you for supporting our classroom with your purchase!!

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1300 Followers Freebie & Sale item!

A HUGE thank you to all of you for following me  throughout the past couple of years. I find joy in creating items for you and want to also thank you for supporting my classroom.

I have been on hiatus for a couple of weeks, as we have had a lot going on at school... busy, busy, busy! I haven't done any creating since then. I finally have a little breathing time today, so I wanted to thank you all by creating a freebie which can get you excited to be thinking ahead to a fresh new year (as some of us think about what next year has to offer... you never know)!! I created this welcome sign, which can be used as a banner (just add ribbon). In addition, I have marked down a newer item in my TpT store (see below). Just a way to say THANK YOU!

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{SALE for one week}

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Sharing is Caring Sunday ~ Spring Freebie!!

Thank you for visiting on Sharing is Caring Sunday!! I am enjoying this wonderful Spring-like weather here in NE Georgia, so I thought it only necessary to share a new item I made as this week's FREEBIE:

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Come back each Sunday for a different FREEBIE!! :)

Signs of Spring & Mini-Contest

It has been warmer since last week's WINTER BLAST! This warmer weather is making me think about SPRING! Yay! Spring also means allergy trouble for me, but I love the warmer weather too much not to be excited. :)

With signs of Spring in the air, I wanted to share a couple creations that are more Spring Themed:

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and follow me on TpT to enter to win one of the below sets for FREE!

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Drawing will be held on Sunday!

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Five for Friday

In addition to spring on my mind... Let me share Five for Friday from Doodle Bugs Teaching!!

Been enjoying all of this post-winter storm weather. Outside time with my family is SO important!

Stressing a little that I have had 4 winter days and then a week of Winter Break out of the classroom. Don't get me wrong, I love time with my family, but I needed those FOUR days to conduct a MOCK writing assessment. Now, I am super pushed for time, because on top of that, we have some mock CRCT testing to do for the state in math... eek! The 5th grade State Writing assessment is March 5th, so it is GO time when I return Monday!

On top of creating new materials, I have also been preparing items for an upcoming Kids Consignment sale (for the beginning of March). Inputing items, tagging, items, etc.

Happy about the upcoming weather forecast AND the fact that I get to wear my FLIP FLOPS this week! Oh boy, that means I need to pedicure my toes..

Excited to begin a NEW linky beginning NEXT Wednesday. It is always my goal to walk closer to and have a close relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ. To help me (and maybe others) focus more on HIM, I wanted to do a little something as a mid-week refresher. I hope you will join me in order to...

I am also enjoying the Sharing is Caring Sunday each week and the fact that people really appreciate it. Let me know what you think about it, and if you feel it is beneficial. 

Longest break ever... and Turtle Time

We had 4 days of snowy weather out of school and then winter break right after that... Feels as if I haven't been in the classroom for AGES!! Cannot wait to get back at it! In the meantime, I have been spending time with my family and doing a little creating here and there.

As a 5th grade teacher, and having been a Kindergarten teacher, my heart just breaks when students make it all the way to 5th having difficulty reading. I truly believe this began in K and 1st grade. As I was thinking about what a STRONG foundation our students need, I thought back to an activity I did in Kindergarten, which inspired this newest creation. Back then, I found little turtle clip art, printed them and pasted them to craft sticks. We used them to help us SLOW down and stretch each individual sound when blending sounds to read words. This was a hit with the children, as they were very eager to grab a turtle during "turtle time" reading during small group. I wanted to add a little touch to this idea by creating reading cards and practice sheets to assist in building this foundation. You can find the following in my TpT store. Don't forget to come back each Sunday for a Sharing is Caring Sunday Freebie!!

This Turtle Time Set helps students SLOWLY stretch sounds in order to blend and read words. This set includes the following:

* Directions for Use
* Turtles (assemble onto craft sticks)
* 4 Worksheets for practice
* 56 Blending cards (Real Words with picture representation)
* 56 Blending cards (without picture representation)
* 58 Nonsense word cards

This activity is great for small group introduction and then moved into an independent center activity. 

Thank you for supporting our classroom with your purchase!!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Blending-Sounds-Stretching-Sounds-Slowly-1123833

Hippity Hoppity Number Line Activities

Spring will be here before you know it, so I wanted to create something with a little bit of Spring feeling (as I cannot wait for the Spring time weather). In addition to something Spring-like, I wanted to create a LARGE number line that can be used as a floor center activity. With this set, students would work with the number line to get familiar with addition, subtraction, counting on, etc. by manipulating the bunny (hopping him left and right on the number line). Hope this small group or center activity is useful for you! Click on the image below to grab yourself a copy!

This Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny LARGE number line can be used during small group time or as an individual/group center activity.

This set works on the following skills:

* Counting 0-10 or 0-20 or 0-30
* Skip Counting by 2s 
* Missing Number on Number Line
* Adding and Subtracting with Number Line
* Counting on from given number
* One More/One Less
* Ten More/Ten Less

The set includes the following materials:

* Directions
* Activity Ideas Sheet
* Large Number Line Plain (easily assembled) either 0-10, 0-20, or 0-30
* Large Number Line with Eggs (easily assembled) either 0-10, 0-20, or 0-30
* Large Bunny graphic (for hopping on number line)
* Dice cut out 
* Egg Number cards (0-30)
* 8 Direction cards (with visual directions) for each activity
* 7 Activity recording sheets (for different activities)

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Math-Number-Line-Activities-Spring-Bunny-1119756 

Something New Sunday...

Do your students need work with understanding the various representations of quantities? Here is a Kindergarten math center activity that will assist children with the concept of number and quantity.

When I taught Kindergarten, we learned so much about number sense through our Number Talks. In addition to those in depth conversations, students need constant practice and exposure to quantities. They need the foundation and understanding that a quantity can look different, yet be the same amount.

This center activity will give students practice with looking at quantities in different formats. Grab a copy in my TpT store by clicking the image below. Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom with your purchase!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Numbers-0-30-Number-Representations-Pile-It-High-Ice-Cream-1117232

Mega Math Set ~ Counting Sheep

Spent a couple days here and there on this new set.

It is so important to build a strong foundation in number sense using manipulatives. Here are some sheets that can be used in guiding students with the understanding of numbers. I HIGHLY recommend using some type of counter with this set (or even make several copies of the sheep provided in the set) so children can manipulate with numbers and quantities.

This is a large set that covers the following Kindergarten mathematics areas:

ALL Kindergarten standards in these categories... 

* COUNTING AND CARDINALITY 
* OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING
* NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN

The theme is a Counting Sheep theme. 

Some of the activities include:
* Counting by 1s and 10s to 100
* Counting on from given number
* Writing numerals to match sets
* Counting and writing numeral for various quantities
* Drawing an amount of objects to match numeral
* Count and dot with bingo dauber 
* Roll it, Count it, Draw it
* Subitizing
* How many +1
* Greater than, Less than, Equal to
* Comparing Numerals
* Addition/Subtraction with 10 Frames
* Addition/Subtraction word problems
* Different ways to represent quantities
* How many more to make 10
* Compose & Decompose Numbers

TOMORROW, I will have a FREEBIE from the set for you!

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Snow Encouraged Creation

Since we are out for a couple of snow days, why not take the opportunity to spend time with family, goof around, and do a little creating. The snow has inspired me to create this today. It will be FREE for anyone who comments below and follows me on Facebook today! Leave a message below AND on Facebook after following - then I will send the file to you through Facebook! Thank you :) Click below to preview it in my TpT store:

Retelling Stories using 'Key' Ideas

This is a fun and creative way to have students retell key ideas from stories (K & 1st grade CCRL2). 

ELACCKRL2: With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, 
including key details. 

ELACC1RL2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate 
understanding of their central message or lesson. 

After reading a story aloud, have students write key details on the key templates. One key detail per key. They can write on one side and illustrate on the other. **Note: I would copy keys on thick paper or card stock**

Once they complete each key detail, they cut the keys out and string them on either a chenille stem, pipe cleaner, ring hook, etc. Now, students have their story (in order), so they can retell the key details from the story. Click the image to get a copy from my TpT page. Thanks in advance:)

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All of my earlier creations are listed on my site by grade level. All my newest creations will be posted on my TpT site. Please follow along, if you wish. Again, thank you for your support! Click image or click TpT link above.

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Morning Message (K-5)

Morning message CAN be a very important learning tool IF it is used correctly. Having a morning message without a purpose is pointless. First of all, why have a morning message time? Teachers have different purposes for their morning message. Many use it to introduce or practice skills. Others use it as a good morning group time message. Some do not really know why they do it, they have just seen it being done and put a message up.

Morning message can be a powerful tool. How? By embedding many skills throughout the message, you can teach and reteach with ease. After thinking a lot about morning message time when I taught Kindergarten, the purpose was primarily for catching writing mistakes. Now that I teach 5th grade, there are many skills that can be touched upon during that time, which will SAVE you time later... and allow you to formatively assess students' knowledge of certain standards.

This is the first set I have made, which is designed for use in K-2nd grades. I am working on a version for grade 3-5, as well. In this 36 week set, teachers can use one message per week. Throughout the week, I have listed certain skills to work on that are embedded throughout each message. Here is a sneak peek. You can purchase this set in the K, 1st, or 2nd grade in my shop at the grade level links above.