Testing Encourage-'mints'

Hey yall!

 

Well, this is the week.

The week of our BIG test.

The week we have been dreading preparing for all year.

 

I won't get into how I personally feel about this type of testing...I'll just simply say that I want my students to do their best.

 

To help give them a little boost of confidence each day before we test, I created these little testing encouragements. There are a ton of different types of testing printables out there, so these are certainly not unique. Just my spin on them :)

 

 

 

 

Snag your copy by clicking here or the picture below.

 

 

 

Wish us luck, friends!!!



3 Million Strong

Hey yall! Happy hump day!

 

Have you heard???

 

TPT is now 3 million teachers strong! You know what that means...time to celebrate with a huge sale!

 

 

Now is the perfect time to stock up on those Spring goodies!

 

You might like...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or my newest unit...

 

 

This pack includes graphic organizers and writing sheets for 10 different kinds of sea creatures, including blue whales, crabs, octopi (octopuses), starfish, seahorses, clams, jellyfish, and sea turtles. It also includes an ABC order activity, word search, and writing prompt.

 

 

 

Click on any of the products above to snag 'em.

 

Happy shopping, yall!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Spring Fling {freebie}

Hey yall!

 

First of all, I want to say a huge thank you for all the sweet comments and emails I've received over the past couple days regarding my last post. You all left such heartfelt comments and I feel so amazingly blessed to have such a supportive bloggy community!

 

Although I don't usually like to bring the mood down with my posts, you need to know that not everything is always rainbows and unicorns. It is therapeutic for me to get those thoughts and feelings out there, and I cannot thank you enough for listening.

 

I can't say that I am 100% back to my happy self, but I'm working on getting there :)

 

With that being said, let's move on, shall we???

 

I have been hard at work over the last few weeks on my newest pack and it is finally done and uploaded!

 

Click on the picture to get your copy!

 

Whew! I am so ready for Spring! I mean, I know it's here, but it sure doesn't feel like it! It has been downright chilly these past few days! Supposed to be back up to the 70s again this weekend, though :)

 

This CC aligned pack is my biggest math center pack yet. It has 10 math centers and is 89 pages long! Every center comes in both color and B/W and has a recording sheet that goes with it.

 

This pack meets the following CC standards:

1.OA.1

1.OA.2

1.OA.4

1.OA.7

1.OA.8

1.NBT.2

1.NBT.3

1.NBT.4

1.MD.3

1.MD.4 

 

Here are just a few snapshots of some of the centers:

 

 

You like? I am in love with all the fun colors!

 

Now, a little freebie for you :)

 

Head over to my TPT shop and download the preview for this packet to get my Springtime Sorting center! I would love some feedback if you do grab the freebie :)

 

 

Only 2 more days until a long weekend, yall! At least, for me anyways :)



How do you say "Ouch" in Japanese?

Hey yall! Still livin' it up over here in Okinawa!

My sis and I have been nonstop this week, and today was no different.

We went ziplining!

It. was. awesome.

But sooo tiring! I am pretty certain that I am going to wake up with some seriously sore body parts tomorrow...but it was definitely worth it!

The only problem I had today? I just could not seem to get the landing down.

I zipped, screaming the whole way, thinking I was heading straight for the landing.

Then....I would start to twist. I would kick my legs to try and get myself straight again, but alas....I could not.

So instead of landing on my feet, like my sis did every time, I landed on my butt.

That's where the "ouch" part comes in.

But it was still a lot of fun, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I got some awesome pictures and videos of my wipeouts, but I don't have my camera cord or adapter. So you will just have to wait until I get back home....but trust me, it will totally be worth the wait.

Have you guys been enjoying the guest bloggers? Aren't they awesome??? I don't know what I would do without them, because they are completely taking care of the "teachery"...but I got the "tidbits" part on lock this week :)

Be sure to check back tomorrow for Mary Beth from Run Teacher, Run!

Oh, and please go here and enter my giveaway. I mean, only like 5 people have entered. Seriously, people? I'm starting to think you guys have something against Japan....

So, if you want to save face and get back in my good graces, please go enter :) You've only got one more day.

Last thing....tomorrow is the last day of my sale, so stop by one of my shops and pick up some spring goodies!

This one seems to be popular right now...



...and this one...



...or you could get this one...



...and this one.



 

Granny Swallowed a Chick

Hey yall!

I am having a marvelous time here in beautiful Okinawa, Japan! We have a full schedule ahead of us, but I just wanted to let you know real quick about a new unit I have for sale.

Have you read this book?

Then you need my new unit, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick Literacy Activities.

 This 22 page unit includes:
*Story Sequencing: sequencing cards and recording sheet (cut and paste activity)
*Story/Syllable Sort: story cards for retelling, syllable cards, and recording sheet
*Rhyme Match: 16 word cards and recording sheet
*Sentence Scramblers: 5 different scrambled sentences and recording sheet

I'm too lazy and busy to create a cute little collage, so here are some pictures from the unit.

You can purchase this from Teachers Notebook here

or

from Teachers Pay Teachers here.

Here is a little freebie from the unit, just because... :)

First 3 to comment will get this unit free!!!

I hope you guys enjoyed Tammy's guest post yesterday. There are lots more coming to you this week, so stay tuned!

Okay, back to muh vacay!

Sayonara!

Bunnies Galore!

Hey yall! Happy Monday!

Remember this door?

I loved it, and it was an award winning door. But I was getting sick of it. Like, if-I-see-it-one-more-day-I-might-just-die sick of it. So, today I just started taking it down, without even a plan as to what would take it's place.

And then....I remembered!

We had gotten this cute little bunny craftivity from Teri...perfect!

So, I whipped out the paper and tracers, and we got busy. We modified ours a little, because I was running low on white contruction paper. So, I talked half of my kiddos into having brown bunnies :)

We also had just learned about using commas in a series. I wanted to incorporate this new skill into our writing, so I asked them to write 3 things that they would do if they were bunnies, put them in a series, and use the commas correctly. Most did great...but some will definitely need lots more practice.

I would give Easter eggs, let people hold me, and let people play with me.

I would jump, eat, and have big, soft, hairy ears.

I would have an adventure, travel, and throw eggs!

Aren't they presh? I think they turned out super cute!

I found some old spring border from last year, my little spring sign, and put these cute bunnies up.

So now, my door looks like this...





 I love it! Perfect way to welcome spring into our lives :) and I really didn't want to come back from Japan and see more Dr. Seuss stuff.

See how I managed to mention my trip in there? Yeah, the countdown is still on, people.

3 more days!!!

I'm thinking I should really get started on packing....

Sunday night blues? Not this girl! And a *freebie*!!!

Hey yall! Can you believe how fast this weekend went by? And I don't even care....wanna know why???

Because I am going to Japan in t-minus 4 days!!!

Just a little forewarning, the countdown is on, so expect to hear that every day for the next four days :)

Some of you were asking me why I was going to Japan, so I thought I would answer your questions.

This is my older sis (one of them) and I.

 Please ignore the sweaty. This was at Tybee Island and it was hot.

My sweet older sis and her family currently live in Okinawa, Japan. My brother-in-law is in the Army, and they have been stationed there for the last three years. We have missed them like crazy!!!

But they are moving back to the states this summer....yay!!! The problem is, the airline won't fly dogs during the summer months for such a long trip, and they need to get their black lab Holly back to the states.

Sooooo....cue moi!

I am flying over there during my Spring Break to visit for 12 whole days, and then I will be bringing Holly back with me!

This is Holly, and my sweet niece Morgan.

We are going to be adding Holly to our brood for the next month or two, until they move back to the states.


Hope these 2 don't give Holly too much hassle :)

We can't wait to take her to our favorite dog park! We went today, and look at how many people were enjoying it!

Okay, onto teachery things!

I finished my Spring Buddies Math Activities unit, and it is up for sale!

Pick this 33 page unit up at my TPT store here for $6.00
or
save a little money and get it from my TN store here for only $5.00!

I am lazy and did not feel like making a collage, so here is the breakdown and a few pics from the unit. This unit includes:

*Buzzing Fact Families: 8 cards, recording sheet, and answer sheet

*Spring Stories: 6 different word problems, corresponding counters, recording sheet, and answer sheet

*Puzzles for Ewe: 12 number cards, 120s chart, recording sheet, and answer sheet

*Bunny Bump: game card and corresponding game pieces

*Snail Time: 9 time cards, recording sheet, and answer sheet

 

I started adding answer sheets to my units, because I thought it might make checking their work a little faster. Is this something that you guys like? Just want to make sure I'm not wasting my time!

 

I love how this unit turned out! These little spring graphics are too cute! I really had a hard time deciding what to share with you guys as a freebie...but I think the snails are just adorable, so I went with those :)

 

Click here to get your free copy of the Snail Time math center.

 

Hope you guys aren't suffering from a case of the Sunday night blues!