Time for a Freebie!!

Head over to my tpt store to get this class book freebie!

Thank you Kimberly!

Thanks so much to Kimberly over at The Teachers Workspace for the Liebster Blog Nomination!  This award recognizes blogs with under 200 followers:-)  Kimberly's blog is super cute...you gotta check out the owls!  Make sure you stop by her blog for a visit:-)

http://theteachersworkspace.blogspot.com/

Here are my choices for The Liebster Blog award:


Kathy at http://kafysbooks.blogspot.com/

Anna at  http://annabanana1986.blogspot.com/

Jennifer at http://onthe21st.blogspot.com/

Charlotte at  http://cathedralkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Madame Aiello at http://teachingfsl.blogspot.ca/

Stop by their blogs for a visit:-)

And here's what the winners need to do:

1.Copy and paste this award on your blog.

2. Thank the giver and link back to them.

3. Reveal 5 other bloggers and let them know by commenting on their blog.

Alphabet Letter Exchange

So my hubby is outside working on building a new fence around our pool equipment.  I'm inside "working" by blog hopping!  Who is having more fun???

There's fun to be had at First Grade Found Me!  



Chrissy over at First Grade Found Me is doing an adorable letter exchange for some Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fun!  I hope tons of you will visit her and join in on the fun!

Here's how it works:

1. Your class will be assigned a letter of the alphabet and put into a group with 25 other teachers. Each teacher would have their class decorate 26 of that letter. A template like the letter below will be provided. You'll print it on cardstock and have your class decorate it. Decorate it however you like, just have fun and get creative!

2. You'll need to mail 25 of the letters to the members of your group and you'll keep one. Each teacher is responsible for their own postage charges. At the end of the project you should have a complete, unique, student-made alphabet!

3. You could also include a short letter about your class, school, and where you live. This is optional.

Here's the link to Chrissy!  


http://firstgradefoundme.blogspot.com

Apples Galore!

Over a month since I last posted:-(  Oops!  It's summer so not much happening anyway.  I just finished my apple unit and posted it in my Tpt store.  Hooray!  I was a little concerned about doing an apple unit at first because it's totally been done.  Once I started working on it I really got going and I love the final product!  My favorite part is the cute "apple basket" students make to keep all of their apple themed work in.  Fun!
Click on the cover to preview this unit!

A Give Away!

Sarah is having a give-away!  Visit her blog and check it out!
http://fcsandthensome.blogspot.com/

Linky Party!

Ok...here goes my first time joining a Linky Party!  I'm joining in on Kelley from The Idea Factory.

Here's the resources and things I couldn't live without:





Handy dandy flat staple remover!

 

Gotta have a deck of cards.  On the first day of school each kid writes their name on the top (flip it over and do it again).  I use these all year to call on kids for answers, forming groups and assigning partners.  Thank you Rick Morris!!






    I use Velcro to attach student responders to desks. 



So many peeps are celebrating the start of summer.  Me....I have two more weeks!  Not to worry.  I'm ready to dive in and make it a memorable end to a great year.  We're doin' dinosaurs this week and I'm way excited!  I haven't done any dino stuff for a long while but was ready to do something different:-)  Of course all my dino stuff was outta date so I haaaaad to buy Babbling Abby's fabulous dinosaur unit!  I have tons of laminating to cut out!