Directed Drawings and 120th Day of School

It's been awhile since I have blogged...

a long while actually.

Here are a few things we've been

up to in 1st grade!

120th Day activities

Directed Drawings

We are no longer allowed to run

construction paper through our

copy machine and it takes forever

for students to cut out pieces for crafts

 using templates.  I admit, I was upset for 

months about the no construction paper thing.

UNTIL.....I found a new (and I 

think better) way for students to have

an art activity with their writing project.

Directed drawings!

I LOVE how they turn out!

I think they are way better than 

a construction paper craft!

Aren't they adorable?!

If you'd like to try it in your classroom,

search Pinterest or you can check out 

my art Pinterest board HERE!

Here is our Leprechaun Soup.

As in.....I forgot to make something

to celebrate St. Patrick's Day,

and ran to the store that morning

to purchase a few things for our treat.

Our story souvenir with fiction

and nonfiction stories.

Traps made at home and

brought in to catch the

Leprechaun!

The door that appears in

our room every year.  Each 

day the leprechaun puts out

something new... a door mat,

watering can, his hat, etc.

Decorating hats for the

Leprechaun to shrink.

If you try this (which I

highly recommend!) practice

with an extra cup to see what

temperature works for you.

Or this could happen....

I learned the hard way last year.

I had 26 disappointed students.

The leprechaun was here but got away!

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Math Doubles Freebies & St. Patrick's Day!

I wrote a story......
AND included over 15 common
core activities to go with it!!!

It is a spin-off of The Gingerbread Man.

The Leprechaun Man runs through the
Irish countryside, away from several
characters, who at the end, take
their eyes off of the Leprechaun Man
(as they lean over to catch their breath!)
and quick as a wink, he is gone!

I hope you will check it out in
my TpT store!

Click the picture or here!

I had the story written last year for St. Patrick's Day, but none of the activities. I read the story to my students and they loved it and enjoyed making  connections to The Gingerbread Man. We also compared and contrasted the two stories on a chart paper.
                
Looking for more doubles practice? Here are 3 games to play! Click the picture or here for your freebie!

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A Little Late....A Little Early....Remind101

I will start with my "a little late"!
Since school has already started  for most, you can file it away for next year if you are interested!
It's a freebie!
     We have used the purple take home folders for years at our school. Most call them MOOSE books, but
I, of course, call them SAFARI books!
Click the picture to get an editable version.

Now for my "a little early"!
Okay...this may be a lot early...

This is a story I wrote, packed

with 18 common core activities to go with it.

No pictures are included in my story.

Students become the illustrators

and then you bind it and have a class

book for them to reread!

I hope you check it out!

Click here or the picture above!

Here is a peek at what is inside!

***First 3 to comment and leave

your email, get it FREE!

Here's a question for you...

HOW do you all manage NOT

to laugh...when one of your little

angels passes gas so LOUD and the

ENTIRE class bursts out laughing?!?!

It took everything I had folks...

everything I had...

I may or may not have let out 

a little snicker or two...

not because passing gas is funny 

of course...those kiddos laughs are

contagious!

Remind101

This site is awesome! Parents can sign

up, only takes a minute, and you can send

a mass text to remind families about things

such as sack lunch, field trip, school pictures, 

unplanned early outs, etc. It is private, no 

phone numbers are shared, and they can't

respond back. You will need to get the free

app if you want to send messages by cell 

phone, otherwise it can be done from the

computer on your Remind101 homepage!

Here is a little peek at our week!

We have been building stamina for

Daily 5, working on routines and rules

and getting out early due to the heat...

EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Makes it hard to establish routines!

Mentos and diet Coke experiment

Roll and cover for subitizing

Thanks for stopping by!

St. Patrick's Day Freebie & 3 Giveaways

The winner of my giveaway is 

Janine!

Congratulations Janine!

Thank you to everyone 

who participated!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Do your students make

leprechaun traps?

Our leprechaun always

creates a big mess in our

room and leaves behind a

little note for the kiddos!

Along with a pot of 

"gold" of course!

I buy the mini black pots,

chocolate gold coins and a 

variety of gold wrapped candy. 

These go in their traps along with the note!

Click the here for your freebie note

from the leprechaun!

Here are a couple of pics from last year!

Hop over to Khrys's blog!

There isn't much time left to enter

her awesome giveaway!

Here is another amazing giveaway!!

Elizabeth from Kickin' it in Kindergarten

 is having a 101 Follower Mega Giveaway!

I am excited to be a part of it!

Head over to check it out!

Amanda & Stacia 

are having a fabulous giveaway too!

I am lucky to be a part of their 

giveaway as well!

Click on their button to enter!

First Three Get It Free!

The first three to comment 

get my newest common core

product for FREE!

Random Photo

If you remember one of the first random photos

I posted, this is my face from that photo.

My oldest was playing with FaceinHole

and did this to me!

Lovely.... :)

Thanks for stopping by!