Back to School Peek at My Week

I tried to get pictures of everything

we do the first week of school...

I really did! But... I forgot to take 

pictures of so many things!

Here are a few pictures though,

with some freebies and fun ideas!

I am linking up with 

 Doodlebugs Teaching!

Back to school gift bags:

animal print notepad, pencil, stickers,

bookmark and eraser.

Back to school safari:

Students hunt for mini plastic

safari animals.

Cookies we enjoyed after

reading the Kissing Hand.

Decorating our book boxes

from IKEA.

Show what you know throw!

Students wrote in a friend's name,

crumpled the paper, threw it into

the air, grabbed a new paper and

wrote a new name.  No repeats

were allowed. This was great for

recognition of names!

Click here to check out this product$!

Our first story souvenir of the year!

Crayon eraser

Marshmallow fun after

reading the poem
Marshmallow Toes.

It's a freebie from

The measurement activity is here!

Group project!

Building the tallest tower.

I gave each student 5 large

marshmallows and a cup full

of mini marshmallows.  Each group

got a handful of toothpicks and

the fun began!

Sight word head hunt!

     

 Click here to get it free!

Back to school poems that

the students get to "co-author"!

Get a sample page here free!

Click here to check them out!

We enjoyed a slice of cake

from the story to end our first

week of school!

Thanks for stopping by!

Whole Brain Freebie and GoNoodle

    

Do you use Whole Brain

Teaching in your classroom?
Have you heard of Superspeed?
It's a really fun way to get

students practicing sight words!

Click here to read about it!

Click here to get my covers

for the Superspeed booklets

and the 100 chart free!

Next up!

Brain breaks!

I blogged about 

The Learning Station

last week and had an

awesome giveaway with

them! I love their music

and videos! 

GoNoodle is

another awesome free 

site for brain breaks!

Check them out!

Student love the songs

and dances and really

LOVE watching their 

champ grow!

GoNoodle

With permission from

GoNoodle, I made cards

to match the music videos

they have on their site.

This is much easier for my

star of the week, birthday child,

or a student who is following

the rules, to pick the song

out! No more scrolling through,

trying to pick the perfect one!

Now they choose from the cards,

before we take the brain break!

Click here to check the cards out!

I am having a little

giveaway for one set on

my Facebook page!
Head over to leave your

email for your chance

to win a set! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Go Bananas!

I love taking brain breaks!
The students love taking brain breaks!
They are a great way to recharge and

refocus on our tasks.  

My favorite song by 

The Learning Station,

is Go Bananas!

It's been my favorite for 

several years! I just love seeing 

the students "Go Bananas!"

They crack me up with their silliness!

If you missed my post yesterday,

you can enter to win 

2 brain break DVDs, generously

donated by The Learning Station!

Click here to enter on this post! It's a quick way to win some fabulous music videos for your class! Click here to get a free sample  of the brain break cards!

If you'd like the full 

product, you can get it here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Brain Breaks and The Learning Station Giveaway!

I have some exciting news for you all!
I am having a fantastic giveaway!

We know brain breaks are so important

for our students. I still need brain

breaks...daily! I wanted a quick way

for my star of the week or birthday child

to choose a song, so we don't waste 

precious minutes, scrolling up and 

down, up and down, the lists of songs.

The idea is, the student chooses

the song (or two) before school starts

or during a free minute and gives them

to you. Then, when you are ready for the
brain break, go to YouTube, type in

 The Learning Station (include the

title of the song) and there you have it!

 No time wasted with decisions!

So, with the permission of 

The Learning Station, I created a 

little product that they just happened

to like! We both agree it will be a quick

way for students (or you) to choose AND

remind us to take those breaks!

I can't even tell you how kind they

were in their response to me!

They are so supportive and excited about

spreading the word on the importance

of movement and dance!

Here's the best part!

One lucky person will win

2 brain break DVDs from

The Learning Station!

That's a value of $40!

Click here to see each of the DVDs

as well as their other amazing products!

    

These DVDs are wonderful for the classroom
and if you are a homeschooling parent,
they would be perfect to add to your day!

The Learning Station offers many of 

their fun videos on YouTube!

Click here to visit and make sure you

subscribe for weekly updates!

You also get my Brain Break Cards

for The Learning Station Songs that

I mentioned above!

Click here to check this packet out.
It's for sale in my TpT store.

Get a free sample of the cards here!

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Thank you for stopping by and good luck!