Friday, August 22, 2014

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 



http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/#



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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.





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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$!



ELA and Math Review




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Our first story souvenir of the year!
Crayon eraser



Marshmallow fun after
reading the poem
Marshmallow Toes.
It's a freebie from

My Photo

Marshmallow Toes poetry activity {FREE}

The measurement activity is here!

Marshmallow Measurement {FREE}


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!






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Sight word head hunt!



 Freebie FridayTeaching blogs share freebies all the time and at Teaching Blog Addict, we give you the place to find them all in one spot! Be sure to come back each week to see what's new! Find free downloads and teacher resources for kindergarten, first grade ,second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and sixth grade.     Classroom Freebies Manic Monday


Fry 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!






Back to School Poems


Click here to check them out!


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We enjoyed a slice of cake
from the story to end our first
week of school!




Thanks for stopping by!


Friday, August 15, 2014

Whole Brain Freebie and GoNoodle



 Freebie FridayTeaching blogs share freebies all the time and at Teaching Blog Addict, we give you the place to find them all in one spot! Be sure to come back each week to see what's new! Find free downloads and teacher resources for kindergarten, first grade ,second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and sixth grade.    Classroom Freebies Manic Monday


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!


SuperSpeed 100 Covers and 100 Charts



Next up!
Brain breaks!

I blogged about 
last week and had an
awesome giveaway with
them! I love their music
and videos! 


another awesome free 
site for brain breaks!

Check them out!
Student love the songs
and dances and really
LOVE watching their 
champ grow!








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!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

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 

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






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!



Tuesday, August 5, 2014

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


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.







 Freebie FridayTeaching blogs share freebies all the time and at Teaching Blog Addict, we give you the place to find them all in one spot! Be sure to come back each week to see what's new! Find free downloads and teacher resources for kindergarten, first grade ,second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and sixth grade.


Get a free sample of the cards here!







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I would love it if you'd visit their
Facebook page, like it if you don't 
already, and check out all they offer!


Thank you for stopping by and good luck!