Spring Cleaning

It's finally spring!  That means it is time for a little cleaning!  I'm linking up with Georgia Grown Kiddos and throwing a spring cleaning sale at my TpT store!

Click the image below to go to my store!

 

Want to see who else is having a sale?  Head over to Georgia Grown Kiddos and find out!

Happy shopping!

Five For Friday!

It has been a BUSY week in first grade!  I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to tell you all about it!

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We have been working our very own nonfiction text!  My kiddos were so excited to learn about penguins!  We read a variety of texts and gathered information.  Then the kids worked in groups to write about what they learned!  This writing activity really helped us learn some of the text features of a nonfiction text! 

We created a title page and a table of contents.

Each child contributed one page about penguins.  They read their writing and highlighted important words in the text.

They worked together to write definitions for the important words in text.

More nonfiction writing coming soon!

#2
Do you want a copy of the non-fiction writing that we did?  You can get it HERE!

#3
My kiddos created leprechaun traps as an at home project.  Everyone shared their trap, explaining what materials they used, how it was made, and how it works.  We set our traps before we went home.  We are hoping to catch a leprechaun!

#4
Speaking of leprechauns......

We are planning a day of fun in first grade!  

You can can get this pack HERE!

#5
I am thinking spring thoughts!

Happy Friday, Friends!

March Currently

I have been busy hibernating!  It has been way too long since I have posted anything!  I thought I'd get back into the swing of things by posting a Currently (Thanks to Farley at Oh Boy Fourth Grade)!

So, here it goes!

Listening to:  Scandal!  I am so glad it is back on!  I've missed my friend, Olivia Pope!

Loving:  All of my new purchases from the big sale on TpT.  Look what I got:

My first graders are learning to dig deeper when they read!  These Close Reading packets are just what I was looking for!  Susan shows how she uses them in her first grade classroom.  You can check it out HERE!

I also picked up some AMAZING clipart from one of my favorite artists, Krista Wallden!  The images are always so crisp and clear!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her stuff!  You can check out all of her creations HERE!

Thinking:  I AM SOOOOOO VERY  TIRED OF SNOW!  It just started to "warm up" and melt a little and WHAM-O!  More snow last night!  YUCK!

Wanting:  Spring Summer weather!  With all of this snow, can we just skip spring and go right into summer?!?!?!?!?  PLEASE??????  I need sun and sand!

Needing:  I am really needing to finish the 3rd quarter assessments on my kiddos!  Can you say STRESSED!  I only have a couple of weeks before report cards and conferences!  AAAAAHHHHHH!  It always gets done, right?

The answers:  Nap, laundry, grading papers, OSCARS!

The question:  How I am spending my Sunday!

I hope you all have an amazing week!  Stay warm, Friends!

Think Spring and a Giveaway!

Brrrrr! School got cancelled AGAIN because of the brisk temperatures. There comes a point where the number below zero just does not matter. It is just plain COLD.

Since I am stuck inside, I decided to think warm, Spring thoughts! I just finished a new St. Patrick's Day Pack!

and....

the best part is.....

you get a chance to win one!

Yep! You heard me!

There are lots 'o writing goodies!

• A sheet for students to write a list

• Three different writing prompts (each one has two pages and comes in both dotted and plain lines)

• An assortment of writing organizers:  Web, Can/Have/Are chart, and a graphic organizer for students to write a lead in sentence, three details and a wrap up

• Vocabulary Sheets:  available in color and black/white

There are also some math skills:

• Addition and Subtraction (with a tens frame in color and in black/white) 

• One more, one less, ten more and ten less

• Place Value (tens and ones)
  
  
  

 You will also find 2 reading response sheets,

and

Lots o' fun!

• Build a Sentence

• Word Scramble

• Word Search 

• Mystery Word
  
  
  
  
  

 And it could all be yours!  Just enter to win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You can check it out at my TpT stre!  Just click HERE!

Stay warm!

100 Day FREEBIE!

My students are so excited for the 100th day of school!  One of my students said, "The best day of my life will be in two more school days!"   Are you as excited as my first graders are?  I hope so!

To celebrate, I am sharing a 100 Day activity with you!

This packet contains 100 addition facts for your kiddos to solve!  To get this packet, click HERE!

This is just one of many things we will do.  I'll tell you about the other activities in a few days.  Stay tuned!

What are you doing to celebrate 100 day?

Groundhog Day!

Can you believe that February is right around the corner?!?!?!?  That means that it is almost time for GROUNDHOG DAY!  

I have just finished a FUN packet to help celebrate!

You can get it over at my TpT shop by clicking HERE.

I really hope that Mr. Goundhog does not see his shadow!  I've had enough of this snowpocalypse! 

Think Spring, Friends! 

Five for Friday

It's Five for Friday time with Doodle Bugs Teaching!  I know it's really Sunday.... but I am having too much fun on my three day weekend!  Better late than never!

Here we go!

 

 We have been busy writing our goals for the new year!  My kiddos are doing a super job writing paragraphs with a lead in sentence, three details and a wrap up.

 

 

We used our JUICY adjectives to tell about what it would be like if we lived in a snow globe!

It was SNOW much fun!  (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

 

We also wrote about Winter.....

 

 

Too many days of indoor recess!  I need some new indoor recess ideas!  What do your kiddos do for indoor recess?

 

I am in LOVE with my Snow Leopard Blanket!  It was one of my favorite gifts!

 The blanket can be microwaved or chilled!  So Comfy!  It smells like lavender.  I can't begin to tell you how much I am using it this weekend!  Do you want a blanket like this?  You can get one HERE.

Oh, I forgot to mention the matching slippers!  (And yes they can be microwaved, too!)

I have a FREEBIE for you! 

You can get it at my TpT store!  Just Click HERE!  I'd love to hear what you think, so please leave some feedback if you download it! :)