One Hour Freebie!

Here's a winter ABC order freebie that will be free for an hour!  So, if you're up and blog reading... and want a copy... it's yours!

Enjoy!

:)
Christina

Our Classroom Elf, a Freebie and a Sale!

Howdy Me and the Gang Friends!

 

I wanted to share with you a super fun resource that I created for my

kiddos when we return in January!

 

 

My students loved Jingle Belle {our sweet little elf} and they are

going to love writing letters to her in our writing station! Along with several different writing pages

to accomodate all my little writers, their station will be filled with envelopes, glitter pens

and holiday stickers!

 

I created a Parts of a Letter Anchor Chart to hang in my station.

Just {click here} to download!

 

 

I also wanted to share that it's almost my birthday....YAY!

 

So I am having a sale!!

 

Have a safe and wonderful New Year!

 

 

 

 

 

 



300.000 Views and New Year Giveaway!

The day after Christmas my blog reached 300,000 views!  I think that's a cause for celebration, as well as moving into a brand new year!

With the help of several of my blogging buddies, we've put together a nice giveaway package to start of 2013!

If you'll stop by Elementary Matters, you'll see how to win this:

Plus, 20 other products kindly donated by some of my blogging buddies!

Good luck!

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to take a minute to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas! We are off to our first dinner of the season and I had to get on here to snag up some Christmas Day tix to Les Miserables!

How NOT to Read Fluently

Today, my students spent some of our reading time practicing fluency.  Especially at this time of year, I go out of my way to make it fun.  (Brain research shows us that "fun" is a big motivator, but I think teachers knew that before the research was done!)

Click image to download freebie.

There are 4 important parts to fluency:

1. automaticity in word recognition 
2. accurate word recognition
3. rate (speed) of reading
4. prosody, or expression

I thought this activity would be perfect to put into my emergency sub plans.  It's got limited materials and is a skill that needs to be practiced frequently.  I've typed up the directions for you to download and put into your own emergency plans.  Come on over to Elementary Matters to learn more!

Enjoy!

Present *tense* Presents! A Christmas verb FREEBIE!

Looking for a fun and festive way to squeeze a little bit more learning in during the next CRAZY 7 school days?

Check out the free Christmas subject/verb agreement activity I posted yesterday!

I love doing these types of activities where students complete a recording sheet (ie. something that turns a regular worksheet on it's head!) and get a chance to walk and move around too... all while still demonstrating their learning!

Check it out by clicking the pic above!

:)
Christina
 

Singular and Plural With a Holiday Twist

This is a key Common Core Standard in Language for grades 1 - 3:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1:  Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Here are singular and plural nouns, holiday style! There are several noun pairs, some regular plurals, some irregular plurals, with several activities for the kiddos!

Come on over to Elementary Matters to see how to get this product at a reduced price in honor of my quest for Acts of Kindness during the holiday Season!

Santa Letters!

Need a letter template for writing to Santa??

Come on over and snag this freebie!

Twelve About Twelve

Did you realize this Wednesday is 12-12-12?  Did you realize this won't happen again until December 12, 2112?  We won't have triple numbers like that until January 1, 2101, and I have a feeling I won't be around by then!

When I realized 1,212 was my the number of "likes" I have on facebook, I thought I might have some fun by brainstorming 12 things we can have kids do to celebrate 12-12-12! Come on over to Elementary Matters to download this Cuisenaire Rod freebie, and see lots of other ideas to celebrate 12-12-12!

Rockin' Teacher Materials: Did You Know You Can Hear It All?

Rockin' Teacher Materials: Did You Know You Can Hear It All?: Ever wish you could be in more than one place at one time? Well, you can with the HearALL Assessment Recorder  from Learning Resources!  ... Head on over try to win one for yourself! 




You can even win my Book Clubs Made Easy pack. The HearALL will let you keep an ear on your little book clubbers!