AWARDS!!!!!! WooHoo!!!!

Thanks so much to Mrs. Nunley at First Grade Magic and Krisiti over at Cozart's class for the Liebster award and the Versatile award! WOW-I am sooooo honored!

This award is given to blogs that have less than 200 followers.

The Versatile award requires me to tell you seven things about me! So, here goes:

1. I LOVE spending time with the Family!

2. My computer should be connected to by body because I am on it at least every hour.

3. I am extremely addicted to blogging and creating stuff for school.

4. I was the West Coast Regional Barrel Racing Champ. back in 1996/97-College Rodeo and went to finals in SOuth Dakota. 

5. I am for sure (undiagnosed) obsessive-compulsive! 

6. I love listening to the funny things kiddos say and then dig deeper to find out their reasoning! 

6. I have celiac disease and the older I get the more I realize that I am allergic to foods-latest food allergy (I think) rice! UGH!

7. I have 5 kids and I commute 1 hour and 15 min (one way) a day to work at the best school in the state of Nevada! What can I say-I really love my school and kids!

SO now I have to pass on the fabulous award to other blogs:

First Grade Learning Stars

Sarah's First Grade Snippets

A Teacher's Treasure

ABC and 123

A Place To Share

Made For 1st Grade

Linky Linky Party-Linky Linky Party

Learning with Mrs. Parker is having a Favorite Winter Book Linky Party and I have "LINKED UP!" So what are my favorite books for this time of year you ask!!!!!  Well let me tell you...I L.O.V.E.-LOVE:

Last but NOT least...

if you don't have The Crayon Box That Talked you MUST get it ASAP! You will look forward to it every year for MLK!

So there ya have it!  My fav's and I know I am leaving out a whole bunch but my mind has drawn a blank.  It is getting late! Thanks to Learning with Mrs. Parker for having a Linky Party. It is always fun seeing the books that you guys pick as your fav's! 

http://learningwithmrsparker.blogspot.com/2011/12/january-book-picks.html

Freebie FUN!

I am sooooo enjoying this week of NO school! I am very sorry for those of you who had to go back on Tuesday-my kiddos included! I have to admit it is pretty nice having some quiet time during the day while everyone is busy at school. I got a chance to go visit my little guy's class-he's in Kindergarten. LOVE watching him in action! I have also had a chance to do a couple activities for school while I have been off but I promised myself I would NOT spend all of my vacation on the computer and I am proud to say that I have not! So...here are a few activities I have put together FREE for you to use if you would like to in your classroom! Just leave me a little comment if you could - I would greatly appreciate it!

First on the list of freebies today is...

January Calendar

Click on the Picture above to get a copy of the January calendar. 

Next...Half/Not Half Tree Map Sort

I am all of the sudden having issues with google docs so the pic above will take you to my store and you can download it free there.  Not sure what the prob. is??? 

Look for a penguin unit coming soon and a Tacky the Penguin mini-unit with all kinds of higher-level thinking activities {very similar to the Bah-Humbugs unit}. 

Have a very nice rest of the week and I will be talking to ya soon:-) 

I just came across this and thought I would join it.  Not sure what it is all about but it looks fun!

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AND NOW PRESENTING..."SNOWMAN SOUP"

Snowman Soup has everything you need to start off the new year. There is 79 pages jam-packed with common core standard material.  I have also cross referenced MAP/NWEA{ Primary Instructional Data} provided by NWEA on their website to create these highly engaging/higher level thinking activities. You can get this fun filled unit at my store for $9.50. ALL items are on SALE NOW to celebrate the New Year. Everything is 20% off through the January 2nd. CHeck out a little preview below to see what is included in my newest unit Snowman Soup.

As you can see, I have included math, ELA, writing, and science in this unit. Each activity meets a standard as well as target MAP skills. There is missing addends, Measurement BINGO, True/False equation tree map sort, and adorable Glyph with data collecting sheet and graph, a survey, compound word game, synonym BINGO, antonym book and bridge map, writing maps with writing paper, listening comprehension story with a sequence/retell map included, a poem to build fluency as well as discuss sensory words, rhyming and more, ABC order, syllables, sentence scramble, fact and opinion and more! I know you will LOVE it- who doesn't love snowmen???? Hurry and go to my little shop and get yourself a copy of my Snowman Soup unit. 

Free Activities:

Measurement BINGO-Grab it at my Store!

WOW-that took me FOREVER to downsize it enough to make it fit! I am pooped! I think I am going to go watch War Horse! See ya soon:-) HAPPY NEW YEAR!

COMING SOON - SNOWMAN SOUP!

Look for this fun little unit encompassing math, language arts, writing, and science, as well as Common Core Standards by the end of this week. It is a unit you will definitely want to use in your classroom! Check back soon - Happy Vacation!

                                                                   

Half and Whole Tree Map Sort

Common Core Half and Whole Tree Map Sort 

Students cut out the page below and sort the shapes on the tree map above. They sort by half, whole, and neither. Students must justify their answers by explaining their tree map with their partners. To increase the level of thinking, students can create their own shapes and switch with a partner. They can then sort their partners shapes on their tree map.  

Click on the picture above to get a copy of the tree map sort. If you so grab a sort, please leave me a comment-I would really appreciate it! Thanks-

LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD WOWZER!!!!!

Oh my gosh-what a nice surprise! I bloggy friend {Kristy at Teachin' First} just awarded my blog the Liebster Blog award! This award is for blogs who have less than 200 followers.

So now, to pay it forward, I get to share my top 5 favorite blogs that have under 200 followers...

1. Kristy at Teachin' First: she has the C.U.T.E.S.T.  advent calendar idea! Definitely check her out!

2. Dawn at First Grade Shenanigans: Has a cute little graphing activity with Holiday Mallows and Snowmen. 

3. The ladies over at Fun For First: Cute stuff -too much to mention..check them out!

4. Next is Mrs. Sprague over at Kindergarten Forever: She has some great Tips that she shares to keep your class running smoothly.

Last but not least is Mrs. Hodson at Today in First Grade: Tons of cute ideas and freebies! Stop by her blog and become a follower!

So now I have payed it forward and I hope you find the above blogs to be as helpful as I have! Happy Saturday...talk to ya soon!