I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for my Five for Friday.
This week continued our state testing in our building and I continued to help out, even though I teach firsties. Lots of sitting!
I stopped Tuesday morning at one of our drive thru coffee shops for an iced coffee - needed the caffeine so I wouldn't fall asleep!
The mom of one of my sweet firsties makes bows. Here's the 2 I purchased from her as gifts for my niece. Aren't they cute?!
I started/finished several activities this week. Here's a peek.
community helpers unit
money book for teaching spending and saving
One of our fourth grade teachers does zumba with her class just before one of their tests to get them awake. A bunch of us jumped in with her and did what we could! Andrea from Reading Toward the Stars is with us, too!
some of our teachers and staff just before today's testing
The first two to leave a comment will receive EITHER my money book (with anchor charts) or community helpers unit. Be sure to leave your email address! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I'm on Instagram! Find me @learningisforsuperstars. I'd love to have you! Here are a couple of pictures from the week.
My project on Donors Choose (for big book sets and storytelling activities) was fully funded this week! I am SO excited!
We finished our fraction unit in math with M&M fractions!
We read the story If You Give a Moose a Muffin this week and this was one of my favorite responses ... "If the moose was in my house, I would call animal control."
We had a LOT of rain in central Virginia this week ... so much that my hubby called me at school on Tuesday, requesting I leave school to help with the flood in our basement. In a 48 hour period, we shop-vac'd 1100+ gallons of water from our basement! On Wednesday when I arrived home from school, he was in the front yard with the shop-vac, trying to get it out before the water made it's way into the basement! We are so thankful for the 2 sunny days in a row!
I was part of a blog hop last night. Did you see it?? Click here or on the picture below to go to the post to grab your freebie! This write the room has two options - addition or multiplication - to choose from, along with two different recording pages and an assessment activity.
Lori at Teaching With Love and Laughter has a giveaway - Healthy Helpings game from Learning Resources. Be sure to check out her post here to enter!
Teacher Appreciation Week may be coming to an end, but the celebration isn't over yet! Teaching Blog Roundup is teaming up with 20 of the best blogs to host this Teacher Appreciation FREEBIES Roundup blog hop.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I would like to show my appreciation with this great freebie for you.
I have created a math write the room activity! There are 2 options for you to choose from - addition and multiplication. Both sets have 2 different recording pages for you to choose from and an assessment activity. I hope you enjoy!
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Happy Tuesday! It's raining like CRAZY here! We have a leak in our basement and my husband has shop-vac'd 600+ gallons of water. :(
Happy news ... HuGe sale in my TpT store! 20% off with an extra 10% off - making it a total of 28% off! Be sure to use the coupon code TAD13 to get the additional % off!
{graphic by Graphics from the Pond}
I'm new to Instagram and although I have a lot to learn, I'm linking up with What the Teacher Wants and Apples and ABC's for Teacher Talk Tuesday! My picture is connected with my Donor's Choose project because I received an email today that my project is funded! I just started a second Instagram account. Find me @learningisforsuperstars.
My project on Donors Choose has been completed! #teachertalktuesday #teachersnapshots
I am linking up with Doodle Bugs for my Five for Friday!
1. The 1st grade field trip was this week. We went to the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and other stories performed by TheatreWorks USA. The kids were great AND had a blast! It was supposed to rain, but as we were leaving the theatre for the park for our picnic, the sky cleared and we had a wonderful 2 1/2 hours playing!
2. A couple of weeks ago I started a money reward system in my classroom. The children can earn play money during the day (following directions the first time, being kind and compassionate towards a classmate, being respectful to adults, etc.), but can also lose money. We shop on Fridays!
some of the goodies they can "purchase"
making a purchase
One of my kiddos asked how much the vinegar was. When I had a very confused look on my face, he pointed to the water bottle mixed in with the items they can purchase. Laughing, I told him it was left over from my lunch. He replied, asking me how much for the water. When I told him one million dollars, he started giggling. I love first graders!
3. Today was tie-dye day. My friend, Andrea (from Reading Toward the Stars!), and I have matching shirts from a trip to King's Dominion several years ago. Tie-dye day is the ONLY time I wear it!
4. Today was our pinterest party! We get together about once a month for food and a craft of some kind. We have made Easter wreaths and Christmas candy. Today's craft was cards. My favorite is the top left - all dots with a little ribbon. I haven't made cards in several years and after this afternoon's fun, I am going to jump back in!
5. I LOVE praise music! I have skips in my Chris Tomlin CD because I listen to it all the time! This is one of my favorite's.
It's so hard to believe that it's May! Yesterday one of my kiddos noticed that we started our last page in our monthly behavior calendars (I combine May & June together since we're only in school for 3 days in June).
New month means ... CuRrEnTlY
The later in the school year we are, the earlier my bedtime! Love our DVR and that I can catch up the next day - we're watching "Psych" now!
THINKING: I spent a while with our school's testing coordinator this afternoon: since I taught in a standardized testing grade several years ago, I have been trained to proctor the VA Standards of Learning (SOLs) tests. So ...... she has asked me to help by giving tests and an aide will cover my class. I am stressing over finding things for my firsties to do (without a TON of busy-work) and keep them still learning, reviewing, etc.
BUCKET LIST: our 10th wedding anniversary is this summer and Josh and I would love to get away. And like ALL teachers, needing to relax and recharge!
Head over to Farley to see what other people are doing!
Since it's May, I have a couple of "May Flowers" activities to share with you. And these are on the list of things for the aide to do with my kiddos next week!
Clicking on the image will take you directly to that item in my TpT store.
addition and subtraction Write the Room
sight words: differentiated Write the Room activities for 3 groups
addition and subtraction Write the Room activities
The first three to leave a comment will receive any ONE of these new units! Be sure to leave your email address and tell me the unit you would like to have!
The end of the school year is stressful, isn't it?!?!?! We are working on our fraction unit and my kiddos have done a great job understanding equal and not equal parts and yesterday we worked on writing a fraction to accompany a picture.
We use the enVision math series and each unit has a ready-to-use game. The one for the fraction unit had the children decide if the sandwiches were cut in equal parts or not equal parts.
We are going to use the cards below next week. Click here or on the image below to grab your own cards, along with an assessment page.
I found these books in the dollar section at Target this week. I am at the beginning stages of a community helper unit to go with the first book. Do you teach community helpers? If so, what one piece do you recommend I use?
