I have SOOOOO enjoyed my wonderful 5 day break! Ah, the joy of having a new kitten and a Christmas tree at the same time! I don't know if the tree will make it till Christmas or not!
But (unfortunately) it's time to get back to business! Besides doing lesson plans, printing and laminating, I'm filling up my cart on TPT!
If you are in a shopping mood, too, everything in my store is on sale!
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE DAY
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LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE DAY is tomorrow, but keeping optimistic is
something that teachers struggle with every day – especially this time of
year!Many of y...
Quick Target Trip
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I hopped to Target
I grabbed 5 stuffed snowmen- to go with a poem, grab some free ones HERE.
Gingerbread stuffie, hot cocoa stuffie, gingerbread cooking ...
Christmas Holiday Cards
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Create heartfelt holiday cards with your students: a craft they’ll cherish!
The holiday season is the perfect time to let students unleash their
creativi...
*FREE* Fall Woodland Animals Printable Bookmarks
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As the leaves and temperature have started changing with the arrival of
fall, I'm feeling all the love for all the cute creatures out and about
around ou...
Back to School Centers for Kindergarten
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Teachers often enjoy summer sitting by the pool or catching up on their
reading list. However, they also spend time reflecting on the previous year
and p...
Back to School Bulletin Board Idea
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This bulletin board says “We’re the BRIGHTEST CRAYONS in the box!” making
it perfect for back to school. If you wanted to make this bulletin board
for Teac...
Groundhog Freebie and other goodies
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In case you are in need of some last-minute Groundhog Day ideas...
Here is a FREEBIE!
These digital activities are a fun way to practice skills.
Are...
HOW TO CREATE A NUMERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT
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Creating a classroom environment that equips students with the tools and
resources they need to be successful is one of the most important jobs we
have as ...
Using Skip-Bo Cards to learn Math Skills
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One of my favorite games to play with the kids right now is my modified
version of
Skip-Bo.
I wrote about this a couple of years ago on my blog. Thi...
December Pocket Chart Activities
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The Pocket Chart...we all have one,right? But do our kids really choose
that center? IF they do choose it, do they know what to do? I developed 6
differe...
What is Science?
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In kindergarten our first science unit is all about learning how
scientists study the world around them. We are learning to ask questions
about science, m...
Cubby Names Tip
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Getting your classroom ready takes a lot of patience and preparation. Tip:
Use a index card or post-it note to make sure each label is in the same
spo...
Aloha Bulletin Board {Freebie}
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Happy Whatever day it is! I have no idea.... I have started to think about
a few things for school as much as I don't want to! I made this little
free...
Easy and Fast Writing Center Addition
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My kiddos (and I) start getting tired at the end of the year--so I like to
start adding some new additions and new choices to our center rotations to
kee...
Polka Dot Classroom Tour!
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I'm so excited to share my newest project with you all! Even though it's
summer break, I can't seem to get out of teacher mode! I've been busy
setting up a...
Meet the Teacher Freebies
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12 years later, and I still get butterflies on Meet the Teacher night. I
love meeting a new group, but its such a busy night trying to meet all my
new ...
When in Arizona, visit Bearizona
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The last couple of years, my husband and I have made an effort to travel
more, see more, and hike wherever we can. A lot of our "travelling" is
really j...
Sensory Chair DIY: Monday Made It
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We all know that our students need more sensory experiences. That’s why we
incorporate lighting, music and sensory bins into the classroom. Why not
inc...
Changes
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Lots has changed since I sat down to write here. While I still love this,
my teacher voice has wavered a bit.
You see, I began the school year without a ...
Math Manipulatives Labels 2.0!
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I was going through some old posts and noticed that a popular favorite was
my Math Manipulatives labels. I also noticed that a lot of people were
having ...
We Love the 100th Day of School!
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Isn’t there just something magical about celebrating the 100th day? The
children are so very excited, and it is so fun to reflect on all of the
learning t...
GET WILD ABOUT BOOKS
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[image: Get Wild About Books! Introduce book genres to your Kindergarten
students in a meaningful way. Introducing your students to different genres
will ...
Working with Kindergartners and Green Screens
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I am so excited to share this awesome app from DoInk.com It is so easy to
use and I can't wait to have my kindergartners use it for our Weather Units
...
Alphapalooza 2 Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Fun!
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“The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition
and phonemic awareness.”
-Marilyn Jager Adams
We spend a lot of time working ...
Hey Teachers....It's OKAY.
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*Yes YOU.*
The one whose weary body hits snooze 5 times before hurriedly rushing out
the door to get to school on time.
I'm talking to you.
The perm...
Mother's Day: Breakfast in Bed
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Hi friends. With Mother's Day right around the corner...it's time to start
thinking about what cute things you're going to help your students create.
Mothe...
Introducing Little Readers!
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Hello Friends!
Spring Break is here! It is a much needed break for my little mister and I.
Although the weather hasn't been the best, we have filled our da...
No more silly mistakes!
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Hi, I'm Kristin. And I'm recovering perfectionist who has fallen off the
wagon. I can not even admit to you how long I have been working on these
packets...
FREE Groundhog Pokey Pin Kit
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Yeahhh! It's a snow day (or an ice day, I'd say), so I have a chance to
share this freebie with you. I don't know who's been watching, but I've
made TONS ...
Happy New Year
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Wow! That's about all I can say! I haven't blogged since May! Where does
time go? In all honesty, I haven't read many blog posts in a long time. I'm
on fac...
The NICE & NAUGHTY list!!
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You know, every year when December hits, it's like the rules go out the
window...sound familiar? So, I came up with this little activity to help
my lit...
A Little Fall Fun!
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Hey Kinder Friends,
Fall is in the air and we are beginning to feel it. So, naturally we were
excited to get busy with a little bit of fall fun. As the le...
Keeping Centers Super Simple
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Hi there. I have not blogged in a long time but I am begging for
forgiveness. I am trying to wrap my head around a new classroom structure
known as stagg...
Create Your Own Alphabet Line
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A while back I blogged about how I create my own alphabet line in my
classroom. I wanted to easily explain the process to some new teachers at
my school, ...
Read & Reveal *exclusive freebie*
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Have you tried Read and Reveal in your classroom?
My students are absolutely rocking their reading with these cards!
I stuck all the cards in a basket an...
Ocean Week Lesson Plans
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Do you love ocean week as much as me?
Here is a little ocean week flashback!
This might be my favorite theme to teach all YEAR! I can't get enough!
Perh...
Technical Difficulties!
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I'm in the process of switching from Wordpress to Blogger and post images
are not showing up. I am trying hard to have this fixed ASAP, so please
hang tig...
Old Valentine Activity - Newly Updated!!!
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Hey! I have a lot of people request access to one of my Valentine
activities and I'm not sure why Google Drive is not letting people download
it, sooooooo...
100 Days Smarter
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*100 Down! 80 more to go....*
We kept our 100th Day celebrations fairly simple as my Kindergartners need
high structure, and a change in routine can throw...
Start the new year off right!
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TpT is hosting a sale and I have added my site and offered more discounts.
Make sure you use the code to save up to 28%! I also have a new FREE
item. ...
Prepping For February!
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Y'all! What in the world is going on with January? I feel like it was just
2015 yesterday. Ha! No really, this year just started and it's already
flying...
Warm Up
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A new display is up in the hallway and I think it turned out super cute! I
talked with my little friends about how they were going to be recommending
a...
Print-N-Go Math Staions and FREEBIE
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Happy New Year!! These last 2 weeks have gone by so fast, but have been
AWESOME! I will be honest, I sort of ready to get back into a routine.
Staying up u...
Back to School Kinder Math and GIVEAWAY
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Hey, friends!
To kick off Kindergarten math, our first unit is Geometry!
We spent two weeks learning about 2D shapes, three weeks learning about 3D
shapes...
Word Study Workshop...Units 3, 4, and 5 Visited!
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So, being 40 weeks pregnant I've slacked with posting highlights from these
units! They have been posted though, and are available in my TpT store!
I'll gi...
Colorful
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So the 2015/16 school year is now up and running, I am 3 weeks in and am
firmly into my first two themes. My "littles", my first graders are
studying appl...
OHHH...MY!! There's alot of work ahead!
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I'm tired just looking at this! It's 107 degrees today! Every year, our
school floors are stripped and waxed. So, we stack EVERYTHING on the
counters...
Mega BTS Giveaway
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Freebielicious would like to thank you for joining us for a week
of linkies! We had so much fun and appreciate you taking a few moments to
pop in and s...
July 4th Sale!!!!
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Hi everyone!!
I'm having a July 4th Sale over at my TpT store this weekend!!! I've linked
up with Buzzing with Mrs. McClain. So be sure to head on over t...
Keeping the blog for now
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I have debated about taking the blog down but so many have asked for it to
stay active. I am still at a loss on where to go from here. My thoughts
lead m...
Teachers ARE Heroes!
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Y'all...I'm SUPER EXCITED! Teachers Pay Teachers is celebrating teachers
everywhere! It's a HUGE TPT SALE...and everything in my store is 28% off!
Be sure ...
Currently: January 2015
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Goodbye 2014 and Hello 2015!
I can't believe we are here already.
I've neglected this here blog the past two years but I have tried my best
to post wheneve...
Reindeer Preschool Learning Fun
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*Here's A Previous Post Worth Checking Out!*
*Preschool Fun*
*Click here to view post.*
*I hope to be back to blogging soon! *
"Give Me Five" - The Sequel
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My most popular post BY FAR is my post with the "Give Me Five" freebie.
It's staggering to me that it has been downloaded on TPT over 80,000 times.
Ho...
Math Tool Kit Freebie
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Hey my peeps! I hope your summer has been fantastic!! I have two more
weeks, then it’s back to the grind for me.
Hop on over to Blog Hoppin’ to grab a ...
Rhyme Time!
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If you are working on rhyming words with your kids, this is a great print,
cut and laminate game you can use!
I even sent a copy home with each of my kids t...
Elephants Aloft and Positional Words
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This week we are learning about positional words in science. Today we read
the book Elephants Aloft. After reading the book we drew elephants and
acted out...
Jumpstart Read for the Record-Otis
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Last Thursday was Jumpstart's Read for the Record day
where more than 2 million people around the world joined
together to call for an end to America's earl...
Pinteresting Find-- Noise Management
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So I just saw this pinned from Deanna Jump and Mrs Carroll (The First Grade
Parade) and I couldn't NOT share this IMMEDIATELY. Things like this excite
me a...
First Week Math Centers
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My kinders are off to a great start with our math centers! We have mainly
been working on number recognition, counting objects, and patterning so far.
They...
Number Stations Freebie
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We were given some great ideas for number stations at a professional
development this week. I needed them to be more open-ended, so I added
lines to fill ...
Auntie Claus Preview and our Polar Express Day!
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I wanted to give a sneak peek at our Auntie Claus unit that my friends,
Michele and Elana (Lana) and I are finishing up for teacherspayteachers.
We are ...
SO THANKFUL AND HERE COME THE HOLIDAYS!
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Hello all! I am so sorry that I have been neglecting my blog, but happy to
say I have been working and playing hard! This past summer was really
tough fo...
How Are You Spending Your Summer?
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First of all, thank you so much for all the requests for copies of my
"Bloom's Taxonomy for Math" labels! I hope everyone that has a copy will
find them u...
I'm Back...at least for a little while!
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WOW! Can I just say that changing grades at my age has truly kicked my b^**
( I was not allowed to say that word as a child so I feel a little funny
typing...