It's a Common Core Holiday HUGE UPDATE!!!

The biggest change is that I have changed it from just Christmas to December holidays.

The other big change is the pages are black and white for easier printing. 

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Valentine's Day Unit Freebie

Do you need activities for Valentine's Day?
This was one of my first products for my TPT store. Of course, I have updated it to match Common Core objectives. :)
There are math and ELA activities included.

Did I mention that it's FREE???

74 pages of activities.
My kiddos LOVE (pun intended) them.

There are so many things for you to do with your students on Valentine's Day.

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Go Snowman! Sight Word Game

I know I keep saying this, but my firsties need to work on their sight words!
I have tried this little game during our Daily 5 time, Work on Words.
They are LOVING it!

Just like the original game of Go Fish!, except the kiddos say Go Snowman!.

I have found a few of them saying Oh Snowballs!, which is even cuter. 

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Troll BINGO!!!

Do you want a game that will help your students review their sight words?
We use BINGO games in our classroom in whole group and small groups.
My kiddos love playing this.
Click on the picture to head on over to my TpT store.

There are 25 boards and markers included. 

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Who doesn't love Willy Wonka??? Changing the Beginning and Endings of Words (S)

Hello all!
I LOVE Willy Wonka!!!
I wanted to include some of the whimsy from the characters into this fun activity.

We are working on changing the beginning and endings of words to make new words this week.

I made a little product to work on the S words.

You can use this in small groups, whole groups, or as a center activity.
I was hoping to post some photos of my students participating in the activity, but time got away from me.

I will be adding more activities with other beginning letters as we move along in our studies.

The Big East Tournament begins today!!!

Go 'CUSE!!!

Enjoy!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

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Naming and Actions Game Freebie

Just a little freebie for you all today. :)

I have this up on my Google Drive but I can't seem to make it available for everyone to get to... so I decided to upload it to my TpT store.

Click on the picture above to download.

This is part of a center I put out quite frequently. The children get so excited when we make up our own “naming” and action parts. 

Cut out and laminate the cards. Have the students turn them over in two piles. They pick one from each pile and make a sentence with a naming and an action part. 

Have them choose their favorite sentence and illustrate it.

I hope you enjoy it! I know my firsties LOVE it!

Have a wonderful day!

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Little Friendly Ghost Link Up

I am linking up with Mel from

Oh how I LOVE her graphics. 

I made this little packet with two ELA activities linked to the Common Core.

Matching Alphabet (upper-case and lower-case letters)

Real/Not Real Words (sorting nonsense words)

Click on the image to go to my TpT store.

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On another note, next weekend I am going to run a little relay race...

Woo Hoo! I am so excited!

Have a wonderful day!

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Meet IDA-TRE-XENA 3BD

I had a little contest to name my new computer. 

Of course, I could not choose one...so I combined them all. Seeing that my real name is two names (Beth Ann) and my last name is hyphenated, (which I found out is my legal name when I went to get my enhanced license, who knew?). 

I thought I should at least give my new girl a little pizazz too!

So, welcome Ida-Tre-Xena 3BD. I will have to think of a nickname for her. My firsties already think I am crazy because I have named one of my lenses Wanda. Well, they are so silly...I only named one of them! :)

Thank you to all who participated in naming her. I just love hearing from everyone.

Don't you just love opening up your mailbox and seeing "New Comment on ... ".

 I LOVE IT!

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I am in the process of creating two units for ELA and Math to go along with some CCS.

I should have them up and ready by the weekend.

Get ready for...LOST IN SPACE!

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Have a wonderful day!

By the way, the last day to enter the "Are you Chicken?" giveaway is Friday, June 1.

Good Luck!

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How many more days until Spring Break?

I know, I have it easy. My student teacher is doing extremely well, my students are so well behaved, and I don't have any really crazy parents. Hmmmmm... I am still looking forward to Spring Break. We have a four day week this week and then off for another! YIPPPEEEE!

There is an opportunity for me to go to second grade. I know I would be able to loop with the kids whose parents wanted them to be with me again. I am REALLY thinking about this. 

Has anyone else looped with their class? What should I be thinking about that I haven't yet? 

I have added another ELA/Math product linked to CCS. I am having so much fun creating these.

Green Wilma, Frog in Space is such a cute book. I LOVE Tedd Arnold!!!!!

I will be adding a little freebie to go along with this today. It's cold and snowing out! I know I should go for a run, but I am so comfy cozy right now :)

I was notified that my Springy Math Cards did not have 10 rabbits on the 10 card. You can download them again if you click on the link. So sorry about that! How did I miss it? :) 

Enjoy your Saturday!

Have a wonderful day!

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Monday's New Book and a Freebie

Has anyone read John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith?

Starred Review. Grade 2-5–Describing each man in turn as either bold, noisy, honest, clever, or independent, and taking many liberties with the truth, Smith relates how the Founding Fathers of the title–and Jefferson, too–played a part in securing Americas freedom. Hancocks penchant for sprawling his name across the chalkboard as a child led to his boldly writing the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence. Reveres loud voice selling underwear in his shop came in handy when he had to scream The Redcoats are coming! Washingtons honest admission to chopping down trees led to his serving as president in New York City where there were few forests. Well, you get the idea. The pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations, richly textured with various techniques, add to the fun. Page turns reveal droll surprises such as young bewigged George, axe in hand and already missing some teeth, surveying his felled orchard, or Franklins rejoinder when the townspeople express their vexation with his clever sayings. Early American typefaces, parchment grounds, and vestiges of 18th-century life, like chamber pots and hoop toys, evoke a sense of the time. A true-and-false section in the back separates fact from fiction. While children will love the off-the-wall humor, there is plenty for adult readers to enjoy, too–the clever fly leaf, puns (…that bell-ringing took a toll on young Paul), and more. Exercise your freedom to scoop up this one.–Marianne Saccardi, formerly at Norwalk Community College, CT 

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

It is soooooo cute!'We are suppose to get into more non-fiction books. Appropriate ones for first graders are so hard to find. Well, this is not a non-fiction book entirely, but it is filled with facts about these men. I know it's says second through fifth grade. But, there are a TON of fun things to do with your kids.

I have made up a unit based on this book. There are plenty of the ELA Common Core Standards addressed in this unit.

ELA Common Core Standards Addressed

RI.1.3. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. 

RI.1.4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

RL.1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. 

RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

  RL.1.5. Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types. 

SL.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. 

SL.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. 

RF.1.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. 

RF.1.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Here is a freebie for you to get you interested.

Click on the picture to download.

Here is the link to the unit on my TPT store.

It's 40 pages of BEFORE< DURING< and AFTER reading.

Have a wonderful day!

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St. Patrick's Day? and GIVEAWAYS!!!

I have posted my St. Patrick's Day ELA Common Core Standards in my TPT store. 

46 pages of syllable work, blends, writing, and long and short vowel work.

It's jus one dollar. Head on over to check it out!

GIVEAWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Erin is giving away TWO of these mirrors!

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Doodle Bugs Teaching is having a "Little Monster Giveaway". These are already laminated for you!!!

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THIS ONE ENDS TODAY!!!

I can't even begin to list how many things Jeannie is giving away. Head on over!

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I would like to plan a giveaway soon. Let me know if you are interested in joining. I would be for the beginning of March. 

SPRING FEVER :)

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Basketball, Common Core Standards, and some Pins

I just finished my Easter Common Core Standards mini-unit. 

I posted it in my TPT store.

It's got Making Words, Syllable Sort, Root Word Endings, I Have. Who Has?, and Capitalization Sort.

While I am working on other things. I am watching the SU game. 

Boy, they get my heart beating!!!

GO ORANGE!!!!!!

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meetthedubiens.blogspot.com

redbirdcrafts.blogspot.com

 familyfun.go.com

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A Little (Early) Easter Freebie

My kids LOVE Digraphs!

I went to a conference last year with Linda Holliman. If you have not had a chance to go to any of her conferences, I highly recommend it! She is amazing! She gave us this idea for walking down the hall. It works two ways:

1. It keeps them quiet in the hall.

2. It works on digraphs

We go down the hall singing (whispering) "We're so quiet when we're walking down the hall. Singing Sh---Sh-Sh---Sh, Sh, Sh---Sh---Sh---Sh." 

I give them the next letter in sign language...C.

"We're so quiet when we're walking down the hall. Singing Ch---Ch-Ch---Ch, Ch, Ch---Ch---Ch---Ch."

My kids are so quiet when they are in the hallway.

LOVE IT!

And now for the digraph freebie!

Click HERE!

Have a wonderful day!

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Letter Writing Freebies

We are writing our Pen Pal letters.

 I have found that it is hard for some of my firsties to follow how to write a friendly letter....no matter how many different ways I try.

I made up these three letter templates to help them out. One is very basic with labels for them to follow and the others are the templates with no labels. 

I gave these to the kiddos who needed just that little bit of guidance. It helped them so much.

They are all in my TPT store. I have linked them at the bottom of each picture.

Koala

Letter Template with Labels

Cardinals

I hope they help your kiddos as much as they helped mine.

Don't forget about my giveaway! It ends January 18th at midnight!

Some lucky follower will win this!

 (well something like this :)
Enter HERE.

Have a wonderful day!

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