Product Swap with The Weekly Sprinkle

 I am so excited to be linking up again for another product swap with Melissa from Jungle Learners.




I am so lucky!
I was matched with Ashley from The Weekly Sprinkle.
Just to tell you a little about Ashley:
1. She is so stinkin' cute!
2. Her writing is fabulous!
3. She LOVES her "littles"!

Interview with Ashley…

Me: "What are three things you like to do outside of school?"

Ashely: "Thrifting (may have just made that up)

I love to root through thrift stores and swap shops looking for a great deal."

"Sun/Summer

I love to be outside at the beach or by the creek with my family. We are definitely all beach bums!"

"DIY

I am a total do-it-yourself kind of girl. I am willing to try everything from computers, construction, crafts, and seeing. Anything crafty and I love it!"

Me: "What are three things you like about school?"

Ashley: "Kids

I am genuinely a person who loves kids and especially how funny and entertaining they can be!"

"Interesting

I love how each day you never know what you are going to get! There is always something new and fun to teach or the kids make it different and exciting, but each day is something new."

"Learning

I am really a nerd and love learning. I think it is my type A personality, but how everything seems to come full circle and connect to other things just makes me happy!"

First of all…I want to be in Ashley's class. 

Second…I want Ashley to come and teach in my school. :)

I chose Ashley's Common and Proper Nouns PPT and Printables.

The PowerPoint is so easy to follow and fun to do on the SmartBoard.

My firsties loved going up to circle and cross out proper and common nouns. 

Another part of the powerpoint has some common and proper nouns to identify. I had the students stand if it was a proper noun (uppercase letter) and squat if it was a common noun (lowercase letter). It was a good way to get them moving. 

They loved the sheets that were available for reteaching/extension/practice. 

There are a variety of papers to print out to practice common and proper nouns.

I had been teaching this the week before. Ashley's powerpoint and papers helped my firsties to really understand and practice hands on activities to get it into their brains. 

They get it now! :)

So, now that you know all about the product… here's a chance to win it!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't forget to head on over to Ashley's blog to see her swap product. 

It's Still Winter (Math Common Core Standards)

You could win it or it is on sale until Tuesday!!!

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Product Swap with An Apple for the Teacher

Melissa over at Jungle Learners is hosting a product swap. We were matched and we were able to choose one product we wanted to use in our classroom.

I was matched with Kelly from An Apple for the Teacher. Have you checked out her blog? She has so many great ideas!!!

I chose Kickin' It Math.
This is an EXTENSIVE program for practicing Math Facts in very fun ways!
There are parent letters, explanations of all activities, and very fun graphics.
We are going to be using this all year! My firsties are so excited about moving up each belt color.

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Magical Product Swap with Angelia

I participated in Mrs. Stanford's "Magical Product Swap". It was so great to get products from an amazing teacher and review them. The kiddos had sooo much fun!

I was matched up with Angelia from Extra Special Teaching.

Have you checked out her blog? It's amazing! She has so many ideas and products. 

The first product was "B and D Confusion Activities".

I took some of my firsties that have been having trouble with B and D.
They had so much fun!
First they covered all the b's on one page and all the d's on the other. I used buttons, but if I was going to give it to the whole class, I would use highlighters. How excited would they be?!?!

The second activity was to sort all the b's and d's as well as the b words and d words. Angelia included different fonts sot the kiddos can see the difference in the letters.

The next activity they did was to put the b or the d on the beginning of the word. Angelia did a fantastic job of finding pictures to go with the words.

The last activity consisted of writing some of the b and d words on the recording sheet.

This bundle of activities was fun and meaningful. It had direct instruction on how to use every activity. The font was clear and there was a culminating activity which brought the whole thing together. 

My kids LOVED it!

Have I told you how wonderful Angelia is???!!!???

Well, she sent me not only one product...BUT TWO!!!

She is so sweet!

This little activity is a Sight Word Game.

This is a game where the students take turn choosing a card and reading the word on the card. If they read the word correctly, they get to keep the card. If they do not read the word correctly, they have to put it in the bottom of the pile.

There are special card in the deck too! My kiddos loved finding these! :)

When they finished. The got to choose some sight words and write them on the recording sheet. For them to be able to choose the words was such a motivation for them.

Once again, Angelia makes this product fun and meaningful for my firsties. She has included graphics that the students love to look at and has included a few surprises they totally enjoyed. 

Thank you so much to Jessica for hosting this Product Swap and working so hard to pair up the teachers. 

Also, thanks to Angelia for swapping with me and making such wonderful products!

Have a wonderful day!

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