Two for Tuesday and Monday Meet Up Mashup with The Teaching Tribune

Hi Friends!  I'm excited to link up again with The Teaching Tribune for the Summer  Blogging series.  Isn't this fun?  I'm going to squish two posts into one because I was insanely busy yesterday playing Mom's Taxi for my daughter.  She had vacation bible school, field hockey camp, and piano lessons.  I swear, sometimes I feel like it would be easier to go to work...well, maybe not.

Anyway, I'll start with my Two for Tuesday items.  Today I'm going to offer you my Ice Cream Rules resource for half off.

Click the picture above to visit and view this resource.

This is a series of 8 games that reviews key math skills taught in first grade.  It would also make a great review for the beginning of second grade.  Each game comes in all black and white and color.  

I am also offering you my Progressive Writing Rubrics.  These are a set of great little rubrics that clearly lay out your increasing writing expectations for each quarter.  Very helpful at conference time as well when you're trying to explain to parents what you expect as far as writing.

 Click the picture to view this item in my store

And three things you didn't know about me...

So there you have it.  My TwoforTuesday Monday Meet Me Mashup.  Have  a great day everyone!

Click the button to visit the Teaching Tribune and see what else is linked up!

Days 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 -- Whew, Who Knew This Would Be So Hard?

Wow, who knew blogging every day for 12 days straight would be such a challenge?  I thought "Piece of cake.  I can do this.  Whip out a little post.  Add a picture or two.  Easy."  But after a while, all the posts started sounding the same, and I got bored with it myself, so I could only imagine what you all were thinking. Something along the lines of, "Yeah, not reading that post."

So, in the interest of my sanity (as I STILL have shopping and wrapping to do) and your interest level, I'm calling Uncle on my daily posts (as my blogging buddy, Chalk One Up for the Teacher did a few days ago) and posting my last five 50% off items now.  They will stay up until the sometime after Christmas.  I would love to say until X time on X date, but I just don't work that way.  When I get to it, sometime after Christmas, they will go back to full price.

My day 8 item, which I never blogged about, is my Spanish bundle.

Great deal @ 50% off = $3.25

Next up is my day 9 item is January Roll and Cover Games with Mike the Moose.  

50% = $1.50

Mike the Moose really has nothing to do with these games, other than being the clipart I used.  I just liked the way "Mike the Moose" sounded. What's the plus, you might be asking?  Well, these games are differentiated for addition and subtraction to 10 and to 18, and also for 10 more and 10 less.  But that's not the plus.  The plus is that after the items have been rolled and colored, the kids have to write a number sentence to match the number on the item!  Brilliant, right?  Click on the picture below and you can download a free sample of the game to see what I mean.

Look at that face.  I had to work Mike the Moose into the title.

Okay, day 10 item is next.

@50% off = $2.35

This resource includes a lesson plan for introducing transitional words and graphic organizers for pre-writing.  It also includes the personal word wall booklet "How Do I Spell?" for students to keep at their desk for easy reference.  After introducing and practicing using transitional words in whole group writing, there are paragraph puzzles for the children to unscramble and glue down in sequential order to create a paragraph.

Day 11!

I know we're not even done with Advent yet, but you know how quickly the next church season sneaks up on us!  Before you know it, Mardi Gras and then the beginning of Lent will be here.  

Use this to help your children understand that Lent is more than "giving up candy."  Why do we make sacrifices during Lent?  Is these anything else we can do during Lent to get closer to Jesus?  Use this resource to explore the answers to these questions.

And finally Day 12!

Free!  If you stuck with this post this long, you deserve a reward!

You can find any of these items by clicking on the cover of the item.

Wishing you and your families the love, joy, peace, and happiness of this holiday season.  Let go of the stress and focus on the miracles!

Day 7?

Tonight I am very, very tired.  This week has been the. longest. week. EVER!  But we made it through, and tomorrow is an 11:15 early dismissal day.  Two "work" periods, a Christmas party, a pat on the head, a Merry Christmas, a see you next year (amid giggles), and out the door they go.  Phew.

Today is day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas for teachers.

Today, I am offering you this little gem

It includes a lesson plan for teaching how to write a paragraph, including graphic organizers and these mixed up paragraph puzzles.  

There's a bonus personal word wall component.

This resource normally sells for $3.75, but at 50% off, you can get it for $1.85.

I hope your last day is tomorrow, and that it goes fast and smoothly for you.

One Last Holiday Freebie

I know, I know, you've been holiday freebied (I invented a new word!) to death between frenzies and hops and giveaways.  If you're like me, you've got a folder full of more holiday freebies than you can use in the 3 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

But you're really going to want this freebie.  Maybe.  Or not.  But I'll offer it anyway.  See, we had to do our 2nd writing assessment this month, the persuasive writing sample.  And I always do "Convince Santa You've been Good This Year and Deserve a Present Instead of Coal."

But as I scrolled through the dozens upon dozens of writing papers, I couldn't find one I really liked. I found pretty good, not quite, and close, but not just right.  I wanted a space at the top for drawing.  I wanted primary printing lines.  I wanted a cute border and graphic.  So I did what any TPT teacher would do and made my own.  And thanks to {Graphics from the Pond} and {Whimsy Workshop}, I think it came out really cute.  So cute that I wanted to share it with you.

Click here to download your freebie.

Enjoy!!!

All That Glitters...

Can I just say I really, really dislike working with glitter?  I pull it out once a year to use with the kids, and today was the day.  The Christmas cinnamon ornaments we made last week were finally dry, after 5 days of flipping them over, and today was the day to break out the glitter.

When I first started teaching, glitter was these huge chunks of whatever it is that glitter is made of -- messy, but at least able to be cleaned up.  Today's glitter is a whole different story.  It reminds me of sugary sand.  It gets everywhere and is so hard to clean up.  There was glitter in the bottom of the tub tonight after my shower.  I think there might still be glitter in my hair.

As much as I loathe glitter, that's how much the kids love it.  "Oh," they say, with eyes the size of saucers, shining brightly, "Are we using glitter today?  Can we use any color we want?  Can we use ALL the colors at once?"  Seriously, they did ask me that.

"Knock yourselves out, kids."  I tell them. "This is the one day a year we use glitter in 208, so go crazy."

And they do.

Even I have to admit that the glitter on the cinnamon ornaments adds a certain Je ne sais quoi.  They sparkle and shine in the Christmas lights. It almost matches the Christmas sparkle and shine in the kids' eyes when they see their glittered ornaments.  And that is why, despite my intense dislike of glitter, I still pull it out once a year.

(I took some really cute photos to use with this post, but since I upload to Facebook then download to computer and upload to blog, and Facebook is being wonky tonight and won't upload my photos, you will have to visualize along with the above post.)

And  yes, tomorrow is the Fifth Day of the Teacher's 12 Days of Christmas 50% off sale.

I will be offering my #1 top selling product (since it is a full moon)

This resource, normally $3.00, will be $1.50 until midnight tomorrow night.

It contains an informational text booklet telling about moon phases and the moon phases clock interactive craft in a zipped file.

Have a great day, everyone, and try to keep the glitter to a minimum.

Hi Everyone!
Did you know that exactly 12 days from today is Christmas day? Well, I decided to offer you all a gift... actually 12! I'm excited to announce that I am celebrating the Teacher's 12 Days of Christmas!

 Here's how it works. Every day from now until Christmas Day, I'm going to be offering one of my best selling products for 50% off for one day only. These products are all resources that will be useful after the New Year. (I think that is important!) Oh, and did I mention that each day the product will get bigger and bigger? So as Christmas gets closer, you'll be able to grab my biggest resource for 50% off!

Today is the first day of Christmas.



I'm offering my...

(Okay, I said I would offer things for after the New Year, but I promise this is the only before Christmas item I'll offer.  I just think it is perfect for the last week of school when things are getting a bit crazy.  My kiddos LOVE playing Elf Toss and beg to play it every day. PLUS, this zipped file includes both a PDF version and a SMARTBoard version of the game made on Notebook software.)

It's normally $3.25, but grab it today for only $1.62.  Oh, what the heck.  I'm feeling generous, so we'll make it a straight $1.60.

So click the picture above to grab today's 50% off item, and make sure to stop back tomorrow to see what's 50% off for the 2nd day of Christmas!


*Please note that in remembrance for Sandy Hook Elementary, there will be no 12 Days of Christmas post tomorrow. I will pick back up on Sunday.*

A bunch of my TPT friends are participating as well, so click on the links below to see what they have on sale today! The link will take you to their TPT store. Click on the words to the right of their logo to check out what product they have on sale!