The Magical Product Swap Featuring TGIF!

We are at it again!! Jessica over at Mrs. Stanford's Class organized another product swap.

I super enjoyed the last product swap because I had the super awesome Fluttering Through First Grade as my partner!
Now, I know that this product swap is going to be just as good because I am paired up with Susan from TGIF (Thank God It's First Grade)! This is her old button:

But she got this awesome blog makeover and check out her new button:

I'm loving Susan's new look!

I got to pick one item from Susan's TpT Store {HERE}

I got to pick this bad boy!

Here is the description from TpT: This unit has everything you need to help your students meet the Common Core Standard {1.NBT.1}: Students will count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.

In this packet:
(p.1) Title page
(2-14) Spin n' Graph: Activities for number recognition as well as numeral and number word identification. There are 6 different games to allow for growth and differentiation.
(15-16) Flip it, Say it, Write it, Draw it: Partner activity for number identification.
(17) Order Up: Group activity for ordering numbers 0-120.
(18-23) Number cards 0-120 for use during activities
(24) Games to play with 10s and 20s frames
(25-26) Individual 10s and 20s frames for students to use during whole group instruction
(27-31) Numeral cards 1-20 with matching 10s/20s frames to use during games
(32) Games to play with a 120 chart
(33-36) A complete 120 chart for student use, and 3 incomplete 120 chart for fill in.
(37-46) 120 Chart Puzzles: Students work together to put together the "broken" 120 chart.
(47-53) Read the Room: Activity for number word recognition. Numbers 0-25 as well as multiples of 10 to 120.
(53-56) Three different assessments to use throughout unit
(57) Acknowledgements!

I am in LOVE with this packet! 

Look at my little nugget helping me laminate the goods!! :)

My laminator was hard at work!

Here are the contents...

8 different 120's chart PUZZLES!! They are awesome!

My kiddos loved them!! :)

I initially printed them out on white paper but Susan suggested printing the different puzzles on colored paper! Brilliant!

Here they all are printed! Just need to laminate and cut! They will then be ready for my kids' little hands!

The pack also includes 120 charts that have some numbers missing! I laminated them and my students write in the missing numbers with dry erase markers!

Here is a filled in one! :)

In this pack, there are also number cards to 120... with another activity!

Another activity is the Read the Room! You place the number words around the room and the students need to record the number word next to the number!

It also includes a bunch of Spin n' Graph activities!! I also laminated them!

ANOTHER activity includes matching ten frames to numbers. LOVE!

And last but not least... ASSESSMENTS! There are 3 different assessments for the Common Core Standard 1.NBT.1!

You NEED this is you teach first grade!! Grab it at Susan's TpT store {HERE}

If you don't already follow TGIF... go there now!! She has awesome ideas and is super nice! Plus, you can check out the product that she picked from MY TpT store!

On to some good news... 

Susan and I decided to put our swap items on sale {20% off} for this weekend!!! :)

Grab her unit for only 4 bucks!!! GO THERE NOW!! It is a must!

First Grade Common Core

Have you seen this book around blogland??? I know I have!!

If you haven't, this is a workbook aligned to the Common Core Standards!!! 

It includes worksheets and activities for EVERY standard!!! I am sure that it is going to be a big time saver!

This FIRST GRADE COMMON CORE workbook is a must for first grade teachers! I can't wait to get mine!

Check out their site {HERE}!

I'm so sorry and it's Fall sale!!

I've been a super bad blogger!!! I've been super busy at school... getting my room ready {I feel like I am not done with my room... 7 weeks after school has already started}, teaching a PD class for my district, planning, preparing, and everything else we all do!! I am super impressed with the bloggers that do it ALL!! :)
I would love for you to check out my TpT store!! I am having a 20% off sale on ALL products for the rest of today and all of Sunday.

You can grab the following plus more for a super price:

I promise to be back with classroom pictures very soon!! :)

How is your school year going?? Is anyone feeling as overwhelmed as I am??? 

Diana's Paint Dot Sight Words!!!

Ok, I am going to tell you about something AwEsOmE! These are Cole's Little Pups Paint Dot Sight Words! Do you need a way to reinforce certain sight words? Maybe during word work? These are perfect for you!!!

The kiddos are able to highlight the word and then "dot" the stars with bingo dotters. They will also re-write the word and on Diana's first grade words, she has added a spot where the students can write a sentence that has their sight word! PERFECT!!!
They LOVE this word work activity! I used these ALL last year as a word work activity (in Daily 5). They are super easy to maintain and I can't wait to start them again this year!
Last school year, I was using the first grade Fundation sight words and Diana made me a special set!!! She is awesome!

Click on over to Diana's blog: Cole's Little Pups. She has some great ideas and is super sweet!

This year, I am doing sight words in my room a little bit differently! My teammate is using 11 sight word lists and they are individualized to each student to make sure that the students learn them all (that's another post!! Coming Soon!!) but Diana is making me a set just for those words!!
Click {HERE} to check out her Kinder sight words for only $1.50!!! and click {HERE} for her first grade sight word set for only $6.00!
Hop on over to her blog and check out her ideas!! :) Let me know if you have any questions about using these in your classrooms!

Lovely Three Day Weekend! Catch up!

I must say I was BEYOND excited when I found out Labor Day was on Monday and that we wouldn't be going to school that day. I very much needed this 3 day weekend.
All last week, I was super super sick and still went to work (I know I should have stayed home to rest but I HATE sub plans!). I also had a lovely MAC-Ro training (school-home math program) and I had a morning of looking at my DIBELS data and setting up my small groups so I did have to plan for a half day sub! Blah!
Overall, it was a very successful week!
Let me go back and talk about the first week of school. We started on a Wednesday and we went over procedures, rules (WBT), and did fun "about me" activities. The following Monday, we started going over the Alphabet, sounds, and the Kinder sight words my firsties are SUPPOSED to know.
My kiddos were so cute and kept saying that they already knew their letters and sounds and it was too easy... that's when I let them in on a secret... We were working on Kinder stuff!!! That first grade wouldn't start until we reviewed all of their kinder work so they had to do their best. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!
2 weeks later (this past Monday), they were super excited to start REAL first grade.
In my district, we use Harcourt's StoryTown so after the 2 week inventory (working on letters and sounds) we start the first lesson.
The first lesson is on short a words and my kiddos rocked it!
I'm so excited to work in an Intermediate SEI class this year! It is such a huge difference academically than my Pre-Emergent to Basic class that I had last year. I struggled very much last year just getting some kids to know their letters and sounds in first grade!
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I'm pretty sure I forgot to mention this but on the first day of school, I got an amazing email. It was from Donor's Choose and they told me that my project had been funded!!!
A week and a half later, I had 2 iPod Touches in my hand!!! The kiddos are so excited about them and I can't wait to show you guys what I'm doing thanks to a wonderful new teammate!
Talking about teammates... My school is huge! As in we have over 700 students in a K-3 school so there are also a lot of teachers (not enough)... There are 7 teachers in my first grade team and 3 of them are new! One taught kinder last year, another one taught kinder for the last half of the year last year, and one is brand new!
They are soooo awesome because they love cute stuff like me and they are all into really TEACHING the kiddos and making it a fun experience!
I mean, they shop on TpT... How awesome is that! I am not the only one!!! :)
I'm really excited because we have also been planning together and really talking about our assessments and scores and making goals.... LOVE!
This year is going to be awesome.
That is enough blabbing... I feel like I need to catch everyone up since I haven't been blogging!!!
I hope to be back sometime next week to show you some pictures of my room! It feels like it isn't done but it does look pretty good.
I'll leave you with a beautiful pic of my very own Kindergartner...

Love that little lady!

<3

First Week of School! New Products!

I am super enjoying my Saturday after my first full week of school!
I'm ALIVE!
I ended up with only 27 kids on my roster (instead of the original 29) and only 25 showed up!
Oh and they are so cute.
We have been practicing our letters, sounds, and our kinder sight words!
I'm excited this year because I have a class full of intermediate kiddos. Big difference from what I had last year (pre-emergent to basic)!
I've already noticed how those language levels are so so so different.
I can't wait to share more experiences.
I'm so so sorry... I don't have any pictures to share but I will soon!
I have been super busy and all of us teachers are rushing to get everything perfect.
I have been working on some great stuff... take a peek!

What it looks like:

I also need to update the pennants I have in my room, my dolch words, and word wall letters!!! 

Ahhh... so much to do and so little time! :)

See you next time (could be next weekend!!)

Laters!

2nd Grade Common Core Aligned Weekly Graphs PLUS TpT/TN SALE!

Hello hello!! It feels like I have been working for WEEKS!! I am exhausted. I officially started working last Tuesday and had my first day of school with kiddies this past Wednesday. Let's just say that I am STOKED that I only had kids for 3 days!
I can't wait to really tell you about my first day! {I have a GREAT group of kids!!!}
But, I'm really here to tell you about the amazing TpT sale and my newest product!!
I have FINALLY finished my 2nd Grade Common Core Aligned Weekly Graphs per request!
I apologize for taking sooooo long but yay they are done!!!
They correlate to the following Common Core Standards:

• 2.NBT.3
• 2.NBT.8
• 2.OA.1
• 2.OA.2
• 2.OA.3
• 2.MD.10

They are the same graphs as my first grade pack just more rigorous and aligned to the 2nd grade Common Core Standards!
Here are some pics!

Here are some preview pages (color cover, bw cover, and a preview of a graph!)

You can purchase this on TpT {HERE} or on TN {HERE}. It will be 9.00 after the BIG sale so take advantage!!

Now, for the deets of the sale {in case you haven't heard}!

One of the biggest sales of the year! TpT only has like 3 sales a year so this is BIG!

Not only will you enjoy 20% off ALL of my products but you can also get an extra 10% off with the code: BTS12!!!

Wooooh!!

Go add to your wishlist... mine is wayyyy too long but at least I will be set for a few months ;)

You can grab my Common Core Aligned Weekly Graphs for 2nd and 1st Grade and other fun stuff!! Click the following pics to take you to my store!

Plus, more! Go check it out!!! It has already started!!! YAYYYYY!!

I'll be back with some very exciting news!! :)