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May 10, 2013

Measurement, Freebies and Giveaway Winners!!!

Congratulations to these ladies for winning the Lock Smock Giveaway!!   @ Ashley and Mandi- Please email me within the next 48 hours so I can get details on shipping!! Thank you to all of you that played along! I love to have giveaways so be sure to keep checking back for more!! …………………………………………………………………………………………….. We have been working on measurement the past 2 weeks. It is always one of my favorite things to teach in math. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freebies, Giveaways, Math, measurement, Spring, Uncategorized

May 6, 2013

a LOCK SMOCK giveaway!!!

Giveaway is now CLOSED!! Winners will be posted tonight!!!  I am super excited about this giveaway!! I am sure you have all heard about the Lock Smock. They have been all over Blogland here lately,…and let me just tell you that these things are genius!! What a brilliant idea! I love that I am able to keep my door locked, while allowing the kiddos to come in and out easily. Also, when it is lock down time, these little beauties just pop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Uncategorized

April 28, 2013

Y’all made me do it!!

Rachelle and Michelle made me do it!!! Smitten with First is now on Instagram!!! As if I am already not addicted enough to Instagram with my personal page?!?! Now I am EXTRA addicted!! So, here’s the deal….every Tuesday teachers from all over the world will be posting a pic from their day for #teachertalktuesday. We will all be able to find each other through this hashtag.   I just love this! I jumped on board this early am and created … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #teachertalktuesday, Linky Parties, Uncategorized

April 26, 2013

This weeks do..and some FREEBIES!

This is how I feel about today being Friday!! {image from Google} 2 days of administering the STAAR test would do this fancy lil’ number on anyone’s do!! I swear mine looked just like that! This week we have been learning about suffixes ed and ing. Monday, I shared our little Sunny Suffixes {freebie} with you all that the kiddos just adored. One of my little babies said we should make our suns old and young for ed and ing! Brilliant idea! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Literacy, Math, Math Facts, Mother's Day, suffixes, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

April 22, 2013

Sunny Suffixes Free activity

Sunny Suffixes Free activity This craft was originally created in 2013.  It has recently been updated.  You can download the new version for free here!                          This is an adorable follow up activity to learning about suffixes.  Students create a sun and write words with suffixes on the rays.  This craft could also be used for prefixes or another subject (math facts on the rays, facts about the sun on the rays, parts of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freebies, reading, suffixes, Uncategorized

April 21, 2013

EXTREME Makeover: Center Edition

Ok, I am going to be real quick…the in-laws are headed over for dinner so I have some cleaning to do!! I recently updated my Surfin’ into Summer Literacy Centers from last year. Y’all, this file was so hard to look at while I was revising it! Terrible, blah, yucky, boring, and no directions! The old file was SO deserving of a 3.7 rating!! Seriously?? What was I thinking when I first started selling stuff on TPT?!  Anywho, I have revised … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Literacy, literacy centers, SALE, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

April 16, 2013

{Oi}nks, cowb{oy}s, poetry and Earth Day!

Hi friends! We have been super busy this week…and it’s only Tuesday! We have our STAAR testing this week, which I will be administering… so I want to make sure that I am getting everything done this week!! Here’s a little peek at a few things we’ve been up to. We always start our mornings off with our phonics skill for the week, and this week has been oi and oy. We made these little {oink} hats for our oi sound.  and these cowboy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Earth Day, phonics, Poetry, Uncategorized

April 14, 2013

a silly Earth & some Sunday Fun!

Hi friends! I am super excited to get started on Earth day fun next week. I whipped this little lovely up for us to use. It has 2 super easy peasy and quick activities to use for Earth day. Click the picture or {here} to check it out. The preview download on TPT includes a freebie! Ok, so for a little fun, I had to share this video from church this morning! Hilar!! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Earth Day, Spring, Uncategorized

April 13, 2013

Five for Friday and center freebies!!

Hi friends! I am linking up with Doodle Bugs today for my Five for Friday..on a Saturday! Yep, a day late is how I roll! And, for all of you who stick around, I have a few freebies for ya’….but, I’m saving it for the end!!  {1} Rapunzel and I have been going none stop on some BOB books y’all. They are super fabulous…and, if you are a Costco fan, you can get a box set for 10 bucks! Holla!! {2} One of my super sweet friends from work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Five for Friday, Freebies, Literacy, Spring, Uncategorized

April 11, 2013

Givin’ credit where credit is due!!

So, today I am going to post about Probability again! Bare with me! I promise it’s worth it!! Even better…there is a freebie for all of you who stick around!! Yesterday, I had some help from the super fabulous Amy Lemons’ and her What’s the Probability unit. If you haven’t purchased this…you are totally missing out on some fabulousness!! The packet is spectacular! We got started with her Heads or Tails activity and let me just say….this was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractions, Freebies, Math, Probability, Spring, Uncategorized

April 9, 2013

Fl{ow}ers, Probability, and a freebie…oh my!!!

Hi friends! We worked our little booties off today!! I was out yesterday with Jury Duty..so there was no time to waste today! We learned all out the sound of {ow and ou} today. We mainly focused on {ow} today. We will work more with {ou} tomorrow. The picture cards came from the amazing Cara Carroll’s {The Out of Towners} packet. After sorting our words on our charts, the kiddos had to make a list of at least 7 {ow} words to put on their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freebies, Literacy, Math, phonics, Probability, Uncategorized

April 7, 2013

Bubblegum Fraction Fun!!

I am popping on real quick today to show you some some crazy fun we had on Thursday with bubblegum. It is an oldie…but goodie! I have done this for a few years, and my kiddos always love it. I gave each kiddo a piece of bubblegum {the Hubba Bubba kind} and let them begin their attempts at blowing a bubble. They had 6 chances to try and blow a bubble, and with each chance, they had one minute! It was hilarious. There was gum flying across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fractions, Math, Probability, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

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