Merry Christmas!

The stockings are hung and my baking is done!

It's time to get this party started.

From all of mine to all of yours-

 Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Hope your holidays are merry and bright!

Library

What do you do with thousands and thousands of children's books when you retire?

I've been dealing with this dilemma now for several months. After over 40 years of collecting and buying books, I decided to make a library for my grandkids. First, I sorted through all my books and gave a lot of them to my school. I chose only my most favorite ones to keep. Which ended up being quite a few. It's taken me almost six months to decide how I wanted my library organized but I think I'm almost there.

The shelves and boxes are from IKEA. 

 My daughter-in-law did the cute vinyl!

 I grouped the books by genre, authors, levels, and favorite read-aloud. I labeled the boxes so the kids can find what they want but also so they can put the books back when they're finished. There is just one more thing I'm working on and that is cataloging all the books into my laptop for a check-out system. Each family has a book bag and comes often to pick books to take home. The older girls LOVE to play 'school' too.

Needless to say, the grandkids are LOVING it! And so are their moms. Not to mention, grandma LOVES it too.

A-B-C Mini Booklets {NO PREP}

I have two little 4-year-old grandkids that are learning their letters. 

So I decided to make a little packet to help them.

I just uploaded it to my TpT shop.

So far they are both LOVIN' it.

You can check it out by clicking on my sidebar under TpT shop.

I also included a FREE sample in the preview.

ENJOY!!

Mix It Up

A little while ago, I shared a post about the book: 'Press Here' by Herve' Tullet. You can check it out HERE.
My firsties LOVE this book and enjoy writing their own books after Mr. Tullet's style.

 

Well, I was happy to discover another book by Herve' Tullet.

This book is great for teaching colors and how to mix them to get purple, orange, and green. Like his other book, this one is interactive as well. The reader needs to follow the directions by shaking, pressing or turning the pages to watch the magic and fun appear.

I'm sure kids will also be able to springboard from this book and use their imaginations to write their own fun, interactive stories!

Of course you can get the books at Amazon.com but I found both books at Costco today for only $9.99, so I just had to grab some for my grandchildren. I guess I've started my Christmas shopping already!

Happy Teaching!

Flip Flaps and a Freebie!

I finally got my FLIP FLAPS packet finished for Language Arts! 

My math version has been a big hit 

and I have had requests to do a LA version. 

So here it is!

You can check it out on my TpT shop.

It covers a variety of skills.

This is great for a review, or as you teach the skills, or in a center as a reinforcement or even send home for a fun homework page. And the kiddos LOVE making the flip flaps!

You can save if you buy the BUNDLE!

I put both packets together in a bundle for a discount.

And here is a FREE download from the LA packet. 

You can only get it here on my blog.

Just click HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Teaching!

Fluency Binder and FREEBIE

We ALL know how important fluency is. I found this quote from the National Reading Panel.

"Students who do not develop reading fluency, regardless of how bright they are, are likely to remain poor readers throughout their lives."

Wow! Sometimes I think we get a little caught up in accuracy and comprehension and forget how important fluency is.

I'm excited because I just finished my FLUENCY BINDER packet. It's a project I've had in the works for sometime now.

This packet contains over 50 practice pages. You can make each child his/her own binder and add pages as the child progresses. Or make 4-5 binders to use at different times during the day.

The packet can be used in a variety of ways. Just choose which works best for you and your students. 

It can be uses:

•  when teaching a new skill
•  as a review or assessment
•  in guided reading
•  as a self-start
•  with a parent or peer tutor
•  in centers

And that's just to name a few.
It covers a wide variety of skills from an emergent to fluent level. 

The pages include:

• A-B-C letters
• the first 100 Fry Sight Words
• 80 Fry Phrases
•  long & short word families
•  blends
•  consonant & vowel digraphs,
•  frequent number & color words
•  bossy R
•  hard or soft C & G
•  simple sentences 
• simple stories

VERY EASY PREP!

Just print in color or change the setting on your printer and print in black & white. 

Check out the preview on TpT for a FREE practice sheet!

Click HERE to link over.

One Day Bonus Sale!

Yep! One Day Bonus Sale on TpT!

Everything in my shop is 20% off including my all ready marked down bundle packets. Promo code: MORE15 for more savings!

Thanks for the banner by Ms. K  Math

Happy Shopping!