Have You Heard?

Have you heard?

My friend Christine, 

over at Preslar's Place 

is hosting a 

12 Days of Christmas Freebies 

on her blog and 

I, for one, want to be there!

Not only will she make available free products from her store 

for one hour each evening, but

others have been invited 

to participate as well.

I'm going... what about YOU?

My contribution is a sweet little literacy center 

I whipped up for this occasion.  

I figure with the holidays fast approaching, 

I need to keep as much text in front of my kiddos as I can and

I believe this game 

might just do the trick.

You can get it HERE.

I hope you enjoy it!

Now prance on over to Christine's on December 1st 

about 8 o'clock CST 

to grab a freebie or two. 

She's expecting you, so hurry!

A Freebie, A Funny, and New Products

Hello Friends,

Sometime around October 6th, 

(the date of my last post), 

I seem to have fallen into a swirling vortex of Halloween, 

Red Ribbon Week,

laundry,

fundraising at the BEAST level, 

teaching, and

life in general.

Did I mention laundry?

Can you relate. at. all?

If any case, I do have a few things to share with you today.

If you've got the time, 

I'll start with a funny or two.

Just recently

in my classroom,

I overheard one first grader 

explain to another...

"Japanese and Chinese people are the same.

They ALL speak Spanish." 

Or what about my incredibly impulsive friend who walked into her speech teacher's classroom where she squealed with delight at  the picture of an ocean animal she recognized on the table.

Little friend began to s.h.o.u.t.

"I know what THAT is!  

It lives in the ocean!

I KNOW what that animal is!

It's a coctupus!"

I'm sorry to inform you 

speech class will be delayed today. 

Mrs. Speech Teacher 

had to step out for a moment.

Next up is an unusual freebie for you.

I developed this checklist for a young friend in my classroom who needed more frequent

feedback than the traditional clip chart I use for behavior management.

You'll need to draw in your own happy, straight, and sad faces in the circles before you copy it.

I admit I was a tad bit distracted by the laundry and this was one of those things that just didn't get done.

I hope this saves you a bit of time.

Go get it here.

Next up... Thanksgiving stuff.

Last week, I read this delightful story to my little friends.

You can read the reviews 

if you're interested, 

but basically...

 Turkey is in trouble.

He is scheduled to be consumed for Thanksgiving dinner unless he can

disguise himself.

First graders were then given a copy of a turkey to disguise for themselves.

The results are always wonderful surprises!

Here are a few for your viewing pleasure...

How wonderful is THAT?!

Hold on, we're nearing the end...

I just completed two new projects.

(I took a 7 week break from that, too.)

First up is a Fly Guy study.

My firsties have recently discovered this series and like so many before them,

they l.o.v.e. Fly Guy!

This collection actually includes activities for 5 books in the series.  

You can go here to read more about it.

If you'd like a FREE copy, be one of the first three to leave a comment (with your email address) and I'll send along a copy just for you.

I also just completed this for my Reading Street friends.

 If you'd like a FREE copy of this product,

be one of the first three to leave a comment and it's yours.

After that, you can find it here.

I hope you'll like it!

In closing, 

I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!