Word Workin' Witch and a Spring Cleaning Sale

Like so many others,
I heard there was a "spring cleaning"
sale currently underway at TPT
and I wanted to participate, too!

Who doesn't love a good sale?!
Especially when it involves 
shopping for your classroom?  
Can anyone else get on board with that?!

I find that shopping for chart tablets, 
dri-erase markers, cap erasers (in every color of the rainbow) 
and pocket folders 
simply makes me happy.
 How about the smell of a new notebook? 
Is it not intoxicating?
It's weird, I know.
My parents tell me I've always been that way.
  

In any case, 
not only will I be purchasing 
a few must-haves to 
carry me through 
the remainder of the year, 
I also wanted to pop in and tell you about my newest product that I've used daily 
in my small groups for months.

It's called Word Workin' Witch 
and it's a collection of mats 
in which the children 
manipulate letter tiles 
* at your direction *  
to form words. 
(Simply put, it feeds my love 
for teaching phonics. ) 

As you can see, 
I recently taught the oa/ow vowel digraph so we're using both mats 
to practice our new words. 
It's fast, efficient, and my own firsties 
seem to associate the letter pattern with the adorable clipart just a tad bit better than before.

I'd love to give away 3 free samples.
Leave a comment telling me your favorite subject to teach and I'll send 
a copy right along.
Don't forget your email address!





  

Spring Break Goodness and a Freebie

It's my pleasure to link up with 

Teaching Blog Addict's

for the last March freebie.

Geez!

Where does the time go?!

Before I share my freebie,

I simply must show you what I've been up to this week.

It's been SPRING BREAK for me and 

I've enjoyed every last minute!

On Monday,

we packed our suitcases, 

a cooler, 

some groceries for the road trip,

two pups,

and we headed for the mountains.

It's my absolute favorite vacation destination.

No beach for me, no sirree!

I guess that's because the sheer

 beauty of the mountains surpasses anything 

I could ever experience at the beach.

Just my opinion.

The following photos might explain my thinking more clearly...

On our first day, 

my little family selected a trail to hike.

2.7 miles - one way.  

Moderate difficulty.

(Perhaps slightly more so, 

considering the condition of my knees!)

Anyway, the weather was slightly cool,

just perfect for a hike into the forest.

ONE MILE LATER and a tad bit higher in elevation,

we experienced an ever-so-slight change

in the weather.

Did I say slight?!

The temperature dropped considerably and 

it began to snow quite heavily.

This wouldn't have been a problem if we had expected

the shift, however we were NOT dressed for the occasion.

Not.at.all.

I packed mostly short-sleeved shirts, for goodness sake!

It was spring break, after all!

 In any case, isn't it beautiful?!

So, let me get to what brought you here in the first place...

Here's a simple scoot game I created to reinforce

telling time to the hour and half/hour.

A handful of my kiddos needed the additional practice.

12:30 and 6:30 seem to get them every.single.time.

I hope you enjoy it!

Go get it HERE. 

Please leave a comment if you are able to use it.

I'm driven by kind words.

Thank you and enjoy your weekend!

Today's Funny

A funny thing happened today...

We are wrapping up our third quarter grading period this week so there are a number of assessments we're required to administer.

My kiddos took a language test today.

The directions read:

Draw a picture and write a sentence describing your teacher.  Use 3 adjectives.

This was the response...

God-ful... imagine that.

Apparently, she thinks very highly of me!

Enjoy your Friday!