Fall Fun!!

Boy did it get cold here fast in Pa!!!  We will be so glad when both of our kids sports are finished this week!! I am tempted to take a sleeping bag to their games!!

Things have been busy here with making a transition into teaching for our Gifted Program in our District.  So excited to be working with this group of kiddos!!  We actually have 2 days of Pull Out classes and then we do 2 days of Extented Learning Labs.  ELL is where we go into the top level Math/LA and teach an enrichment lab with hands on activities.  

I recently completed a quick fun and FREE math review game for rounding.  Make sure you grab it to use in your classroom!

Spider Round Up

How to do it all?

Where has this month gone???  I am currently teaching 1st grade for a teacher that has been out since the beginning of school.  I have really enjoyed these younger ones!  But to be honest, I am having a hard time trying to juggle everything with my kids schedules.  One is in Cross Country and the other is in Field Hockey. Both are amazing sports in our district, but BUSY!!!

I have finally finished a unit on Similes and Metaphors that has been in the works for awhile.  This is a unit that I used for my 5th graders a couple of years ago before clip art was so amazing!!  So thanks to several clipart masters!!  I have re-created this unit.  I placed it on my TPT store for those that are interested!  I have found that my 5th graders really needed to see concrete examples of various similes and metaphors.  One activity that seemed to help them make the connection is to take similes and metaphors and have them circle or highlight the items that are being compared.  They always enjoyed creating their own after this lesson.

Great Read Alouds!!

If you are like me and always looking for new read alouds for your kiddos, Rachel Lynette over at Minds in Bloom complied over 60 suggestions for Grade 3-5!!  I found some new ones on this list and I am looking forward to reading them myself!  I always read a book before I read it to the kids so I can think through some questions that may come from the kids while reading through the book. 
  Here is the Link to Minds In Bloom!! Follow her if you already aren't!! Rachel has some amazing suggestions!

Classroom Management-Best thing EVER

Classroom Management is one area that I have not been consistent in from year to year.  I am always on the look out for a new and great idea to make the students focus on the positive behavior.  I follow a wonderful blog by littlest learners and she always has amazing ideas!!  I recently read her post on Rick Morris Behavior Clip System and fell in love with it!!  Not only do you have the clip up and clip down, but she used the idea of students receiving stars each day/week for reaching the top and then they can advance to a colored clip and ultimately the coveted GLITTER clip!  Check out the link her if you want more information!!!      
Littlest Learners Blog

Spelling Around the World

I apologize for not touching base in so long!!  I have been teaching our Reading Readiness Kiddos for the summer and the last 4 weeks have been consummed with getting them reading for Kindergarten.  They are an amazing groups of kids that have been working soooo hard!! 

  I am currently working on two themes...one is a Monkey theme and the other is a Red/White and Blue theme!  They are both looking amazing!  I recently posted the new Spelling Unit...it is called "Spelling Around the World".  You can use this for any grade and any list!!!  Student navigate around a map each week and complete activities with their spelling words!  Check my TPT site for further information!

$100 GIVEAWAY!!

Lacy at Wild About Teaching is having a give away worth $100 from fab teachers on TPT!! She is celebrating hitting  500 followers on her blog!  If you haven't had to to check out her blog, she has some great ideas!!

Happy Summer!!

So excited to be starting with my Summer Kiddos tomorrow!!  These kiddos are those in our district that will start Kindergarten in the Fall.  I will have a total of 24 kids, split into two groups. I have been so busy trying to get ready for them, but I do have a few projects in the works.
   One is a Spelling Unit that will go with any Spelling list for any grade level.  The other unit is a new theme....I will give you a little sample of that one.  Hopefully, I will have it up on my TPT store by the end of this week!