And The Sales Just Keep On Coming!

1st Sale:  

OK, so you know about our 1st sale:  

Our entire TPT store is on sale for 20% off 

from Black Friday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, Dec. 1. 

Click on the image to see our TPT store.

Well, just when you thought you could relax we decided to extend our sale, but with a little twist.

2nd Sale:

Our entire TPT store will be on sale for 19% off 

from Cyber Monday, Dec. 2 through Tuesday, Dec. 3!

Here is how it works:

We are offering 10% off of EVERYTHING in our TPT store on Dec. 2-3.

TPT is offering an additional 10% off when you enter the code "CYBER" during checkout.  

(If you take the 2nd 10% off of the discounted price after taking off the 1st 10%, it equals 19%.)

Here is the link to our store.

Just Click Here.

So fill up those carts and start shopping!  :)

And remember to ask parents for TPT gift certificates instead of a holiday gift this year.  You'll be glad you did.

See you all tomorrow!

Palma :)

Throwback Thursday & A Huge Black Friday Weekend Sale + More!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you are having a wonderful day with your family.  

Just in case you decide to take a break and peek at our blog today, I thought I would post our most popular post of all:  

Our Kindergarten Memory Books:

This is what our Nov. page looks like.

Just click on the photo to see the entire post.  It includes ideas for every month.

It's not too late to get started on your memory books.

We Are Throwing A Black Friday Weekend Sale:

We have to do something for Black Friday, right?

We are having a huge sale on our TPT store!

You heard that right.  Everything will be on sale!

You'll want to stock up and save!

 It starts at midnight (that's 12:01 AM ) on Friday, Nov. 29 

and it lasts through to 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec. 1.  

You won't want to miss this sale!

Click HERE to see our TPT Store.

Here is our 2nd Sale:

1st Sale:  

Click on the image to see our TPT store.

Well, just when you thought you could relax we decided to extend our sale, but with a little twist.

Our entire TPT store will be on sale for 19% off 

from Cyber Monday, Dec. 2 through Tuesday, Dec. 3!

Here is how it works:

We are offering 10% off of EVERYTHING in our TPT store on Dec. 2-3.

TPT is offering an additional 10% off when you enter the code "CYBER" during checkout.  

(If you take the 2nd 10% off of the discounted price after taking off the 1st 10%, it equals 19%.)

Here is the link to our store.

Just Click Here.

So fill up those carts and start shopping!  :)

And remember to ask parents for TPT gift certificates instead of a holiday gift this year.  You'll be glad you did.

Now, you better get back to your family and friends.  Your secret is safe with me!

See you all tomorrow! 

Palma :) 

Hey Girl...

... Have you been to Target's Dollar Spot?

They have the cutest little hexagon shaped plates!  And that's the new kindergarten Common Core shape, right?  I got the pink one and the turquoise one!  

They come in lots of colors and they are only $1.

Just think of the possibilities!   :)

You might also like the hexagons in this addition activity too:  Pattern Block Addition Book

Click on the image.
Students create addition sentences
with pattern blocks.  

See you all tomorrow!

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A FREE Kwanzaa Craftivity

Here is a cute creativity just for you!

Click the image to see the FREE download.

Here is a great way to introduce your students to the 7 principles of Kwanzaa and create an easy craft project.

You can teach all of these skills with this simple creativity:

-color words red, green, and black
-counting & cardinality (count the red candles, count the green candles, count all of the candles)
-subitizing (subitize the red candles, subitize the green candles)
-addition (add the red candles, green candles, and black candle)
-greater than, less than, & equal sets (Are there more or less red candles than black candles?  Are
 there any equal sets of candles?)
-fine motor skills (cutting, pasting)
-sequence and ordering (glue the candles to create the pattern of 3 reds, 1 black, 3 reds)
-shapes (rectangle)
-1:1 correspondence (there is one flame for each candle)

Here Is How To Create It:

If you copy the last 2 pages of the download, you can print them on white card stock or construction paper.

Your students should cut out the 7 principles and glue one to each candle.

Then, they color the candles to match the color words written on them.

They should color the 7 flames and add them to the top of each candle.

Then, they cut and glue the candles (in order: 3 reds, 1 black, 3 greens) to the brown rectangle base.

The base is just a 12" X 4.5" rectangle of brown construction paper.

Here is the link to the FREE download:  Click Right Here

Enjoy and have fun with this FREEBIE.  :)

You might also like:

Ask your students if they would rather be a reindeer,
an elf, a gingerbread man, or a snowman.
The reasons they give you will make you laugh.  

Each child will have a different opinion
about which character they would rather be!  

See ya all tomorrow!  

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The Counting Book That Saved Our Thanksgiving Feast

At least it saved the classroom preparation before our feast!

My students stayed busy working on this counting book whenever they had a minute to spare during our feast preparation rotations.  Thanks to our counting book, our room stayed calm and quiet as students rotated through 3 prep centers.

I just updated this Thanksgiving Counting Book:

Click on any image to download these counting books.

You get two versions in one download.
The basic version allows you to fill in only the number that corresponds to the set of Thanksgiving images.

       

The 2nd version allows you to fill in the numbers and also the sight word "see" on each page.

 Both books end with a Thanksgiving feast:

Each book is 5 pages plus a cover page.

Use this counting book while preparing your classroom feast.

My class prepared a fruit salad, cornbread muffins in paper cups (baked in an electric frying pan), and butter.  We also served apple juice.  

My parent volunteer washed and sliced the fruit 
so the children could chop the sliced pieces.  

Chopping fruit with plastic knives on paper plated.

As the students rotated through the 3 stations, they kept their Thanksgiving Counting book with them and worked on it whenever they had a few minutes.  This made the entire food prep process run so smoothly and quietly.

Students worked on their counting books while 
the adult worked with each child to measure 
and mix their cornbread in their paper cup.

We measured the water with a measuring spoon that
 I bent into a ladle to help the children scoop up the water.

You can use 5-9 oz paper cups as long as they have 
the ridge and the air space at the bottom.  That keeps the 
cups from burning.  That's also where we write their names.  

Just set it to 375 degrees, place the cups in once it's reached 
that temperature, and put the lid on.  Bake for 15 min.

We poured heavy whipping cream into a jar, put the 
lid on tightly, and shook it until we heard 
the clump of butter swishing in the buttermilk.  

You can see students making butter and in the background,
a group is chopping fruit.  Each group worked for 25 min.

This is what the butter looks like once it has separated
from the buttermilk.  You rinse the buttermilk
away and you are left with sweet butter.

When we were done with the food prep, we put on our costumes and enjoyed our feast. 

When stapling the boys' hat to the band, be sure to 

only staple near the center front so the hat doesn't 

wrap around their heads.  I buy 10"X14" rectangular 

doilies at Michael's for the girls' collars.  

Let me know if you have ANY questions.

I'm happy to help.  :)

You might also like my new Christmas Counting Book.  

It counts holiday objects from 1-10.

              

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Palma :)

A Holiday Counting Book From 1-10 and a Great Throwback Thursday!

A Christmas Counting Book:

Christmas Counting Fun!

This counting book will have your students counting sets of 1-10 Christmas themed icons.

Such a fun way to address Common Core Reading Foundational Standards and Math Counting And Cardinality!  

Your students read the predictable text (which includes sight words and phonetic text), they count the sets, fill in the numerals, and then re-read the story to a partner.

It's perfect for Pre-K, T.K, kindergarten, Special Ed., and General Ed.  :)

Click any of the images for the download. 

Here is a "Throwback Thursday" for you:

You might also like this set of winter icons to use on your class graph or to motivate opinion writing:

Click the image for the download.

Your students can dress up like the graphing icons and you can use the photographs directly on the class graph, or as a springboard for opinion writing:  Which would you rather be:  A reindeer, and elf, a gingerbread man, or a snowman?

Click any of the photos for the download.

       http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Would-You-Rather-Be-A-Reindeer-Elf-Snowman-or-Gingerbread-Man-For-TK-or-K-436864

      

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Palma :)

Look At What I Made For You! Just in time for Thanksgiving. :)

Perfect for Pre-K, T.K., or kindergarten:

I just made this simple counting book that addresses CCSS for ELA Reading Foundational Skill AND CCSS Math Counting & Cardinality!

Students fillin the number 1.

Your students will LoVe completing this book, which involves filling in the numbers 1-5, as they count the Thanksgiving objects on each page.

Students fill
in the
number 2.

The predictable, easy-to-read text includes the sight words I, see, & a which is perfect for T.K. and the beginning of kindergarten.

Students fill
in the
number 5.

Click on any of the images or HERE to link to the download.

There is still time to create this book with your students before Thanksgiving, but it's also great to do after Thanksgiving as a follow-up to the holiday they just experienced.  Enjoy!

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Palma :)

Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast Time!

Have you seen our most popular post?  It has gotten over 1600 hits!

It's right HERE and it's all about having a great Thanksgiving Feast in your Pre-K, TK, or kindergarten class.  It's full of fun activities that meet Common Core State Standards.
Check it out by clicking on the image:

Read all about it by clicking on the photo.

And check out our ceramic spoon rests.  

We made them for our families for Thanksgiving!  After all that turkey, the spoons will all need a rest!

Click on any of the images to see the post:

Each child curved the clay and drew the veins on the leaves with a pencil.  We glazed them with lead-free glazes.

Time for a rest!

One lazy spoon!

You might also like:

Send your class mascot home with each
child to spend time with each child's family.

(Click on each image.)

Number formation with the Gingerbread Man!

See you all tomorrow!

Palma :)

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