I am so excited and will be giving away lots of good stuff to attendees! If you live in MN/WI (or anywhere, really), make sure to come to this affordable conference!
Feel free to email me with any questions: livelaughilovekinder@gmail.com
Chalk It Up!
Friday, May 29, 2015
If you are heading over from Mrs. Johnston's Journey, welcome! I can't wait to share the newest collection from Creative Teaching Press!
If you are like me, then you might have a slight obsession with that chalkboard theme! However, all the cute chalkboard decor on TpT wastes so much ink. Look no further because CTP has the best classroom decor set called "Chalk It Up!".
I was lucky enough to see this set at the Ed Expo in February and let me tell you it is perfect!
Now head on over to my friend, Molly, from Lucky to be in First, to check out some more products and enter another giveaway!! :)
If you are like me, then you might have a slight obsession with that chalkboard theme! However, all the cute chalkboard decor on TpT wastes so much ink. Look no further because CTP has the best classroom decor set called "Chalk It Up!".
I was lucky enough to see this set at the Ed Expo in February and let me tell you it is perfect!
This collection has all you needed and keeps the chalkboard theme consistent through each product.
I haven't told you the best part about this collection. You can write on them with chalkboard markers and erase them! Just like a chalkboard! BRILLIANT!
These pencils could be used for labels or a fun door decoration. Since you can write and erase the chalkboard marker, it will be easy to switch up what you have one them.
There are two different birthday set options. This set could be posted on a bulletin board. Each cupcake has a month on it and there are enough candles to write each of your kiddos names on it. Then place it on the correct cupcake. I put the cake stand in the middle of the bulletin board and each month switch out the monthly cupcake. This way your birthdays are always visible and you won't miss anyone's birthday!
I just LOVE this poster. Like I said before each piece can be written on with a chalkboard marker. This poster can be changed up for each learning target and "I can.." statement throughout the day.
There is even behavior management tools available. This set has a behavior chart along with inspirational posters, so you can create a positive behavior bulletin board display. I love that the posters are included because they will create such a positive community in your classroom. These posters are also sold separately. Their posters are great and they offer a variety of them.
This calendar set is perfect for your morning meeting/calendar time bulletin board. It includes the calendar, numbers, days of the week chart, and weather poster.
I am also a polka dot LOVER, so when I saw these polka dot borders I knew I exactly what I will be using in my classroom next year!
They also have a few borders with fun designs!
I am not done yet! There is one more product I want to show you. It is an AMAZING mini color bulletin board set. This includes color words, color paint samples, and colored objects. This set could be used before you put it up for display by doing a color sort with the whole class. You could also work on vocabulary by having your kiddos write the color word and object. Example, I see the red apple. I see the yellow flower. Once you have some fun with this set, put it up and display it all year long!
Are you ready to win $50 to spend at Creative Teaching Press!? Yes, $50! CTP is also celebrating their 50th year of helping teachers! Yes! And if you hop to each of the other blogs participating you have more chances to win!
a Rafflecopter giveawayNow head on over to my friend, Molly, from Lucky to be in First, to check out some more products and enter another giveaway!! :)
Five for Friday
Saturday, May 23, 2015
I'm still here! This has been a busy month! We bought a house and got our house ready to sell (if you need a new house and live in MN, let me know ;) ). School has been crazy with testing and end of the year activities. I have been neglecting this little blog of mine.
Last weekend we had a Minnesota/Wisconsin Blogger Meet up! Look at these sweet gifts my friend Sara and Anna brought!
We finished up our farm unit by using some fun sheets from my farm pack!
This is a FREEBIE found here! This was a great review and this little one needs to work on those ABC patterns :)
Not sure why this pictures is so dark, but we have been learning about digraphs and sorted them using this worksheet! Find it in this amazing pack that will get you through the whole year!
This was from my friend Irene's Editable Kindergarten Graduation pack! Love that there was a review section in that pack!
Phonics Game Review and GIVEAWAY
Sunday, May 3, 2015
The amazing people at Junior Learning sent me their 6 Phonics Game set to use in my classroom. I just loved the variety of games that were included.
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Check out each game and enter to win your own below! PLUS- use the code GAMES to get 25% any of their 6 Game sets!
These are the CVVC and CVCC word puzzles. These were great because they had the picture and each puzzle has a unique cut out to make it self correcting!
This Double Vowel Downhill game has your kiddos spinning the spinner to get the vowel letters. If your kiddos can make a word out of the letters by their chip, you move to that spot. If you can't make a word, you stay where you are.
What is nice about this game is there is a word list on the game board.
On the back of the Double Vowel Downhill game, there is the R-Controlled Rapids. This game is played the same way as the double vowel game, but your kiddos make r-controlled vowel words. On the canoe there is a word list to help out your little ones.
This was a fun real and nonsense word sort- Aliens vs. Earthlings! Each chip had a word on it and your kiddos put it on the airplane or UFO. On the back of each chip there is a human or alien to help with self-correcting!
On the back of the Aliens vs. Earthlings there is the Yes/No Machine! This game includes simple sentences that is either true or false. Your kiddos move it to the Yes or No spot on the game board. Just like the Aliens vs. Earthlings game, the back of the cards have the right answer.
This one was perfect for our current phonics unit! These are Digraph Dominoes and your kiddos fill in the blank of each word with the matching digraph. These also have color coding on each domino to help your kiddos make the correct match!
Now it is your chance to win your own set! Enter below!
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