Happy New Year! - classroom organization and a freebie

Happy New Year!

I haven't blogged for a month -- oops!  :(

 

We arrived home last night from visiting Josh's family for 10 days - the longest we've been able to be with them!  Here are a few pictures from our trip.

snow at my in-laws

their street - we would NEVER have trash pick up with this kind of snow!

baking with my niece, Elle



with my wonderful sister-in-law, Jenny

at lunch on our last day in Indianapolis

 

I have worked this school year on reorganizing my units, which had been in open baskets in my room.  Then the dust set in and I sneezed and sneezed and sneezed!  So now, this is what things look like ...

everything is labeled with a tag (I have an owl theme in my room) and placed in a container with a lid (these are the new ones coming to school with me tomorrow morning)

and here is how I store my stickers - they will go in my 2"sticker binder tomorrow morning

I have several new products that I want to share with you:

January Print & Go printables - there are 32 various math and literacy pages in this unit


Marshmallow Words! is a fun way to practice spelling and reading CVC words and practice identifying short vowel sounds.  I am printing and laminating this now to have it ready for this next week! 
Follow me on Instagram (@learningisforsuperstars) to see this unit in action during the week!

 

I am so excited about these new units that I am going to give away 2 of EACH of them!  Directions: comment about how you like your hot cocoa and include your email and preference of unit by Tuesday evening, January 7!

And now for a freebie!  This I Spy activity reviews short vs long vowel sounds.  There are 5 activity boards and a recording page included!  Click on the image below or HERE!


Don't forget to comment to have a chance to win one of the units above!

 

Merry Christmas to YOU!

While I'm enjoying what is bound to be the last few hours of my *snow* day (we got ice instead of snow!), I wanted to quickly share with you a freebie that I will be using in my word work station!

 

Christmas Vowel I SPY!

My children LOVE I Spy!  This is a fun way for them to practice long and short vowels with a Christmas theme while having fun!  There are 5 different pictures with a recording page.  There are different words on each page, but each picture has 5 short and 5 long vowel words to find.  Click HERE or on any of the images below to download your set!

Have a great week!

 



Thanksgiving Plans!

For the first year in a LONG time, we are teaching the Monday, Tuesday, and half day Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.  I knew that with the extra two and a half days, I wanted to do some fun things for Thanksgiving!

 

We are going to read I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie.  Here's a couple of the items in my newest product.

Click on any of the images above to see the unit on TpT.

 

These next images are in my Thanksgiving Mini Unit FREEBIE.  I have a reading unit test to give this week.  Since I want to do the test in small groups, I will be using these activities for seatwork!

 Click on any of the images above to download the freebie!

 

Have a great week!

 

 

fun filled weekend {with a math freebie!}

I arrived home about three hours ago from a women's retreat with the women in my church.  I had a wonderful time making memories with my mom and some dear friends, as well as being challenged in my faith!

with my mom

Last week in class we read a lot of spider books and made some fun crafts!

spider pops

My slant box arrived this week!  I got to know Justi Buck.  She is a second grade teacher from Texas.  I am now a follower on Instagram and she has fantastic ideas! 

 Head on over to Justi's blog and get to know her!  If you haven't heard of slant boxes, check out the link above!

And now a present for staying with me so long!  This week we have a super short math unit on making groups of tens.  This little Write the Room activity is perfect for a math station!  Click here for the activity.

This freebie is on Manic Monday.  If you haven't checked out the freebies there, please follow the link below.  You won't regret it!


Have a great week!

Happy Fall, y'all!

Fall is in the air!  I know because I need a sweater in the mornings here in central Virginia!  I love this time of the year!

 

We are working on solving subtraction word problems.

 

In the spirit of the season, and the fact we are finishing our addition and subtraction unit, I have a mega freebie for you!

 

Here is the addition section from my new word problems unit.  Click on any of the images below or HERE to get your unit.

 

 

This freebie is only on my blog so grab it while you are here!

Blessings, Sarah

 

 

 

 

Memorial Day & Math Monday

Happy Memorial Day!

As you picnic today, I hope you take a moment to remember the reasons behind Memorial Day.  Our school has the privilege of honoring veterans on the Thursday before Memorial Day.  For the last 11 years motorcyclists from Run for the Wall stops in Montvale, Virginia, on their way to Washington, D.C. to the Vietnam War Memorial.  We have hands-on experience to teach our children about Memorial Day through our conversations over lunch and through the music program, where we honor the veterans.

American flag & POW/MIA flag

just a few of the 600+ riders who joined us on Thursday

my granddad's name on our Wall of Honor

In other news ...
In our last 7 school days, we are reviewing addition and subtraction facts, trying to build fluency.  I created these activities for my children to complete.  Click on the image or here for yours!

Our math plans are ...

addition & subtraction Scoot with recording pages and sorting cards

6 Write the Room activities

addition {& multiplication} Write the Room [click on the image for a free copy!]



For those of you still teaching, I hope you have a great week!