Almost May People!

Ok, it is still April, but we have offically hit the triple digits here.  The good news for you it that it is too hot during the day to do much.  Most things will get done in the late afternoon or early morning if it is outside this time of year.  What does that mean for you!?  Well, since I am stuck inside, I have lots of time to create things for you. 

Of course, I broke down and went to the teacher store today and spent most of my afternoon after work there.  I just can't get enough of that place.  I even asked the guy if they were hiring!  Ha Ha.  Anyway, it is so hard to believe that I have less than a month of school left this year.  And like I said before, I am thinking of next year (always).

I want to share my biggest pack yet.  You can get my Addition and Subtraction Practice Pack for only $5.00!  This pack aligns to the common core standard of K.OA.1. It includes 15 pages of subtraction practice and 15 pages of addition practice. Each page includes pictures to help students solve the equations.

Happy solving!

Common Core Goodies

Like I said in a previous post, I have been thinking about next year, as this year comes to a close.  I know, I know, we have one month left, but I am still thinking and getting excited.  I am super excited about the Common Core.  I have been using it for over a year now and I am totally in love with it. 

Why am I in love with the Common Core?  First off, it makes it so easy to share resources not only within your grade level, but others too.  If you have looked at the standards, you can easily see how the grade above and below are connected to your grade level.  Plus, since everyone is on TPT these days, you can easily find what you need by typing in the standard.  We no longer have to worry about individual state standards.  This means more resources from all over the country!  How exciting!  What teacher wouldn't be excited?

Here is what I have been working on for my classroom:

One Week of Review {1.NBT.1}-This pack is 5 pages of review of this standard.  You can use it how you see fit in your classroom.  I plan to hopefully make a packet for each standard in the near future, so be on the look out!

Sentence Structure {1.RF.1a}-This is just a simple page I am going to use as a review of our sentence structure.  I do an activity in the beginning of the year with my kids about the parts of a sentence.  In this activity we discuss how we can make sure our sentence is a masterpiece sentence.  This page reviews that information at the top.

Clown Car Coloring {K.RF.1d}-This is a simple sheet for my kinders who are still working on matching upper- and lowercase letters.  There are two on a page to save paper.

If you like what I have been working on, please feel free to leave feedback!  Oh, I forgot to mention that everything I add to TPT from now on will have a Common Core standard attached to it for easy reference.

Weekend Sale!

I have been busy working on a lot of fun stuff.  I know the year is not over yet, but this is about the time I start thinking of next year.  I think about the things I want to keep, things I want to stop, and things I want to start.  Here is a sample of something I have been working on.  Since I work with small groups, on a variety of different skills, I am going to either use this as review, homework, assessments, or bell work.  I have not yet decided.  I am also working on a few other things.  All of which you will soon be able to check out on my TPT page.



You can grab the pages above at my TPT store!  This pack is fully aligned to the Common Core.  I have labeled each page with the standard for easy reference.  My goal is to now label everything with the standard to make it easier for me.  How do you stay organized?



Standardized Assessments

Ok, so we just had our meeting where we sign our life away to say that we will not copy or cheat on the state test.  We have to do the training every year regardless of how many years you have been teaching.  Oh well!

 

So we have been prepaing and practicing being quiet for a long period of time and repecting others while they are still working.

 

In the mean time I am busy preparing for next week and of course, while I should be writing my lesson plans, I am on TPT.  Maybe I will come across some fun activities to do after testing!

 

I am also starting to think about next year.  Im thinking about things I did this year.  Things I liked and want to do again, and things I didn't like and will never do again!  What are some things you do every year and will continue to do it?  What are some lessons you learned from past years or even this year!?