Need to Read? A FREEBIE and the Set

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Most of my students (and my 2 oldest at home) are at the point now where they need to just READ, READ, READ!!!   One group needs sight word practice.  Another group needs fluency practice.  My son just needs to spend more time reading!  

So, today I pulled out these winter-themed beginning readers again.   CLICK on the picture to take a look!  They focus on sight words and have repetitive text, making them just right for beginning readers.  There are 2 versions of each book to help you differentiate for those students who can benefit from fluency practice.  

We will be reading them at home this week AND at school.  After my students read them, they will take them home as homework.  The books will be placed in their reading folders when they are returned, ready to read over and over again!

Since I LOVE having lots of little books for my students, I also like to share them. CLICK HERE to visit a previous post with a FREE book to go with this set!  I hope your students enjoy the fun reading practice!  

Chinese New Year FREEBIE!

Click on the picture above to download my Chinese New Year freebie!  This set is made up of activities that I have used in my classroom for years.  I just gave the set a complete makeover!  

My students make the lanterns every year.  They LOVE painting the characters for the numbers and the lanterns are so easy to make!  Plus, they look very festive hanging around the room.  

This set also includes some tracing pages to laminate for classroom use.  Be sure to include a red (for good luck and happiness) dry erase marker for some character tracing fun!   There are also 2 sets of addition pages both with and without number clues.  

If you like this free set, you will also like my "Chinese New Year Cut-and-Glue Math and Literacy for Kindergarten."  I am leaving it on sale for only $2 until after Chinese New Year, 2014.  Click on the picture below to take a look:  

I hope your students enjoy celebrating the year of the horse with these activities!  

Thank you for reading, 

Snowman Place Value FREEBIE Game!

I am always looking for more ways for my students to practice place value.  For kindergarten, that means more opportunities to represent the teens using a set of ten and some additional ones.  

For my students who have mastered the teens, I always differentiate the activity (in this case, a game) to include numbers above 20.  So, this FREE "Snow Much Counting!" card game includes 3 sets of cards:  #1-10, #10-20, and #s above 20.  

If you could use another place value activity in your classroom, please click on the picture to download a copy!  

I hope your students enjoy the game!  

WINNERS from the Blog Hop and ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!

First of all, I want to thank everyone who participated in the blog hop this weekend!  As bloggers, we had fun setting it up and collaborating with one another.  I hope you had fun participating!

THE WINNERS ARE . . .

THE GRAND PRIZE of a $25 TPT gift certificate went to Lisa S.!!!

THE SECOND PRIZE of $25 worth of materials from my store went to Pamela D.!!!

Congratulations to those who won!  

If you would like another chance to win something, "hop" on over to my Teachers Notebook store.  I'm giving away 5 copies of my "Chinese New Year Cut-and-Glue Math and Literacy for Kindergarten" pack.  Click on the picture below to take a look and enter to win!  

Thank you so much for reading, 

A "Beary" Good Giveaway! Blog Hop

This weekend, we're having a blog hop FULL of giveaways!  All you have to do is enter my giveaway then click on the picture at the very bottom to hop to the next giveaway!  How easy (and fun) is that?!  

My GRAND PRIZE* is a $25 gift certificate to Teachers Pay Teachers.  The winner can use this gift certificate to purchase from ANY teacher-author on TPT!

My SECOND PRIZE* is $25 worth of materials from my Teachers Pay Teachers store--winner's choice!  The winner will take a look through my store and pick items worth $25.  Then, I'll email them a file full of new classroom goodies!  

Here are a couple of recent items from my store that you might want to include if you win!  

Enter for a chance to win my giveaway below. Then, scroll on down and hop over to the next giveaway on 2 Scoops of Kindergarten!  Keep hopping from blog to blog to enter ALL 13 GIVEAWAYS!   

Good luck!

*Open to U.S. residents 18 and older.  Void where prohibited.  Please click on "terms and conditions" of this giveaway to read more.


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A Freebie for a Snowy Day

It's a SNOW DAY here in Chicago!  Well, a snow day AND an it's-too-cold-to-go-out day. What's a teacher to do on those days?  Work on freebies, of course!  And then, have the kids play the game to keep busy!

I actually took an old freebie and gave it a completely new make-over.  My "Winter Color by Sum Freebie" was always a great set of addition games.  Now, it's even better with new graphics and more pages!  It's a fun and engaging way for students to practice addition facts.  Plus, a little coloring (read "fine motor practice") never hurts!

Just click on the picture above to grab a copy of the FREEBIE!  

If you like these games, then click on the picture below to see the whole set:

I hope your kids and/or students enjoy the games!

Teaching Blog Linky Party!

Simply Kinder is hosting a great linky party for the new year!  It has a list of great teacher blogs that you might want to follow.  Click on the picture above to check out all of the blogs!