Five for Friday

Five for Friday, April 17th, 2015

With

Doodle Bugs Teaching 

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Hi there! 

I am back for another Five for Friday. 

Check out what's going on in my TPT Store. 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creatively-Crazy-With-Learning

Monarch Butterflies

We will be getting butterfly eggs soon! I cannot wait. This is a packet I created to help teach about butterflies/Monarch butterflies.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monarch-Butterfly-Interactive-Brochure-Research-Writing-and-Technology-1809193

Frogs

Over the next few weeks I will be teaching about frogs. Here is a packet I created to help accomplish this goal. 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Frogs-Interactive-Brochure-Reading-Writing-Research-and-Technology-1809554

FREEBIE and Dollar Deals

 Just for you at my TPT store.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterfly-Life-Cycle-Freebie-from-Creatively-Crazy-With-Learning-1809483

Technology

Are you looking to use technology in your classroom? 

Here are some of my favorite apps lately. 

Splash Math online and app
Cimo Spelling app
One Minute Reader app

www.Pebblego.com (great website for researching)

Lapbooks!

I have been working hard to finish our magnet lapbook. Students then located facts to write inside the booklet.

Magnet Lapbook

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magnets-Lapbook-Project-586842

Here are some of my other lapbooks available in my TPT store.

Place Value Lapbook

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Lapbook-for-the-Common-Core-Classroom-NBT1-NBT2-NBT3-571456

Weather Lapbook

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Weather-Lapbook-by-Creatively-Crazy-With-Learning-575264

Get Ready for Earth Day! 

Here are some products to make your Earth Day week a success! 

{Earth Day Products Here}

Five for Friday!

Five for Friday

With

Doodle Bugs Teaching 

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1. Creatively Crazy With Learning is at the beach!!

We are feeling lucky! 

I will be holding a 20% off sale in my TPT store starting tomorrow, April 13th- April 16th. 

2. Splash Math! 

I posted last week about a competition my class is in. We are still in 1st place, but I hope my Firsties are working over spring break to keep us in first place.

3. New product launching soon! 

Here's a sneak peek!!!!

I have several interactive brochures in my store already for you to purchase. 

Upcoming:

1. Butterflies

2. Ladybugs 

3. Frogs 

4. Bees

4. Easter Fun! 

We had a fun time with our Easter activities. 

My students enjoyed this treat from me. 

Easter Bunny pancakes for my own children.

My class even had an Easter Egg hunt! 

Check out our cute Easter Baskets we made. 

5. Standardized Testing is coming.... Are you ready????

Here a are some products to help you prepare.

Check out this item. 

Parts of Speech Test Prep! (laminate and use a dry-erase marker)

Test Prep! Parts of Speech Printables

FREEBIE!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Quick-Review-Calendar-FREEBIE-1776813

Five for Friday

Let me just say, T.G.I.F...Hello Spring Break!

This week has been long, but soooo fun! This also starts our spring break here in Georgia, Woo, Hoo!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creatively-Crazy-With-Learning

Thank you Doodle Bugs Teaching for hosting this Hop!

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Directed Drawings! 

My class is loving the directed drawings lately. Here are some samples of the Easter Bunny and cute little chicks. Thank you FirstGradeBlueSkies for sharing these for FREE. 

http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com

I paired this activity with my 

Spring and Test Prep Common Core Aligned 

ELA and Math Packet

You can get it here: TPT

I am also proud of how my Firsties are using commas in a series in their writings.

The coloring contest winner! Great job Pressley!

We Are Tweeting About Spring !

Our Cute Chickie Drawings! 

I even held a coloring contest so students would color their best. The winner received a FREE ice-cream from me :)

The winner is in the middle of the top row!

How cute????

Easter/Spring Products

Introducing Dollar Deals!

This is my Easter/Spring Eraser Sort and Graphing Activity. Get it for only $1.00.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Graphing-Activity-100-1788248

Bunny Mallows Marshmallows Fraction Task!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Bunny-Marshmallow-Fraction-Task-634451

Spring Read and Write the Room Cards with Documentation Sheet

4 Different Word Sorts for Extension of Activity 

1. Long and short vowels

2. Singular and plural noun 

3. Write 10 sentences using your words

4. Syllable Sort

 My students are required to glue the sheet into their interactive reading notebook and then create the sorts.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Read-and-Write-the-Room-Cards-wExtension-Cards-Documentation-Sheet-1199010

My Favorite! 

!!!Technology!!!!

This week we are using A LOT of technology. 

For morning work: Splashmath.com and take a daily Timed Test on the app called, Timed Test FREE

Whole Group Math: Splashmath.com

Small Group Math: I am re-teaching in small group skills students did not do well with from their last benchmark assessment. Then I am using Splashmath.com to reassess on our iPads.

Reading Fluency App

Students can read texts at their own level. It is timed and then students can take comprehension questions.

One of my all time favorites, Hungry Howie Phonics Apps

There are several different skills you can get! (word families, building words and rhyming words, long and short vowels).

1st Grade Phonics App

Happy Easter from my classroom to yours. 

I responded to a followers request to allow Flat Stanley come to my classroom. 

My students are going to have so much fun writing about their week and sharing with this class.  This is such a great way to teach writing to a real audience.

Birthday Treats & Easter

So this week I celebrated my birthday! 

Did you know you can get a FREE drink from Starbucks on your birthday? 

I figured that most people already knew about this. Well, if you didn't know...now you do. All you have to do is sign up with an account and become a GREEN or GOLD member by making purchases throughout the year. I also received so many flowers this year of my birthday. It was so nice to get treats like that.

Sooooooo Pretty! 

So lastly, we celebrated Easter with a fun Easter Egg Hunt. I made these cute little baskets for my Firsties and gave them a great surprise inside little eggs.

My daughter, Adrianna

XOXOXO

We saw the Easter Bunny at the Mall! 

I hope you have a fun Easter!