Easter Items

I have two Easter goodies in my TpT store starting today!

One is a class favorite. Last year we had a day dedicated to all things Jelly Beans!! It was SO fun. Then at the end I sent home baggies of Jelly Beans for them to enjoy with their families!

Click the link to get it at my TpT store: JELLY BEAN FUN PACK


Here's a newbie! Every student gets a card which they should not show to anyone else. One student starts and say “I have…” and names the large image on the card.  Then that students should say “who has...” and describes the image on the card. This is important because there are more than one bunny, bird, flower, tree, etc. in the set! If they don’t describe it well, they would be potentially describing many cards! The next student would then say “I have… who has…” The game continues until all the cards have been played!

Click the link to get it at my TpT store: I Have Who Has EASTER

Happy Easter!!!

ST PATTYS DAY FREEBIE

ST. PATTYS DAY ALERT!

Check out my newly uploaded St. Patricks Day FREEBIE!

Feeling Thankful

Snow Day Chelsea Here, feeling pretty reflective at the moment. I spent the beginning part of my day waking up to a Snow Day call! Always fun! So, after sleeping in a little later than normal, I woke up and got started with my relaxing day. I worked on a Common Core Aligned TpT pack that I can't wait to finish and post, then made some lunch. Then my Dad came over to plow my driveway (I've been shoveling the past few snow storms so it was nice to have a break!) The boyfriend helped..Thanks Dad and Kevin!! But, what's making me feel particularly reflective is this speech that I'm writing. Rider University recently asked me to be a speaker at their Admitted Students Day in April. My days spent at Rider were some of my best! I thought when I graduated that I'd feel sad or "college-sick" but honestly it's the opposite. I have done A LOT with my life in these three short years. I've taught in four different job placements (going on my fifth, sort of), switched classrooms three times, become a tutor, went from a TpT buyer to a TpT Seller, made a blog, facebook, and instagram, and i'm in the middle of apply to grad school at Rider-- all in three short years! As I write all this in my speech, I am feeling particularly proud and happy about where I am in my life, many thanks to where I went to college. This is my second time speaking at a Rider Event (See pic below from four years ago!) and I am even more excited about this upcoming one. Life is good :)

Shapes Freebie at my TpT Store

Howdy! 

Check out my newest freebie in my TpT store! I needed some shapes flash cards, couldn't find any free ones that I loved, soooo, I did what any TpT seller would do... I made some :) 

Check out my Shapes Posters and Flash Cards by clicking here!

Dr. Seuss Freebie!

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” 

Dr. Suess week is a favorite of mine. And one of my favorite activities to do with my kindergarten nuggets making and experimenting with oobleck! I love it! My co-teacher hates it!  {last year she spilled it all over herself so she's no longer an oobleck fan! ha} But in all seriousness, I feel whenever I can tie in kinistetic learning, it sticks with the kids a lot longer. I remember last year when I did our oobleck experiment, I got an email from a mom that weekend saying that her daughter and her had had so much fun making oobleck at home in all sorts of different colors (how cool!!!)! PLUS: it hits so many common core standards! 

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1
• Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1.B
• Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.2
• Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.3
• Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.6
• Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.C
• Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.D
• Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2
• Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.5
• Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

All that being said, here's a little freebie that you can use with your kids. Hope you enjoy!