We Have a Winner!

Congratulations Christine!  You will receive an email from me shortly!  Thank you to all who participated.  I will make a list of all of your book recommendations and post them later this week!

Have a great Monday!

Giveaway and a Sale!

Happy Sunday!  Teachers Pay Teachers is having a Cyber Sale that begins November 28th  and runs through November 29th, and we've got a $10 gift card that we'd LOVE to give to one of our followers!  

Our giveaway runs from 12:00 am Sunday, November 27th,
until 12:00 am Monday, November 28th PST.

 Since it's the holiday season, we though it'd be great if we had our followers share their favorite seasonal/holiday read aloud!  We'd love to hear your favorites!  That's all you have to do to enter the giveaway below, just comment with your favorite holiday read aloud.  

To be sure you're entered, please comment in the Raffllecopter box below.

Check back here Monday, November 28th and we will announce our winner!  

Now more about the sale!  The big Cyber Sale begins on November 28! We're discounting our products at 20% off our regular prices and Teachers Pay Teachers is offering an additional 10% off your total order price.  All you have to do is enter their promo code CYBER2016 during checkout!  You can check out our store {HERE}! 

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Have a wonderful day!  

We'll be back Tuesday with our winner announced!

Happy Tuesday!

 Hope your week is off to a great start!  I've been super been super busy getting ready for conferences, but wanted to share a few ideas and freebies with you all :)
Short e was our sound focus a few weeks ago and I made a little freebie that I thought you all might enjoy as well.  Just click the word search below to download!

This week is consonant digraphs sh th and -ng so I made a thanksgiving themed ABC order and word search :) Just click below if you'd like a copy!

If you're following my stations that I incorporate into my reading block,
here's what we started this week:

*Listening station: iPod shuffles- Party Time! (SpongeBob Squarepants), Duck at the Door,  & SmileyShark

*Blend Bop: Roll a Blend {HERE} or click the picture below.  The mini book mentioned below is also in this link.

*Publishing Place- Blend mini books{HERE} or click on the pictures below

*Fine Motor: My students have two choices at this station this week.  They can either feed the cup letters with tweezers (using their spelling list) or feed the tennis ball using their hands and inserting small letter beads.  Below are pictures :)

*Artist's Alley: Create a turkey with wings made from paper shapes.  See picture below :)

*Word Way:  Word search that can be found {HERE} and secret sight word worksheet that can be found {HERE}

*Social Studies:  I made a basic map of our classroom and my students color the labels in the map key and on the map.

*Pocket Place:  Large pocket chart with short a pictures and words can be found {HERE}.  Also at this station are student photos and name cards,{HERE}, short o cards that can be found {HERE}, and short e words that can be found {HERE}.

*Wikki Stix:  My kiddos use Wikki Stix with the short vowel play dough mats that can be found {HERE}

Click {HERE} if you'd like to see the first week and some info about my station work!

Click {HERE}for other station ideas!
Click {HERE} for other station ideas!

Have a wonderful week!