Friday, January 2, 2015

September in a Blog Post

Alright y'all, it's January, I know, but let's flip it in reverse and zoom back to September.  I've been busy beyond busy as you know, but I wasn't too busy to get pictures of my cuties! :)

Let's talk September.

In September, we practiced making our names: (The students cut their names apart, put their names back together, and counted how many letters were in their names!)


 We made silly hats! We were learning our letters, so on Fridays to review the letters, we made hats!  We use Simply Kinder's Alphabet Hats.  These are my favorite! I don't have a chance to use them all, but these are a few that we made in September.

We learned our shapes and practiced making them using Play-Doh.  This is perfect for fine motor skills, but also the perfect opportunity to teach students about how many sides the shapes have.  I try to get them to make 1 snake for each side.

We also learned about apples in September!  We finger painted and had an apple tasting! We learned about taking "thank you bites" whether we think we like foods or not.

We did several art projects.  I may have posted a few of these before I went on blogging hiatus, but just to have them all together, here they are! We read the Crayonbox that Talked and made our own crayons.  This is a permanent decoration in our room!  We learned about School Bus safety, made rainbow names, the letters of our first name for our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree, and our very own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree.


Still with me? I used several things from TpT during the month of September:

These Shape Play-Doh Mats are FREE! Grab them if your students still need practice or to use for next year.


These units are perfect for the beginning of the year and would be great to grab for next year! :) (Just click on them to find them on TpT!)



Alright, that's September in a snap! See you tomorrow for October! 

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Currently January 2015

It's been a while since I've had a chance to link up with Farley at Oh' Boy 4th Grade for Currently, but it's that time!  I've been seriously busy.  Guess what y'all?


I graduated!! I officially have my Master's in Instructional Technology!! Not only that, but seriously, I graduated with a 4.0!  This semester almost killed me! I had to complete a 110 hour internship on top of another class where I had to write a manual for a Media and Technology Committee....did I mention I was working and I have 2 kids and a husband? Yeah! The struggle was real! 

My poor little neglected blog!  I'm about to BLOW this blog up with the hundreds of pictures I have been taking, so just hang tight while I post about everything that has happened this year so my sweet parents that follow can see my cute students! 

Alright, so about the Currently....here we go! :) 


Listening:

 

Why on earth is this movie on after Christmas? Beats me! Anyone else LOVE Home Alone 1 and 2?! Love both FOR REAL and couldn't pass up the chance to watch it.  Love some ABC Family. :) 

Loving: Winter Break!  I didn't dry my hair or put on make up for a week.  A true sign that its a break - I look like a chia pet and I live in workout clothes.  I finally got myself together yesterday so I didn't look like a scrub on New Year's Eve! 

Thinking - I need to catch up on blogging.  This is pretty much a given. I just uploaded all the pictures from my phone and iPad from school and Oh.My.Gosh.  We took a LOT of pictures in the past few months and...woah I haven't blogged about any of it.  Coming soon...blogs for days!

Wanting - To get my Donor's Choose Project Funded! Do you know about Donor's Choose? I recently wrote a grant to get two iPad minis for my classroom for tutoring and to use as an iPad center.  If you donate by January 2nd, you can use the code DISNEY and they will match your donation! If you are reading this and feel inclined, I'd love for you to donate even just $1 with the match code! <3  


Needing - To organize my closet.  HOT MESS y'all.  HOT MESS.  I can't find anything.  While I've been in grad school my sweet husband has been tending to the chores.  No organization skills at all.  Additionally, I've lost about 60lbs and I have a lot of clothes that are too big that need to come out...it's on my to do list this weekend!

Yes - I have a goal to lose 75 more pounds! I hired a personal trainer and it's gonna happen y'all.  Maybe not all 75, but some more for sure! 

Maybe - This house is gonna get organized! Little by little! We organized my little guy's room first over the break and it was awesome! We need to declutter every room in the worst way!

I Wish - I sure wish I could take my family to Disney! I am gonna try my best to save enough money to take us this year! 


So that's me - what about you?? Head over and link up!



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New Year Blog Hop


Happy New Year! I don't know about you, but I have been enjoying my break from school! We've been decluttering and enjoying each other at my house!  Are you starting to think about school next week yet? I'm super thankful that I got my week planned before I left for the break, but if you didn't, have no fear! I've teamed up with some of my blogging buddies to bring you some great resources for the New Year! This should help you plan next week or even this month!

When we get back, it's all about Winter and Arctic Animals for us! 

We'll be learning all about Polar Bears and Penguins.

One of my favorite activities is making a Polar Bear Paw with my students using bulletin board paper.   They are always amazed at how big a Polar Bear's paw actually is! 


Another fun experiment to do with them is called "The Blubber Glove."  For this, all you need is Crisco, a tub of ice water, two Ziploc bags, and some masking tape.  You put the Crisco in a Ziploc bag and then put another Ziploc bag inside of that one.  Then you tape them at the top so the Crisco doesn't come out of the top.


Next, you have the students place one hand in the water with their bare hand and one hand in the water with the blubber glove to show them how the animal's blubber keeps them warm!  Such a fun and exciting experience for them! 


These activities can be found in my Polar Bear mini-unit along with many other activities to teach your students about Polar Bears.


Just for stopping by, I have a special Arctic Animals Freebie for you!  Do your students need practice with numbers to 20? That's exactly what we'll be learning when we get back! This is a great way to tie in Arctic Animals and numbers! I'm all about integration!  Students count the sets and then clip the correct number with a clothespin.  Finally, there is a choice of 2 recording sheets.  Swing by TpT and scoop it up! I'd love for you to leave feedback if you download it :) 


Ready to find more goodies? Head to the next stop on the hop! 

“simplycreativeinky”

Happy downloading and I hope you have a Happy New Year! 
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Monday, December 8, 2014

Christmas Giveaway


Have you been following along with the Christmas Giveaways over at Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah's Facebook Page?  Each day you have the opportunity to win prizes from some awesome sellers and a gift card! Today is day 8 and along with 3 other sellers, you can with a $5 store credit from me and an amazon.com gift card.  What could you buy with a gift card from Amazon right now? I can think of about a thousand things! I've done most of my shopping, but there is always something!

The contest will run for 24 Hours via Rafflecopter.  This contest is eligible worldwide since gift cards will be sent by email.


Head over to our stores and start following us and do a little window shopping while you are there! If you are the winner of this giveaway, you will already have your prizes picked out! :) 

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Good luck! 

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

All I Want for... BLACK FRIDAY Linky + Giveaway!


I'm joining my best blogger friends over at The Primary Pack for another fun adventure! We are celebrating Black Friday in a fun way (and a little early). There is no word yet if there will be a Black Friday sale but regardless, we are sharing a few of our most wish-listed items in our carts and our stores. We are also a HUGE Black Friday Giveaway, check it out below, you don't want to miss it!

I have been doing a pretty good job of knocking out my wish list as I went along, but these are my top 3 things!

1 - Jennifer from Crayons and Cuties in Kindergarten's Elfing Around Unit - This unit is jam packed with fun Elf activities and since we'll be getting a visit from a certain elf when we get back in December, this will be perfect!

2 - Brenda from Tejeda's Tot's Sight Word Practice Pages  - If you haven't gotten the sample, you need to get it and try it.  These are amazing for teaching sight words and how to read sentences with sight words!

3 - Laura from Differentiation Station Creation's Snowball Addition Centers, Games, & Printables Pack - Another unit jam packed full of goodies and it will be perfect for teaching addition!


Here are the most wishlisted items from my store! :) 
 
1 - Map Skills and Land Forms Unit - All you need to teach about maps!

2 - Brown Bear Brown Bear Center Activities - Perfect for the 1st half of the year if you love Brown Bear! Includes letters, colors, and numbers.

3 - Positional Words - Perfect for teaching positional words!

4 - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Literacy/Math Activities - Perfect for the 1st half of the year if you love Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! Includes letters, colors, and numbers.

5 - All About Me Centers - Helpful when you're teaching All About Me and Family!
There are plenty of activities in my store, head over and take a peek and see if you can find something you like!


Drum roll please.... Check out this HUGE giveaway package you can win by entering below! There is a resource from almost everyone in The Primary Pack, perfect for all primary grades!! Good luck, friends and happy shopping!

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Now It's Your Turn To Join The Fun! 

Just a few rules to follow and your on your way:
1. Download the images above!
2. Add your favorite sellers products in your TpT cart to the "My Black Friday Wishlist"
3. Add your own products to the "For Your Black Friday Wishlist"
4. Link up below to share your Black Friday Wishlists!
5. Don't forget to enter our fabulous giveaway above AND visit others linked up below!



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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Introducing The Primary Pack


I am so excited and blessed to have the opportunity to work behind the scenes with the fabulous bloggers of The Primary Pack!  We are collaborating to bring you a rainbow of ideas!  Make sure you follow along to grab a bunch of colorful freebies, as well as enter our giveaway with $300 worth of prizes!


Hi! I'm Kourtney blogging from Mrs. Payton's Precious Kindergarenters. I am a North Carolina teacher who loves dance fitness, fun fonts, clipart, and the color pink. I taught first grade for one year and am now teaching my 9th year of Kindergarten!


I am so fortunate to teach 22 Kindergarten friends, who I absolutely adore!



I have been married to the love of my life for 9 years! He makes me laugh, completes my sentences, and is a good daddy to my babies!  I couldn't ask for a better guy :)


We have two handsome boys that keep us on our toes! 



I will be graduating with my Master's in Instructional Technology in December and I am so excited about that! I love technology and I enjoy creating resources for the classroom, especially theme related materials!



To celebrate our new collaborative adventure, The Primary Pack is hosting a giveaway with tons of fabulous prizes!



Enter the rafflecopter below for a chance to win!

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AND here's my "colorful" freebie!  Just click on the image!




 Hop along to meet our other bright bloggers and to grab a rainbow of freebies!



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Thursday, September 11, 2014

First Day Fun

I know my blog posts are out of order! So are my thoughts right about now :)  Just go with it!  

In Kindergarten, we stagger enrollment so we only have half our class the first 2 days. (Do you do this wherever you are?) This is a great way for us to help the students learn the rules and routines, learn their way around the school etc.  

We always plan our day around some sort of story and I know a lot of teachers like to use The Kissing Hand, but I just didn't want to do that story this year, so when I saw this Cool Cat First Day of School Pack from Live Love Laugh Kindergarten, I knew which story I was going to use!




I knew the kids would love this book and it would make the first day a little more fun! Tammy includes hats and certificates, so we did both! 






We will definitely keep this tradition! I loved these! :) 

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