Ding! Ding! Ding! We have WINNERS!

Hi Friends! 

I am SO excited to announce that the first major giveaway done on this blog was a success! It wouldn't have worked without Cindy Revuelto's new blog! I'm sure the name sounds super familiar to you because Cindy and I used to share this blog together but she has also created her very own blog! Don't you worry though, she will still be around this place helping me guest blog and fixing all the technological kinks I have trouble with! :-) Haven't checked out her new blog yet? What are you waiting for?!?!

Without further ado, here are the winners for our very first collaborative giveaway......drumroll, please! 

And here are what you lucky winners are now the proud owners of! 

Cindy has emailed all of the winners their lucky prizes, but if you haven't received yours, please let me know in the comments below! 

This giveaway was so much fun, so I know we will be back with more! 

If you didn't get a chance to win this time, but are interested in any of the units above, please check out our TPT stores, here and here! 

And for a little freak out/happy dance/panic attack moment, umm....how are there only 8 weeks left in this school year?! Every single year I feel like the year flies by faster and faster! I'm going to be sad to see my sweet little friends go up to 2nd grade, but I'm already proud of how far they've come. But just like every year, it's CRUNCH TIME! Time to take a look back and see what things still need some more attention. I'm interested to know....how do you spend your last few months of school? Obviously we all have school or district assessments to give for the end of the year, but is there anything you do (or a unit you use) to do a skills review at the end of the year?

And because my crazy brain is already thinking ahead, I'm working on some exciting new polka dot classroom stuff, so make sure you check back! 

Phew. I'm tired now! Time to go enjoy my Sunday funday! 

xoxo,

Angie

April Showers Bring {{GIVEAWAYS}}!

I have an exciting announcement to make! I've partnered with Cindy at First Grade A to Z to create this AWESOME giveaway to get you ready for the month of April!

 Here is a little preview of what is included in these units! Want more details about each one? Click on the links below each picture to check out their full description in each of our TPT stores! 

 Earth Day Unit

 April Math Journals

 April Writing Journals

Spring Has Sprung! A Math & Literacy Unit

This giveaway will satisfy all of your classroom needs for the month of April!  

Here's how you enter: 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't forget to leave a comment below letting me know you're following! That's your entry ticket into the giveaway!

The 10 {yes, I said TEN!} lucky winners will be chosen Saturday afternoon so what are you waiting for? Get your entries in! :-) 

Spring Fling Sale on Everything!

Hello Everyone,

We are having a Spring Fling Sale.  So make sure you clean out your wishlists and enjoy this sale.  Just click on the pic to head on over to our TPT store and start shopping.  Thanks to Jeanine over at Creative Lesson Cafe for the wonderful banner.  Isn't it adorable!

Now I don't know about all of you but this is my type of Spring Cleaning.  So get your favorite comfy pants on and get ready to shop!!!

Cindy

It's your lucky day!

Top of the Mornin' to Ya!

Have you seen all the sales going on!  Well it must be your lucky day because our store is also on sale.  We are linking up with Mrs. Wheelers First Grade to tell you all about it.

Here are a few of our products that are on sale.  Just click on the picture to head on over to our store.  There are many more items once you get there.  

                                            

Hope you all enjoy your St. Patricks Day celebrations.  Please be safe and be sure to link up.

Cindy

                                                                  

                                                                          

                             

St. Patrick's Day & Spring on the mind!

This 3 day weekend has been very much needed NICE! Yesterday my boys and I were able to enjoy our gorgeous Las Vegas weather...it was 73 in the afternoon and BEAUTIFUL! I was sitting outside soaking it all up and thinking about the months and units to come when I realized that we are now less than a month away from St. Patrick's Day! If you're stuck in a rut, or need some St. Patrick's Day activities, check out our TpT Store! Here are some snapshots of the goodies included in this unit:

 

While you're already preparing for St. Patrick's Day, don't forget that Spring will be just around the corner and here is a unit for that one, too! Check out our TPT store for a better preview of this one!

 



 

Hopefully these 2 units make your transition into Spring easier so you can enjoy more of it outdoors! :-)

 

 

Are You Ready For Some Football.... I mean a Sale!

Hello Friends!

I don't know about you but I could really care less about football.  I really only watch for the commercials.  I know football enthusiast hate to hear that but I just don't understand the game.  I am excited for this sale going on though.  Have you heard!!!  A bunch of stores are having a sale on Sunday and some are even extending it onto Monday.

Our store will be on sale on SUNDAY and MONDAY so that you can take advantage of the sale because I know some of you will be hosting Super Bowl parties so I don't want you to miss out.  Just click on the link below to take you over to our store. Thank you so much Ashley Hughes for the button.



Here are some of the items you might want to check out while you are there.  Just click on any of the pics to head on over:

                             










                            

Here is our newest unit just in time for Valentimes Day (in the words of Junie B.)  My students have been loving this book.  Junie B. is always a big hit with my first graders but I felt like I wanted to do more than just read whole group.  With this unit students can do a character analysis.  They can complete comprehension questions after each chapter.  These questions are meaningful and also provide them with a place to draw and be creative while still focusing on the chapter they just read. My students are loving these questions and I am loving them because they short but meaningful so it can be done independently and quickly.  There is also a page to compare themselves to the main character.  The vocabulary page is also really helpful for my students and they love spotting the words in the book.  We have not finished reading the book but once we finish the book I cannot wait to complete the Junie B. craft.  I gave my students a sneak peak and told them they would be writing a valentine card from Junie B. to another character in the book and they are very excited.  After every chapter they change the person they want to deliver their valentine too.  I guess it depends which character was nice or stood out in the chapter.  Got to love First Graders!  Hope you enjoy this unit as much as I am.  Just click on any pic and head on over to our store.

                                             

                                             


                                             


                                              
 

                                               

                                               


                                               

PHEW!!!!  This was a jam packed blog post.  Thank you so much for sticking through it.  Hope you enjoy your weekend.

Cindyhttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-has-Sprung-A-Math-and-Literacy-Bundle-of-Fun

Informative Animal Research Reports!

Hi Friends! 

Phew! I feel like I've hit the ground running without a single stop since we came back from Winter Break! Two weeks ago, my oldest little baby (cause we will ALWAYS be my baby!) turned a whopping FIVE years old so instead of doing the whole birthday party thing we planned a special trip to Lego Land in California for him! We had TONS of fun celebrating his special day and it's still hard to believe that I have a FIVE YEAR OLD!

 ::Funny side note, Cindy's oldest son ALSO turned five years old last week! Our boys are only 6 days apart AND they are both really good friends and even go to the same pre-school! While we're both a little sad our boys are growing up so fast, we're also both super excited to have our kiddos at school with us next year as they start kindergarten! 

Anyways, now that I've gotten that out of the way, I wanted to share my new animal research organizers I vamped up! If you've bought our Animal Research organizers from our store recently, head on back over there to re-download the new and improved file! This busy first grade teacher was going through my stuff trying to find some animal research organizers when I remembered the file I made last year for this very unit! Last year I taught second grade and I wanted to change them around a bit for my busy little first graders so I whipped up some new "Research Notebooks" for animal research and added in some choices for cover pages, final draft pages, a Sources page and a Table of Contents page. 

The first week we taught animal research we did it as a whole group and all studied the same animal. My kiddos became experts at the entire process in no time so we gave them a chance to choose their own animal to research and it's been all the buzz in my classroom these past 2 days! I cannot even tell you how many times I heard: "Mrs. Brown, I didn't know _______ lived in _______!" these past 2 days! It gives me those warm fuzzies to hear my kiddos so engaged in their own learning! 

Here are some glimpses into the goodies: 

If you're interested in this unit, check it out here!

I know Cindy has a FUN new unit coming up, so stay tuned to our blog and TPT store to check it out! You won't want to miss it! :-) 

Love, 

Angie