Summer Blog Hop

I'm so excited to join in this summer time blog! I'd love to share with you all my summer time favorites and activities!

Nothing says summer time like going to the beach! I know you students are ready to summer to be here so here's a fun, beach themed counting game that will help them be ready for the beach!

Counting to 20 - Teacher vs. Student Game - Summer Edition



 

In this counting games, students are counting beach toys. This includes beach balls, shovels, and pails. You students will get a kick out of this fun pre-summer time game!

Click here to get it, but hurry! Summer is drawing near and this will freebie will only be free for a short while! Don't forget to leave some feedback!

Summer time means schools out and no work! and can mean learning is turned down a bit. You can help mend it with this giveaway.

 

Reading is important. This flash card bundle can help keep reading in check! Practicing these sight words can be helpful! You can enter to win the entire Dolch word set. It's even has a circus theme to help keep kids entertained. But the giveaway doesn't stop there. You can also win another powerpoint game of your choosing (bundles and licenses excluded).

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I'm also celebrating 900 followers on my Facebook page with $10 TPT Gift certificate. Don't forget to stop by there and enter!

I'm lucky enough to live minutes away from the beach so summer time means weekends at the beach. Each year we spend the summer going to the beach. Every other weekend we head to the beach, get a hotel room or rent a condo and enjoy a weekend in the sun. We watch my niece and nephews play in the sand and in the water.

 

This is one of my favorite pictures my niece and nephews with their father. We went to the beach near Wilmington, NC when my dad came for a visit.

 

Here's another picture of me on the beach a few years ago when we went on a cruise to the Bahamas. Those beaches are beautiful and crystal clear!

I highly recommend going on a cruise, especially a Carnival Cruise since it has something for everyone (kiddies included!)

You Ought to Know About Wegivebooks.org

I'm so happy to be joining Buzzing with Mrs. McClain for another "You Ought to Know" Blog Hop. As you know (or may not know) I love educational websites! Today's post is about a website called We Give Books.org!

 

 

I was browsing the web one afternoon for online reading books for my students when I stumbled onto this free website.

 

 

There are over 200 books to choose from and includes fiction and nonfiction books as well as fairy tales and folklore. There are some well know books like the "Llama Llama" books and many, many life cycle books.

 

You can click on a book to "Read Now" or click on "More Info" to learn more about the book.

 

If you click on "More Info", you get information about the book and the author. It will also display the number of times to book has been read and other books by the same author.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you click on "Read Now", you will can read the book. It is fully automated and can be read on a full screen.

 

 

 

You can even read on a full screen (without the logo at the top), which is perfect for reading as a class or for the reading center.

 

You do have to log in to read all of the books, but it's free. Some books can be read without a log in. Afterwards, you have numerous books at your disposal.

 

Book can by filtered by age, genre, and author. It can also be sorted by "Most Recent", "Alphabetical", "Most Read", and "Shuffle" (or randomization). You can even search for books if you need too.

 

 

 

I hope you'll find this website as helpful as I did! You can this website if you have flash player on your iPad. I use Puffin Browser (free). Enjoy your weekend and don't forget to stop by my Facebook page for my 900 follower giveaway!

 

 

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3,000 Feedback Celebration Winners and New Giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered. I am so grateful for the contributors as well as everyone who entered! Here are your winners!

 

 

 

During the giveaway, I reached 900 followers. As promised, I'm having a $10 TPT Gift Card Giveaway. Just a little thank you for following my store. You can enter here on my blog or on my Facebook Page.

 

 

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Happy Monday and enjoy your week! Hang in there, teachers. The end is in site!

 

Class Dismissed!

3,000 Feedback Celebration!

This past Friday I received my 3,000th comment in my TPT store! Time to celebrate!

I'm so excited! I just recently had received my 3,000th comment! Just a few months before, I had my 2,000 comments celebration and now I'm at 3,000. It's time to celebrate! I've teamed with some wonderful TPT authors to bring you two amazing giveaways.

Each giveaway consists of products and shopping spree from 21 talented TPT authors. There's also a $10 TPT Gift Card up for grabs in each giveaway!

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Thank you for following me and the all the wonderful support and feedback you have given me on any of my endeavors. I feel truly blessed whenever I receive feedback, no matter what it is. =)

Teacher Appreciation Week - Day 5

Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.

Here's your last freebie of the week:
Reading Comprehension - Little Red Riding Hood!

Reading comprehension! Something I have yet to tackle, but I think it's about time to start! What better place to start than with fairy tales? Let's start with Little Red Riding Hood.

In this mini game, students will answer questions about the story "Little Red Riding Hood". There are 10 questions in all.

Some questions have one answer while other questions have multiple answers. Each questions and its answers are animated.

I included story element questions as well (setting, characters, author's message, etc). Because there are so many different version of  "Little Red Riding Hood", this game is editable so you can adjust your answers to fit the version you're reading to your students. I've read one version that has a huntsman instead of woodsman. I read another version where after the wolf ate little Red Riding Hood, the woodsman used scissors to cut her and her grandmother out of the wolf's stomach.

The last question I left without an answer because there are so many answers  a student could give. If you like to add an answer, simply copy  an answer and the answer button from a previous slide and paste it to the bottom of the slide. Don't forget to change the answer. 

This game will be great for guided reading groups. Don't forget to leave some feedback. I plan to make this game part of a Reading Comprehension: Fairy Tale Bundle on sale now.

 

Don't forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother's Day. You deserve it!

Teacher Appreciation Week - Day 4

Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.

Here's your fourth freebie of the week:
Common and Proper Nouns!

In this mini game, students must decided if the given word is a common or proper noun. There are 10 questions in all.

Students are given a word. Each word is in ALL CAPS so it will be a litter harder to determine if it is common or proper.

This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don't forget to leave some feedback. If you'd like me to make a full common or proper noun game, let me know!
 

Don't forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!

Teacher Appreciation Week - Day 3

Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.

Here's your third freebie of the week:
Alphabetical Order!

 

 

In this mini game, students choose the word that should be placed on the line that completes the ABC order. There are 10 questions in all.
 

 

Student are given 3 words to choose from. The first letter is the same. Students must use the second letter to determine the order.
 

 

Most words include sight words, Dolch words, and CVC words. This game is great for 1st and 2nd grade.

 

 

This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don't forget to leave some feedback. If you'd like me to make a full Alphabetical game, let me know!
 

Don't forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!

 

Teacher Appreciation Week - Day 2

Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.

 

Here's your second freebie of the week: Fact or Opinion.

 

 

In this mini game, students read the sentence and must decided if it is a fact or an opinion. There are 10 questions in all.

This game is perfect for a mini lesson when students are writing opinion papers. No scoreboard so no pressure.

 

 

Each sentence is about an animal to make it easier to determine the different between a fact and an opinion.

 

 

This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don't forget to leave some feedback. If you'd like me to make a full Fact or Opinion game, let me know! Don't forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!

Teacher Appreciation Week - Day 1

Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store.  In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.

Here's your first freebie of the week: Rhyming Words.

Some of you requested rhyming words as a game. In this mini game, students must create rhyming words from a given picture. There are 10 questions in all.

This game is perfect for circle time or as a quick review. No scoreboard is included so individuals can practice without any pressure.

Students are given a image and they must come up with words that rhyme with it. I have given you 3 possible answers, but some have many you can come up with (like -un words).

 

I also included a hint in case your students don't know what an image is. For example, Question 8 is a coat, but some would say "jacket" instead. The hint will reveal what the image is in writing.

This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don't forget to leave some feedback. If you'd like me to make a full Rhyming Words game, let me know! Don't forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!