The 12 Days of Christmas Freebies!

Happy Holidays everyone! As I get ready to begin my fourth year with Teachers Pay Teachers I am reminded of how blessed these past three years have been for my family. This has been a wonderful journey so far and I have enjoyed every minute of it! With that being said, I want to give some presents to all the teachers out there!

There will be a gift to unwrap for each of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ starting on December 1st.  Each gift will be a theme related to a different month of the year.

I can’t wait to read your feedback but please don’t tell what the gift is! Let others unwrap it for themselves.

I Hope you enjoy your presents and I hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season filled with joy and happiness!

The '1st Day of Christmas' present has been released! 

(Click the picture or scroll down below it.)

As each gift is released the links below will become active so you can grab all your presents!

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’present  Theme: December

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’present  Theme: January

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’present  Theme: February

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’present  Theme: March

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: April

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: May

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: June

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: July

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: August

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: September

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: October

Unwrap your ‘12 Days of Christmas’ present  Theme: November

And for an added bonus head on over to My Precious Gems! This fabulous teacher is also giving some presents for 'The 12 Days of Christmas'! Enjoy!

Money Easter Egg Fun!

It's one of my favorite times of the year...SPRING! It's time for Easter, flowers, bunnies, and everything  that comes with it! 

Last year, my 2nd graders had a great time practicing their money counting skills with Easter eggs and we will be doing the same activity again this week with this years class. 

If you would like to have your students do this activity just click the picture above, or here, to access this freebie.

Here are the Directions 

Fill 26 plastic eggs with assorted amounts of fake coins.  Label each egg with the letters of the alphabet.  Hide eggs around room.  Have students hunt for eggs.  When they find an egg have them count the coins and record the amount on their sheet.  When complete, have students put coins back in the egg and return to hiding spot before continuing their search. For lower achieving students, I recommend putting the easier amounts of money at the beginning of the alphabet and have them only search up to a certain letter. Your high achievers can search for all the eggs and still be challenged. 

Check out these photos and videos of my students counting their Easter egg money!

I hope you can use this freebie in your classroom! You may find other alternatives than using money in the eggs such as pictures or small toys for beginning sounds.

I'd love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below and tell me what you think and how it went in your room! Happy Spring!

March Pinterest Pick 3 Linky

Are you on Pinterest as much as I am? If so, I am sure you find some great ideas! Well here are some of my top favorites for this month!

 I saw this and just had to have it for my classroom! It's a freebie and and great way to label your math centers! (Click on the picture to go to the pin)

I love this adorable craft! I want to make it with my 2nd graders and I'm sure they will love to take it home and hang it up for St. Patrick's Day!

 Are these not the most adorable pudding snacks you have ever seen! What kid wouldn't love this? If you love making cute treats for your class this is the one for you! I'm thinking of doing this one for my kiddos!

I love my choices for this month! While you're over at Pinterest stop by and check out my boards! If you would like to join my collaborative boards just leave me a message. You will find all my matching collaborative boards at the top!

An InLinkz Link-up

March Currently!

It's that time! Time to link up with Farley!

Listening:

I love to listen to the TV or to Spotify while I work in the evenings or on the weekends, but I tend to work faster and better when there is just plain silence. Right now I can hear only the hum of the washing machine  in the back of the house. The dog is asleep at my feet and the rest of the family is off doing what they love to do. I do want to watch and listen to more House of Cards, but I will hold off for now. Anyone else watching that show?

Loving:

Payday was Friday. So once a month we do one big grocery/supply shopping trip. That happened this morning.  Glad to be done with that. It’s a huge undertaking. We have done it this way for many, many years and it work well for us. The rest of the month we swing by the store when we need milk and bread…stuff like that.  But otherwise, we are done!

Thinking:

I am a pretty structured person. I like my schedule. I like my students to have a structured schedule. Every time I think we are back to normal it snows again. So I am looking at my schedule for this week and thinking ok, back to normal and my husband says that we might be interrupted by snow AGAIN!!! I am NOT a winter person.

Wanting:

There have been some things going on that have caused me some anxiety. After this week, things should be a bit better, especially after Monday.

Needing:

Spring! Spring! Spring! I think I am at my best in warm sunny weather! I was born on a hot sunny day and it is where I thrive and belong!

Spring Break:

I will see some of my family during spring break which isn't until the week of Easter. You should see my nieces! They are so cute! To see photos, scroll to the top and click on the about me section of my blog.