Primary Punchbowl Fall Blog Hop

I love this time of the year. It is honestly my favorite time of the year to teach. There are so many fun hands-on activities that students can do in the classroom. My students always love our Pumpkin Unit. We spend a week learning all things pumpkin. One of their favorite things we do is this interactive pumpkin book during math and science. For math, students will work in small groups to investigate their pumpkins. Each group has their own pumpkin and will have a different activity each day. For science, students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin, parts of a pumpkin, and several other activities. They will finish the week with a pumpkin taste test, which is always a crowd favorite. 

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Halloween is the beginning of the holiday season, my most favorite time of the year. One thing we did at my school was "You've Been BOOed!" This is such a fun way to spread some holiday cheer and get faculty and staff at your school involved; a great way to encourage community. Everyone seemed to love this and even the kids would get into it.

So here is how it works...

You have a few staff be the 'lucky ones' that will get the chain going. These people will put together a Halloween treat of some sort, along with printing out the necessary papers to inform the chosen ones how it works. The teachers that have been BOOed will place this paper on the outside of their classroom door so that everyone knows that they have been selected (and they do not keep getting chosen). They will then have a couple of days to put together a gift and pick someone to BOO! Before you know it everyone has been BOOed and received a special little something from a coworker.

To download these for FREE so that you and your school can participate, please click {here}.

My four featured products in my store are set for 50% off for the duration of the Primary Punch Fall Blog Hop. Grab these items while they are marked down. Simply click on the picture to see a full description of what is included. Happy Shopping!

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Now it is time for the giveaway! Who doesn't like winning a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card? Just follow the directions you will be entered in to a $25 for anything TpT!

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Thank you so much for being a part of the Primary Punchbowl Blog Hop. Do not forget to check out all the other teachers that are participating and grab their FREEBIE and a enter in their Raffelcopter for a chance to win their giveaway!

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Winner Wednesday: Pumpkin Bundle

It is time for Winner Wednesday! How is it already October?! Christmas will be here before we know it. :) This linky will take place the first Wednesday of every month. I will pick a popular product from my store and explain it in detail, with pictures. The best part of it all is that YOU will have a chance to win that product for FREE. All you will have to do is enter your name to be entered into the Rafflecopter.  I was so honored that so many people participated last month. There were some amazing products that TpTers were giving away and I am so excited to see who links-up today.

This month I decided that it would be a perfect time to choose my Pumpkin Bundle. This product has a weeks lesson plans for science and math in the form of an interactive pumpkin book. There are also five literacy centers and five math centers, all pumpkin themed. 

Interactive Pumpkin Book

What is not to love about this part?! There are daily, hands-on activities for math and science all about pumpkins! Students will complete a page for each lesson, each day. There are real pictures that show the life cycle of a pumpkin and posters to show the different parts of a pumpkin. Students will get to explore pumpkins inside and out, finishing the week off by having a pumpkin taste test. 

If you wish to only purchase the interactive math and science pumpkin book only, you can click {here}.

Literacy Centers

There are five literacy centers to add to your rotations during the month of October and November. Below are pictures of two of the centers that are included in this product. The picture on the left shows a beginning sound match. The picture on the right requires students to complete the puzzle by finding the picture with the rhyming pumpkin. To see all literacy centers that are included click {here}. 

Math Centers

There are five math centers to add to your rotations during the month of October and November. Below are pictures of three of the centers that are included in this product. The picture on the left shows a play doh math. You can have students either use play doh or write with a vis-a-vie pen. They can use play doh or manipulatives to show the number.  The picture on the right has the game Fill Up. There are two different mats: to 20 and to 50. The first student to fill thier mat wins. The second picture requires students to complete the indiviudal number puzzles. To see all math centers that are included click {here}. 

Now is your chance to win this product for FREE. If you do not want to wait for the giveaway to be over and you want to purchase this product now, click {here}. Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin so you will be the first to know when Winner Wednesday has gone live each month. 

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Want to be a part of Winner Wednesday?

Want to be a part of Winner Wednesday?

This linky party will take place on the first Wednesday of every month. I would love for you to join in on the fun and have a chance to win some awesome products for FREE! 

Here is how to link-up:

1. Save the 'Winner Wednesday' images to your computer.

2. Create a blog post about one product from your store. Try to include authentic pictures, not just pictures from your TpT store, if possible.

3. Add cover page of product to the "Winner Wednesday' product image.

4. Set up Rafflecopter to run for the entire day of Wednesday {Please only require name for entry}.

5. Link up by clicking the 'add your link' button {or you can email me your permalink prior to the link-up going live}.

6. Don't forget to check out the other Winner Wednesday products that have been shared and leave comments on any that you particularly like!

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LaborLESS Blog Hop

Hello everyone!

ARE YOU REAAADDDY!!!

It is Finally here!

Today I am linking with Laura from Where the Magic Happens, Krista from Teaching Momster, and Lisa from PAWsitively Teaching! I have joined forces once again with my bloggy friends to bring you the best, most amazing giveaway on this Labor Day weekend!

All of us have been thinking about  good ways in which to treat our readers and followers. We thought hard, and I mean it! Really, really hard… and decided that we can treat you to our best ideas to work smarter rather than harder… at school and home!

I know what it takes to be a great teacher, the stress, the time, the energy… I could go on and on! I also know that we crave time to ourselves and our families.

So here I go!

When I was teaching kindergarten I had 3-4 students at a large table. Because of this they were unable to store any of their books, notebooks, folders, etc. at their desk. Every time they needed some sort of material they had to leave their desk to retrieve the said item. This seemed to disrupt learning every time. During the summer after my first year, I decided to have some chair covers made. I bought some affordable fabric, took that and a classroom chair, and a picture of what I wanted to a seamstress. She sewed a class set of chair covers for me and this simple thing made my classroom run so much more smoothly (and it helped bring a pop of color to my room). I could not recommend this investment enough. It made retrieving items so much easier and less chaotic. 

I find it so difficult to relax at home. My list is always there in my head or on my phone and I am not a fan of leaving things to be done. I have to force myself to turn everything off and just relax. The first thing I always do when I get home is put on some pajamas. I would live in pajamas if it were socially acceptable. Once the kids are asleep, I tend to pour a nice glass of wine and watch some trash TV for a little bit. This allows me to turn my brain off and get lost in whatever it is that I am watching. I also really enjoy reading, if I can manage to stay up late enough. I have not been able to read as much since having my girls, but I look forward to the day I can get lost in books again. 

This Interactive Science Notebook will be a lifesaver if you teacher K-2. There are over forty topics covered, each with at least one page of hands-on activities for your students to do in small group, whole group, or independently, depending on the grade level. There are two options: one full page and two per page (that can cut down on paper and fit perfectly into a composition notebook). 

Here are some pictures of this product in action.

You can purchase this product by clicking {here}.

Top all these great tips and ideas  with these top-notch prizes!

A $100 gift card to Amazon

A $50 gift card to TpT

2 $25 gift cards to TpT

1 $10 gift card to TpT

Thank you for reading! And now don't be silly and get your hands all over this awesome giveaway!!

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Winner Wednesday: Five Senses

It is time for the third round of Winner Wednesday. This linky will take place the first Wednesday of every month. I will pick a popular product from my store and explain it in detail, with pictures. The best part of it all is that YOU will have a chance to win that product for FREE. All you will have to do is enter your name to be entered into the Rafflecopter.  I was so honored that so many people participated last month. There were some amazing products that TpTers were giving away and I am so excited to see who links-up today.

This month I decided that it would be a perfect time to choose my Five Senses Unit for the product.  This pack contains one week of hands-on science activities and lessons to do with your kindergarten or first students.

Sound

You will be able to put together four sound shakers for your students to guess what is inside.

This is what the sound shakers looked like once they are put together.

At the front of the room you will have the four sound shaker labels up on the white board. As your students guess what is in each shaker, you will place the picture below the shaker.

Afterwards, there is a worksheet that can go inside their interactive science journal.

Touch

You will be able to put together bags filled with various objects for students to guess what it is that they feel. Here is an example of two of the bags.

This is what they look like when they are all put together.

For this activity I typically blindfold my students with a bandanna. They love it and it keeps them from looking inside the bags. Like with the other activities, I have large label cards at the front of the room. As students guess what they think they are feeling inside the bag, I place those pictures underneath the given label card. Once all bags have been accounted for, we will check their answers accordingly.

Afterwards, there is a worksheet that can go inside their interactive science journal.

Smell

For smell I start by putting together these jars. I bought the jars from Dollar Spot in Target, but you can also purchase some affordable jars on Amazon by clicking {here}. I put paper in the jar to hide what object I am placing inside so that the students will be required to use only their senses to guess what is inside.

Here is the finished product showing what the jars will look like once they are put together.

Similar to the other senses, you will have large pictures labeled for each jar. As students guess what they smell, you will place the pictures underneath the given jar.

Afterwards, there is a worksheet that can go inside their interactive science journal.

Taste

This activity is always fun because kids LOVE when they eat in the classroom. I always give each student a small piece of all four food items listed on a paper plate. You can do this next part as a class, in small groups, or individually. They will taste the different foods and decide which one is bitter, sweet, sour, or salty.

Afterwards, there is a worksheet that can go inside their interactive science journal.

Now is your chance to win this product for FREE. If you do not want to wait for the giveaway to be over and you want to purchase this product now, click {here}. Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin so you will be the first to know when Winner Wednesday has gone live each month. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Want to be a part of Winner Wednesday?

This linky party will take place on the first Wednesday of every month. I would love for you to join in on the fun and have a chance to win some awesome products for FREE! 

Here is how to link-up:

1. Save the 'Winner Wednesday' images to your computer.

2. Create a blog post about one product from your store. Try to include authentic pictures, not just pictures from your TpT store, if possible.

3. Add cover page of product to the "Winner Wednesday' product image.

4. Set up Rafflecopter to run for the entire day of Wednesday {Please only require name for entry}.

5. Link up by clicking the 'add your link' button {or you can email me your permalink prior to the link-up going live}.

6. Don't forget to check out the other Winner Wednesday products that have been shared and leave comments on any that you particularly like!