Thankful

I have so much to be thankful for, so I am linking up with a Year of Many First's to blog about it!

1.  My family:  I love living close to both mine & my husband's families.  They are wonderful.

2.  My husband:  Chad & I have had our ups and downs over the last 4 1/2 years of marriage, but through it all we have grown closer together.  I love that he makes me laugh on a daily basis!

3.   My church family:  We have found the most amazing group of believers to walk through life with.

4.  A roof over my head and food to eat:  I take this for granted daily, but am reminded at this time of year how much of a blessing it is to have my basic needs met.

5.  Amazing girlfriends:  I love sharing life with them.  I am blessed to have great friends from high school, college, and church

6.  My students:  I have the sweetest group of kids this year and love that I get to make a difference in their lives each day
{sorry, no picture since I'm not allowed to put pictures of my kiddos on the internet...}

7.  My job:  I am grateful that in this economy, I have a place to go to work every day.  I love teaching!

8.  My puppy:  Our little Lucy is so spunky & sweet.  She is definitely our furry child.

9.  My education:  I am grateful to have been able to attend Texas A&M and to have my education paid for.  What a huge blessing that I take for granted each day.

10.  TpT & the teacher blog world:  I have found amazing fellow bloggers this year and I am loving the community of teachers out there.  I am thankful to those who take a chance on buying my products and follow my blog, TpT store, or FB page.  Which would be you if you are reading this :).  A big thank you from me to you-- and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving Game Board Freebie & Sale

T minus 9 days until Thanksgiving!  I love this time of year, and I especially love having a whole week off work to relax.  I created a Thanksgiving Game Board in English and Spanish that you can use in your classroom with math facts, sight words, or review questions. I hope you find it useful!

Also, there is just one more day to take advantage of the 20% off sale in my TPT store!  Thank you to everyone who has already purchased items & left feedback.  I appreciate you :)

Gig 'em & WHOOP! {Sale}

I am so proud of my Aggies for winning against the #1 team Alabama yesterday!  I had planned on working on items for my TpT store during the game, but that didn't happen because I was too busy yelling, screaming, and running around the living room.  In honor of the incredible Aggie victory, I have decided to throw a sale in my TpT store.  This would be a great time to purchase some items!  If you would like to celebrate the Aggie win, feel free to use the photo below to host a sale in your store as well.  Thanks and Gig 'em friends :)

Fabulous Fall Giveaway

I am participating in a giveaway on the Classroom Compulsion blog and you won't want to miss out!  There are 6 prize pack giveaways with some great items up for grabs.  Check it out here.

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Predict & Summarize {Freebie}

In first grade, we teach predicting & summarizing all year long.  And I love foldables.  So... I decided to create a freebie to teach predicting and summarizing using a foldable, a graphic organizer, and a craftivity.  Here are a few pictures of the activities included in the free pack {available in both English & Spanish}:

We had academic night at school tonight, so I'm pooped.  That's all for tonight-- goodnight & sweet dreams blog world :)

Thanksgiving unit

Have you ever read the book "Gracias the Thanksgiving Turkey" by Joy Cowley?  It is so cute!  The basic premise is that a dad buys his son a turkey and asks him to take care of it until they eat it on Thanksgiving.  The boy names the turkey Gracias and really grows to love him.   At the end of the book, the family eats chicken for Thanksgiving dinner and Gracias joins them in the Thanksgiving festivities.  I especially LOVE this book because it comes in both English and Spanish. {You can buy it on Amazon for $7 or less if your library does not have it}

I created a mini-unit in both English and Spanish that you can use with your students when reading this book.  One of the activities is a turkey sequence craftivity.

Also included is a file folder game to review short a and short e words {pictured below}.  The game pieces are rectangles with short a and short e words that the students have to read and put in the correct spot.  In the Spanish version, the same game is included except it is to review word with c:  ca, ce, ci, co, cu.  I find my students really need practice with these syllables since the c makes a hard or soft sound depending on the vowel that follows it.  On one side students put words with ca, co, cu and on the other side words with ce and ci.

Also included in the mini-unit are 

• thanksgiving vocabulary cards
• a singular and plural booklet based on Gracias the Thanksgiving turkey
• a template to make a class book called "My Pet Turkey"
• a character description activity:  "Have you seen Gracias the Thanksgiving turkey?" 

I hope you'll check it out on my TpT store-- I will send a free copy to the first person who comments with their email address below!  {just make sure to let me know if you would like it in English or Spanish}

Pumpkins galore!

Well... I know this post is a little late but I've been very busy eating Halloween candy.  Seriously, we have way too much laying around our house.

Every year we send home a letter asking kids to decorate a pumpkin like their favorite book character, and we got some seriously cute ones back this year.  Here are a few pictures: