Showing posts with label freebie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freebie. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Lucky St Patricks Day Freebie!
Lucky St Patricks Day Freebie!
I have been decorating my classroom with tons of crafts lately. Its parents night next week and I want my room to look packed with crafts. So I got this cute idea from my gal Teri You can check out her original post by clicking HERE
Heres my take!
My kiddies loved making them too! Take a look at the final outcome. =)
This one in particular made me giggle!
Hes a smart boy. Hes not telling anyone if he has a pot of gold. But jeez, I hope he tells me.
So I am linking up with TBA for Freebie Fridays!
I decided to make make the writing prompt plus a few other printables into a short but sweet FREEBIE
To download please click HERE.
This includes the half page writing prompts in black and white, color, and both primary/secondary lines for your choosing.
Here are some sneak peeks
Enjoy =)
If you do grab it, leave me a comment letting me know what you think. I love to hear your thoughts.
=)
Check back Sunday for one of my favorite crafts yet!
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Math Work Station Freebie
Math Work Station Freebie
FIRST, don’t forget to enter for your chance to win in my HUGE giveaway (think Vistaprint, and prizes from your favorite bloggers!). Click the image below to go to that post.
Today was my first time implementing a Debbie Diller Math Work Station in the classroom. And…it was GREAT! The kids loved it, they were engaged and using “math talk”, which makes me a happy teacher. Summer school is nice because I’m actually teaching the same thing 3 times each morning. Our kiddos are rotating between myself and the other two teachers, which means I’m going to get a lot of practice implementing these work stations.
Today we kept it simple. I’m working with incoming first and incoming second. I’m used to second graders, so the incoming first graders are a semi-unknown quantity…but I’m learning.
I created a Number Sense Work Station based off of Chapter 4 of Debbie Diller’s book. This was called, “How Many to 5?”. It’s pretty simple and fun!
Students work in partners and they need (I kept it all in a bin):
- a die
- 15 counters
- 3 five-frames
- 2 markers
- Graph
Students sit facing each other. Place the three 5-frames in between them. Set out I-can task card and Math Talk sheets. Roll dice to see who goes first.
Student rolls the die, places number of counters on five-frame. IF student rolls a 6, can’t do anything. After turn, says, “I have____. I need ____ to get to 5.”
Students can only put the counters on the frame if they roll a number that fits on the frame. For example if the student has 3 counters on the frame, and rolls a 3,4,5,6 then he cannot place any counters on the frame and essentially loses his turn until he rolls a 1 or 2.
After the student completes his own frame he can begin working on the wild frame. BUT, it doesn’t matter who places the most counters on the wild frame. The student who places the final fifth counter on the frame “wins” that frame.
Once students have filled the wild frame they extend the activity from number sense to data by graphing the results. They write the first letter of their first name under their column and graph how many frames they filled - NOT how many squares.
Then start over.
We loved it! Tomorrow, I think we’ll be ready for “How Many to 10?”, and might try to do a place value station too - we’ll see.
Ive made a freebie so you can try this station in your classroom too! It’s in English and Spanish and includes all the printables. If you use it let me know what you think, I’m hoping to create a bunch more math work station in English and Spanish, and feedback is so appreciated! Click the image below to download from my TpT store.
Dont forget to enter my giveaway! Also here are some other giveaways you should check out!
Sandra at Sweet Times in First is having a great math giveaway - perfect for this post. Click her button below to go to it:
Cheers!
Mrs. Castro
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Love is in the Air Mystery Flash Freebie!
Love is in the Air Mystery Flash Freebie!
Hey yall!
Love is in the air!!
If you are following me, youd know I have been posting about my Engagement Party I was having this summer. It was yesterday! It was really a BBQ for the wedding party and a few other close friends. It was also to celebrate the fact that we are officially a year away from the wedding. =)
I am so excited because it was AMAZING! It was suppose to storm and instead it was the complete opposite. It was a beautiful day and we were surrounded with friends who truly love us. My fiance and I were honestly so honored and felt so loved yesterday, it was just a beautiful thing.
I will be posting tons of pics this week as I gather myself tonight because I am exhausted! But heres a few pics that I lovedddd for the night.
My honey and I at the end of the night. I am loving this pic.
(if you can notice, in the back of the cake, by the fence i posted pictures of friends family and my honey and I hanging from purple ribbon and glitter clothespins holding it up to give it a fun and cute look.. got so many compliments!)
I am seriously OBSESSED with this cake. My beautiful MOHs got this for me because they are seriously just awesome. So glad they did because it was such a hit and tasted delicious.
Heres a pic of my absolutely favorite girls ever!!
I dont know what I would do without them and they are making this wedding planning so much fun.
(if you can tell, my bridesmaids wore their bridesmaids tank tops I got for them as a gift..they really all looked beautiful in it. More pics to follow)
Finally my friend Joa and I towards the end of the night. I am seriously lovin this girl. She was on vacation at Myrtle Beach, SC with her hubby and sweet boy, and she cut her trip a day short and drove back just for this party. WoW! So happy she came. Im lovin her tan too!
yes, thats a mason jar in her hand =)
Okay so keep posted this week for a huge post on my Wedding Party/Engagement Party BBQ. I have tons of pics of the night and some cute ideas that were a complete hit the entire night.
SO in honor of me being so completely in love with my honey and happy that the party was such a blessing. I am throwing a FLASH FREEBIE for the next hour and a half. If you click HERE, you will be taken to the mystery FREEBIE.
I am in the process of updating the pack. So when I do, you will be able to grab the latest edition. =)
Catch? No, but I do ask that you follow my sweet little shop to stay posted on more tips, crafts and freebies in the future. Click here to take you to my store.
Grab the freebie now and let me know what you think. =)
Happy Sunday!
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