Virtues Writing Packet

Hi there Friends! Kerri here...
As you may or may not know, I am OBSESSED with all things DJ Inkers-clipart, fonts, teaching posters, what have you. So, just today, I came across the most adorablest (is that a word?? whatevas...) new Clip Art set called "Words To Live By". 
I'm in LOVE!!
At my school, we use John Wooden's Pyramid of Success to teach our kids about the virtues. It is...in a word...fantabulous! That man is sooo inspiring, and had such great words of wisdom! So, I made this little Virtues writing packet to help my class write about the virtues we are working on each week. There are 20 pages in this packet, and the virtues I included are:

Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Kindness, Cooperation, Patience, Confidence, Thankfulness, Determination, Respect, Loyalty, Enthusiasm, Self-Discipline, Perseverance, Courage, Tolerance, Helpfulness, Honesty, Compassion, Forgiveness, and Consideration. 

All for you...All for FREE!!! 

Hope you likey! Click on the picture to download!

Clowning Around!

Hey there! Kerri here...
It is so weird to read about so many of you being close to the end of your school year! Here in So. Cal, we don't get out from school until...wait for it...JUNE 24th!! Can you believe that?? Many of you will have already had a month of summer by then! Sheesh! Of course, we don't start back until the very end of August, and the kids come back after Labor Day, but still, I'm going to be DYING in June! :)


A couple weeks ago, my kiddos were working on the -ou and -ow spelling pattern, so I made this little Read the Room center for them to do. They totally dug it! Click the clown for your very own copy!!

Hope you all are having a fantastic week!

Snail Races!

Hi Friends! Kerri here...
Long time, no blog! I was with my family in Williamsburg and Washington, D.C. for the week, and man, is it beautiful back there!! So many trees, and lots and lots of 300 year old bricks, as my daughter would say!

Here's a picture of our adventures!

So, here is a fun little game that my kiddos are obsessed with. It's basically an addition or subtraction graph called "Snail Race" and the object is to see which numbered snail can make it to the top or side first. The kids roll 2 dice, either add or subtract the numbers, depending on which version you give them, and then color in one square that corresponds with the answer on their dice and the snail on the paper. My kids LOVE this game! They are OBSESSED with finding out which snail makes it to the top first. To extend it, I have them write 1st place next to the snail that makes it to the end first, 2nd place next to the next snail, etc. so they have to keep rolling and adding or subtracting. 

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! 

This game is especially great for your fast finishers who constantly need something to work on!
Lindsay made the addition version and I made the subtraction version. The addition version uses 6 sided dice and the subtraction one uses 10 sided dice. I will be making a more challenging version soon with larger numbers and will post it when I finish making it!

Addition Snail Race

Subtraction Snail Race

1-100 Cards!

Hey there! Kerri here...
I made these a while back for the 100th day of school! They have come in SOOO handy! Not only do we use them to order numbers 1-100, we use them to... 

• do place value activities
• grab 4 out of a bag and put them in order from least to greatest or vice versa
• grab one and then write the next 4 numbers or the 4 numbers that came before the one they grabbed
• write the number word for the number taken out of the baggy
• greater than/less than activities
• etc. etc.

I ran each set on different colored construction paper, so I would be able to tell whose baggy was missing the NUMBER 19 THAT WAS DROPPED ON THE FLOOR!! (Can you tell what my pet peeve is??) and then presto, TONS of math activities in those little baggies!

One more day until Spring Break, but who's really counting??

Me!! See ya! 

Click above to download your own set!

Contraction Pockets

Hi There! Kerri here...
I absolutely LOVED my girl Lindsay's Pronoun Pocket idea last week, so I first grade-ified it and made it work for my little chitlins! We have been practicing contractions and this super cute project lends itself beautifully to that skill! I didn't have the time to let my kiddos make their own pockets, so I found a cute DJ Inkers clip art pocket and made it super big. I ran them off on colored construction paper and cut 2 1/2  by 3 inch pieces of paper in the same colors for the flaps. Voila! Contraction pockets that look oh so darling on my cabinets!

 














Thank you Lindsay for the killer idea! You inspire me girl! Click on the pocket for the pattern!

Flower Power!

Hi Blogging Buddies! Kerri here...

Spring break is next week, and let me tell you, I am counting the days! I can't wait to relax, unwind, and gear up for Open House! 

We are studying inflections when we get back from break, the kind that makes the root word double it's last consonant or drop the silent e at the end (Can you tell I have very little idea what I am talking about? Thank God I don't teach 3rd grade like Lindsay!) so I made this little center for my kiddies to practice reading and writing those tricky words. 

Click on the picture above to download and have fun!

Going Buggy!

Going Buggy!

Happy Sunday! Kerri here...
I hope the weather where you are is as beautiful as it is here in Cali! Wow! Spring has sprung!

I made this little bug center a while back to help my kids review short and long vowel words. They had fun sorting the ladybugs into the correct jar. After they finished I had them do a cut and paste sort of short and long vowel words. Click on the links above and below to download the center and the sorting worksheet/words! Enjoy!

Going Buggy Recording Sheet

Short and Long Vowel Words