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December is Write a Friend Month

Thursday, December 1, 2016 No comments

Welcome to December Everyone! December brings cool weather, Christmas lights, hot chocolate and lots of fun.

Did you know that December is "Write a Friend" month?

Here are some resources that will guide you through "Write a Friend" month.

December Resources That Will Warm Your Soul

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 No comments

Are you busy? Of course you are, but this time of the year tends to be more hectic than other times. Because I know you are so busy, this post is dedicated to providing you with resources that you can quickly link to your curriculum without a lot of stress.

Below are links to videos, websites, and flipcharts for you to use with your students.

Daily Writing Prompts
December Writing Prompts

ActivInspire Flipcharts
Christmas Squares ActivInspire Game Template (Hollywood Squares)
Christmas ActivInspire Flipcharts on TpT
Winter ActivInspire Flipcharts on TpT
Christmas Flipcharts
Hanukkah Flipcharts
Kwanzaa Flipcharts
Winter Flipcharts
December Flipcharts
Snow Flipcharts

Smart Notebook
Christmas
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
Winter
December
Snow

Videos
Night Before Christmas
Christmas
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
Winter
December
Snow

PowerPoints and More
Christmas Around the World
Christmas PPT's
Christmas Quiz
Christmas Around the World PPT's

Activities for the Classroom
Christmas Freebies at TpT
Winter Freebies at TpT
Hannukah Freebies at TpT
Kwanzaa Freebies at TpT
Christmas Around the World Freebies at TpT
Enchanted Learning: Christmas
Enchanted Learning: Winter
Enchanted Learning: December
Enchanted Learning: Hanukkah
Enchanted Learning: Kwanzaa
Brain Pop: Winter Holidays
(you can sign up for a free trial)
Brain Pop Jr: Winter Holidays
(you can sign up for a free trial)
Polar Express
Christmas Push Pin Board
Kwanzaa Push Pin Board
Hanukkah Push Pin Board

Songs
Holiday Sing-a-longs
Christmas Karoake
Christmas Carols

Clipart
Christmas Clipart
Holiday Animations
Winter Holidays Animations
Christmas & Winter Clipart
Open Christmas Clipart
More Christmas Clipart

Games
Christmas Games for Kids
Christmas Party Games
Christmas Bingo
30 Awesome Games for Kids
Christmas Games

Cyber Sale on Teachers Pay Teachers 11/28 -11/29

Sunday, November 27, 2016 No comments

Educators save up to 28% on resources sitewide. Sellers choose to offer discounts up to 20% and TpT provides an additional 10% promo code that's used during checkout. Most Teacher-Authors choose to set their sale at 20%, but that decision is up to you.

I will be offering 20% in my own store, so please click on the image below to take a look.

To celebrate this sale I will be giving away a $10 Teachers Pay Teachers gift card/code. There are numerous ways to enter, but you must purchase an item(s) from my store to qualify.

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Gold Ridge is PURE GOLD!!

Thursday, November 17, 2016 No comments

I absolutely love Gold Ridge. It has been one of my favorite for years. Goldridge is an educational site that seems to continue to grow and provide great resources for educators.

Gold Ridge is PURE GOLD! This site is a must to add to your technology toolbox. Make sure to bookmark it today.

Grade Level Resources

My Favorites

http://www.goldridge08.com/movies.htm

(You will see some of your favorite books and stories.)

http://www.goldridge08.com/seuss.htm

(On this Dr. Seuss page, you get the full length books that you can show on your Promethean board…I am so excited about this one.)

http://www.goldridge08.com/music.htm

(You will find some of your favorite books and stories.)

http://www.goldridge08.com/audiobooks/audio.htm

(Wonderful Audio books....8 pages with about 15-20 books on each page) I love this as I think with the music and the spoken words, the books truly come alive.

http://www.goldridge08.com/readalongs.htm

(Read-a-longs)

http://www.goldridge08.com/movies/mathmag.html

(Donald in Math Magic Land)

http://www.goldridge08.com/comprehension.htm

(Reading Comprehension practice)

November Resources that Rock

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 No comments

Happy November Everyone! The weather is finally starting to get cooler and I am enjoying it very much. The weather station said this morning that the weekend could bring in temperatures in the 30's..WOW!

I hope you are having a great November so far. I wanted to blog today with some resources that you can use in your classroom and/or with your own kids.

I always have fun coming up with FREE activities and resources that parents and teachers can use in their classroom and with their kids. Enjoy and have fun!