New Year's Hat Craftivity!

Happy New Year's Eve!! 

Celebrate the New Year at school by creating this adorable hat with your little ones:

Your kiddos will love putting it together,

and once they put it on, they won't want to take it off! :)

Grab a copy from my TpT shop, or stop by my blog!

Happy New Year FREEBIE

Happy ALMOST New Year!

And to celebrate, here is an updated freebie to ring in 2014!

Find it {here} on TPT

Of course, I am not back in school yet, so I could only print a couple of pages from the pack and have my 4 year old help out.  Her resolution is to "slide"more…

And she chose kitty stickers to decorate the new year!

Hope you have a wonderful New Year in 2014!

Want to Start Something NEW, EXCITING and ENGAGING During Center Time for the New Year?

Have you ever tried Pokey Pinning in your classroom?  Do you know what it is?  Either way, now is the time to swing on in to Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business to find out how to introduce this activity to your students TOMORROW with my FREE tutorial.  It is so easy to prepare and implement and SO beneficial for students as well.  Even if you know all about it, you need to come grab some freebies to do with your kiddos!

 

 

 

Have you signed up for Freebielicious's Educents Giveaway? We teamed up to give away $450, so be sure to check it out here and sign up before the 30th!

Swing on in and find out out more about Pokey Pinning!

 

 

 

Freebielicious Loves Educents!

Over the year or so we have not just tried to give you as many free resoucrces as we can but have also tried to partner with as many quality companies as we can to offer you all more free things and even great discounts!

And so we are excited to announce another great savings for Freebielicious readers with Educents!  Don't you just love them too?  And now you can earn Edubucks to earn free products which makes us love them even more!

Listed below are many of the Freebielicious authors who are offering their own discount codes for 20% off and a giveaway of $25 in Edubucks!  There are 18 of us who have signed on which is $450 in Edubucks up for grabs!  Plus 20% off any purchases you make...  WOWSERS! 

Be sure to stop by and enter them all!

 

The Polar Express FREEBIE

The Polar Express is such a fun story! I am sure that many little boys and girls have dreamed of meeting Santa Claus. So, how about switching places with the main character? We can use our imagination to see what we would do! Come on over for this fun and free writing activity that you can use on your last days of school :)

December Activities, Ideas, Easy Gifts and a FREEBIE, of course!

Hello to all of the Freebielicious readers!  I hope your holiday season is going as smoothly as it can with all of the stress fun stuff that comes along with it!  I am hoping my post will relieve some of your stress for the next week at school.
Cheap, easy student/classmate gifts? Check! (There are actually two different choices for you to choose from!).

Tips for a completing BEAUTIFUL project easily and quickly to decorate your classroom from now until the end of winter? Check!



 

A freebie? Check!

Swing on in to find all of the above and MORE at Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business!

 

"Please Knock!" Sign for Christmas Projects

Are you working on last-minute gifts for parents in your classroom this week? Me too! Inform parents and visitors that Christmas secrets are happening behind closed doors in your classroom with this cute "please knock" sign. I hang it on my classroom door each time my students work on our parent gifts.

My students get love our little classroom secrets. Here you can see them working diligently on drawing lessons for a holiday painting that we will be giving as a gift.

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to grab your free sign. While you're there, find directions for making this adorable holiday painting with your class. 

Happy Holidays!

Milk Carton Gingerbread Houses (The Academic Way!)

Gingerbread houses this time of year are loads of fun and now they are educational too!!!  But a few years ago I was told I could no longer do them because they were not academic.  Soooo.... I made them a lesson!!!  (Oh yeah!)

Students will use addition, subtraction, or counting to make a graph and then use that graph to build their houses!  So much fun and a great learning activity for all ages!

Your free download also includes a parent letter AND planning guide so you don't lose your mind!

Click the image above to grab this freebie! 

FREE Letter to Santa Templates

Are your students excited about writing a letter to Santa? We always take our students to the mall to see Santa. This is when each student hand delivers the letters. I have two templates that you can use.  Come on over to download your copies. They are available in English and Spanish :)

Letter to Santa from

Christmas Cookie Recipe Book!

Here is a little freebie if you want to have a Christmas cookie exchange with your class!  I know some schools are strict with sweets and bringing baked goods from home, but here is a freebie if you are allowed to with your class!  

Have the students bring in a baked good, and add their recipe to a class book!  Check out my blog post for the details!

Michelle from Apples and ABC's

FREE Countdown to Christmas Sign

Are you counting down the days 'til Christmas? I am! And so are every single one of our students. Get in on the fun and work on backward counting with this Countdown to Christmas sign. It prints on 2 pages that mount perfectly on a 12x18" sheet of construction paper. Simply print, trim, and glue the pages onto a large sheet of construction paper, then laminate. I have found that dry erase markers respond better to overhead transparencies so I use clear tape to attach a small sheet of overhead transparency (or report cover) onto the writing area. Students can write and wipe their countdown on the classroom sign every day with a  dry erase marker.

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to grab this great freebie (and find a sleigh-ful of fresh Christmas ideas. 

Only 17 days 'til Christmas!

Meet Crystal from Kreative in Kinder

Greetings friends! I am Crystal from Kreative in Kinder. (And yes, this was my favorite dress last summer, haha!)

I hope that you have enjoyed getting to know the girls of Freebielicious.  Two summers ago, my blogging bestie (Tammy with Live Laugh Love Everyday in Kindergarten) and I were talking about how it would be so nice to have a collaborative blog filled with primary ideas and free resources. We racked our brains for about two months and Wha La! Freebielicious was born!  Within the process, we have come to know and love the other twenty-three authors. I tell you, they have hearts of GOLD. We never imagined how much our lives would change and what a blessing Freebielicious would be to us and hopefully you.  Our one and only goal has been to be a blessing.  Yes, I’m cheesy like that. J

So, this is my chance to tell you all about ME! Well, if you read my blog, you know about my hot mess life.  My husband and I started dating when we were seniors in High School.  We will celebrate our 12^th anniversary next Sunday. Eek! So excited! I love him so much my heart hurts when we aren't together (except at ITK in Vegas..no hubs allowed, haha!). Seriously, we are best friends.   

These are my three kids..ALL teenagers! This explains the drinking. Just kidding. Maybe. Haha! I am so blessed to be there mom.  My oldest is a sophomore this year and can I tell you that my heart is already aching at the idea that she will graduate in a few years. 

Don’t do the math people. My sweet children were not born from my womb, but born from my heart (though I totally have the baby weight, ehem). We adopted through foster care and have had our kids for nine years. They complete us. And they are crazy. And hormonal. Did I mention teenagers?! Haha!

This is our Christmas card this year. I think it’s a perfect reflection of us.  We are a very busy family and love adventure, travel (except hubs, he’s a weenie), and cultural activities.  We totally put the FUN in dysFUNctional!

Um, Here is our attempt to take Christmas card pictures. Apparently, it was too much to ask for EVERYONE took look at the camera AND smile ALL at the same time. Sheesh! Epic. Fail.

I have one sister. We are 14 months apart. We live one block from each other (and our parents, seven miles from us). Our kids are all the same age too. Blessed! If you have need motivation for a healthy lifestyle, check out her facebook page here. She is pretty awesome. 

 Here is my Wonderful, Amazing, Fantabulous TEAM. We have so much fun together. We just fit like a perfect puzzle. Hubs has tried to move our family several times but working with a team like this just doesn't happen often so I have parked my trailer with these gals. 

I teach kindergarten. It’s my one and only love. It’s not what I do, it’s who I am.  The littles are my people.  You can check out my classroom HERE.

What else? Favorites?  Color: Purple, Wine: Mascato, Music: Everything but country (YES, I realize this is rare as a Texan.), Food: Chocolate Chip Cookies (that counts, right?), Holiday: CHRISTMAS,  Movie: Steel Magnolias, Fears: Heights, Confession: I am a teensy bit sarcastic & completely honest, Love: JESUS!!

Currently, this is what I am doing every night. I have an unhealthy obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies. I am equally obsessed with hot chocolate and starring at my Christmas tree. Everything about Christmas melts my heart. 

If you want to know more about me (because you didn't learn enough today? Haha!) and what goes on in my classroom, you can check out my blog here. 

Before I go, I want to share a freebie with you. I always do Elf on a Shelf in my classroom. It is so much fun. Most teachers at my school do it and it really makes all of the December madness bearable. My elf comes to school on Monday. After a little inspiration from Freebielicious' very own Marsha, I have decided that our elf will teach us how to RACK (Random Acts of Christmas Kindness). You can read Marsha's post from last year HERE. My elf likes to get in some mischief too. Last year our kinder elves toilet papered our hallway. The kids got a big kick out of it. This year, we are still going to have a little mischief BUT we are also going to spread cheer and kindness around our school too. The greatest gift we can give our students is to understand the joy of giving to others. All you need to do is print and cut the cards. Complete the task and leave a "You've been RACKed" card when you are done. You can grab this freebie HERE. 

I hope you have enjoyed getting to know me. I know...Longest. Post. Ever. Did I mention that I talk too much and kinda love writing? I promise I am not this long winded *most* of the time. For real. Pinky swear. 

Love and virtual hugs!