Teachers Take Vegas {July 2014}

We have some EXCITING news for you!!! Some of your favorite Freebielicious authors will be in Las Vegas next week for all the fun SDE conferences! Come see us at I Teach K, I Teach 1st and the first ever Teachers pay Teachers Seller Conference! If you're in Vegas next week, come stop by the Exhibitor's Booth to meet some of your favorite bloggers, grab some sweet treats and enter to win some great prizes! We will even have a fun photo booth to capture all the fun memories you will be making!

Head on over to Booth #115 July 7th-July 10th and enter to win an iPad Mini from your friends at Freebielicious!!

and meet these fun gals!

 

Can't make it to Vegas?? No worries! Make sure you check back here next week for lots of fun "at home" giveaways and prizes!! We can't wait!

Canada Day Freebie

Tomorrow is Canada Day and to celebrate I'm offering a little freebie that's purely Canadian.  Whether you are Canadian or not, these Mountie alphabet cards would be perfect for a literacy center.  Have the children put the alphabet in the correct order or make two copies and play a game of concentration.

Click on the button below to grab it for free.

FREE Alphabet Sound Chart

Hi friends! I have another great freebie to share with you today. The Daily 5 book study has been filling my head with so many great ideas for how to jump-start instruction next year. As my students first attempt to record words during Work on Writing time, they often need a little extra support to help with letter sounds. This Alphabet Sound Chart is the perfect resource to help them along.

Every year, I give each student in the class a personal copy of the alphabet chart. The charts are all laminated and stored in the students' writing folders so they are always on-hand and ready whenever a child needs some extra support. What I love MOST about this particular alphabet chart is how well is coordinates with so many alphabet resources. The pictures on this chart are the EXACT same images that are used on the alphabet that hangs in my classroom. Children thrive on consistency and displaying the same pictures on the walls of my classroom AND on the alphabet chart will help my struggling students to make more connections and apply letter sound-knowledge faster and more effectively over time.

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to get your FREE Alphabet Sound Chart. While you're there, check out my coordinating alphabet resources that could help YOUR students master alphabet recognition and letter sounds in record time. 

Daily 5 Chapter 7 and a Freebie!

You’ve been building stamina and laying the foundation for all of the Daily 5 components.  It’s time for take off.  It’s time to ‘launch’ Daily 5.

It can be a daunting task to come up with a variety of different Word Work activities that your students can do independently, so I decided to whip one up for you.  A write the room activity is always a favorite of students, because it gives them a chance to move.  This one is differentiated so that you can be sure that, not only will they be moving, but they will be engaged and challenged at their own readiness level as well.

Head on over to my blog and see how I launch my Daily 5 and pick up your Write the Room freebie.

Just click on the picture or my button to get there.

Marsha

Daily 5 Book Study {Chapter 7}

We are covering Chapter 7 of The Daily 5 Book Study this week.

It focuses on a BIG change from the first edition...

Introducing Working on Writing after stamina is built for Read to Self.

Follow along with this book study from our favorite FL bloggers and 

many more by using this link party.

There are awesome FREEBIES along the way!

An InLinkz Link-up

Daily 5 Freebie!

Hi friends!

This is

from Sharing Kindergarten

I have an easy to use Daily 5 freebie to share.

 Click on the picture or here to see my blog post and grab your free bookmarks.

Teacher's Pet - Classroom Management Tool

Hi everyone!

How do you manage Class Jobs in your room?  I used to have multiple class jobs and I was overwhelmed!  I started using Teacher's Pet my second year of teaching and have never looked back!

Come check it out and grab your freebie!

Daily 5 Second Edition~Book Study {Chapters 3-4}

We are in the second week of our book study and I couldn't be more thrilled!  The most frequent question we have been hearing is, "Is the second book really that different than the first?"  My answer?  Yes.  The basic framework is the same, but a lot of the details have changed.  The second edition provides a lot more flexibility!  (Can I get an Amen?)  It also has a chapter on math!  If you are interested in following along, check out the posts below and link up if you have a blog!
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 For the first two chapters, I shared a Brain Break Freebie pack, check out that post {here}

And this week I am sharing a 10 Steps Reminder and an "I Chart" =)
You can see them by clicking {here}

Most of the links below provide freebies, so check them out!

An InLinkz Link-up

Father's Day FREEBIE!

Hi everyone!

Are you still in school (like I am)?

Well, we have 11 days left...but who is counting, right? HA!

This week our focus is all about dads...with Father's Day being around the corner!

If you are still in school, and are in need of a Father's Day craft, come on over to my blog for your BBQ spice rub freebie! 

Click on the image above to take you there.

This is a quick and easy craft (and recipe!) to make with your class ... and makes for a super lesson too!

Happy Father's Day!



Letter Names & Sounds Writing Strips!

Hi there FreebieLicious friends!  It's Tara from Little Minds at Work!

I hope all is well...and I certainly hope you are on summer vacation or super close!  I am already thinking about next year. I mean summer can go as slow as possible, I will just be ready for school when it does roll around! :)  If you followed me for long you know that I love my writing strips! {see a snapshot below}.  I love them because they are easy for me to prepare and I can use them over and over again!  They require students to work independently and swiftly. Two skills that Kinders can always improve on!  

I have several writing strips I use during my guided reading groups but I was in need of something for the beginning of Kindergarten!  So, I whipped up these letter names and letter sounds writing strips.  Best of all...they are a fan FREEBIE!  You can download your copy by clicking below!

Have a great week!

3 Cheer for Dr. Jean's Cheers!

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I have an amazing freebie everyone is going to want!

Every teacher in

 Pre-k- K- first 

use and adore Dr. Jean.

Her fantastic cheer cards.help create a positive environment.

These cheers work.

They make the classroom a FUN.

And the little learners 

eat.it.up! 

 

I was blessed to be able to recreate Dr. Jean's Cheer Cards for everyone!

All her classic cheer cards received new fonts, new graphics, and a new feel...

and they are also easier to cut apart.

Click on the picture or {here} to grab these cheer cards... absolutely FREE.