It's the end of the week and, for the first time ever, 
I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching  
to share my Five for Friday!
Know these guys?...

You do if you have littles running around your house!

Well, we got tickets for:
for TOMORROW!!!

 Do I have everything ready? I hope so...

Tickets?...Check.
Yo Gabba gear?...Check.

Excited children?...Check.
Even MORE excited mom and dad?...Double Check!

Our family's favorite Yo Gabba song? 
Definitely Party in My Tummy!





Look what I found?! 
All for $1 each!
They are perfect Christmas presents for my students. 

I plan on putting them in a white paper sack with a simple ribbon. I'm still trying to think of some type of exchange game that I can do with the kids when I give them out. 
So if you have any ideas, leave a comment below; 
I'd love some help on that!


My oldest daughter learned how to use a friendship loom that was given to her and has started her own business-ha! 
She calls it "Bracelet Maker" and she's selling key-chains 
(not bracelets...I know, right?!) for $2 each. 

Have you seen a picture of this crazy girl from my blog yet? 
This is the most recent one...
(She is just as crazy as her mamma.)

Well, she's been saving for an American Girl doll for 
the last two years. 
(It's something we are making her earn and not receive as a gift.) 
She's getting close. 
The frustrating thing for her is that mom and dad make her put half of 
all her money in a savings account...so she has to earn twice as much to buy whatever she is saving for. 

She'll get there.

I decorated our classroom door. 
I found the idea on Pinterest.
 (How did we teach before Pinterest?!)

Here's our classroom door:
It took about thirty minutes to make and 
I'm hoping to get a picture of each kid standing in 
front of it with some "food", trying to feed the reindeer!

I love it!


My family has three pets...
a rabbit, cat, and tortoise.

Two of our pets are best friends...
This is our cat (Sami) and our rabbit (Abby). 
They love to play and cuddle.

And when Abby is put away at night, 
Sami likes to to lay on Abby's blanket and 'tease' her 
about her lack of freedom at night. 

Reminds me of children.

These are the best two animals a person could have.
We love them dearly!


Well, there you have it-
Happy Friday! Enjoy the weekend!

~Til next time
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If your looking for winter or Christmas crafts, ideas, and activities for Preschool, Kindergarten, or First grade students, you've found them! Download some FREE resources too while you're here. These snow and snowman themed activities will keep your students engaged and excited about the season!
Winter is here! The snow has begun to fall (and actually stick) here in Illinois, and the first thing two of my children wanted to do was to run outside and make snow angels!
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Seriously guys?! Snow angels in a 1/2 inch of snow - HA! Anyway, I love the excitement and emotion that the first snow brings.

Snow can make you feel so jittery with excitement...
...or give you the warm fuzzies as you cuddle by the fireplace.
(Yup! That's my baby!)

It seems that kids are always so calm when doing snow-related craft activities. Don't believe me? Try it! The next time your kiddos are acting off the wall, pull out some paper and crayons and tell them to draw a snowman on it...See what happens! And before you know it, you'll be pulling out snow activities to do all of the time!

Which means....
you're going to be needing some ideas, so let me give you some!

Let's kick things off with a FREE WINTER DOWNLOAD!
Download it here:

Our favorite winter craft so far this year has been this character frame ornament.
It comes with six different characters to choose from. I printed out some larger pictures of the kids and we glued them behind the frame. I told the kids they could give it as a holiday gift, or even just hang it up somewhere to be festive!

If you ask your students what they like to do most with or in the snow, your most common answer is probably...
BUILD A SNOWMAN!

So I entice my reluctant readers by telling them we are going to build a snowman in a book!
Huh? What?
That's right! We're going to build a snowman IN a book.

Use super fun, scent-a-licious Mr. Sketch crayons to highlight the sight words you want your littles to focus on.
I'm going to work on seeing if I can coax my Kinder-daughter to read through this book for you on video so that you can hear how each page goes...but until then, here is where you can find it:
Build a Snowman Emergent Reader

Now pair that emergent reader with a fun snowman craft! Don't forget to stock up on some paint.

Or try this one, which is my absolute favorite. Especially when you line them all up as decor outside your classroom in the hallway.

If you're looking for snowman ornament ideas, here are two I found on Pinterest that I'm considering doing this year. My own personal kids made this first one for me with their first grade teacher. 

I love, love, love this next idea. I mean, who can resist whimsical snowmen?!

Let's stop a minute and get you another FREE DOWNLOAD! 
I know this is December, but chances are you'll be planning for January soon, if you haven't started already. This download offers five printouts that you can sample of a much bigger curriculum that was made for Kindergarteners with the Kinder Common Core ELA & Math standards in mind. 
If your looking for winter or Christmas crafts, ideas, and activities for Preschool, Kindergarten, or First grade students, you've found them! Download some FREE resources too while you're here. These snow and snowman themed activities will keep your students engaged and excited about the season!
Download it here:

Ok, so we've covered some snowmen craft ideas, but what about snow itself? Or snowflakes?
Here are some ideas you can try out.

This pine branch snowflake printing is one I love to do every year. I've searched online for where this picture came from, but cannot figure it out for the life of me. Just know it wasn't my original idea! It sure makes beautiful snowflakes though - and the kids absolutely love using pine branches to make them.
 

This one from Lisa's Craft Blog gives a tutorial on how to make not only this adorable puzzle piece snowflake, but a evergreen tree as well!

You can also have fun ripping paper while making a beautiful snowy scene in this next one:

This next one is really cool. And another of my favorites! 

So that about wraps it up for this time. I think I've shown you plenty enough for today! 
Before I sign off though, I want to show you this December Holidays MEGA Pack that's full of all kinds of themes and activities. I know how crazy the holiday season gets, especially for teachers. This MEGA pack will save you time, time, and more time! (You'll need time for all the above crafts you're going to do, remember?!) So let me show you real quick and then I'll let you go...

Themes included are Polar Express, Gingerbread Man, Christmas Carols (with a Sight Words focus), Common Core aligned ELA & Math daily work and Quick Print activity sheets (that practice a wide variety of skills), Mrs. Claus, the Nativity, and more!

Here are what just a few of the pages look like...there are over 550 of them! Wow!
I would have to say my favorite pack in this bundle is the Christmas Carols one. Students practice high frequency words with Christmas Carols. Love it!

Anyway, so if you're looking for a way to save a ton of time, the work has already been done for you! 

You can get ahold of it here:

Well, that sums it all up. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and tons of fun in the snow!

-Til next time
     


               
Join me in 

CELEBRATION

as November 8th marks my 

1 year anniversary

of having become a part of
Teachers Pay Teachers!

In honor of this joyous event,
I am holding a 


of some of the very first activities I ever made!



PLUS...
I'm throwing an 

EVERYTHING 
in my store will be 20% off 
November 7th, 8th, & 9th!

Ready for FREE prizes?

The first 3 names drawn will get this Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Bundle of 13 activities!



This bundle includes the first activities I ever made! Winners will receive color-by-(short) vowels, addition activities, emergent reader with corresponding class book...


 ...alphabet and number tracing mazes, roll & writes... 

...skip counting puzzles, dry erase counting cards, and more!


PLUS...

SIX winners will receive my most recently made activities-
There was an Old Lady who Swallowed 
some Leaves Bundle! 
 These winners will receive sequencing pocket chart cards... 
...sequencing/retelling activities, vocabulary building sheets...

...and more!

So come celebrate with me!

1. Become a follower of my blog so that you can keep an eye out for more freebies, craft ideas, projects, videos, and more!
2. Leave a comment below with your first name and last initial (Becky C.) along with a comment of what you are thankful for.

Winners will be drawn and posted back here using an online randomizer. Drawing will take place November 9th, @ 9:00 cst.
Prizes will be emailed. Winners have 24 hours to claim prize by contacting thebarefootteacher@gmail.com



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And now...

To annouce the

Winners of the 
Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Bundle:
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Winners of the 
Old Lady who Swallowed Leaves Bundle:
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