Monster and Pumpkin Freebies!

Hello All! 

I unexpectedly had the day off today!  Our town's water pumps were not working which meant we had no water.  I was very happy the district called the day off - can you just imagine trying to tell 25 five year old's that they can't go to the bathroom? 

Anyway,  I created a few smartboard files to share.  I hope they are useful to you!

Click on the name of each file to access it:

Monster Roll an Word and Color
Real/Make Believe
Pumpkin Carving
Spider Sight Word Fix


Here is a sight word literacy station I created too!

Monster Sight Word Find

Let me know if you download them - I love to know if people use my freebies!

Gotta Love 'Em!

So I am having one of those quick conversations with one of my darlings. You know, the kind that pop up out of nowhere? Like when you are teaching about pumpkins and they tell you that their dog's name is Fred.  Anyway,  My darling says "I can do flips on my trampoline." I respond.  "Really? I used to be able to do that to."  Darling asks innocently, as he looks me up and down from head to toe, "Did you used to be skinny too?"  Just gotta love the honesty of five year olds!

Spider Smart Notebook File (Freebie)

Hello all!  I have been MIA for some time!  First there was no time because I was getting ready for school. Then I became Really involved with my new class. (Can we say, "Oh my what a year it will be!?!).  Then it was on to softball games for one of my girls and now basketball for one of the others.  O.K.,  I am done griping.  I wanted to give you a little freebie to let you know I am glad to be back!  This is a Smart Notebook file for basic sight word review.  Hopefully you can use this in any of your upcoming spider units!  Click below for you freebie!  Leave me some comment love if you use it!


Spider Sight Word Fix

Subtraction Bump Game (freebie)

I love all of the bump games out there and my kiddos love them too.  I made a winter bump game a while back and it is a favorite of my darlings during math workstations.  I decided to try and make a subtraction bump game.  Ok.  Let's see if I can explain this. (BTW: this works better when the kiddos have a fairly good grasp of subtraction!)

Each player has either 10 red or yellow (or whatever) tokens. Give the kiddos two dice. The first player rolls the dice and decides which die has the biggest number.  They then subtract the second die from the first die, find that number on the board and cover it up.  If your partner is already on that number you can bump your partner's token off.  If you bump your partner they take back their maker and have a chance to use it again.  If you roll a number that you already have covered, you can stack another marker on top of it.  Any space with two markers stacked on top of each other is locked and that space can't be bumped.  If you roll a number that is not available on the board, the next player takes their turn.  The player to use all of their tokens wins!

Was that clear as mud?  I swear the kiddos will love it.  It's just hard to explain!

Ok, here it is if you want it!
SUBTRACTION BUMP

Moving on to Subtraction! (freebies)

We recently started teaching the kiddos the basics of subtraction.  To help out I made this subtraction mat.  Here are some pictures to help explain.  (freebies are at the end!)

First the kiddos put 10 tokens in their "stash" at the top.  This is where they return their tokens after each problem is worked out.  This has to be taught to them.

I pull out a card.  We talk about which one is the biggest number and how in subtraction we always have to start with the largest number, therefore that is the amount we put in the large square

We then take away or in this case "throw away" the other number into the cup.  It is a great visual for the kids and it keeps the subtracted pieces separate.  We then find the answer card and put it on the board.  When this card is finished we put all the pieces back in our stash at the top and start over.

Please tell me that made sense!  Here is the math mat and the cards.  They are very simple but they seem to be working for my kiddos!  You'll have to provide your own cups! :)

Subtraction work mat
Subtraction number sentences
Subtraction mat answers
Subtraction record sheet

Money Brace Maps

Where has the time gone?  Has it really been over a month since I last posted?  Well, here I am, sitting at home with influenza A. (Oh joy) and I just called the school to tell them to bleach the dickens out of my classroom.  I certainly don't want anyone else to get this - even tho I strongly suspect some of my darlings gave it to me in the first place.  Anyway... I created some money brace maps to go with our money unit.  I will read some books on the coins before we attempt these.  I  will either have the kids draw pictures or copy the words (like the president's name) after I write it on mine under the document camera.  Or...I could make a large one and do some interactive writing....  Why can't I just be a normal person and go be sick on the couch?  Can't seem to turn the teacher brain off! :)  I hope you can use these!  Leave me some comment love - it's the blogger equivalent to chicken soup for this sick teacher!

Penny brace map
Nickel brace map
Dime brace map
Quarter brace map.

Winter Bump Freebie

Hello All!  Just got back from a STIMULATING teacher inservice. (can you hear the sarcasm?)  It really wasn't that bad.  Anyway,  I have decided to upload my Winter Bump game.  It is patterned after one I found at Sunny Days in Second Grade.  I contacted Denise and she said she didn't mind if I shared.  Hop over to her blog to check out all of her bump games. 
Here's how you play:

Roll three number cubes and add those numbers. Cover that space with your marker. If your partner is already on that number, you can bump your partner’s color and take their space! If you bump your partner, they take back their marker and have a chance to use it again. If you roll a number that you have already covered, you can stack another marker on top of it!

Any space with two markers stacked on top of each other, is locked and that space can’t be bumped. If

you roll a number that is not available on the board, the next player takes their turn.

The player to use all of their cubes wins!

Hope you enjoy it!   Click HERE!  Winter Addition Bump

Christmas Five Senses (freebie)

Hi all!  Can ya'll believe it is about the end of December!?  We are beginning our assessments and are busy, busy, busy!  I know everyone is in the same boat so I thought I'd lighten our mood with another freebie.  Hope this is something you can use!  Click HERE or click the picture!  Leave me some comment love if you download! :) (comments make me happy!)

How Do You Keep the Gingerbread Man From Escaping? (freebie)

Click here to find out!

Gingerbread Man Read/Write the room freebie

Somebody wonderful out there had the great idea to have the kiddos walk around and find a certain colored turkey and write the word on it on their recording sheet.  (If this is you please leave a comment below!)I took her idea and adapted it to gingerbread men.  Hope this is something you can use!

Gingerbread Man Read/Write The Room

Gingerbread Man Freebie

I just don't have time to post lately!  I hope ya'll understand.  To make me feel better about this I am giving you a Gingerbread man sight word game.  Enjoy!

Monster Mania - freebies! Link fixed!

The second page of the monster flip book is fixed -sorry it wasn't working earlier!

OK Ladies, (and maybe some gentlemen!)  I am up to my eyeballs in assessments, conferences and just got out of two days of AFL (assessment for learning) training!  My brain is fried and there is no possible way to finish this monster unit by the weekend.  Sooo.... I am going to post what I have and then make the rest and share it later.  Maybe you can print it and save it for next year?  Anyway, I tried to post these last night with pics and my unreliable internet would not post it.  So here I go again, this time without the pics.  Hope this works!  Leave me some comment love if you download!

Monster Flip book - this was inspired by Fran Kramer!

Monster Flip book part two.

Roll and Build a Monster - have the kiddos roll the dice, fill in the blanks and then build the monster!

Monster Beginning Sounds

Monster Dice Game - Freebie!

It's been awhile since I have posted.  Like many of you I am right in the middle of assessments and preparing for conferences. I have prepared a cute little roll/color dice game for you.  It will be part of my small monster unit that I am preparing.  This unit will be free and I hope to have it finished before next week so we can use it during our Halloween week.  If I don't get it finished I will still upload it or e-mail it out - we can always save it for next year!  Click on the cutie patootie monster too get your freebie!  Leave me a comment if you like it - or maybe an idea to go with my unit!

On a Pumpkin Roll! (freebie!)

I seem to have created several items lately with pumpkins as their theme!  Here is one more - a pumpkin glyph.  Directions are attached.  Leave me some comment love if you download it! 

(Graphic is from DJ Inkers.  Love them!)

Pumpkin Glyph

Hop On Over and Check This Lady Out!

Hey Ya'll!  

I am sitting here on a beautiful Fall day.  The leaves are changing, the pumpkins are growing - and it is supposed to be 85 degrees today.  Sigh.  Well, tho I prefer it a little cooler in my Missouri Fall, it is beautiful out.  Anyway,  I have recently found a great blogger who shares a lot of creative goodies.  Her latest goes right along with Fall.  Here it is:

 

Too cute and Too Free!  

Head on over to 

 

to get your goodies today!