Valentine's Day Freebie

Hi freebie fan!
This is Mary from

I know how much my little loves adore the Old Lady... so can I assume you do as well?

I think I enjoy using the book,
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose!
 in my classroom almost as much as my sweet kinders do. 

I created this freebie sequencing sheet that follows the story and
is sure to lead to learning success with your little wonderfuls.

to grab this freebie, click on the picture above or {here} and keep in mind...
I put this freebie in the preview download.

I hope you all have an outstanding February.

Cuddle Bug Measurement

Two days in a row?! I KNOW...right! :-) Although the flu has hit my house this weekend, I have been very productive! I am determined to have my Math Stations totally "Da Bomb" Did I just say that?! Oy! My Kreative In Kinder friend is rubbing off on me. Love you Crystal! SMOOCH! 

 

Here is another Math Station that I made using my good friend, Nikki (Melonheadz), Love Bug Set! It is a measuring station. Students use the "net" ruler to measure the bugs and then record their answer on the response sheet. 

 

I hope that you like it! You can grab your copy by clicking on the title page below! 

 

 

I hope that you will follow my blog and join me as I give my Math block a make over!

FREE Stained Glass Mitten Template

Since the frigid winter cold doesn't appear to be going anywhere, I decided to bring some winter warmth into my kindergarten classroom with these adorable "stained glass" mitten window decorations. 

These brightly colored mittens are the perfect FAST craft to complete at school. 

They're quick, easy, and no glue is required! 

The complete collection looks stunning in my classroom windows. 

Want to know more about how to make these cute stained glass mittens? Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog for step-by-step directions and a FREE Mitten Template!

Stay warm out there!

Cuddle Bug Add The Room

Hello Freebielicous Followers!! It is January and we have only had one "cold day" in Nebraska so far! WHAT WHAT?! I know! I love snow days! I have taught my kiddos the ritual for a snow day the following day and everything. So, come on snow! I know some of you are just getting pounded with snow. I just want enough for a snow day :-) LOL! Stay healthy and warm friends!

On MLK day we had a district inservice. Part of the day was centered on Math. The one thing I like about those days is it gets me energized and a little excited about trying something new. I am in the process of revamping my Math block. I have made a few new Math items. The first is one I am going to share with you!

This is a fun add the room activity! Students find the cuddle bug, add the two dice and record their answers on the response sheet. You can grab your freebie by clicking the title page below.

I hope that you will follow my blog and join me as I give my Math block a make over!

Restroom Review

How do you handle restroom breaks at your school?  I've always been jealous of teachers with restrooms in their classrooms because truth be told...I do NOT like restroom breaks.  They take up so much time from our day.  So, I decided to do something about it.  I put up a Restroom Review bulletin board in the hall outside of the restroom where we line up.

It's such a great way to have learning resources available to us while we review important classroom skills.

You can head on over to my blog to see some more pictures and to download the headings for free.



Make Your Own Interactive Number Line

What is it about those numbers in the teens and twenties that makes them so hard for kindergarteners to recognize? Many students can master the numbers beyond 30 without issue, but put a flash card of "12" in front of a few of them and those same children are instantly confused. 

I created a fun interactive number line for numbers 1 thru 30 to help struggling students manipulate and discover those tricky numbers for themselves. Creating the number line was easy: I simply printed, laminated, and cut apart the pieces. Then I attached a magnet to the back of each piece and displayed them on my classroom whiteboard for students to mix up and put back in order. My students love visiting the number line and they learn so much about numbers while they interact. 

You can download an Interactive Number Line for your own classroom. Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to grab your freebie and see a few more of my tricks for helping students master those very tricky numbers up to 30. 

100 Days Freebie

I was so blessed to be able to guest blog for FL's 

Hadar from Miss Kindergarten this week.

I made a FUN 100th day freebie you HAVE to try for yourself...

Here is what you need to do.. seriously... this may change your life... 

or at least your computer center!

1. Go to Miss Kindergarten and watch my tutorial video. 

I will show you EXACTLY what this freebie is and how to use it.

Then you can grab it and try it.

It all starts there!

Mary from...

Penguin Close Read {a freebie}

    

Hey there my sweet Freebielicious friends!  It's Tara from Little Minds at Work  I recently shared our latest nonfiction penguin close read.  We are just getting into to these and the students have responded so well.  They are truly learning more and expanding on that learning.  Below you can see a quick overview of what I consider as a close read.  Click above or on the photo below to see my detailed post.  Over at my blog I share a detailed list of the tasks we performed each day of the week for our close read.  I also compiled it into one easy to use freebie file!

Have a great week and stay warm!

Tara

    

The Mitten Sequencing & Story Board

This freebie is actually an oldie, but goodie of mine that has been downloaded over 20,000 times!

I went ahead and re-vamped it with some new clip art, new fonts, and even added a worksheet in! So if you've downloaded this freebie from me once before you'll want to grab it again to get the new stuff!

{Click the cover photo to download}

You can also grab this freebie storyboard for The Mitten! I love using storyboards to engaged my students during read alouds. Work with students with autism, they thrive off the visual support and it helps to keep their attention if they have something they can follow along with.

To grab this freebie you have to be a facebook fan!

Click below to head to my facebook page. Click on the "Freebies for Fans" tab to grab your freebie. If you aren't a fan, make sure you click to like the page first!

** If an error message pops up while downloading the facebook fan freebie, simply exit out of the error message and download the file to your computer and then open it! **

MLK Reader!

I decided with MLK to teach it the week of the day off so I just recently prepped my fun little reader for MLK Day!

Such a hard topic for the littles.. be sure to stop by and see what books I approve of and some fun other goodies!

Happy Sunday Everyone!

FREE Religious Emergent Reader about the 5 Senses

I have a fun freebie to share with my friends in Catholic and Christian schools. I just concluded a study in my classroom about our 5 senses and how we use those senses to discover God's world. I always try to integrate Religion topics across the curriculum and I have a great resource to share with you today. "God Gives Us Five Senses" is my newest Interactive Sight Word Reader. It provides students with an opportunity to read, learn to spell number word "five" and remember that everything we have is a gift from God.

Of course, the book also features images from fellow freebielicious author Nikki from Melonheadz Illustrating! My kindergarten students love the little people she portrays. 

Ready for your freebie? Just hop over to the Kinder-Craze blog to read a little more about why Interactive Sight Word Reader are so popular and grab this cute emergent reader for FREE!