Hello Fellow Summer Fans! I am back from a lovely weekend in Woodstock, Ontario, and here to share two literacy packs that hold a special place in my heart!  They were designed with fellow dog lovers in mind, and are used at the beginning of my school year when my second graders go crazy for all things Henry & Mudge ! Read this BLOG POST  from last summer for more information about what's included in each puppy-loving resource (and to learn a little bit more about my beloved hound dog duo!   Then grab them for 50% from June 29th-July 3rd! Thanks to Kelly and Kim's Kindergarten Kreations for this fun Markdown Monday event!  Be sure to visit them {HERE} for more savings! ROLL AND WRITE STORY SEQUENCING May your days be "doggone" good!  Enjoy! ...
Welcome Friends! I thought I'd get this week started by sending savings on my best-selling resource your way! I'm pleased to be joining Kelly and Kim's Kreations for their Monday Markdown linky! This interactive notebook pack will turn your students into "junior detectives" as they write and solve clues about each other or their classmates!  It can be used at the beginning of the year, as a Star Student activity, as an Open House ice-breaker, or even as project before  Parent-Teacher Conferences. Photos of the three different ways the notebooks can be assembled are provided in the product preview, so be sure to check it out in my TpT store .   It will be marked down from $2 to $1  through this Friday, June 26th! This companion pack is also on sale through next Saturday, June 27th and recently received a huge makeover. It is regularly $3.00, but is bargain-priced at $1.50 this week! See it in my TpT stor...
Hello again! I'm stopping back this evening to link up with my friend and fearless leader,  Melissa  from  Teacher Treasure Hunter  for the second week of her Summer Saleabration linky! The product I've marked down for our #saleabration this week is a real deal!   It just received a complete makeover as part of the #tptsellerchallenge and can be used in grades K-5!   I use the materials to spotlight my Student of the Week  and help the members of our classroom family get to know each other better! You can read all about it {HERE} or check it out in my  TpT store ! It will be discounted from $3.50 to $1.50 through Saturday, June 27th! Thank you in advance for leaving feedback on your download! As always, thanks for your continued support of my store and blog! Be sure to search TpT with the hashtag  #Saleabration   for more summer savings! Warm Regards, ...
Happy Sunday! Know that Rosie is snoring contentedly next to me while I write this post.  It is a sunshiny, no-real-plans, need-another-cup-of-coffee kind of morning here, and it feels good to finally sit down and link up  for the Makeover Madness challenge hosted by these lovely ladies! Jen from Sparkling in Second Grade Emily from Third in Hollywood Amber from Peppy Zesty Teacherista !   Ashley from Teach Create Motivate These four talented teacher-author-entrepreneurs have joined forces to help our entire blogging-selling community move forward, and I am so grateful for their hard work, collaborative effort, and organization!  Be sure to check out their blogs and click through their own product makeovers, as well as the collection listed in the link-up there! Here is a pictorial description of my product re-do that their #tptchallenge2015 inspired! I chose a product that I created last August to re-vamp and a...
Hello Friends! Welcome to the last stop in this hop designed to help you prevent "the summer learning slide!" On behalf of all of my teacher-author friends whose posts you've read, pinned ideas, and gathered great freebies from, I thank you from the bottom of our literacy-loving hearts! As I was brainstorming ideas about what to share with you today, I began reminiscing about my own summer reading experiences as a child.  Some of my best memories center around afternoons spent at the public library, picking out books with my Mom and younger sisters.    My favorite librarian there introduced me to the magic of Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume.  She helped me find Little Men , and Jo's Boys , after I'd read Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.  She handed me Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery with a smile and a nod saying, "I think you'll like Anne Shirley!"  She made sure that I read Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Ho...
Happy Sunday! I am celebrating this gorgeous day by discounting my newest product and joining my friend Melissa for her... You'll find a link up on her blog of other sellers who have products on sale {HERE} Be sure to scoop up some great products at a reduced price and tell your friends to search TpT with the hashtag #saleabration! Fluency practice and rhyming lessons are a huge piece of my instructional practice as a primary grade teacher, and I am always trying to come up with new and engaging ways to  spark interest and improve the skills of my young readers. I am hoping that my newest literacy pack of activities will do the trick! My class LOVED "read the room" SCOOT games last year, and this one is designed to have them read ten  riddles posted around the classroom, and then record the correct rhyming word on their answer sheet. The same poems that are featured in the "read the room&quo...
Happy Friday! Are you ready to shop 'til you drop?  Then head over to The Primary Pack blog to click through our current store sale link-up!  It's never too early to stock up for next year, or grab a few fun activities you can use if you are still in school!  Thanks to Kelly & Kim's Kreations for hosting!  If you are a TpT seller, be sure to join the party! Two products from my store that you might like include this set of  CLASSROOM LIBRARY POSTERS!   Be sure to check out the coordinated  READING AND MATH FOCUS WALL FREEBIE as well!  Thank you in advance for leaving some feedback love if you download them! Be sure to check out my newest set of   SLICE OUT OF SUMMER prompts and coordinated ANCHOR CHART ACCENTS !   They are sure to help you students enjoy some juicy writing! Know that your continued support of my store and blog makes my heart explode with happiness.  I  ...