Happy LOVE Day!

       When a HUGE snowstorm hits us here in North Carolina, we are only slightly better prepared than Georgia (where we shut it down for over a week! and I can say this because it where I’m from and I have lived it!).  Well the snow hit Wednesday afternoon and didn’t stop till some point late into the night, changed into some freezing stuff, and then Thursday afternoon changed back to snow for one last big burst of snow showers!  It was beautiful! Thankfully we were fully stocked on milk, bread, peanut butter, and jelly (only the essentials people!)! 

       Being cooped up in the house isn’t too bad at all! Now add a daddy who has work for his class to prepare (sheriff teacher school), two little shorties that aren’t content with anything in the house, piles upon piles of laundry, and a million things that I’m wanting to do ... makes the days seem a bit like a blur! Although the experiencing of sledding was AWESOME and the shorties LOVED it (along with me)!!

       Now we have officially been out of school since Wednesday and with today being LOVE day I thought I would share something special!  I have been busy working away on the computer, during nap time and the early bedtimes because of all the fun in the snow, to finish off a CVC missing sound game (multiple levels) a new base 10 build and match game, and finishing up a sweet sounds and rainy day sounds game!

       Since lesson plans are done, only part of a flipchart left to do, and the snow slowly melting away, I thought I would go ahead and post the CVC missing sound game onTPT (on sale too!).  I also will have more coming up soon!  Especially some pictures of the centers in action and pictures of the classroom (special requests)! 

       Enjoy the night and share some LOVE {friendship, caring, listening, just being there for someone}! Everyone needs to feel LOVE and it doesn’t matter how just being you, is enough!  Thank you so much for ALL your LOVE and SUPPORT and ALL that I have LEARNED from everyone! 

Hugs, Love, and Wiggles!

       Kyleen

A HUGE THANKS!!!

       Oh MY Goodness!!! I can’t say enough to all the love that I have been given this week!  I have been given some amazing advice, feedback, and suggestions on soooo many different things!!! I don’t know how to even begin to say thank you to these individuals for all the love this week!!

       It is an amazing feeling to see and to know how much love and support you can get from complete strangers! I asked a few of the wonderful bloggers out there some questions and boy did they help me out!! I didn’t know even know where to begin to show my appreciation and thanks to y’all, but I thought a quick BUT very important shout out would be good for a start!

       Go and check out each one of these amazing blogs! They have helped me out by give me hints, ideas, suggestions, and LOVE!!! Some teachers dread feedback ... I am one that LOVES, LOVES, LOVES feedback!! These blog have been wonderful!! Thank you to each of you for your support and LOVE!  Make sure to stop by each one and let them know how wonderful each of them are!! 

Hugs, Love, and Wiggles,

       Kyleen

p.s. ~

   Just incase you haven’t heard ... there is some major LOVE going on by some great bloggers!

   Head over to Freebielicious and start off with some LOVE from them and hop around to all the different blogs and get some free LOVE from all!!! How wonderful!!

  

  

2 Freebies Just For You!!

                  So I have taken this quiet evening to not work on anything that I should be and working on things that I would much rather be doing!

         Luckily this pays off well for you!  I have two cool freebies just for y’all!! One math and phonics!! YAY!! Both are part of a bigger, 3 leveled set that I am finishing up the details on one.

Okay first up ... Number Bots - Level 1

         For this it is two games in one, a missing number and a subitizing set for numbers up to 10.  And if you are like me, you first, LOVE to say subitizing more like ‘suuub-itizing’! Hee hee! And second, just as a quick reminder to jog those words in the way back of your head – it’s just about the same thing as counting number sets!

         The kids can figure out what number is missing and then find the gear that has the correct number on it and place it with robots in its missing spot (hint:  you gotta use Velcro makes it so easy!)!

         The next game in the set in the subitizing cards!  The kids can estimate first how many gears they think are on the card and then they can determine the actual amount.  One really cool idea to do with these cards is to print them off 4 to page and put them up around the room (then they don’t take a lot of space), and get the kids up and moving around ‘suub-itizing’!!!

I can’t wait to show them to the kids on Monday!!

Alright up next ... Missing Sounds - Level 1

         This is a beginning sound identification along with a technology twist!  I teach at a 1-to- iPad school, which just means ALL our kids have iPads! I know its soo cool!! It makes the learning and teaching to the next level!! But more about that later - now back to the Missing Sounds! Since our kids have iPads it can make you rethink some of your centers that you know do the trick. 

         The kids are going to be able to figure out the CVC word, isolate the sound, and identify the beginning sound.  Then they can either write the missing sound in - or they can use one of the letter cards included in the set (hint:  if you use the letter cards - use Velcro - seriously its my go to for things like this!)! 

         The kids will then get to scan the QR Code with whatever type of devise you have - as long as it can scan QR Codes - and check their work!  So they will immediately have feedback - even when they are working independently!

I am so excited to show these newbies to the class on Monday! I hope you enjoy and use!!

Hugs, Love, and Wiggles!!

     Kyleen