Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas!

Free York Photo Father's Day Mug Plus 40 Free Prints

2013-05-24T13:58:00.002-04:00

Free York Photo Father's Day Mug Plus 40 Free Prints!

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Sign Up Now for Free at Pillsbury's Not-So-Secret-Club!

2013-05-23T14:02:00.001-04:00

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Go Monkey A Go Fish Game For The Easy Division Facts, 1, 2, 5, 10!

2013-05-21T20:00:00.000-04:00

Go Monkey! Division Go Fish Game ~ The Easy Ones, 1, 2, 5 & 10

Common Core Standards

Math - Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Third Grade: 3.OA.3 3.OA.7

This card game focuses on the easiest basic division facts!
* 23 PAGES of a Cowboy Monkey Theme!
* 96 mixed cards for the game!
* Distinct Cover Sheet to glue on the folders, or place in a Ziplock Baggie.
* Everything also comes in Black and White if you want to save on color printer ink!
This Go Fish center game is designed to be printed, cut apart for your classroom and laminated if desired. It is cute, colorful and is completely designed to be an independently led student activity. EXCELLENT for when the teacher is working with small reading or math groups. Playing this game and practicing the concept helps a child learn to have quicker mental math!

Differential your classroom by making this game a harder review, combine it with my other product Go Monkey! Multiplication Go Fish Game ~ The Easy Ones, 0, 1, 2, 5 & 10, and the boys & girls will have a mixed review of Multiplication and Division with a completely mixed Monkey Cowboy/Cowgirl theme!

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ME ON MY BLOG

ON PINTEREST

ON TPT!

OR ON FACEBOOK!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Meatloaf - Four Ingredient Recipes!

2013-05-21T15:30:00.000-04:00

What's For Dinner Tonight?
Meatloaf

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a glass lasagna pan, any average size.

Mix Ingredients:

1. 2 lbs. Ground Beef

2. 1 bag of Texas Toast Croutons {SMASHED into pieces before you open it, fun, fun, fun!}
3. 2 eggs
4. 3/4th of a bottle of Sweet Baby Rays Bar-B-Q sauce

Directions:
1.Once it is mixed, place into the pan & cover with remaining Bar-B-Q sauce.
2. Cook for 45 mins. or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.

I serve it with mashed potatoes, gravy, garlic bread and peaches!

ENJOY!

Win Carson-Dellosa's Summer Bridge Activities Book!

2013-05-21T06:36:00.003-04:00

I am having a quick little giveaway!

I wrote about Carson-Dellosa's Summer Learning Loss

earlier this week and they are going to give one of my lucky readers one of the books! Their choice of the grade level!

All you have to do is leave a comment about your past favorite posts.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Easy Southwestern Salad - Four Ingredient Recipes!

2013-05-20T15:30:00.000-04:00

What's For Dinner Tonight?
Easy Southwestern Salad!

Ingredients:

1. Bag O'Salad

2. Bag O'Southwestern Salad
3. Bag O'Snow Peas
4. Salad Dressing

Directions:
1. Wash all your Bag O'Items. I have no idea when this started in my family, but we call everything a Bag O'_____, like some old Irish uncle. We even write our grocery lists, Bag O'Salad!
{I don't remember where we bought the container in the picture, but I love it. It is a strainer to wash everything, then it seals up tight on both the bottom and top. The vent tells you to leave it open or closed for your vegetables depending on the list printed in the plastic!}
2. Mix everything together. The Southwestern Salad has really nice crunch cabbage in it that adds a nice mix to the regular salad. the picture below is the Garden Veggie and it does the same thing.
3. Serve with your family's choice of salad dressing!

ENJOY!

Bull's Eye Hangers for Today's Quick and Easy Art Project!

2013-05-20T06:00:00.000-04:00

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Today's QUICK AND EASY ART ~ Yarn Bull's Eye Project!
This is perfect for the End of the School Year or for a Summer Camp. Once you teach the children how to make them, they can make quite a few and work on it during those few free minutes in between activities.
My teens made these when they were little and like them so much they turned them into Christmas tree ornaments!

Materials:
Two craft sticks, any size, any color
Any color yarn, but multi-color makes the bull's eye effect
Scissors
Glue
Directions:

Glue the two craft sticks together to form a cross.
Wrap the yarn over and around one of the sides of the craft stick. Then wrap it over and around the next 'leg' turning the cross 90 degrees.
Each time pull the yarn tight and push it towards the center so none of the stick is showing.
Keep wrapping and turning until most of the sticks are covered.
Cut the yarn and tuck the end under, adding a dab of glue.

ENJOY!

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May 19: This Week's Most Popular Posts and Two Giveaways!

2013-05-19T17:00:00.000-04:00

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Hi There Everyone!

This is such an exciting time for our family, school is almost over, summer is almost here! This week we had something every night of the week for our children, awards, dinners, parties, stuff, stuff, stuff! So you know what it's like, you come home worn out from the stress of school, teachers freaking out, students excited about summer, etc. etc. etc. and we sweat at recess at HIGH-NOON!! So you come home and take a shower and start all over again to look pretty. {OK, if you're a guy, it is not that hard as it is for us, just skip over this part!} But it was wonderful and I know that this part of our lives will be over in a blink, so I'm enjoying every single part of it!

Today was Baccalaureate,

Seems that just yesterday was Kindergarten!

Good thing she doesn't read the blog! :)

I also wanted to share a laugh with you, we had a big 'ole PINFAIL this morning.

Fried Cheese, but healthier and baked....

Go ahead, laugh, that's why I shared it with you! :)

So On With The Top Five @ Five

The Weekly Cliff Notes of My Blog!

1. Read Alouds By Month & Author!

Viewed over 96,000 times!

Thanks, I'm so glad it can help you!

2. Cute, Cute, Cute Crayon Wreath!

With Teacher Appreciation, this pin is making the rounds!

Directions at the link.
3. Today's Random Thought ~ Does Wal*Mart Wonder Why This Didn't Sell?

This is a perfect example of a picture I take in a hurry because I find it sooooo funny and then it get's pinned like crazy. Must.take.photography.lessons.soon!

4. March 6: My Oh! How Pinteresting Wednesday!

This post bums me out so much! With Pinterest's new way of embedding pins, the old way stopped. So now this is just a post of a whole bunch of text. It was so cute too, all sorts of Oreo Cookie ideas. Blah.....

Any thoughts?

Since it is pinned on Pinterest and is getting a lot of traffic, I don't want to take it down, but no pictures show up. Since this is such a new problem, I just don't know what to do!

5. Embedding a Pinterest Pin On Your Blog!

So this makes #5 really funny to me, here is the new way to embed your pins....'cause the old way doesn't work no more, no more, no more, no more! :)

More News ~ More News ~ More News

I am having a quick little giveaway!

I wrote about Carson-Dellosa's Summer Learning Loss

earlier this week and they are going to give one of my lucky readers one of the books! Their choice of the grade level!

Click Here To Enter!

My friend, Michelle at Teach123 is having a really big giveaway!

There are also all sorts of other packets from our other friends, so head on over there and enter!

Teach123's Giveway and Memorial Day Freebies!

2013-05-18T12:38:00.001-04:00

My friend Michelle at Teach123 is having a great Memorial Day Freebies & Giveaway.

I am donating my Subtraction Mixed Review Packet. It is aligned to 2nd grade Common Core Standards.

There are also all sorts of other packets from our other friends, so head on over there!

FREEBIE ~ Three of Fern Smith's Elementary Daily Folders Covers

2013-05-18T06:00:00.000-04:00

FREE Three of Fern Smith's Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers

This FREEBIE is a sample of three of my Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers!

Adorable Student Loved Themes!

* Helps the children learn organizational skills, no more papers shoved into their desks.

* 6 pages of different work folder covers.

Social Studies Folder, Take Home Folder and Center Folder.

* The file is available in both color and as a black & gray version to save you the cost of colored ink!

*Looks great if you print the black and gray version on colored paper!

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Here are the exact three covers in this freebie sample, both in color and in black & gray scale to save you ink!

The full version of these products are at TPT & Teachers Notebook!

Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers ~ Boy & Girl School Theme!

Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers ~ Ant & Froggie Theme!

Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers ~ Space Theme ~ 180 Pages!

Come Follow Me! :)

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Just In Time For Your Back To School Planning ~ Pirate Themed Daily Folder Covers!!

2013-05-16T18:00:00.000-04:00

Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers ~ Pirate Boys & Girls ~180 Pages!

Now at TeachersPayTeachers and Teachers Notebook!

THIS PRODUCT IS $3 COMPARED TO MY OTHER 180 PAGE FOLDER COVERS THAT SELL FOR $5. I DID THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY A BOY & A GIRL THEME. BUT, THERE ARE 6 DIFFERENT CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT SKIN TONES AND HAIR STYLES. :)

Homework Folder,   Reading Folder,   Math Folder
Science Folder,   Social Studies Folder,   Word Work Folder
Spelling Folder,   Vocabulary Folder,   Reading Group Folder
Language Arts Folder,   Take Home Folder,   Writing Folder
Phonics Folder,   Work Station Folder,   Center Folder

Use one character/color for your high reading group.

Use a different character/color for your middle group, etc.

You can do the same with Math Stations, the mixing and matching is endless!

* Helps the children learn organizational skills, no more papers shoved into their desks.

* Printed in both color and as a black and gray version to save you the cost of colored ink!
*Looks great if you print the black and gray version on colored paper!

Come Follow Me! :)

Go Monkey! Multiplication Go Fish Game ~ The Easy Ones!!

2013-05-15T16:00:00.000-04:00

"Go Monkey!" Multiplication Go Fish Game

The Easy Ones ~ 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10s!

This card game focuses on the easiest basic multiplication facts!

Common Core Standards

Math - Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Third Grade: 3.OA.3 3.OA.7

* 27 PAGES of a Cowboy Monkey Theme! * 120 mixed cards for the game!

* Distinct Cover Sheet to glue on the folders, or place in a Ziplock Baggie.

* Everything also comes in Black and White if you want to save on color printer ink!

This Go Fish center game is designed to be printed, cut apart for your classroom and laminated if desired. It is cute, colorful and is completely designed to be an independently led student activity. EXCELLENT for when the teacher is working with small reading or math groups. Playing this game and practicing the concept helps a child learn to have quicker mental math!

Differential your classroom by making this game a harder review, combine it with my other product Go Monkey! Division Go Fish Game ~ The Easy Ones, 1, 2, 5 & 10, and the boys & girls will have a mixed review of Multiplication and Division with a completely mixed Monkey Cowboy/Cowgirl theme!

I WOULD ♥LOVE♥ IT IF YOU WOULD FOLLOW

ME ON MY BLOG

ON PINTEREST

ON TPT!

& ON FACEBOOK!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Play and Learn is Having a Contest!

2013-05-15T14:43:00.001-04:00

Fabiana of Play and Learn is having a terrific giveaway.

Click here to go to Fabiana Carter's Contest at Play and Learn!

She is giving away my

Buggy About Springtime Math Bundled Centers For Common Core

$9.00

in addition to five other packets.

She has a new blog and would appreciate the support and contest entries.
Thanks a bunch, Fern

Have You Heard About Summer Learning Loss?

2013-05-14T06:00:00.000-04:00

This Is My Terrific Gift From Carson-Dellosa!

I was shocked when I read Carson-Dellosa's press release. Research shows that many children, especially those already struggling, summer learning loss can add up to long-term academic setbacks. Studies show that students can lose up to two and a half months of learning over the summer, with the most significant losses occurring in essential math and spelling skills.

In addition, summer learning loss can add up to staggering effects later in a student’s academic career. Certain studies indicate that by sixth grade, students who experienced summer learning loss at the elementary level could be up to two years behind their peers.

Even more interesting, 75 percent of the parents in the study said they wish schools would provide more information to help them prevent summer learning loss. I think if we tell our parents about ways and products to help them, even if only one parent uses something, as teachers we've at least made an effort to help all of our students.

If you can't see the video, click here.

Come back and visit on Saturday, May 18th. I'm going to have a weekend contest, easy-cheesy, so you can win the grade level of your choice!

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May 12: This Week's Most Popular Posts and a few FREEBIES!

2013-05-13T11:08:00.006-04:00

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I had a wonderful Mother's Day, I hope you and your family did too! Sunday night's Top Five @ Five is being posted today because I tried to stay off the computer and enjoy my family.....tried :)

I have a new phone, a Samsung Galaxy III, and it makes "Living on the Internet" that much easier. I video taped my beloved Lilly so that I could learn to upload from my phone to YouTube and from YouTube to Blogger and Facebook!

Step One! Done!

I am working on two new Writing Centers based on Deborah Diesen's Pout-Pout Fish. I want to read them aloud and make them part of my blog for you, that was why I was studying YouTube this weekend!

I am in ♥love with these books, they are on the New York Times Best Seller List and they are available for $5 right now at Kohls Department Store as part of their Kohl's Cares Campaign.

Again, I found all the clip art at Scrappin' Doodles for these writing centers. They will give you 10% OFF with the discount code MAY2013.

One more thing I would like to share with you, since Google Reader is No-More, I've started using Bloglovin'. I highly recommend it. Each morning I get a nice little email with all the latest posts of the blogs I follow.

I would ♥love for you to follow me!

I posted a few FREEBIES this week, if you make it all the way to the end of this post you will find them! <Evil Grin!>
** Sunday's Top Five @ Five **

1. Cute, Cute, Cute Crayon Wreath!

This would make a terrific gift for your own personal children's teacher as an End of the Year Gift! I know, I know, as teachers we have all the time in the world to make this! <insert insane laughing> but maybe you can bribe your Room Mom to make it! :)

Source: Fern Smith on Pinterest

2. March 6: My Oh! How Pinteresting Wednesday!

This post is full of terrific ideas I've pinned for Oreos. AND...a laugh or two!

3. Organization ~ Read Alouds By Month & Author!
Viewed over 95,000 times, great tips, bad pics!
My summer bucket list is taking a photography class!

4. April 24: My Oh! How Pinteresting Wednesday!

Mother's Day has passed, but you might want to pin an idea or two for next year. I always dream of being ahead

5. Weight Watchers Weigh-In Wednesday! Week Eight!

My favorite smoothie recipe is making the Pinterest rounds.

Thank you!

Are You Still Here? Great!

Here Are The Freebies From This WEEK!

Dolch Words - 1st Grade ( 57 words)

This week's guest freebie is from my friend Renee' who has just ventured into the Blogging-World with a TPT store and her own blog, Teaching Essentials.
Her Dolch Word PDF can be used for your word walls, pocket charts, flash cards and even print them for the students to take home and practice with their family!

End of the Year Classroom Stationery

You're kids will ♥love this and while they write a letter to next year's students, it will give you time to knock out that end of the year paperwork!

Has Anyone Tried Wantable?

2013-05-12T15:29:00.001-04:00

Has anyone tried this company?

I'm excited about getting my first box and I wonder if anyone has tried them. Once you sign up, you get a box of makeup every month, but you can return it for a full refund. This sounds amazing to me since I hate going to the mall. {I spent an hour there last night with my husband and son buying birthday gifts for his friend, the volume of the music in Hollister alone made me realize I'm old....and I'm good with that!} I'll keep you posted when I get my first box!

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Happy Mother's Day to You and Your Families!

2013-05-12T09:06:00.003-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to You and Your Families!

Fern's Freebie Friday ~ Dolch Words - 1st Grade ( 57 words)

2013-05-11T15:00:00.001-04:00

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Teaching Essentials First Grade Dolch Words

This week's guest freebie is from my friend Renee' who has just ventured into the Blogging-World with a TPT store and her own blog, Teaching Essentials.

Her Dolch Word PDF can be used for your word walls, pocket charts, flash cards and even print them for the students to take home and practice with their family!

I would owe you forever if you would go follow her and show her a little ♥blog-love♥. Thank you!

If you're looking for more freebies, head over to TBA, I author the Freebie Friday post ever Friday, I keep the linky party open until midnight on Mondays.

Have a Great Weekend!

Math PowerPoint ~ Doubles in Addition!

2013-05-11T15:00:00.000-04:00

Math PowerPoint "Doubles in Addition" Concept

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES!

Description:

This Addition PowerPoint is designed to be a 15 minute introduction to the concept of VISUALIZING addition of double numbers. Every number added to itself is simply DOUBLED! It has high end graphics, visual effects, sound and is interactive asking students for some answers & I have the matching center game for FREE on TeachersPayTeachers as well. Center Game Math Addition "Doubles" Concept ~Over 50 Pages and it is designed to be printed and then cut apart for your classroom. It is cute, colorful and is completely designed to be an independently led student activity. EXCELLENT for when the teacher is working with small reading or math groups. It also contains the ENTIRE game in a black and white version so that you can copy it and send it home as weekly homework. Great for the students to practice fine motor skills as well as reinforcing the math activity of learning the secrets to doubling in addition for quicker mental math!

This PowerPoint also has a matching FREE Center Game!

FREE Center Game Math Addition "Doubles" Concept ~Over 50 Pages~

I WOULD ♥LOVE♥ IT IF YOU WOULD FOLLOW

Fern's Freebie Friday ~ End of the Year Classroom Stationery

2013-05-11T10:39:00.001-04:00

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Summer Is Coming Stationery Samples
To end Teacher Appreciation Week, as a big ♥thank you to all my teacher friends and followers, today's freebie is a sample of some of the stationery from my newest Writing Center,

Summer is Coming Writing Center For Common Core.

This packet is available at all my stores, TPT, TN, TM, TL, EW and my new personal store, which is still a work in progress.

Last week's Freebie Friday is still a FREEBIE until Sunday night!

Place Value Race Game Buggy About Spring Theme

This center will be free until midnight Sunday, March 12th since I'm late posting this Freebie Friday post.
Please feel free to share it with your friends, your team, your followers...

If you're looking for more freebies, head over to TBA, I author the Freebie Friday post ever Friday, I keep the linky party open until midnight on Mondays.

Have a Great Weekend!

The -eat Family Word Work Spelling Lists & Tests!

2013-05-09T18:00:00.000-04:00

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The -eat Family Spelling {Word Work} Lists & Tests

Adorable Eat a Treat Theme!
One of my newest spelling units ~ The -eat Family!

16 pages

Some school districts call it Spelling, some call it Word Work!
This packet has both versions!

Differentiate your classroom, some students can have the 10 word list and some can have the 15 word list.
Also terrific for mixed grade level classes!
Your students will ♥love♥ it!

Are The Kids Ready For Summer? Here's My Bundled Eight Addition Center Games For Common Core Standards To Help Keep Them Engaged!

2013-05-09T06:00:00.000-04:00

Bundled Eight Addition Center Games For Common Core Standards

This bundle is my EIGHT most popular ADDITION center games.

COMMON CORE STANDARDS
1.OA.1
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
1.OA.3
Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
1.OA.5
Add and subtract within 20 with counting.
1.OA.6
Add and subtract within 20.
2.AO.1
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
2.OA.2
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies

Addition Facts With Zero!

Addition Fast Eights Facts!

Addition Fast Nines Facts!

Addition Making Ten Facts!

Addition Plus One Facts!

Addition Adding Ten More Basic Facts!

Addition Plus Two Facts!

Addition Doubles Plus One Facts!

Last Chance 28% Off of Everything In My TPT Store!

2013-05-08T06:00:00.000-04:00

Thank You So Much For All You Do!

Scrappin' Doodles 30% OFF Code for Teacher Appreciation!

2013-05-07T19:42:00.000-04:00

I ♥Love Scrappin' Doodles!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!

Scrappin' Doodles is giving a special shout out to all their wonderful teachers that go above and beyond for the children!

Save *30% on your orders from now until midnight May 10 by entering coupon code:

TEACHER2013

Coupon good through Friday May 10, 2013

*(excluding gift certificates & Licenses)

Here's my latest packet with their clip art,
Summer is Coming Writing Center.

You can get it my TPT or TN stores.

Click On The Button Below To Use The Code!

Teacher Appreciation Fabulous Feedback Linky Party!

2013-05-06T09:00:00.000-04:00

TPT is Having a Big Sale Tomorrow!
If you need something earlier, I've started my
20% OFF TODAY!
By now you either
1. Know that that there is a big sale!
2. Live on a remote island, have no kids there and you're not a teacher!
I am offering the full 20% OFF and then you get the addition 10% OFF from TPT with this code ~ TAD13.
Christina over at Bunting, Books and Bainbridge is having a terrific Linky Party.

Each TPT Author is highlighting their favorite products and some of the great feedback that has been left for that product. If you are one of the nine feedbacks I featured, please email me at FernleySmith@yahoo.com. I would like to thank you with a FREE ITEM!

So, let's get started!

Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas!

Free York Photo Father's Day Mug Plus 40 Free Prints

Sign Up Now for Free at Pillsbury's Not-So-Secret-Club!

Go Monkey A Go Fish Game For The Easy Division Facts, 1, 2, 5, 10!

Meatloaf - Four Ingredient Recipes!

Win Carson-Dellosa's Summer Bridge Activities Book!

Easy Southwestern Salad - Four Ingredient Recipes!

Bull's Eye Hangers for Today's Quick and Easy Art Project!

May 19: This Week's Most Popular Posts and Two Giveaways!

Teach123's Giveway and Memorial Day Freebies!

FREEBIE ~ Three of Fern Smith's Elementary Daily Folders Covers

Just In Time For Your Back To School Planning ~ Pirate Themed Daily Folder Covers!!

Go Monkey! Multiplication Go Fish Game ~ The Easy Ones!!

Play and Learn is Having a Contest!

Have You Heard About Summer Learning Loss?

May 12: This Week's Most Popular Posts and a few FREEBIES!

Has Anyone Tried Wantable?

Happy Mother's Day to You and Your Families!

Fern's Freebie Friday ~ Dolch Words - 1st Grade ( 57 words)

If you're looking for more freebies, head over to TBA, I author the Freebie Friday post ever Friday, I keep the linky party open until midnight on Mondays.

Have a Great Weekend!

Math PowerPoint ~ Doubles in Addition!

Fern's Freebie Friday ~ End of the Year Classroom Stationery

Last week's Freebie Friday is still a FREEBIE until Sunday night!

Place Value Race Game Buggy About Spring Theme

If you're looking for more freebies, head over to TBA, I author the Freebie Friday post ever Friday, I keep the linky party open until midnight on Mondays.

Have a Great Weekend!

The -eat Family Word Work Spelling Lists & Tests!

Are The Kids Ready For Summer? Here's My Bundled Eight Addition Center Games For Common Core Standards To Help Keep Them Engaged!

Last Chance 28% Off of Everything In My TPT Store!

Scrappin' Doodles 30% OFF Code for Teacher Appreciation!

Teacher Appreciation Fabulous Feedback Linky Party!

Time and Money - Math and Literacy Lessons Bundle

Place Value Race Game Three Little Pigs Theme By Fern Smith

Fairy Tale Place Value Mega Pack