Primary Pickins

2021-03-08T06:35:00.003-08:00

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Roll and Easter Egg Party Game

2019-04-07T09:04:00.000-07:00

This is a Smartboard activity that can be played by teams or individuals. The class can also play against the teacher. Kids love this. Players take turns rolling the die and put the corresponding number of counters on the Easter Egg(1 per circle). When the Egg is filled up, you win! To extend the game you can roll to take them off. Play as many times as you can in the time allotted. This is such a great game for number identification and counting! Click here to purchase.

Favorite Blogs

2019-03-12T08:11:00.003-07:00

I am looking for some new sites to add to my Favorite Blogs. If you would like me to add yours, please add the link in the comments below

Math Center Organization

2019-03-06T15:09:00.002-08:00

Shake the dice IN the box and peek through. So much quieter and no one is chasing dice across the room.

Syllable Clip Cards

2019-03-05T14:10:00.000-08:00

Syllable Clip Cards are a fun way for your students to work on syllables as a group or independently. There are 36 cards each with 3 answer choices on each card. Students choose whether the word for the picture has 1.2. or 3 syllables. You can put a dot on the back of the card to make the activity self checking. Clip cards are good for the students who also have trouble with fine motor skills.

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Classroom Daily Schedule (Editable)

2019-02-26T16:05:00.000-08:00

Students love to know what's coming up next in their day. These cards will keep them organized and informed. Each card is completely editable and allows you to enter your own text so your schedule chart is completely customized to your classroom!

The schedule includes art, assembly, bathroom, calendar, centers, computers, dismissal, free choice, guided reading, handwriting, journaling, library, lunch, math centers. math, morning meeting, morning work, music, PE, phonics, reading, read aloud, recess, science, snack, social studies, spelling, star of the week, writing and blank cards. The bundle is editable in Power Point. Click here.

Smartboard Roll a Shamrock Center or Group Activity

2019-02-22T07:49:00.000-08:00

This is a smartboard activity that can be played by teams or individuals. The class can also play against the teacher. Kids love this. Players take turns rolling the die and put the corresponding number of counters on the shamrock (1 per circle). When the shamrock is filled up, you win! To extend the game you can roll to take them off. Play as many times as you can in the time allotted. This is such a great game for number identification and counting! Click here.

St Patrick's Day Rainbow Seed Treats

2019-02-22T07:39:00.003-08:00

Fill your bags with multi colored sweets or candy, fold the toppers in half and then attach one to the each bag using staples or double sided tape.. Can be used with snack or sandwich bag. Click here.

30 Ways to Practice Your Spelling Words

2019-02-08T06:30:00.000-08:00

Silly sentences -Use all your words in ten sentences

Picture words - Draw a picture and write your words in the picture.

Words without Vowels - Write your words replacing all vowels with a line.

Words without Consonants - Same as above but replace consonants with lines.

Story words - Write a short story using all your words.

Scrambled words -Write your words, then write them again with the letters mixed up.

Wordsearch -Make a wordsearch with a friend, then trade and solve.

Surround words - Write your words on graph paper and outline in colors.

Ransom words - Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them on a paper.

Words-in-words - Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each.

Delicious words - Write your words in whipped cream, peanut butter, or anything you can eat!

Good Clean Words -Write your words in shaving cream on a counter or some other surface that can be cleaned safely.

Dirty Words - Write your words in mud or sand.

Pasta Words - Write your words by arranging alphabet pasta or Alphabits. Glue on paper or bring me a note from a parent and do on a table or counter at home.

Reversed words - Write your words in ABC order -backwards!

3D words - Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words. Bring a note if done at home.

Create an activity - Can you think of a fun way to do your spelling activities? Try it out!

Magazine words - Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word. Cut it out and glue it on paper.

Cheer your words - Pretend you are a cheerleader and call out your words! (We will do this as a group activity.) Sometimes you'll yell, sometimes you'll whisper!

Sound Words - Use a tape recorder and record your words and their spelling. Then listen to your tape, checking to see that you spelled all the words correctly.

X Words - Write two words having one common letter so they criss-cross.

Other Handed - If you are right-handed, write with your left, or vice versa.

Choo-Choo Words - Write the entire list end-to-end as one long word, using different colors of crayon or ink for different words.

Telephone Words - Translate your words into numbers from a telephone keypad.

Flash-writing - In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air.

Newspaper Words - Search a newspaper page from top to bottom, circling each letter of a word as you find it.

Popsicles - Make words using popsicle sticks.

Secret Agent Words - Number the alphabet from 1 to 26, then convert your words to a number code.

Etch-A-Word - Use an Etch-A-Sketch to write your words.

Morse Code - Convert your words to Morse Code

Robert Munsch Kiss Me, I'm Perfect

2019-02-07T10:45:00.003-08:00

Kiss Me, I'm Perfect

This is a unit for the fabulous Robert Munsch book, Kiss Me, I'm Perfect. Great for a reading center or a guided reading group.

Packet contains:
Character Traits worksheet
Story Map Activity
Building a Story
Vocabulary Activity
Comprehension Questions
Make Your Own T-Shirt

Fresh out of clean clothes, Lacey must wear a previously shunned birthday gift from her grandma: a T-shirt that says, "Kiss Me, I'm Perfect."

Skeptical about the reception she will receive, Lacey starts her journey to school...and is pleasantly surprised by the attention she receives from the kitty cat, dog, eagle, and MOOSE she meets along her way. Even better, once at school, her potentially embarrassing attire is soon coveted by her classmates!

This ridiculously silly tale, filled with wet sloppy kisses, will leave readers in hysterics!
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Valentine's Day Bundle

2019-02-07T10:38:00.002-08:00

Check out the Bundle!

This bundle contains my 6 of my products for half the price.
Bulletin board border for Valentine Day's. I have cute little boys and girls all decked out in red for the special day.
A candy bar wrapper for a Hershey's candy bar. Leave a little treat for your students on Valentine's Day.
Colored and Lineart Clipart is included in JPG, PNG and WMF file formats! Valentine Reward Punch Cards These can be used in your classroom or on products you sell.These cards feature 10 spaces you can punch out when students accomplish a preset goal. When all 10 have been punched out, students can return the card to you for a reward. Use an unusual punch so they can not punch their own circle. (not that they would) These can be used for behavior, homework, working hard etc. They can be printed on card stock and cut out. There are 8 cards to a page.
A smartboard activity that can be played by teams or individuals. The class can also play against the teacher. Kids love this. Players take turns rolling the die and put the corresponding number of counters on the valentine (1 per circle). When the valentine is filled up, you win! To extend the game you can roll to take them off. Play as many times as you can in the time allotted. This is such a great game for number identification and counting! The kids love playing the boy against the girls.
Do you reward your students with stickers? Use this chart to keep track of students good behavior, number of books read, accelerated reader points or other achievements.

Holiday ClipArt

2018-12-05T07:35:00.000-08:00

These are 40 individual color graphics and 40 line art images that can be used for commercial or personal use. They may not be given away as a free item. They may be sold on a product in a secure, flattened form. Credit must be given to Prints of Joy. Click here.

2018-11-25T10:36:00.001-08:00

November 26-27 Cyber Sale

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Winter Word Wall Words

2018-11-25T10:26:00.001-08:00

These are word wall words students might use with a winter theme. These can be used with a pocket chart activity or in a writing center. 4 pages Click here.

Short Vowel Candy Corn

2018-10-11T16:00:00.002-07:00

This activity covers the vowels a,e,i,o, and u. Print the candy corn on cardstock and laminate. Cut each piece of candy corn into three pieces. Students can mix and match the pieces to see how many three letter short vowel words they can form. Students can also record their answers on the worksheet under the correct short vowel. Click here.

Names on Desks that Last.

2018-08-07T12:29:00.001-07:00

I use white Sharpie paint sticks to write the kids names on their desks. The names last all year. To erase use an Expo marker over the name and wipe off.

FREE Smartboard Cover Three Addition to 18 Center or Group Activity

2018-08-05T19:20:00.003-07:00

This game is for 2 players. Great for a math center. I have also included a printable version so it can be played in groups of 2 by the whole class. The problems can be changed to practice facts that give the students trouble.
Roll the dice.
Count the dots.
Follow the directions.
To win, be the first player who gets squares in 3 connected game spaces. Look for these ways to win.
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Desk Nameplates

2018-07-24T18:45:00.000-07:00

I have made some simple nameplates for my student's desks. I tried to limit the amount of ink needed to print them while keeping them fun. They are available in a set of 26 in my Teacher's Pay Teachers store at 30% off.
These below are available here.

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Storage

2018-07-22T11:29:00.000-07:00

Teachers have been asking for ideas to store games. One of the ways I store games are in school boxes. I buy them at the beginning of the year when they are $.10 instead later when they go up to a dollar. I make labels using Avery labels to put the skill on the side of the box. I use packing tape to tape the directions on the bottom of the box. I put all the pieces inside the box and number the boxes on the bottom. If there are worksheets to go with the game I put them in a file folder that has the game number and name on the label. The kids know to take the worksheet when they use the game. These boxes don't take up much space on the shelves. These 2 shelves hold 64 games and I have more. I hope this is clear. If you have any questions, just ask.

Keep desks neat and save time.

2018-07-19T00:00:00.000-07:00

I've used these on groups of desks. There was a lot less strolling to the garbage can with a tiny scrap and taking a tour of the room to get there. Cute Polka Dot and beautiful lace, can be used as a trash can or a storage can, even a decoration. Small and exquisite. Convenient to keep your desktop clean and tidy. Removable lid design, easy to clean.

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Adding Your Signature

2018-07-18T07:17:00.000-07:00

I love learning new things. I just learned how to add my signature from My Live Signature. Take a look it's easy and fun. Makes you feel like you actually know what your doing.

Down on the Farm

2018-07-18T06:15:00.000-07:00

This is an activity my students enjoyed. It is a Smartboard activity , but can be used on a computer by downloading the free Smartboard software at http://www.smarttech.com/us/Support/Browse+Support/Download+Software The students arrange the graphics at the bottom of the slide on the farm background. They then write a story on the lined barn shape provided. The kids were so proud of their stories. This activity is available on TPT.

Bookmarks

2018-07-18T06:11:00.001-07:00

I have created some free bookmarks for the beginning of the school year. It will be here before you know it. Click here to download them for free from my store.

Calendar Number Bundle for the School Year

2018-07-17T08:25:00.001-07:00

This calendar number bundle contains 11 sets of calendar numbers to use throughout the year. Here is a list of the themes:

August - September Apples
October Halloween
November Thanksgiving
December Christmas
January Snowmen
February Valentine’s Day
March Kites
April Showers
May Flowers
June Swimming
July Camping
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Reward Coupons for Classroom Management

2018-07-15T13:55:00.000-07:00

I like to give my students rewards that aren't always candy. These 18 rewards are free or almost free and the kids seem to like the change of pace. Click here.

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