Summer in PA went away today and out came the jeans and sweatshirts…  UGH!  It is going to be a nice weekend… just not the kind I was hoping for.  The kind where we put on our swim suits and relax by the pool.  It’s gonna be in the 60′s.  Oh well, still Summer is almost here.  The school year is almost over.  I thought we would celebrate with FOUR free summer themed worksheets that I hope your students will enjoy for a little review before they head home for summer…  Before I show you that… May I ask?  Do you have our End of The Year Packet ?  - Click Here! YOU NEED THIS!  Ok, now on to the FREE!

1.) Summer Funny Money Sheet – students add up the coins and solve the summer riddle!

2.) I Spy Summer – Counting and Graphing Summer Objects

3.) Following Directions for Summer – Reading Comprehension

4.) Summer Add and Color

Click Here to Download All 4 FREE Summer Fun Worksheets!

Please visit our End of The Year Page for More FREE Ideas – Click Here

Also, do you have our End of The Year Packet – Click Here!

Our Flip Flop Glyph has been downloaded like crazy, do you have it?  -   Click here to learn more about that!

Thanks Everyone For Your SUPPORT!!!   Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

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Click here to see the product on TPT.  and here for my E-Junkie Store (lowest price.)

It is a great fall activity for when you return to school!  So for you early planners.  Get this now, print it, and be set!   It makes an awesome display for open house.  It is a glyph and a writing activity and a craft all in one!  Plus it includes data sheets to use during creation and after!  Lots of learning fun for the new year!

Below are more pictures of the 19 page pdf.  Please visit our back to school page for even more great ideas!  Click here! 

So much learning fun for back to school time…

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Here’s a FREE & quick take it to your seat center that would be loads of fun at the end of the year or anytime to review words that rhyme.  Print out the card on page 2 and laminate.  Print on the cover-up pieces on page 3.  Laminate and cut them apart.  Student draws a card and places it on top of a rhyming word picture.  Click here to print the Flip Flop Themed Rhyming Activity!

Staying with the theme of flip flops…  How about ending the year with a flip flop glyph display!  Click here to learn more about that!

Teach first grade?  Want to review some previously taught math concepts?  Want a fun flip flop theme – click here!

I had visions of flip flops everywhere!!!!

For more End of the Year Ideas – click here! 

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Gotta love Mo Willems!  He makes early readers excited about reading.  I love seeing the kids eyes light up the first time you read Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay up late and then later you see them grab the same book and “read-it” to a friend.  Thanks Mo for making books kids love and that are fun for adults to read.

Here’s a little craft we did to match the book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!    We didn’t have a lot of time today and this craft was perfect and pretty quick!  You can use my template seen below.

Then just mix blue and white paint.  Kids paint their hands and then use their handprint to make the body of the pigeon.  Have them color the stars, beak, and add legs.

Then when you are done the kids have a reminder of the fun story they read in class!

I know, cute right?    Click to Download Pigeon Handprint Craft Page

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Here comes Teacher Appreciation week!  Of course I appreciate all teachers and my favorite teachers are ones with Teaching Hearts – YOU!!!  If you have a Teaching Heart, check out my sales at my three stores this week!  You can load  up to make the rest of the year easy to plan or plan ahead to next year!   Spice up your teaching with help from Teaching Heart – products trusted by teachers since 2002!

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Before I tell you about my sales, how about a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon.com!  Use the rafflecopter at the end of this post to make entries.  I will pick a winner on Friday.  Please check back to see if you won – my emails often go to Spam!

Here are my sales and deals for the week… each is different so decide where you want to shop!

EJUNKIE – Where you will find my lowest prices and largest selection!

25% off my Ejunkie products here!  Use discount code ta2013 at checkout for 25% off all of your order.  This sale starts May 5th (that’s NOW) and goes till May 11th.
Click here to shop!

Teachers Notebook

My Teacher’s Notebook Store you can get 15% off all my items.  Click here to visit my TN store!



Also, check out your chance to win $100.00 from Oriental Trading Here…  click the picture below!

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One of my very favorite Children’s books is Happy Birthday Moon!  Love the bear used in the bear books by Frank Ash!  You can order the book here and I also suggest this scholastic DVD which includes this story along with some of my other favorites!   I am doing a mini night time unit with some of my favorite preschool students!  After reading Happy Birthday Moon we did the activities below.

Our God Bless the Moon Craft!

Grab some black cardstock.  With chalk draw the moon on one side of the paper (you can use the moon template here).
Then add the poem (which can be printed from here) in one corner.  Next add foil stars all around the moon.
Finally, paint the moon with a mixture of paint and flour.  The flour gives the paint texture and make the moon feel lumpy when it dries!

Below are Moon Bear themed Playdough Mats! The kids had fun making Bear and Moon a cake.  They added candles with the play-dough.
They outlined the six.  They gave Bear and Moon hats to match the story.   I included star cookie cutters and other play dough toys in this center.
The mats can be found here.  I suggest you print them on card stock and then laminate them.

We made the Little Book seen below in the pocket chart.  The kids color and trace their own to bring home and read to an adult.  Printables are found here for that book. 

Have a wonderful weekend all!

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The Flip Flop Glyph and Math Themed activities posted yesterday will be a hit in your classroom! -  Click here to see it in our store!!!

Here is something else that would be a great way to end the school year.  It is a free printable to create a Summer Bucket List Glyph!  I love it!
Print the file on cardstock and you are set to create an awesome display for your classroom!

Click here to download the files to
make this fun Summer Bucket List and Craft!

It is on TPT as well – I would love for you to leave positive feedback if you like this!  – Click here to do that and THANKS!

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So many End of the Year Ideas – Click here!!! 

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You can see this in my store here!!!

I had so much fun creating this set!  I think it will be a great way to end the year!
The packet includes a Flip Flop Glyph pattern, key, and various activities to complete to go along with the glyphs!
What a fun End of the Year bulletin board display.  You could add the title, Flip Flopping Summer Coming Our Way!

Here is a little peak at some of the other files found in the set – all flip flop themed math activities to review first grade math skills!!!

Thanks to those that were the first to leave feedback at TPT.  That contest is over! 

Be sure to check this packet out by clicking here!

You will also want to stop by our End of the Year Page!!!  It has tons of free ideas and printables! 

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How many more days till your last day?  I bet most of you will say less than a month to go!  Just wanted to make sure you know about Teaching Heart’s End of the Year Page!  You can see it by clicking here.  It is filled with ideas, free printables, and read alouds to make those last few days fun and full of learning!  The two items you see in the picture are free to download!

To download and then print this Star Student Online printable – click here.

Read Your Class…

Incredible You! 10 Ways to let your greatness shine through.

Before reading tell your students that when you wish on stars you wish these 10 things for them. After reading and discussing the book remind them that they are your stars! You can then give them a treat to take home that will remind them of the star they are.

Get a pack of STARBURST candy and this tag (click here to download)
and you have an inexpensive treat to send home with your stars!

How Cute is this???

Please visit the End of the Year Page by Clicking here! 

If you like these two free printables and you are on TPT – please leave positive feedback here! 

Be sure to check out our End of the Year Packet too – click here to do that!

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