Fractions With Skittles

Today we used skittles to talk about fractions of a set. First the students had to count the skittles to find their WHOLE, then they had to separate the skittles based on their colors. They could then write down the fraction of each color.

They had so much fun making fractions and eating them too!

You can find my "Fractions with Skittles" worksheet at my Tpt store by clicking the image below:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fractions-with-Skittles-1118823

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Valentine's Day 2014 Parent Gifts

So, tomorrow is Valentine's day and of couse I was "Pinteresting" it up and found some really cute ideas for parent gifts from the kids. Here is what we came up with:

The front of the card we wrote "I love you to Pieces" and tore pieces of paper up into small pieces and pasted them in the heart.

The back was even cuter! The kids wrote Happy Valentine's Day on a speech bubble, I took a picture of them like they were saying it, and then we pasted it onto the back of the card.

The kids had so much fun making a card for their parents.

I even told them that they had to be EXTRA sneaky tonight when they go home, to hide the card, then put it somewhere their parents would see it in the morning when they got up. I can't wait to hear their stories tomorrow morning about how surprised their parents were! haha!

Here are some of the actual pictures with their speech bubbles:

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

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Shape Monsters

The last few weeks we have been learning about plane shapes and solid shapes. Yesterday I let the kids create their own shape monsters using my little "Shape Monsters" file that you can find on Teachers Pay Teachers. Click on the image below if you would like to download a copy of your own.

The kids had SO.MUCH.FUN!!! They love it when they can get creative and do whatever they want with their project. I kept getting "Can I make mine a girl?", "Can my monster have more than 2 eyes?", "Can I use 4 different colors?". It was so funny because they are so used to having everything done a specific way. But their little minds went to work and we had some WONDERFUL creations.

After they completed their monsters, they had to fill out the sheet telling how many of each shape they used to create their monster. Then they wrote some really cute stories about their monsters too. It was a great activity for my class.

What a fun day of learning! :)

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100th Day of School

We had so much fun on the 100th Day of School! We dressed up as old people and of course used the 100th Day of school activity set that I created a few years ago.

It was a great day of celebrating 100 days of learning and fun!

Click the image below to find fun activities to do with your class on the 100th day of school!

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2014 Resolutions

Hey everyone! I'm just not good at blogging lately with my 5 month old and 2 1/2 year old running around. But here are my resolutions for 2014:

1. Get better at using my "teacher blog" and updating more frequently!! I love writing but it's been very hard this year because I HAVE to do my teacher blog at school in order to get my "family blog" done at home. So I guess I just need to make sure to put aside a few minutes every week to update on here.

2. Make the most of my time with my sweet family! In the afternoons I go home and am usually SO exhausted and feel like there just isn't enough time in the day to do all that I would like to do with my kiddos. I'm going to change that though! I'm going to make sure that we are doing something fun EVERY.SINGLE.WEEKEND!!! No matter how big or how small that is, it WILL be fun! We are going to take Caycen (my 2 1/2 year old) to Disney in March, so I'm SUPER excited about that!!!

3. Learn and consistently do YOGA. I'm so excited to start this and I'm hoping I'll be able to do it at home and maybe my 2 year old will try to do some moves with me :)

4. Be a better wife. I want to surprise my husband more frequently with sweet little gestures or gifts to show him how much he means to me and our family.

These are my top 4 resolutions for this year... I hope that 2014 is as great as 2013!!!! 

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2nd Grade GPS for science and ss

To all my fellow 2nd grade Georgia teachers, I have created posters for the GPS for science and social studies as well as essential questions to go with each unit. You can find them over at my tpt store. I hope these can be useful to you!

My good friend, Amanda Woods, also has some great resources over in her tpt store to go with our units, so you should check those out too!

Hope everyone is having a great week! It's definitely FALL Y'ALL here in Georgia :)

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Update (Can You Believe It??)

Hey everyone!!!! I know, I know, I've fallen off the face of the earth with this little blog!!! But I really do have a good excuse... I was pregnant and under a lot of stress trying to get through work, plan for a baby, and chase my toddler around all at the same time. So now that I'm BACK, let me introduce to you our sweet little bless:

GRACIE JUNE DARLEY
born July 22, 2013
weighed 6lbs 11oz
19 inches long

Now we have a sweet little family of four!

Since I start back work next Tuesday, I am throwing a 20% off BACK FROM MATERNITY LEAVE sale over at my Tpt Store today through Saturday. Go check it out :)

I will be back to blog soon!

~Amy

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Mini-Unit!

Ok, I've been MIA! I know!!! But my life is kind of crazy right now!

I have been trying to get this unit done for a while and it's finally done to share with you!!! :) I can't wait to use it with my own kiddos.

I have created a mini-unit {a week long} for the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. I absolutely LOVE this book! There are TONS of activities in this unit for reading and ELA skills, as well as some math centers, reading centers, and fun science experiments. You can find it at my Tpt store for only $5.00. I hope you ENJOY!

Hope you're having a great Thursday!!!! TG tomorrow's Friday!!!! :)

~Amy

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