Fun Using our Snowman Centers

The countdown to Xmas break is winding down!!! 1 week to go!!!!! WOOHOOO! I hope everyone is getting ready and looking forward to the break as much as I am.  

Then we did Synonyms and Antonyms...

 We also worked on sorting words to make a sentence...

In math we have been doing time, so we made Snowman Clocks to practice telling time to the hour, half hour, then to 5 minutes.



Here is a preview into our week ahead:

Monday - Santa Day: We will be reading the story "Santa's Stuck"

then making these cute Santas with the writing prompt "If Santa Got Stuck In the Chimney..." from Cara's blog

We will watch a Santa Claus movie to go with our craft day.

Tuesday: Elf Day - We will read "How Santa Got His Job"

and then have the students fill out an elf application and create their elves. This is also from Cara's blog.

If time allows we will watch "Elf" while doing our writing.

Wednesday: Grinch Day - We will read the story "The Grinch" and create a Grinch with the writing prompt "I can make the Grinch smile by..." and this idea is from Deanna's blog.

Watch the Grinch if time allows during writing.

I also plan on giving them "Grinch Licked Candy Canes" (also from Cara's blog - yes I STALK her blog because she just has TONS of great ideas!!!!)

Thursday: Class party - we will be having stations during our party. 

Station 1: Gift for parents (snow globes using baby food jars, ornaments, water and glitter)
Station 2: Christmas Bingo
Station 3: Christmas Musical Chairs
Station 4: Cards Station (students will create cards for the kids in the children's hospital)

At the end of the party students will open up their x-mas gift from me which is the book "The Night Before the Night Before Christmas".

Friday: Polar Express Day! We will come in our P.J.s to watch the Polar Express!!! Before we start watching I am having the office call down to our classroom to tell us that we have a package delivered to us from the North Pole.  I will send two students to go pick up the package.  Inside the package there will be a note from Santa to the class and bells.  The bells will be cold because I plan on putting the package in the freezer until I take it to the office. I'm so excited about this because I really think the kids will be shocked when they feel how the bells are cold and all.

We will be drinking hot chocolate and laying blankets out on the floor to watch the movie. 

We will also be making a Polar Express Snazzy Snack using grahm crackers, MnMs, and whipped cream.

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At the end of the day we will be doing a major cleaning to the room since we will be gone a whole 2 1/2 weeks!!!!! YAY!

I'm super excited for this week, but I think I'm even more excited for it to be over so that I can spend some QUALITY time with my boys (the hubby and Baby C). 

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!! Oh and check back later this week for a New Year's Unit Giveaway!!! :)

-Mrs. Darley

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HUMP DAY GIVEAWAY WINNER!

Thank you to all of you who entered the giveaway!!! It really means so much to me that you all loved my centers! The winner of the giveaway is...

Kylie, you will be recieving both my Christmas Math and Literacy Centers and my Snowman Math and Literacy Centers.

BUT, because this is my FIRST giveaway, I am going to send each of you my Snowman Math and Literacy Centers for FREE!!! Thank you girls for entering the giveaway! All I ask is that you give me feedback on the centers letting me know how you like them and spread the word about my Tpt store.

Thanks again girls! I will be emailing each of you if you left your email address!

Have a wonderful night! :)

~Mrs. Darley

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HUMP DAY GIVEAWAY!

Today I am doing my first GIVEAWAY! I have decided to start doing a giveaway every HUMP DAY. I will be giving away one item from my store several times a month, but since this is my VERY FIRST HUMP DAY GIVEAWAY, I'm going to give away both my Christmas Math and Literacy Centers and my Snowman Math and Literacy Centers.

Check them out here at my Tpt store.

Here's how you can enter to win:

1. Become a follower of my blog (leave a comment saying you're a follower)

2.  Pin this post on pinterest (comment saying you pinned)

3. Post this giveaway on your blog or facebook (comment leaving the link where you posted)
4. Follow my Tpt store by going to this link and hitting follow (comment saying you're following on Tpt)

You can do all or one of these. Each comment is 1 entry to win, so you have 4 CHANCES TO WIN! Make sure you leave a seperate comment for each entry.
Enter by 12:00 Sunday night! I will do a random number generator to pick the winner.
Please make sure to leave your email address so that I can contact you.

HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!!

Mrs. Darley

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Reading Goals and James Oglethorpe

I just wanted to share a few things that we've been doing in our classroom.  First is our Reading Goals.

Next is our James Oglethorpe books.  We actually did this earlier in the year, but it's all on display in my hallway and I thougth that they were too cute not to share.



I have decided to start a HUMP DAY GIVEAWAY.  I will be giving away one product from my Tpt store every week.  This week I am giving away TWO products since it will be my first Giveaway...

I will be giving away my Christmas Math and Literacy Centers and my Snowman Math and Literacy Centers.  Details will be posted first thing in the morning! DON'T MISS OUT!!! :)

Have a wonderful Tuesday night!

Mrs. Darley

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Cyber Monday Today!

Don't forget that today is the Cyber Monday Sale at my Tpt Store! You can get up to 30% off today only!!!



Happy shopping!!!!

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Cyber Monday Sale!!!!

Cyber Monday Sale at Tpt!!!

Click on the link above to see my Tpt store and all of the stuff that will be on Sale on Cyber Monday!!! HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!

I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!

~Mrs. Darley



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Thankful Linky Party!

I'm linking up for the first time on this blog with What the Teacher Wants to talk about what I'm SOOOO thankful for :)

1.  What are you thankful for in your classroom?

I am thankful for my room moms! They are both soooo wonderful!  They come and help me with my copies, cut out TONS of mess for me, file, stuff folders, and even help me with my crafts.  I don't know what I would do without them this year!

2. What person are you most thankful for?

I'm most thankful for BOTH my husband and Caycen AKA Baby C, who is 5 months old.  My husband is the sweetest man I've ever met and my baby is the best baby ever!

3. What 3 blogs are you most thankful for?

These two girls always have such wonderful ideas to share!

Cara at the first grade parade always has tons of great units and craft ideas! I steal from her ALL.THE.TIME!!!!

Abby, at the Inspired Apple, has the CUTEST ideas! I love her moon unit also!!!

4. What guilty pleasure are you most thankful for?

Chick-fil-a!!!! I know this is bad, but some days I feel like my whole day will be great if I just stop by Chick-fil-a before work and grab a chicken biscuit and Dr. Pepper!  YUM!!!

5. What are you most thankful for?

I am most thankful that I have such a wonderful God who has blessed me waaaaaay more than I deserve!  HE has given me a wonderful husband, a precious and healthy baby, parents who love me and raised me to be the woman I've become, in-laws who have accepted me into their family and who love my baby so much, a grandmother who let me live with her and helped raise me so that I could go to a good school, a sister who has always been there for me, colleagues who let me cry on their shoulder and help me through the hardest of days, a best friend who would do anything for me and my baby, a small group who I can count on for all of my prayer requests, and forgiveness of my sins so that I can live with HIM in heaven one day.

Thank you to everyone who has read my blog, visited my Tpt store, and just supported me! It really means so much!

Time for you to go link up with What the Teacher Wants! :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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Fall and Pumpkins

I just uploaded a fun Math Center to practice addition and subtraction facts on my Tpt store! It can be used by students independently or with a partner or group. Go check it out and let me know what you think!!! :)

I also added my pumpkin mini unit to my Tpt store as well! It has a lot of fun stuff, including the pumpkin poke addition and subtraction facts that I added above.

Download it here!!!

Have a great weekend! I will have more pictures from some of the fun things we've been doing in class very soon!!!!

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