Are you ready for Dr. Seuss's birthday? I have a couple literacy stations that are perfect for Read Across America Week!
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My sister and I went shopping after school today. It was relaxing shopping without a preschooler and toddler! (And it has been a while since that has happened!) I am excited about this necklace I bought at J Crew Factory. Did you know that you can get a discount by showing your teacher ID there?!
We had two 2-hour delays this week due to extreme cold! The kids arrive to school and less than an hour later they're at lunch. So much for getting anything done! Not to mention how wild they are from the routine being all crazy. Unfortunately, next week doesn't look much warmer....
I have had so many requests for a template for my 100 Day Cupcakes. It is available in my 100 Days Smarter packet on TPT. But, for this weekend only, it's free (just the cupcake template) if you click here.
I'm linking up with Primary Gal for her Friday Free for All.
My house smells delicious! I am baking these flourless brownies. I'm not telling my husband about the secret ingredient of black beans! He will most likely enjoy them until he finds out they contain beans!
I am pretty excited to be a part of a Facebook Free for All. Like my Facebook page to snag a free copy of my Wacky Hat Word Family sort with short vowels. I plan to use it during literacy stations to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.
Speaking of freebies, visit Primary Gal's facebook page to get lots of freebies for every grade level during the weekend-long Facebook Free-for-Al1!
We celebrated MLK day on Thursday. We read lots of books about Martin Luther King, Jr. and talked about his dream for America. Then we made handprint doves and the kiddos finished a writing prompt about their dreams.
I'm excited to be linking up with The Primary Gal for this Friday-Free-For-All Linky Party. I know I'm a little late to be posting a gingerbread man activity, but December just flew by! I wanted to focus my time on my family and two little girls, so blogging was a little forgotten about. Maybe a New Year's resolution will be getting better with blogging.... Until then, enjoy this freebie! My class loved making these ornaments after a two week long gingerbread man study. We read lots of different versions of the classic story. We compared and contrasted the plot, setting, and characters. The kids had blast voting for their favorite version!
I copied the ornament template onto tan card stock. The students decorated one side and glued their school picture on the gingerbread man's head. They wrote what they would do as a gingerbread kid on the other piece. Then they glued the two halves together. I laminated them for durability. Next time, I will advise them to use less glitter and glue. (The gingerbread men with lots of thick glue and glitter did not laminate well!)
We hung our ornaments on the tree by the office. I love that our school was decorated for Christmas! The fabulous custodian and the PTO worked hard to decorate the halls!
The kindergarten family project for December was decorating gingerbread men. The kids got very creative!
Visit my TPT store to grab some resources for just $1 this weekend! Click on the images below to purchase! 
