Featured Freebie Fridays - June 30th, 2017

Wow, half the year has already gone. Where in the world did time go? I wish each of you a great 4th of July weekend if you celebrate here in the United States!


This week's featured freebie is a blast from the past. Insects I Have Who Has CVC Short A Real Words and Nonsense Words is a fun game that makes your students listen carefully to their fellow students as well as focusing on sounding out words. You will know if they truly understand how to read CVC words and not just memorize because on some of them they have to decode the nonsense or silly made up words! If you enjoy the game please leave a perfect rating and kind feedback. If you find an error please email me and give me the opportunity to fix it before giving a rating. Thank you!

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Freebie Fridays - January 20th, 2017

Wow, already the 3rd Friday of January! Time is zipping by. I believe those in the southern hemisphere are back in school, correct me if I am wrong! Welcome back and I wish you a successful year. Now on to the FREEBIES!

Kids seem to LOVE I Have, Who Has games! This is an older one I made that I know your students will love. "I Have, Who Has Real and Nonsense CVC Short A Words" will help make sure your students understand the CVC rule. I also love this game because children have to listen. There are no start or stop cards with my version. The reason is simple you can start with any card any time you play, thus making it a slightly different game. When it gets back to the first card, the game is over. None of the store bought ones that I used many years ago had start or stop cards either. If you enjoy the game please leave positive feedback for my hard work. Remember I buy the clip art even for free products so I very much appreciate it when you take a minute to leave that feedback.

An InLinkz Link-up

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Freebie Fridays Linky Party - September 2nd, 2016

Happy Friday! The rest of you I bet are headed back to teaching on Tuesday after Labor Weekend. Enjoy your last days off. Florida teachers and parents I hope you and the students are all safe from the hurricane.

Enjoy this weeks Linky Party. Don't forget to leave kind feedback if you download.

My featured freebie is Football Phonics Blast. This is a fun CVC and CVCe game with a math twist! Click any of the pictures to grab it and leave positive feedback please. This is an old one but a good one!

An InLinkz Link-up

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Back To School Linky Party

For many students head back to school in late July or early August so I wanted to feature some new things I have worked on that will help make learning fun! Check out the linky party at the bottom for more fun!

Back to School Sight Word Races uses 220 Sight Words in Kindergarten through 3rd grade including 20 fun cards like go back to start, go again, go ahead 3 spaces, etc. You don't need to use all the cards only those that each child needs to work on making differentiation a piece of cake! Click the pictures to grab it!

Addition Strategies Back To School Games includes games for adding 0, adding 1, doubles, doubles +1 (near doubles), and making 10. Click the pictures to grab it!

Check out the linky party below to for more Back to School Fun!

An InLinkz Link-up

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Spring Linky Party

I can't believe that spring will be here on March 20th, the day before my birthday! I'll be 37 years old. I'll be tutoring on my birthday for an amazing child. I found out I went to elementary school with her dad!

Anyway, here are some new spring products that I have created. Click the picture to check them out. You can also check out other spring free and paid products, music, and ideas in the linky party below.

Cut along the lines of my CVC Easter Eggs to create puzzles for your students. Perfect for an easy word work phonics center. R-Controlled Vowels and Vowel Pairs are also currently available. If you need another skill contact me.

Easter After Numbers Race is a fun game that gives the students two numbers and then they must name what number comes next. They roll one die or the fun bunny spinner and move that many spaces. If they land on a snake they go back to start, but if they land on a chick they get to go again. The cards can also be used as task cards.

Clip It Math Spring Kindergarten has addition and subtraction to 10, counting 0 to 20, and after numbers to 20.

My favorite spring video has to be "Spring Is Here" by The Learning Station. Your children will learn all about animals in spring and will also enjoy the wonderful animation and movements for this song. Perfect brain break that ties into Science.


Those who have teaching ideas, products free or paid, and music may link up as many as you want below as long as it has to do with spring.

An InLinkz Link-up

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St. Patrick's Day Linky Party

The next holiday that will be here before we know it is St. Patrick's Day! It is the perfect time to study and learn about Ireland and tie it in with some fun St. Patrick's Day games, centers, and activities.

My newest creation is for St. Patrick's Day focusing on addition facts to 10. There is a fun game board included where the student goes back to start if they land on the leprechaun. You can also just use the cards as flash cards, to play Scoot, Quiz, Quiz Trade or any other cooperative learning game.

I have also added beginning sound puzzles to my fun St. Patrick's Day Kindergarten Puzzles. This puzzle set also include alphabet matching, cvc words, counting to 20, and number words.

Check out the linky party to see more of my St. Patrick's Day products including some freebies. Many of mine I created as far back as 2012! I also have some friends who have linked up some of their fun St. Patrick's Day creations!

An InLinkz Link-up

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Phonics Clip It!

One of my most popular sets of products this year has been my Clip Its.  This is a fun hands on center where children find the vowel sound (word for CVC) that matches the picture.  By using a clothespin students are working on fine motor skills.  Other teachers put these into plastic sleeves or laminate and use a dry erase marker to circle the answer.  Another alternative is to play the popular game "Scoot" with them.A recording sheet and answer key are also included.  Click on the pictures or links to check them out.

This is the bundle, which will save you the most money if you are interested in each of the sets.  Perfect for 1st and 2nd grade teachers who go through all of the basic phonics sounds.

 Beginning Sounds Clip It

CVCe Clip It

Vowel Pairs/Teams Clip It

Silent Letter Clip It

R-Controlled Vowel Clip It

I also have CVC, Digraph, L Blends, R Blends, S Blends, and Dipthongs available!

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Teachers Are Heroes!

Teachers are heroes in my eyes and in many others.  We create all other occupations.  To celebrate, I am joining in on TPT's sale.  Using the code HEROES at checkout will save you 28% on Wednesday, February 25th, 2015.  Clicking on the banner, will take you to my store!

Check out some of my newest products by clicking on the pictures.

 Superhero Bump Addition and Subtraction uses cards and counters or cubes.

Also, new to my store is my Winter Primary Reading and Math Centers.  This is perfect for Kindergarten and 2nd grade and also for struggling 2nd graders as many of these skills are reviewed at the beginning of the year.  The centers include Addition to 5, 12, and 20, Subtraction to 5 and from 10, Decomposing Numbers, Counting Pennies and Nickels, Sight Words, CVC Words, and CVCe Words.  Many of these have already been tried out during tutoring and the children have been so engaged they are asking to play again and again!  2 freebies in the preview!!!

I have also bundled up my Fraction Task Cards.  This set includes Comparing Fractions with Like Denominators, Comparing Fractions with Unlike Denominators, Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators, Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators, Fraction Word Problems, and Multiplying Fractions.  You can also buy each set on their own.  You can get those for 28% off the bundle price by using HEROES!  Click the picture!

Thanks for being a hero!  Please know that your hard money is helping me make a living since I don't have a teaching job right now.  Once I get a job all my money I earn from my store goes right back into the classroom.

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Valentine's Day Fun!

Valentine's Day is approaching very quickly!  I have some great ideas to help make this week fun for your students.

Graphics above from Ashley Hughes.

One of my favorite videos that ties in nicely with Valentine's Day is "You Are Heart" by The Learning Station. 


I have also been hard at working making some new teaching products that you may not have seen yet, including a freebie!  This first one is my CVC Valentine Word Work Centers.  Here are some pictures from it! 

 These are self checking puzzles! 

 This fun poke center you can get for FREE in the preview!

 This is a fun match game, matching words with pictures.

There is also a CVC board game and a Write The Room CVC activity in the packet!  

I have also made the same type of centers for CVCe words!  Click the cover to check it out.

Other products that I have with a Valentine theme include: Valentine's A Hoot Fraction Centers, Love Bird Prefixes, Valentine Phonics Board Games, Valentine Common Core Multiplication Games, Kindergarten Valentine Love Reading and Math Centers - 2 FREEBIES in the preview, and Kindergarten Valentine Decomposing Numbers Addition.

Finally, you can get a fun FREE Monster Valentine Sight Word Games by clicking on the cover below!

Graphics from Graphics From The Pond and Whimsy Workshop Teaching.

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