Positive Fridays - February 10th, 2017

Wow, already the 2nd Friday in February. Time is flying by. Tonight will be incredible with full moon, eclipse, and meteors. I hope you get to catch it and your own children too. Now on to the freebies!

Today's featured freebie is a new one. Adding 4 Numbers addends task cards. I created these to use in tutoring with a 1st grade private school student. Children can use doubles and making 10 to help them solve these problems. Task Cards are great to put with any game board (like the many race games I have), Scoot, Quiz, Quiz Trade, small groups, learning centers, RTI, whole group, journals, early finishers, etc. Lots of different ways to use them. Please consider leaving positive feedback if you download it to show your appreciation. It would be great if you'd follow my store too so you are alerted when I post more freebies. I have over 70 in my store!

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Be Mine Sale

It's that time for a big TPT sale 2 day sale February 7th and 8th, 2017 and I will leave my store on sale for 20% an extra day!!! Save 28% on my store using the code LOVETPT at check out. Don't forget that everything including bundles are on sale so you are actually saving even more than that by buying any of my bundles!!! Clicking on the TPT picture will take you straight to my store.



 Want to win a $10 Gift Card? Hop on over to my Facebook page for more information on how to win one! 
Grab your Valentine products, Word Boxes, Sight Word Games, Clip Its, Task Cards, Write The Room, and Interactive Notebooks to save now!
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Freebie Fridays - January 27th, 2016

Wow, the last Friday in January has arrived! Supposed to get cold here in Central East Florida this weekend, but our kind of cold many of you would be in shorts. Time for what you all were waiting for the FREEBIES!

I have a new freebie for you today! Today's freebie is adding 3 numbers (addends) bump with a Valentine heart theme! Bump is a favorite game of many students including the child I tutor. Each student will need 10 counters or cubes of the same color different from their partner. Also, supply 3 dice. Directions are included in the freebie. Please leave positive feedback if you download it and consider following my store.

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Valentine's Day Learning Fun!

Valentine's Day is approaching quickly.

Graphic from Ta-Doodle Illustrations.


It's a great time to celebrate friendships, loving one another, doing kind things, etc. As the time nears toward Valentine's Day children sometimes get a little restless. Check out some of my fun Valentine's Day themed products and some songs about friendship from The Learning Station. I have also added a linky party where you can check out more learning fun!

Love Birds Sight Word Race is a fun engaging board game that would make for a perfect reading center.

 There are 220 total sight words and 4 fun cards are included making differentiation easy!

  

I have added this fun 10 and 20 frame clip it cards to my Kindergarten Valentine Reading and Math Centers.

These fun R-Controlled Valentine Centers include heart puzzles, a monster valentine game, Write The Room, and Poke It Cards. 18 of the poke it cards are free in the preview!

My all time favorite friendship song that works perfect for Valentine's Day is Tony Chesnut from The Learning Station.


Sellers may upload as many free or paid Valentine themed centers, ideas, or songs below!

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Music In The Classroom

I'm a big fan of using music in the classroom.  How about you?  I didn't use it as much as I would have loved to at one school I taught at because it was an open school meaning the walls went halfway up kind of like cubicles.  I did use it a bunch at another school I taught at.  Here are some ideas on using music in the classroom.

Work Time

• Many teachers use classical music as a way to calm students during work time.
• Sometimes it's fun to pick fun songs or popular songs that the children like from One Direction, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, etc.  If they stop working and are only singing then the natural consequence is the music is off.

Games

• Music is fun for games like musical chairs for parties.
• It also works well for selecting partners for articles.  They have to find a partner when the music stops.  After they do the brief activity the music starts again and they keep walking until the music stops and pick a new partner.

Brain Breaks

• Children need to get out of their seat sometimes and move their body.  I love using music from The Learning Station, Greg and Steve, and Jack Hartmann.  Check out a couple of my favorite videos below!

 

Signals

• Music works well as a signal for when clean up time.  Everything must be put away and students in their seats by the time the music stops.
• Use it to get students in line if you have a class who dawdles on the way to the line.  They must be in line when the music stops.
• Sing songs in line before getting them out the door.
• Sing a chorus of a song or an entire song during a transition from one activity to another and students must be ready by the time is done.  A lot of behavior problems seem to arise during these transitions and this is a good way to put an end to that!    

Learning Songs

• There are also many songs out there to teach multiplication, addition, phonics, the alphabet, numbers, songs about the weather, seasons, states, etc.  Many children learn best when learning is put to music!

I often share youtube videos I find on my facebook page.  So be sure to join me there!

Be sure to tell us in the comments how you use music in the classroom.  Did I leave a great way to use music out?  Also what are your favorite songs and children's groups or singers that you use in the classroom?


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