It is snowing outside and it's Christmas Eve!!  I am sitting by a warm fire watching Christmas movies and working on some bingo games!  Well actually, I just finished some bingo games. Many of you have enjoyed the Matter Bingo game but now you can grab Sound Bingo, Weather Bingo and Animal Bingo to go with it!  These games were created for 2nd graders and I used our essential standards to create the questions for each topic.  Click on each picture below to check them out on TPT and to see exactly what areas are included! Of if you'd like to save some money and want to grab all four games you can save $2.00 by grabbing the Science Bingo Bundle Pack !  All four games in one! Even though it's Christmas Eve and I'm sure not many are checking the teacher blogs, I will give away a free copy of the Science Bingo Bundle Pack to the first person to comment (and leave your e-mail).   ...
Today was exhausting and the longest 5 hours ever but so much fun!  We had our class party and we are now officially on break!  I MAY have planned just a few too many things to do during our class party but my kids had a blast.  I was very lucky to have one of my student's parents volunteer during the party too, I still can't believe how we did it all.   Here's a short list of our hour and half par-tay... 1. Class Book Exchange: Dirty Santa style, with stealing and all.  Each student brought in a new, wrapped book to participate, as you see in the picture above. 2. Reindeer Games: which I found here , they were a huge hit! 3. Make-Your-Own-Snowglobes: this was the first year I have ever done this, and they turned out great.  I was nervous about the glass but my kids thought they were awesome and none of them broke! I used water, a tablespoon of glycerin, white glitter, small snowy trees and half pint mason jars. 4. Christmas Snack: a TON of cookies and juice an...
Hello friends!  I have spent my Saturday trying to decide what I'm going to teach when we come back from winter break.  I know, I know I still have a week before then but I want to print and laminate my centers before I leave so...here is my new ELA unit, The Adventures of Frog and Toad !  This may seem more like a spring unit but we have to follow the curriculum maps our county created and "Building Bridges with Unlikely Friends" is our theme now and after break.  This is also why we read about George and Martha last week.  So...we will be reading all about these funny amphibians when we return from break and this pack contains centers, games and activities to use during that week. If you have bought or downloaded any of my other ELA centers, you will notice it contains some of my favorites like Vocabulary Show and Tell, Poetry Center and the One Minute Read.  But it also has a couple cute bug themed games to practice long/short vowels and contractions! Click on the pi...