Let's Rock {A Musical Giveaway}

As many of you know, I LOVE me some music. I especially love to use music in the classroom. A few days ago, I blogged about one of my new units called Rock the Classroom which includes 14 songs that will help your students master some pretty tricky concepts. You can read about that unit {HERE}. Well, believe it or not, I am not the only music lover out there! My sweet friend, Amanda Nickerson, also created an amazing unit including some pretty awesome strategy songs that your kiddos will love! I can't wait to give her songs a try! 

Since we are so excited about incorporating these units into our classrooms, we wanted to give these units away to some of our wonderful followers through a little FLASH giveaway! It will go by super fast, so check it out right away! 

Here is what you can win...

View this unit on TPT by clicking {HERE}.

View this unit on TPT by clicking {HERE}.

To be entered to win, all you have to do is follow the steps below! 

1. Follow Amanda's blog by clicking {HERE!}

2. Follow her TPT shop by clicking {HERE!}

3. Follow my blog {if you don't already}.

4. Follow my TPT shop by clicking {HERE} 

Once you have completed all four steps above, enter the giveaway below. The giveaway will end Sunday at midnight, so don't wait! We will each choose one lucky winner and they will receive both units! So what are you waiting for?!? ;) 

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The Ultimate Winter Writing & Craft Bundle

I told you yesterday that I needed to "get on it" with my planning for next week! Well, I did just that and actually got my writing planned for at least the next 5{ish} weeks! Here is the best news, you can have your writing planned too! Check out my new writing bundle perfect for the winter months! 

The bundle is packed with 174 pages of resources to help your kiddos build those writing skills. It is also aligned to the new Common Core Standards and includes narrative, informational, and opinion pieces. This resource includes differentiated materials and will be perfect for 1st-5th grade. Since I love crafts {and so do my kids}, each unit includes the templates needed to make a fun craft at the completion of each writing that will be perfect for winter bulletin boards! 

You can click on any of the images below to check it out at my TPT shop! 

Here is a look at the five units included... 

Since my kiddos loved "Shades of Fall" so much, we will be doing this activity winter style! 

I will be uploading each unit {separately} to TPT in the near future. However, if you choose to purchase as a bundle, the price is much cheaper! {I am a penny pincher too!} ;) 

You can check out two of the units at my TPT shop now, or you can click {HERE} to purchase the bundle which will be on sale for $12.00 until Sunday night!  

I am off to watch our Blue Devils, but come back tomorrow for a fun giveaway! Have a great weekend, y'all!

2013 FREEBIES!

I know... I know, many of you are already back in action, so I will try not to brag that I don't have to go back until Monday. Look on the bright side, you only had to survive a few days before a weekend. I will have to last an ENTIRE week! Oh, help me Lawd! Anyways, if you have not already returned to your home away from home, here are a few 2013 freebies to get you going! 

Last year, we did a little New Year's Resolution writing. Here's how they turned out! Super Easy! 

If you are in need of a new year's activity, you can click right {HERE!}

I also wanted to have a little something to celebrate the new year with my kiddos (last year), and so I made labels to attach to glow sticks...kinda like this...

This year, I really *really* want to do this...

{Source: Living Locurto}

I mean, how cool is that?!? And since I don't have my own children, I thought I could try it out on my school babies! Ha! I am going to give it a try and see how it works before I go all out! 

Either way, I will attach these little tags! 

If you would like to pick these up, click {HERE}. 

And that's all I've got! Ha! I better get on it for next week! Especially since I will be sitting in this stadium on Saturday! 

Any

fans out there? 

Have I mentioned we are #1 in the nation? Okay, okay...I'm done! ;) 

Rock the Classroom!!!! {A Musical Unit}

As much as I hate to admit this...it is time to start thinking...dare I say it...LESSON PLANS! Scary, I know! We start back on Monday, and so I am trying to coax myself into a little work here and there! 

While I am still enjoying my time at home I managed to put together a musical unit for the classroom and I am so excited about this one...

Actually, this unit was created with my husband! How cool is that?!? He is very gifted with music and writes some pretty amazing songs for his 5th grade class.  So, I begged him to let me put them into my unit. We both work at the same school and have found music to be one of the most successful instructional tools. We say if our students can learn the lyrics to any rap song out there, they can learn our lyrics too. Let me just say, They. Love. To. Sing!!! Each time we begin a new unit, their first question is always..."What song are we going to learn?" What is even better than that is when you hear them whispering the songs or doing the motions during testing! That is when you know it is going to be a great day! Ha! 

This year, since being moved to 3rd grade, I have been able to use a lot of his songs in my classroom. As we were working through our geometry unit before Christmas, they learned "I Wanna Name My Triangles" while learning how to name triangles by their angles and sides. Mr. King won major cool points for that song! Plus, they thought it was cool that 5th graders sing the exact same song! 

If you like singing, or just want to be the coolest teacher on the hallway ;), you can check this unit out on TPT. It is on sale for $7.00 for one week, so snatch it up fast! Here is a look: 

This pack includes 14 songs that will help your students master some pretty tricky concepts. Most of the songs in this unit will be perfect for 2nd - 5th grade. In this unit, you will find 14 songs, 14 copies of black and white lyrics for student notebooks, and a PowerPoint that includes all of the lyrics to use during instruction. Several of the songs also include dance moves or motions. Instructions are provided for these movements as well! 

Here is a list of songs included: 

Math: 
- Caught Up in Elapsed Time
- Plot Like Woe (Plotting Ordered Pairs)
- I Know My Steps for Long Division (Long Division Shuffle) 
- I Know My Addition Properties
- I know My Multiplication Properties
- I Wanna Name My Triangles
- Let's Problem Solve
- Subtraction Rocks You

ELA: 
- I Can Write a Friendly Letter 
- Tell Me the Summary 
- Name Your Parts of Speech 

Social Studies: 
- Types of Communities 

Motivational: 
- This Year Rocks
- We Will Be Champions

This is definitely a unit that we will be adding to as we go! I am sure there are plenty more songs in our future! My kiddos will make sure of that! 

Hope you are having a blessed week! 

Flash SALE...Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year, sweet friends! All I have to say is bring it 2013! I can't wait to see what this new year has in store for me, my family, and friends. I have a feeling that the best is yet to come! ;) To say "THANK YOU" for being such amazing followers, I am throwing a flash sale in my TPT shop! It only lasts until midnight tonight {January 1st}, so go get your shop on! Click on the link below to stock up in my shop! Hope you all have the most amazing new year! Love to all! 

Here are a few things that you will want to add to your collection for the winter months! You can click on any of the pictures below to find it in my TPT shop! 

Winter Graphing: 

Penguin Research: A Definite Fave! 

If I Lived in a Snow Globe! 

January & February Math Centers: 

     

Celebrate the 100th Day:

You can check out our 100th day from last year {HERE}.

What better time to practice friendly letters than February...and learn about famous American, Abe Lincoln! 

In March...My Leprechaun in a Jar! 

January would also be the perfect time to implement Reader's Workshop into the classroom. My newest RW unit will be on sale as well! 

Now...what are you waiting for?!? Here is to a blessed 2013! Happy New Year, y'all!!