Win, Loss, and a Thing of Cost...and a little something for you!

How is your summer going?

I feel like its going by so fast,

but it is still so nice to have the time off.

 

It is Wednesday and so I hope you

will join Matt and I for...

WIN:  My blog has reached 300 followers!

I can't believe that many people have some

interest in what I have to say.

I appreciate it so much!

As a way to say thank you,

my Word Work - Initial Consonant Blends Set #1 

will be "a little bit longer than a flash" freebie until later this afternoon.

 

 

It's not much, but I think a lot of you can use it.

Thank you so much for being my follower!

 

LOSS:  I ate 1/2 a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in one day.

 

I love chips and that is why I never buy them.

If they are in the house, I will eat them.

I bought them to have with sandwiches

because I can't eat a sandwich without chips.

Anyone else have weird eating rules?

 

Thing of Cost:  This super cute bag from Target.

 

My sister received this type of bag as a gift,

but it was Vera Bradley.

I loved her bag, so I looked online...

$120!

I don't love it that much.

Mine was $29.99.

 

Matt and I would love it if you linked up with us.

Share with us a win, loss and a thing of cost!

Be sure to head over to my store for the flash freebie.

 

Monday Made It - I-Spy Jars and Word Work

If you read my blog,

you know that I love my two girls

and enjoy spending time with them.

 

Here are two pictures of us

celebrating on the 4th of July. 

Summer is so special because I really

have so much time with them.

Don't you just love that!

 

Well, it's Monday, and that means it is time for

 The first thing I made were I-Spy jars

for, you guessed it, our road trip.

Please pardon the pictures,

I'm not much of a photographer.

 

I started with two empty plastic

containers, a bag of rice and some small trinkets.

 

I alternated putting rice and trinkets into the containers.

 

I wanted my daughter to know what she was looking

for in each jar, so I made little cards.

 

The pictures are upside-down,
but I'm sure you get the idea!
The trinkets were put on a piece of paper

and then I took a picture.

I printed the pictures onto white paper

and cut the cards.

Then I put the cards into a baggie.

 

It's nothing fancy, but I just need it to

last for our trip.

 

This might be fun to use in the classroom with

spelling or vocabulary words.

You could place words in the containers that follow

a certain spelling pattern and those that don't.

The kids would have a recording sheet

to list the words they find -

pattern words and non-pattern words.
 

Math equations could be put in the containers.

Have some correct equations and some incorrect.

Again, give the kids a recording sheet

to share what they find.

 

How else could we use these?

 

My second creation was...

These are word lists and activities

that I use with my own third graders,
but could be used in second or fourth also.

There are three different word lists.

All three packs have

2 skill sheets to use with the word lists,

a word sort and

and two additional activities.

Many of the activities have two versions,

on-level and above level words.

 

 Each of the products below are sold separately

or you can buy the whole bundle.

Also, they are 20% off through Wednesday!

 



 

What have you been working on lately?