Autumn Mix Place Value

We are trying a new math curriculum at school...not my favorite. The kids have a been having a hard time with a few of the place value skills we've been learning about. So I thought it would be fun to review these skills while using Autumn Mix candy. I usually graph with Autumn Mix candy...

but since I have switched grades to fourth, I wanted to do something a little more on their level. Thus was born my Autumn Mix Place Value.

We used it to help review for our math test and the kids did great!

I am putting this up on Teachers Pay Teachers at a discounted rate until I get home from work Monday! Head over and grab it while it's on sale!

Five for Friday AND A GIVEAWAY!!!

I'm linking up with Doodlebugs Teaching for Five for Friday (on Saturday)!  Make sure you head over and check out what others have been up to this week.

Here's how my week shaped up...

1. We started end of the year testing this week.  We spent a lot of time talking about things that would help us rock our test. We had our first day of testing and kicked it off with a testing treat and reminder to rock the test!

2. I created an interview/writing packet for young kids that's on sale for the first 24 hours!

3. I started a Facebook page to go along with my blog. And I'm having a giveaway for new Facebook followers...check it out!

4. We wrote about what would happen if we were the principal. Their ideas were cute!

5. We also had a snack to help us sort out flat and solid shapes. Definitely a hit!

I hope your weekend is starting off well.  Don't forget to get a copy of my new interview packet while it's on sale and to enter to win an item of your choice for following me on Facebook!

Snow Day Number 2!

So I am working on Snow Day number 2 for this week. (5 for the year). I've had a pretty productive day again today. I'm really hitting math skills hard. The math curriculum I'm provided with has very short lessons and doesn't introduce skills as early as I'd like. So I've been creating some items to get my kids moving along in math.
For example, we are supposed to be introducing tally marks and counting by 5 this week (weather permitting!). But this is a skill we've been practicing for some time now. So to help with practicing this skill, I created some puzzles yesterday. Check them out here, they're free!

We've also been working on addition. I created common core aligned addition puzzles within 5 yesterday (my kids LOVE puzzles)!

Today I created a set of puzzles for the different ways to make 10. And it's got a football theme, just in time for this weekend's festivities!

Here's the last thing I've got for you. We've almost made it to the end of this post, and the freebie I hinted at yesterday. Graphs and data interpretation are big for us. I wanted to start incorporating it into one of our math groups as it is it's own topic on one of our big tests. So I created some color, count, and graph sheets. Check them out. There's a freebie in the preview!

Thanks for sticking with me to the end of this post. Hope everyone is staying safe and warm! Happy Tuesday!

Productive Snow Days!

I cannot believe the last time I blogged was December 1. Blogging Slacker, right here!  But if you bear with me, I do have a little something to make up for that!

Today was a Snow Day for my district and I have recently found out that we will be off again tomorrow.  This is to be expected with negative wind chill temperatures and real temperatures dropping into the negative as well. This has given me some time to get my productivity flowing! I've got some new puzzles for addition within 5 and they include some adorable new robot clipart!

Click on the pictures or here, to check these out in my store!

I have a whole list that I plan to work on creating tonight and tomorrow, whenever I decide to roll out of bed! Read as 6:00 because I'm too used to the alarm! So you'll want to check back tomorrow and see what I've come up with!

And now, to say thanks for sticking with me while I was a bit absent from the blog, I have a little freebie to share with you.  I've created some skip counting puzzles.  My kids absolutely love these, but we're getting a little bored with the pictures as they haven't been changed out in a while.  There is a puzzle for counting by 2, 5, and 10 with three different themes for February (Groundhogs, Valentines, and Presidents!)

I hope you can use these with your students! I'd love a little feedback love if you do download! Check back tomorrow to see what I've been up to and see if there's any other freebies (hint, hint!).

Who doesn't love Autumn Mix???

I'm here with a quick share I what we did for math this week. And for those of you who are thinking, "It's about time she posts something"...I couldn't agree more!!! So here it is...Autumn mix Graphing. 

This activity had us practicing sorting, counting, numeral recognition and writing, and completing a graph! We accomplished a lot with this activity!

We also used this to go along with our science lesson. We are learning about our senses and this week we were practicing taste. So of course we had to taste our Autumn Mix...that's why there's a circle around the pumpkin at the top. This particular kinder friend liked the pumpkin candy corn the best!

You can pick up a copy of your own here.  Or you could be one of two lucky people who will grab a copy of their own for free...just tell me your favorite piece of candy corn from the Autumn Mix and I will pick two people tomorrow when I get home from work! Don't forget to leave your email with your comment!

I'm back and feeling creative...

I have all these creative ideas flowing around in my head.  I have lots that I want to make and get done. One of things on the list I made myself (am I the only one addicted to list making to stay on track???) was a common core aligned math activity.

What I love about this activity is the versatility of it. It can be used as an assessment, with a small group, with a large group, or even as an independent center. I also made it to be printed in color or in black and white!

Because I am am loving this activity so much, I am going to give a copy away to the first two people to leave a comment and their email! If you'd like to check this item out, you can click a picture or use this link!

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I link up for Monday Made It! I've already got a few things in the works!