Rockin' Sound Unit

My best selling unit on TpT is my States of Matter Unit. Many teachers have purchased this unit and have had much success with it in their classroom. I contribute this to my "hands-on" approach to teaching Science. I think a lot of teachers like using hands-on activities in their classroom, but don't really know where to start.

Teachers have sent me emails requesting more Science units. I am slowly but surely getting those up. I posted a Sound mini-unit late last night. I call this a mini-unit because the unit isn't complete like my States of Matter unit. This sound unit has lots of hands-on activities and ideas, but does not contain a study guide and final assessment for the unit. It's just not comprehensive.

Check out this unit! I think your kids will love the sound centers in which this kids learn about the principles of sound through hands-on experiences.

Freebies and More!

Hey blogger friends! I am sorry that I have not posted in a little bit. I have had a tough week. My sweet dog, Drake, that we have had for over nine years was hit by a car last weekend. He was certainly my baby and I miss him more than you can EVER imagine!

To keep my mind off our loss, I have been working on posting materials like a mad woman! I have two freebies for you and a new character traits lesson.

The first freebie I have for you is an edible rocks lab. Your kiddos will absolutely love this! This lesson will give your kids a concrete visual for how rocks are form. And tell me, what kid doesn't like to eat? I promise this lesson will be a great addition to your rock unit. Click on the picture below to go to mt TpT store and download this for your classroom.

Another freebie that I have for you is a comparing decimals game. I kind of came up with this as a spur of the moment activity on Friday. My kids loved it! Comparing decimals is so not fun! Click on the picture below to take you to this freebie!

Around Christmas time, I created a unit on character traits using the book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This unit was VERY popular and I received several emails and requests to create more character traits units similar to this one that was not holiday centered. Unfortunately, I was not inspired to create anything. :( I tried and I just could not come up with anything. Well, the other night I was laying in bed, and this lesson just kind of popped into my head. It is very similar to my Christmas Character Traits Unit, but the book of focus is A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. It's one of my favorites! I hope that this unit is what some of you had in mind when you asked for more units . Please let me know what you think.

Well, I think I have rambled enough! I am going to go back to watching the SEC tournament game. I am keeping my fingers crossed that my CATS will pull off another win and be the SEC champs! And with a little luck, maybe National Champs too! :) GO CATS!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Pinterest

In case you haven’t heard or read all the fine print, evidently you need permission to post other's pictures on Pinterest. Well no worries here, feel free to post anything from my blog, TpT store, or Teacher's Notebook store. Pin! Pin! Pin! If you are as shocked by this as I am, you can read more about it on this webpage Corkboard Connections.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Leap Into a Great Sale!

I LOVE bargains! So, I am really excited about participating in the BIG Leap Day Sale on TpT! You'll save 20% off my items in addition to the 10% off TpT is offering when you use their promo code. I think the best thing of all is that I get to take advantage of the sale myself. I plan to purchase all those wonderful items in my wishlist. The next BIG sale won't come until Teacher Appreciation Day in May, so take advantage of those sales on Wednesday.

In addition to the sale, I posted two new items recently. Yesterday, I posted Cooking Up a Fraction of the Day. This item offers daily practice for finding equilvalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, comparing fractions, and much more. The skills practiced will hit many of the Common Core Standards for 3rd and 4th grade students. Click on the picture below to take a look at this packet. It contains 60 different fraction of the day sheets.

As promised, I posted my Science mini-unit on forces and motion. There will be more Science units to come. I receive many request for more Science units, so I am slowly but surely adding those.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend! :)

Happy President's Day!

I hope everyone got to enjoy a day off to celebrate President's Day. If you were not out of school, I am sorry. :( I have been able to get a much needed restful weekend. I have also worked on some things and have posted them to my TPT an TN stores.

I am still continue my study of Presidents. I plan to do this by reading the novel, George Washington's Sock. Today, I posted the reading response sheets that I plan to use with my literature circles. If you are interested in checking them out, just click on the picture below.

I have had many teachers that have requested that I post more Science units. Here is a sneak peek as to what I am working on now. I hope to have this mini-unit posted by the end of the week. Stay tuned! :)

Dr. Seuss Reading and Writing Activities

I just posted my latest product, Dr. Seuss Reading and Writing Activities. I can't wait until Read Across America Week. Click on the pictures below to check out my unit on TPT or Teacher's Notebook.

Dr. Seuss Fun!

I have already starting thinkign about how I am going to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday with my class this year. Pinterest is full of ideas and I am in the early stages of developing some materials. I was excited to find a video of Justin Beiber reading The Cat and the Hat. Click on the picture below to check this out.

**Adorable Cat in the Hat clipart is from The 3AM Teacher's blog.

Happy Friday!