Math Calendar Journal Sheets for Daily Practice

I've kind of taken a little mental health break from "school stuff" this summer.  Not what my plan was, but sometimes you just need a bit of a break.  I'm spent a lot of time reading and just relaxing, going to the pool, going on walks, and trying to run/jog when I get a free moment to myself.  Got myself able to run at least 2 miles without stopping, so YAY for me for that, I guess!

Last week I started to get into school mode and tackled one of the projects I wanted to get done over the summer.  I wanted something that the whole class/each student could do each day to help them be a bit more "into" our daily math calendar time.  I knew that I needed it to be a bit transitional as they learn about 2 digit and 3 digit numbers.

I'm not quite sure how I want to use it, but my plan is to create a monthly packet for each student to fill in as we do the math calendar or after we do math calendar to transition into math.  I thought it would be a good way to teach it and keep everyone actively involved.  I feel like I always have those kids that tune-out during the time on the rug while one kid comes up to the board and does the activity.  Kids just aren't listening.  I'm hoping this way, they realize that they are responsible for all items on the math board and not just when they are chose to go to the board.

This Math Calendar Journal packet includes:

• Blank Calendars (portrait & landscape) for children to fill in for each month. This would be a great cover page for a monthly Math Calendar packet.
• Blank Calendars for Recording Temperature (portrait & landscape). Students will record the temperature each day and then the high & low temperature for the month.
• 4 different “Write the Date” sheets to use throughout the year in the learning process. Beginning sheet guides them to choose the “day of the week”, the “month”, the “date” and the “year”.
• “Write the Date” sheet that includes recording the daily “Temperature”
• 3 “Days of School” sheets to work with the number of days in school that include: writing the number, even & odd, B10 Blocks, tallies, money, and number grid placement. Three different levels from 1-digit to 3 digit numbers to get you through the 180 days of school.

You can find this HERE at my TPT store.  You can download a preview of the entire packet to see what the whole thing looks like before you purchase it.  I would love your feedback here on my blog, even if you don't purchase it.  Let me know what you think!

Community Helpers Cut Apart Sentences

This cut apart sentence pack includes these Community Helper themed cut apart sentences. These work great for morning work or literacy centers. Students have to unscramble the sentence and put it in order, then write the sentences on the lines at the bottom of the paper. A great independent activity.

The teacher teaches the class.
A fireman puts out fires.
A policeman will help you.
A construction worker builds houses.
A nurse will give you a shot.
A farmer drives a tractor.
The dentist cleans your teeth.
The doctor helps you stay healthy.
A mailman delivers your mail.
A beautician cuts and fixes your hair.
A cheerleader cheers for the team.
An astronaut goes to space.
A cowboy works on a ranch.
A scientist works in a lab.
The weatherman tells the weather.
A gardener takes care of the flowers.

You can find this set HERE at my TPT store.

Shape Box Letters for Words Font

Per request from a customer on Teachers Pay Teachers, I just finished creating this font.  This font is a letter box font that has boxes around the entire word to show the "word shape".  There are NO lines in between each letter like my Shape Box Letters Font.  To complete the line around the entire word, there are a few extra keystrokes that you will need to insert.  The key is included in the zip file.

Check out this pin on pinterest that someone put together using this font:  HERE

Where you can purchase this font:
My TPT store HERE
My TN shop HERE

Summer Fun Doodles with FREEBIE Beach Ball

Well, I haven't been drawing much this summer and I know I should have done this during the time I was on medical leave for my breast reduction in May, but I wasn't motivated then, so here it is!  I guess I'll have it for next year to make some fun summer themed things for my kiddos!

Summer Fun Doodles includes these BW and full-color PNG images:

• flip flops (different colors)
• sand buckets (3 styles)
• sunscreen
• beach umbrella
• swim trunks (different colors)
• bikinis (different colors)
• sand castle
• sand dune
• waves
• life jackets (2 different colors)
• water hose
• goggles
• beach ball
• beach towels (different colors)
• snorkel
• sunglasses (different colors)
• flippers

You can find this set:
HERE at my TPT store
HERE at my Teacher's Notebook shop.

I have to give credit to my daughter, MaKenna.  She colored in the Beach Girl.

Here's your FREEBIE:  Please remember to follow TOU included in the zip file if you purchase this set.  Basically give credit to me and flatten all products using my images so they can't be extracted!  Thanks so much for stopping into my blog!

Back to School Cut Apart Sentences

Finally feels like summer vacation!  I feel like a taxi this month bringing my two kids to ball practices, summer school, swim lessons, games, etc.  We've been banned from our classroom for June as they are getting rid of our flooring and they have it all sealed off to remove the asbestos.  But June is coming to an end and that means that its not long until I really need to be thinking about getting back in my classroom and doing those "summer to-do things" like reorganizing file-cabinets, etc..  This project has been on my to-do list all year to finish up and now its complete.  (Check one thing off for the summer!  Yay!)  

Sentences included in this set:

• Line up quickly and quietly in the hall.
• Raise your hand before talking.
• Sit cross-cross applesauce on the carpet.
• Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
• Friends are fun to play with.
• Write your name on your paper.
• Some kids ride the bus to school.
• Bring your bag to school every day.
• Put the cap back on the glue stick.
• Listen to the teacher.
• You will learn to read.

Some of them might be a little hard for you beginning first graders, but if you do together as a class to teach them how to do it, they shouldn't have too much of a problem.  For Kindergarteners this might only be a whole group activity for the mimio.  I usually make a mimio lesson out of this and drill the sentences in their head so they can remember that when they go to put it back together.  They can use the beginning sounds to help with putting the sentence together.  I included some labels on the pictures to help with word recognition as well.

You can find this HERE at my TPT store.

Spring and Summer Cut Apart Sentences

Finally got motivated during the time I have been home on recovery from surgery to finally do something school related.  This week I finally feel more like myself and feel like getting back into the swing of things.  I go back to work on Thursday, which gives me 1 1/2 days left with my first graders.  Yesterday, I created these cut-aparts that can be used in the spring or summer or during summer school.

Sentences included in this set:

You can make a sand castle at the beach.

Bring buckets and shovels to the beach.

It’s fun to go on a hike in the woods!

Baseball is a fun game to play in the summer.

It’s time to plant your garden in the spring.

Bees like to buzz around the flowers in the garden.

Plants need air, water, and sunlight to grow.

Have a BBQ with your friends and family.

Don’t spend all summer playing video games.

Hang your clothes out on the clothes line to dry.

Let’s go tubing down the river!

Go outside and look for bugs and put them in a jar.

Take a trip to the zoo with your family.

Go fishing with your mom or dad.

Go on vacation with your family to Disney World.

Run through the sprinkler on a hot day.

 You can purchase this set HERE at my TPT store.

Clip Art used in this set:

Clip Art by Carrie, Graphics From the Pond, Melonheadz Illustrating, Charlotte's Clips

Gardening Doodles Clip Art Give Away on Teachers Notebook

Have been home from school after having surgery the past two weeks and taking a break from napping and trying to do report cards.  Feel bad about not getting any clip art drawn, but I've been too tired to do anything.  My clip art shops have been neglected!

Just for Spring and Gardening season, I'm doing my first ever GIVE AWAY on Teacher's Notebook.  Stop on over to Teacher's Notebook and click on the link below, to enter this give away!  Give away ends May 28, 2013!

Gardening Doodles Give Away on Teacher's Notebook