I Spy Number Words Booklet

Happy Summer!

I think I say it every time I write a post ... "It's been awhile"!

I have a number of products I used in my classroom that I plan to get ready to post in my store for you and tonight is my first of them!

My students LOVE using magnifying glasses.  When they are using them I think they are forgetting exactly how much work they are accomplishing.  After all, I keep tell them we do our activities for two reasons ... learning AND fun!

Just added to my TPT store is a quick prep printable booklet that will have your students using magnifying glasses to search for tiny number words (0-20). I have also included an optional word search that is perfect for your early finishers.  Of course, I have included an 'I can' instruction card to keep your little learners on task.

The booklets are in black and white to save your ink. I know how precious it is!  The 'I can' cards are in both color and black and white for you to choose.

I have added this learning pack to my I Spy Bundle so if you already own it please download the update and you'll get this pack too.  :)  If yo don't have it, the bundle now contains 21 I Spy activities!

In my classroom I have many magnifying glasses from the dollar store but I also have a set of these: (please note this is an affiliate link but you'll be glad you peeked!)  They allow for hands free learning, not just for I Spy but for many other activities in your classroom.

Giveaway ended As always, I'll send a copy of my newest resource, I Spy Number Words Booklet to the first 3 people who comment on this post with their email.  :)

I Spy Digraphs

Happy St. Patrick's Eve!  As much fun as we had with our leprechaun door this week in grade one I am secretly happy that St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year!  

Yesterday, I posted a new I Spy learning pack in my store and I must say that it's my favorite one yet!!!  I Spy Digraphs!! When Whimsy Clips came out with Donut Shop clip art I was instantly in love and new that it was just the clip art I was waiting for!!

Add a magnifying glass and this literacy station is ready to go!  I have included both color and black and white options because if you're like me ... colored ink at school is not an option and I use an abundance at home!

I added this to my I Spy Bundle so if you own it .. you can re-download it and pick up this pack for free!  It now contains 20 I Spy activities!  

You can find I Spy Digraphs HERE in my TPT store.  

As always, I'd love to give away a few copies of my newest pack.  The first 3 people who comment on this post will receive a copy.  Don't forget your email!

I Spy Contraction Fun!

My students get so excited when they see I have the magnifying glasses out and have been asking for a new center.  I have a group of firsties that are ready for some independent work with contractions so created a new I Spy to keep them working and engaged.

You can find I Spy Contractions HERE.

When I was trying to decide on a clip art theme I stumbled upon these cutest s'mores by Creative Clips and just had to use them!

This learning pack includes 4 pictures (in color and black and white) each containing teeny tiny contractions that students need to read and record with a magnifying glass.  I have included 3 different recording pages to help with differentiating your student's needs.  Each option comes with an 'I can' student instruction page to keep your students on task.

I have added this unit to my I Spy Bundle so if you already own it you can re-download and get this for free.  The bundle now includes 19 learning packs which you get for 50% off in the bundle.

As always, I'll send my newest pack I Spy Contractions to the first 3 people who comment on this post :)

I hope you are having a chance to enjoy the Easter weekend with family and friends!!

I Spy Christmas!

Last evening I uploaded a revised I Spy Christmas pack to my store. The original wasn't as 'printer friendly' as I'd like and didn't include a black and white version so the update was necessary!

I've included 4 I Spy pages in both color and black and white.  A choice of 3 recording pages to help with differentiation and an optional word search for students to find the words once they print them.  Of course, a student 'I can' instruction card is included for each option :)

If you already own the original head on over to TPT to download or simply check it out HERE.

As always, I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post :)

Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives

One of my readers suggested a great idea that made me think "Why didn't I think of that?". She asked if I would create an I Spy with nouns, verbs and adjectives.  At first I wondered how to go about it, then thought ... why not get them to find the words then decide which type of word it is?

Here's what I came up with and I'm so excited:

I included anchor charts to help with a mini-lesson and to leave at the station, 'I can' cards to go with the recording sheets, four hidden pictures and everything in color and black & white.

The best thing ... it's NO PREP! Just print, add magnifying glasses and go!

You can find it HERE at my TPT store and in my bundle HERE. If you own the bundle then just redownload to pick up the new addition :)

I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post and it's on sale in my store for the rest of the day :)

Happy Sunday!

It's here! A personalized I Spy pack!!

You've asked so you shall receive!!!

I have made a few of you an individual I Spy pack and sent them to you so this year I have decided to include the option in my TPT store.

My students LOVE it when I get the magnifying glasses out and what could make it even more special?  Why finding their own names of course!!

Here's what you get:

and here's how it works:

With your purchase you will download a set of questions for you to answer and email to me.  I will send you your personalized product within 72 hours (although usually much sooner!)

If you receive a new student within the 2014-15 school year I will make the addition to your product at no cost to you.

Due to the personalized nature of this product it is not included in my I Spy Bundle.

If you have not seen my I Spy packs before click HERE for a free one to see what all the ‘fun’ is about!!

Any questions? Just ask!  

I'm giving away a personalized copy.  If you win once you get your class list for this year just send me the answers to the questions I will send you.

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All new...

I feel like an author who just finished a trilogy.  I've been working away at completing 3 different insect themed literacy products and finally have the third one ready to list in my store.

It's an insect themed I Spy that focuses on word families.  To use this station students use a magnifying glass to find teeny tiny word family words hidden on four pages. Each page has two word families. The word families used are ack/ake, in/ine, at/ate, ell/ill. I have included blends and digraphs with the words. Students record the words on the recording page. An 'I can' student instruction card is included to keep students on task and just in case you want to save your ink I have added each page in black & white.

You can find it HERE at my TPT store and also in my I Spy Bundle.  If you already own the bundle you can download the addition for free.

This matches my Literacy Bundle and Mirror Words.  Would you like a chance to win all 3?  Enter below, but hurry, it's going to be a quick giveaway!  I'll be sleeping (hopefully!) when this ends so I'll choose 2 winners tomorrow after school :)

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I Spy Math Words

My newest product creates a problem.  At least it's a good problem :)

My problem will be deciding if I want to use this in a math work station basket or during Daily 5. 
Integrating subjects across the curriculum is easy to do with this activity. 

Students will use a magnifying glass to search for teeny tiny math words hidden in pictures. The words include number words (zero to twenty) and other words such as odd, even, add, subtract...). Each of the four pictures has 10 hidden words.

I have included a choice of 2 different recording sheets to help differentiate for your students.  Each one comes with an I can students instruction card.

To use this activity I print one copy of each of the four hidden pictures in color and one I can card to be shared at a station. Each child needs a copy of the black and white recording sheet.

This activity is available at my TPT store and is also available in my I Spy Bundle.

I'll send a copy of I Spy Math Words to the first 3 commenters on this post.  In your comment please let me know when you think a good idea is to use this activity.

I Spy Valentine's Day Update

Happy New Year! 

I hope the new year treats you well with health and happiness!!!!

While continuing with my back to school planning I realized that I needed to update my I Spy Valentine's Day unit.  I've made it a little more 'printer friendly' and added "I can..." student instruction cards.

I use this activity during my literacy stations.  I print one copy of each of the four colored pictures for the group to share and a recording sheet for each student.  I have included two different recording sheets to help you differentiate for your students.

You can find this activity at my TPT store by clicking HERE.  It is also available in my I Spy Bundle.

As always, I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An I Spy Update

I'm going to come right out and say it ... between assessments, report cards and getting ready for parent-teacher conferences, not to mention day to day planning I am struggling to get it all in.  PLEASE say that I am not the only one!!!

I am a very organized person and am usually so on top of things so I will be a happy camper when the next couple of weeks are over.

In my planning I'm looking ahead to December and when I pulled out my I Spy Christmas Words and realized that last year I had not been using "I can..." card in my literacy stations so thought I'd better add one!

For this activity students will use magnifying glasses to find teeny tiny Christmas words and then record them on a choice of two recording sheets.  If you already own this product you can head over to TPT and re-download the update for free.  I have also added it to my I Spy Bundle.

If you do not already own a copy and would like one, I'll be sending own to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

I Spy Color Words

If you're reading this you survived Halloween!!!  Congratulations and best of luck as we all venture into tomorrow.  On the bright side it'll be Friday and the weekend will be in sight!

I have a few students who are really struggling with color words and since I know they love to use magnifying glasses I came up with a new I spy activity for them to work on.

You'll notice I used my bear clip art and buttons so I can also tie it in with my Corduroy unit.  If you haven't seen my Corduroy unit you can read about it here.

Students will use a magnifying glass to find teeny tiny words on a button and color the button to match.  I have included an "I can..." student instruction card in both color and black and white to help keep students focused.  There is also a color word anchor chart (again with color and black and white options).  If you choose to print this in black and white you'll need to color the buttons yourself.

You can find this product at my TPT store by clicking here.  It's also been added to my I Spy Bundle

  

so if you already own it head on over and redownload it from your purchases for free.

If you do not have the bundle and would like a copy leave a comment.  I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who leave a comment on this post.

Good luck tomorrow as we get through the day after Halloween!!!

I Spy Bossy 'e' Update

I have a new "I Spy" in the works and I hope to have it ready to post this weekend.  I am really excited about this one and think you will be too!

Until then, I've added an "I can..." instruction card to my I Spy Bossy 'e' activity so if you own it be sure to head on over to TPT and re-download for free.

If you haven't seen it before here's what it includes:
You might call it bossy or magic or silent. Whatever you call it students will enjoy using a magnifying glass to search for teeny tiny bossy e words hidden in I spy pictures. Each dinosaur themed picture contains 10 bossy e words and for an added challenge, 5 words that have the letter e but not a bossy e. I have included three different recording sheets for you to choose from. This is a perfect engaging activity for students to use as a work work station.

I know it's not a new item in my store, but if you don't have a copy and would like one, I'll send one to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Have a great night everyone!

I Spy Halloween Update!

Happy October!!

Just a quick post from me tonight :)

Since last Halloween I have begin using "I can..." instruction cards in my literacy stations so I thought it was time to add them to my "I Spy Halloween" word work activity.

 

If you already own it you can head on over to TPT and redownload for free.

 

Students use a magnifying glass to find teeny tiny Halloween words and then record them.  There is a choice of a recording sheet depending on if you want your students to use one picture or all four.  I print one set of the color pages for students to share and a recording sheet for each child.

 

 

This activity is also included in my "I Spy" bundle so if you are looking for a variety you should check it out.



I know some of you own my Halloween I Spy activity, but if you don't I'd love to send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Have a super night!!

I Spy Word Family Words

Have you noticed that my posts are a little further apart now that I am back to school?  Like all of you, I am caught up in the September craziness!  Surely, it'll slow down soon.  Right? 

In the midst of the craziness I've been working on this new unit and I'm thrilled with the way it turned out!  We work on word families continually in first grade.  A challenge is always trying to come up with new ways to practice using them.  My I Spy activities are always such a hit with my students that I decided to create one that has students searching for teeny tiny words then sorting them into the correct word family.
Here's a peek:

To use this work activity I print one copy of each of the five I Spy pages (in color) and laminate.  Students useEach I Spy page has a matching recording sheet.

Each page has 20 hidden words from four word families.  The word families included are: ad, an, ap, at, ed, en, ell, et, ig, in, ip, it, ob, og, op, ot, ug, um, un, ut.

This activity has been posted individually at my TPT store but has also been added to my I Spy Bundle.  If you already own the bundle you can redownload for free to get the new activity.  This bundle has grown to include 14 I Spy word work activities including:

I Spy - 2 sounds of OO
I Spy - 2 sounds of Y
I Spy Alphabet
I Spy Bossy e
I Spy Loud Cows (ou and ow words)
I Spy Rhyming words
I Spy Sight Words
I Spy Silent Letters
I Spy Word Families

I Spy Christmas
I Spy Easter
I Spy Halloween
I Spy St. Patrick's Day
I Spy Valentine's Day

 

I'll send a copy of I Spy Word Families to the first 3 followers who leave a comment on this post.  Don't forget your email :)

I Spy Sight Words

In first grade we spend a lot of time practicing sight words.  I try to come up with so many fun ways to keep my students engaged, yet still learning and am excited to show you this!
I just put the finishing touches on this word work activity that I have been working on.

Hidden in each of the four pictures are 80 teeny tiny sight words.  Students need to use magnifying glasses to find them and then record them on one of the recording sheets.  To create this activity I used the first 80 high frequency Dolch sight words.

You can find this activity HERE at my TPT store. 

I added it to my I Spy Bundle so if you already own it just head on over and redownload to pick up a copy :)

Would you like a copy of my newest I Spy activity?  I will send a copy of I Spy Sight Words to the first 2 followers who comment on this post.  Don't forget your email!