Happy New Year!

I hope that you have all enjoyed the hustle and bustle of December!  Between school, kids and my grand-daughter I have been BUSY but loved every minute if it! My hope over the next few days is to watch a few of the Hallmark movies that are filling up my PVR!

I've had a chance recently to update my FREE tens and ones mystery picture for 2020 and wanted to be sure you knew in case you were planning for back to school in the new year.

You can download it by clicking on the picture below.

It will keep your students busy while practicing place value during that busy first few days back.

  

On a side note ... when heading to TPT to get the link to share with you I noticed that this has been downloaded over 80,000 times!  WHAT?!?! Wow!!! I'm speechless!

It's finally summer and a freebie!

I have been green with envy the past month or so reading blog posts of teachers who started their summer vacation ... now, I have finally joined the relaxation!  My plans consist of lots of relaxation, family time and of course adding a few new products to my TPT store. :)

First up, I decided that this fall I will introduce my Mystery Pictures with an easier picture that uses numbers to 50.  This will be a great lesson on it's own but also be the perfect introduction to the other pictures I have them do throughout the year.

You can pick up a copy (did I mention it's FREE?) in my TPT store - enjoy!!  You can find it HERE.

Rudolph Place Value

Hello!!!!!!!!!  I hope the fall is treating all of you well.  I might be on of the few, but I enjoy these dark, cozy evening sitting by the fire and puttering on my computer.

Just posted to my store an new Mystery Picture in time for your holiday planning.

Just like the others students are given the number of tens and ones and need to solve then find and color the number in the hundreds chart.   My students love when I print the 2 pages on one large 11 by 17 paper - they think they're working on a poster! LOL  You can find it HERE at my TPT store.

I have added this to my growing Mystery Picture Bundle.  So, if you won the bundle you already own this new picture and can download the update for free!

The bundle now has 31 pictures! Wowzers!!! You can find the bundle HERE at my TPT store.

I know many of you own the bundle, and you can get your copy for free, but if you don't and would like a copy of the Rudolph Mystery Picture I will send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post - don't forget your email!

The Day the Crayons Quit

About 4 months ago I started creating activities to go with one of my favorite read alouds ... The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.  Now that school's out I've had a chance to put the activities into a learning pack. :)

Although this started as a small unit it ended up being 80 pages!

Inside you'll find:

opinion writing
persuasive writing
scrambled color words
point of view
character traits
using color
personification
creating a new character
alphabetical order
writing craftivity
teaching tools
writing pages
and ... I added a place value mystery picture because my students can't get enough of them!

As you can see... this unit is jam packed!

Don't have the book on hand?  Here's a link to a read aloud on YouTube by The Storybook Factory.

You can find this learning pack HERE in my TPT store.  As always, the first 3 people who leave a comment with their email will get a copy!

Did I mention who I spent my Saturday evening with???  None other than Blake Shelton!  His show was FANTASTIC!!!!! 

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and I hope to be back soon with more of my half finished products! :)

Superhero Math

It's done and added to my store.  Print, Roll and Play Dice Activities (Superhero Edition)!!  I am loving these packs.  They are black and white to save ink, each activity includes an 'I can' student instruction card and all you need to so is add dice for instant hands-on practice.

I have also added it to my bundle and have not increased the price  - a $24.50 value for $15 and by purchasing you guarantee yourself a free download of any future additions to the pack. Coming soon ... Valentine's Day :)

My dice learning packs are on sale throughout the remainder of the Jump into January Freebie Blog Hop.  Haven't seen it yet?  Find out more HERE!

As always, I'd like to give away a few copies of my new product.  The first 3 people who leave a comment on this post will get a Superhero Dice Learning Pack!

New Year's Planning

Who's ready for Christmas? I wish I was, but I am no where near ready.  I've spent the day making Christmas baking, but am embarrassed to say I have so much to do!

However, I feel more on the ball at school.  My student gifts are wrapped, the concert is this week and I'm planned ahead - wahoo!

Speaking of planning ahead ... I've updated my New Year's mystery picture for 2015 which you can download for FREE HERE at my TPT store.

Students will practice pace value by solving the find the number given the tens and ones, then find the number on the hundreds chart and color.

I hope this helps get you planned for the first day back after Christmas break and if you love it as much as I do then I you'll love he assortment of tens and ones mystery pictures you'll find in my store.  They're available on their own or in a bundle.

Good luck getting ready for the holidays!!

Halloween Fun!!

I know I said it yesterday, but I'll say it again ... I am loving this looooong weekend!!!!

The turkey's in the oven and I'm waiting for my family to arrive - yummy!!!!!!!!!

So, just stopping in to let you know that I have added a new Mystery Picture to my Bundle.

and made a few upgrades to some of the most popular pictures.

        

They're all available individually in my store (just click on them to take you there) and I've updated my Bundle which you can redownload for free at TPT. Just go into "my purchases".

I hope that you are enjoying a long weekend too!  (If not, I'm soooo sorry).

C'mon summer!

Yesterday was the first day this season that I wore sandals!  I was sooooo excited and even though it's rainy and chilly today I know that summer is on it's way!  To celebrate I have added my newest tens and ones mystery picture to my TPT store.  It is beach themed (can;t wait to feel the sand between my toes!) and goes beyond the hundred's chart to include numbers to 120.

Students solve the number of tens and ones to get the number, then color.

Here's a close up:

This product is available HERE at my TPT store and in my Bundle.  If you own the bundle you can download this one for free by heading over to your purchases and re-downloading the bundle.

It is up to a whopping 24 pictures!

As usual, I'll send a copy of my newest mystery picture to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Happy Sunday!!

Spring Mystery Picture

C'mon spring!!!! I am sooooo ready for your arrival!!

I have my Easter Literacy Centers ready to go and now I have some place value practice ready for our first rainy day.  At this point here in the east, rain would be a welcome change from snow :)

As with my other place value pictures students need to solve to find the number then color to reveal the picture.

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This picture goes beyond the hundreds chart to include numbers to 120.  I usually copy the two students pages side by side on an 11 X 17 paper.  The kids love working on a 'poster'.

I have included this new picture in with my ever growing Mystery Picture Bundle.

If you already own it you can re-download for free to get the new picture :)

You can find my new Spring themed mystery picture HERE.  Let's see who's on their computer tonight, I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Have a great night!! 

Ahoy Mateys!

Ahoy mateys!

First, congratulations for almost making it through the first week back!  Not an easy task!!!

Second, do your students like pirates?  Mine do and I think they'll go crazy over my latest mystery picture!
(You'd laugh if you knew how many attempts it took me to make this look like a pirate.  After each attempt I asked my daughter what she thought and I kept tweaking until I got her approval :)

Here's a little peek at the student pages.  I always copy the 2 pages together on an 11 X 17 paper.  They think it's 'cool' to work on a poster. :)

Just like my other tens and ones mystery pictures students need to figure out the number before they color.

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I've posted this HERE at my TPT store and added it to my ever expanding bundle which now has 22 pictures.

I'd love to send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post.  I'm trying to think of an idea for my next mystery picture.  In your comment tell me one that you'd like to see.

Have a great day tomorrow - the weekend is almost here!!!!!!