Has it been that long???

Jaw drop (second today ... I'll say more in a minute) .... has it really been a year since I posted?????

Life has been, well you know... 2020!

Over the past month I have had a few messages asking me to update my Place Value Mystery Picture and today I finally had some time ... and energy!

Back to my first jaw drop of the day.  When I went to upload my edit I noticed that this product has been downloaded almost 100,000 times!  Say what?!?!  I cannot imagine that so many teachers and students would use my activities - heartwarming to say the least.

Mind blown!

Anyway ... the product has been uploaded and is still free.  

You can downloaded it by clicking on the pictures below or HERE.

Talk soon ... I promise :)

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!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!  This post comes with wishes of HEALTH, HAPPINESS and LOVE!

Here's a FREE New Year mystery picture that will keep your students engaged and practicing place value during the first few days back to school!

You can find it HERE at my TPT store.

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

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!

New Year 2017 FREEBIE

What a whirlwind week it has been!  I knew that teaching until the 23rd would mean Christmas would be busy, but yikes - I went right from 20 super-excited, elf loving, energetic students to Christmas Eve overnight - literally!!!!!

But now ... RELAXATION is in order until January 9th!!  Netflix and I have some catching up to do!

A few weeks ago I updated my New Year's mystery picture but haven't had a chance to let you know.  Students solve to find the number, then color.

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My kiddos get so excited when I copy the 2 pages side by side on an 11 X 17 piece of paper - which they think is a 'poster'.  :)

You can download this for FREE HERE.

I hope this helps make your January planning a little easier.  Enjoy and I'll be back in the near future with a new product I'm working on. :)

Mystery Picture Bundle update

I was busy today ...

My Mystery Picture Bundle has grown again ... if you own it be sure to download it to get the additions.

If you look close you will see that I added a Scarecrow picture.

You can find it on it's own HERE and in the bundle HERE.  The bundle now contains 30 pictures and the price remains the same. :)

I've also updated the binder cover and spine and the 'I can' student instruction card.  Here's a peek!

Do you have a scarecrow theme?  If so, don't forget about The Scarecrow's Hat freebie I posted last fall.  Click on the picture below to read more.

Would you like a copy of the new Scarecrow Mystery Picture?  If so, be one of the first 3 people to comment here with 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! :)

Starting the New Year with Organization

Happy New Year!

I hope that you are all settled into your back to school routine.  It was a busy week in first grade and as much as I love my first graders I was 'a tad' tired by Friday and ready for the weekend! ;)

We started the week by creating toasts from Katie Mense's New Year pack - they turned out adorably!!!!  You can find her pack HERE.

My kiddos were then thrilled to solve the mystery of my free New Year's Place Value Mystery Picture.  You can download a copy HERE.

I spent much of the holidays organizing at home ... closets, the kitchen... I actually accomplished a lot!

Once I got back to school I created new bin labels for my Monday to Friday bins.  Let's face it - a cute work space is essential!

You can download the labels for free HERE.

Happy New Year friends!

Planning for 2016 with a freebie :)

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful winter break - I know I am!!!  I've been doing some mindless reading and doing some Netflix binging!

I've updated my New Year's Mystery Picture for 2016 and it's still free :) You can download it HERE.

I've also added a new Mystery Picture to my Place Value bundle - If you own it you can download it HERE.  The bundle now contains 28 pictures.

This picture has a Superhero theme and will provide place value practice anytime of year.  Students solve the tens and ones to find the number before they color.

I copy the two student pages on an 11 X 17" paper and the students LOVE working on the large paper!!

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

a little update ...

Just a quick note to say that I've added a new Mystery Picture to my bundle so if you own it be sure to download it again to get the newest addition. It's also posted on it's own HERE.

so now there are 27 pictures included :)

I'll send a copy of the School Bus mystery picture to the first 3 people who comment on this post.  If you already own the bundle no need to enter :)