The Joys of Power Point, my New Favorite Game and Scaredy Squirrel!

Good afternoon everybody!

I am excited to announce that I have recently fallen in love.... TWICE! Once with Power Point and then a second time with I have who has!!

1- POWER POINT!!! It was about time I realized Power Point is for more than presentations! Up until recently, I was using Word to create all of my documents. And it took forever!!! After seeing a few TPT sellers write that they were using PP I figured I would give it a try. And boy am I happy I did! Creating stuff is so much faster and there are some great features that Word doesn't have. So I'm hooked! :) And if you check out Amy Lemons blog, she has two video tutorials that are really helpful!! Thanks AMY!!

2- I have who has!! As I'd mentionned in an earlier post, I've only recently found out about this game. I've been  playing with my students for the last two weeks and we are all in love with this game!! My students get really excited (in a good way ;) when we play! We try to beat our time everytime (that's a lot of times!;) and when we do, the kids feel so proud! It is so cute! So far, we've played I have who has for time and for contractions.
If you would like a copy of my I have who has for contractions, click here!

Now I would like to introduce you to an other love of mine... just not a new one ;)

SCAREDY SQUIRREL!!!

Scaredy Squirrel is a character created by Canadian author Mélanie Watt. He is the most amazing character ever! The series follow the adventures of little Scaredy, an extremely fearful squirrel. Scaredy is both funny and charming and the books have a sarcastic tone you are sure to love. I simply am obsessed LOVE Scaredy Squirrel and so do my kids! My kids are in grade 6 and they love story time with Scaredy! As you know, my kids are second language learners so these books were not originally made for grade 6 kids (even though they really enjoy it!) so your younger kiddos would probably really like him!

My favorite book is Scaredy Squirrel at Night:

 I would love to know if you know Scaredy Squirrel!! And if you don't I highly recommend you grab a copy of one of the books.... and let me know what you think!! :)

Last but not least, I have a word wall question.... Do you guys use word walls in your classroom? If so, do you have word walls for themes or do you work by teaching new words with patterns?
I've always done with patterns... but I was curious! I love the idea of have thematic word walls.... but I also feel like learning words with similar patterns is amazing! Or maybe you have a word wall for the words of the week that they need to study and then a second wall for a theme? I would love your input!!

Until next time,

Father's Day Freebie!

Good evening everyone!!

Woohooo!!! I'm halfway to 100! I'm at 52 followers! Yay!!! Thanks everyone :)

End of years are so exhausting! So many things to do and think of! I'm so scared of forgetting something :s As you know, I teach grade 6 so I also have to plan graduation activities, do a yearbook and we are going on a trip! But the kids make it all worth it so it's all good :)

I made a little Father's Day writing prompt and I wanted to give it away as a freebie! It's a cute My Dad, My Hero writing activity. My dad has always been my hero (hehe!) and when the kiddos are young, isn't it what they all say?! Their dad is the strongest, the best, the funniest... :) their hero!!

So click on the image to download it with Google Docs :)

Hope you like it! And I'm still quite new so hopefully I've mastered Google Docs and you will be able to dowload the file :)

Until next time,

Contractions FREEBIE!

Good morning fellow bloggers!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend :) For Canadian bloggers, hope you are enjoying this great long weekend!!! I know I am! 

I woke up really early this morning (thank you singing birds :p) and decided to make a fun I have, who has? game. (BTW, I've never played I have, who has?.... I've only recently found out about it through TPT.... but I'm really excited to try it!! Have you ever played? Am I the only teacher in the world who didn't know about this game? ;) 

My students have a hard time with contractions and I wanted to find a fun way of reviewing them without being too grammar-ish. So I decided to do a game! And we all know the great reaction we get when we tell our kids we will play a GAME!! (Even if it's grammar oriented.... the teacher said we're gonna play a GAME!!)

So here it is:

Click here to download this FREEBIE! If you do, I would really appreciate feedback!! :) Thanks!

I would also like to thank all of my new followers! I'm almost at 50! yay! :)

Until next time,

                                                      

Award!

Happy Friday!!

Just a quick post (since my computer has frozen multiple times :p) about the One Lovely Blog Award!

I have found 15 great new blogs to which I have given the award!

Once you've received the award you must:

1- Follow the blog who passed on the award to you

2- Mention the blogger who has given it to you in a blog post
3- Pass on the award to 15 new blogs

Be sure to check them out! :)

Congratulations on your cute blogs and keep up the good work!

The Ramblings of a 5th Grade Teacher http://ramblingsofafifthgradeteacher.blogspot.ca/
A Crafty Teacher http://acraftyteacher.blogspot.ca/

Adventures of Ms Smith http://adventuresofmssmith.blogspot.ca/

Circus of Learning http://circusoflearning.blogspot.ca/
Classroom Capers http://msbsclassroomcapers.blogspot.ca/
Enchanted Tales of Elementary Schoolhttp://enchantedtalesofelementaryschool.blogspot.ca/
5th Grade Wonders http://fifthgradewonders.blogspot.ca/
Fumbling Through Fifth Grade http://fumblingthrufifth.blogspot.ca/
Mr B's Beach Brains http://mrbsbeachbrains.blogspot.ca/
Simpson's Superstars http://simpsonssuperstars.blogspot.ca 
Teach it Today http://teachittoday.blogspot.ca 
Mrs. Stanford's Class http://mrsstanfordsclass.blogspot.ca
Dirty Hands and Lesson Plans http://dirtyhandslessonplans.blogspot.ca
Keeping it Captivating http://keepingitcaptivating.blogspot.ca/
Tonya's Treats for Teachers http://tonyastreatsforteachers.blogspot.com

Be sure to check out these great new blogs!!

Have a good weekend everybody!

Until next time,

Under the Sea with Synonyms SALE and Blog Award!

Hey everybody!

Hope you have had a great week so far! Mine has been good but really hectic! This is why I haven't posted all week. I also need to catch up on my blog stalking :) fun!!! :)

I have just finished a little unit on synonyms: Under the Sea with Synonyms! {Go Fish}.
Once again, thanks to Scrappin Doodles, it looks super cute! :) It is a great tool to use in centers if you wish to review synonyms. It could also be a fun game for those last few weeks of school!

Here is what is included:

-48 seashells (playing cards)
-Instructions for the game (for 2 players)
-2 recording sheets for the synonyms
-Diving for Synonyms: Students must find synonyms for the given words. (with answer key)
-Synonyms mini-poster for your classroom

Under the Sea with Synonyms! {Go Fish} is available at my TPT store for only {$2.00} But if you hurry up, you can get it for 20% off!!!! It'll be on sale all evening :) and will return to its regular price tomorrow.
Let me know what you think!! And please leave feedback if you purchase it :) 

Now, for my Blog Award!!! I am so excited about this! My bloggy friend Mrs C. over at Just Wild About Teaching has awarded me the One Lovely Blog Award!

Thanks a bunch!! I've have just started blogging and already I am addicted! I never knew that I would love the blogging world so much! I have found so many great resources and ideas I am so thankful for all of the wonderful bloggers I have discovered out there!

Now I have to pass this award on to 15 new blogs! I will definitely be on the look out for great new teacher bloggers! Should you have any suggestions, please let me know! Thanks :)

Until next time,

My Summer Bucket List

Hi!!

Teri, Hadar and April are hosting a great linky party that I just had to join!

There are so many things I wish to accomplish this summer! 2 months can be very long (I probably won't be saying this when I have kids ;) so I need to keep busy!

So here goes:

[ 1 ]

Start planning my wedding :) My fiancé and I have been engaged since February :)  We still haven't decided on a date but I need to start planning so that I am ready when the time comes!! Maybe I can start by finding and trying out this beautiful gown ;) oh thank you Vera Wang!!

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[2]

Go shopping in New York with my boyfriend! (and spend half my time at Abercrombie & Fitch :) Oh how I love New York! I haven't been in a few years and I am sooooo excited to go back!

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[3]

Go to the beach with my boyfriend, my parents and my brother! Nothing says summer vacation like a few days by the beach :)

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[4]

Bake Georgetown Cupcake looking cupcakes! And then feed my boyfriend and whole family with them so that there are none left for me! Or maybe just one or two ;) Why you ask? Because of [1] and [3] ;)

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[5]

Finally making shakers for my classroom! I love this idea and I've been wanting to make my own but never found the time. 

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[6]

Make penant banners for my classroom. I don't know that I have the talent to make them as amazing as these... but I'll definitely try!! (very very hard!)

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And finally...

[7]

Create, create, create!!!!

And I also want my boyfriend to make me cubby holes for my classroom that I want to paint purple :)

Oh yes! I also want to go jogging! At least 3 to 4 times a week :)

So there it is! Now that it's online, I will have a constant reminder of what I want to accomplish over the summer so it will be good motivation for the things that might be harder to get motivated for.... (hello jogging!)

What do you have planned for summer vacation?

Until next time,

Mother's Day Craft FREEBIE!

Good afternoon fellow teachers!

With mother's day right around the corner, you are probably all in the process of having your kids write cards and  make gifts for mothers and grand-mothers. If you are still looking for something to do for the occasion, here's a cute cupcake your kids can make. It can double as a card or any other idea that you can think of. Moms often love to bake and I figured a cupcake was a cute idea!

Here 's what mine looks like:

If you want, you could choose to not have your kids put the I heart mom letters and have them right a little message instead.

And of course, I'm giving you the templates for free!! :)

Click here to download the cupcake top + letters template.
Click here to download the cupcake liner template.

I am doing this with my kiddos tomorrow but my colleague has done it today and they look super cute!! I took colored paper but she took cardstock. Both seem to work well. However, her cardstock had really flashy colors, almost neon, and it looked amazing!! Very springy!!

If you do choose to download the cupcake, I would love to hear from you ;)

Until next time,