This set includes: whale, dolphin, seahorse, jellyfish, starfish, crab, 2 fish, sea turtle, viperfish, shark, 2 types of seashells, bubbles, and 3 types of seagrass.
We, at Freebielicious are so excited to announce that we are teaming up with A+ Teacher Images (the greatest t-shirt company for teachers and more, in case you haven't heard of them!). We all received the fanciest custom designed t-shirt we've ever owned. AND now, we can give a t-shirt of the winner's choice for each of our individual blogs.
I just love my t-shirt because it is so much more than just a shirt. It represents friendships, fun, and business relations (oh wait and STYLE, of course!) all in one "blinging" design. Where else could you get all that from one t-shirt? By the way, I never wear t-shirts, but this one is sooooo soft and comfortable. I do not mind wearing it at all. It has truly become one of my favorite shirts!
A special thanks goes out to Doug from A+ Images. He worked with us to make just the right shirt to represent our company. A+ Images will also like to give a FREE t-shirt to one lucky winner from EACH of our blogs!
We have made this giveaway super easy for you to have almost 50 chances to win one of 23 t-shirts. It is a blog hop, so you can enter as many or as few giveaways you would like! The contest begins Saturday, May 18th, at 8:00 a.m. EST and ends on Sunday, May 19th, at 12:00 a.m. EST. Winners will be announced on the following Monday. Easy peasy, lemon-squeezy! Start by entering my giveaway here: a Rafflecopter giveaway
This Giveaway has ended. The winner is Karen Rowland. Please check your email :)
If you would like, you can also follow my blog and teacher store for future freebies :) Just click on this cute heart to get you there.
Next, you will head over to my friend Lyndsey's blog A Year of Many Firsts and enter there. Then, you will keep going to each blog to enter this giveaway again and again or until your fingers are too tired to hit click (that is how simple we made it for you!).
If you do not win a t-shirt, you can just use coupon code FREE20 to get a 20% discount on any order over $20. This offer has been made to our wonderful followers and is valid now through June 15, 2013.
The end of the school year is near. I have some graduation/end of the year ideas to share with you so that you can start preparing for the big day. These are ideas and resources that I have used in the past. I hope that you are able to use them too.
Caps and Gowns
I like to order our graduation caps and gowns from Capsngowns4less.com. If you order 50 or more units, you usually get a really good discount. I think that it's about 12.95 per unit. In the past, this price has included the cap, gown, tassel and diploma! Not a bad deal at all. Here is the link to their Pdf price list if you are looking for ideas: http://www.capsngowns4less.com/kindergowns.pdf Make sure not to wait until the last minute. Rush deliveries always include an extra fee.
Songs and Poem for graduation program:
I have included some videos that I found on youtube just to give you an idea.
I am a promise
The world is a rainbow: This is a beautiful song, especially when you use the hand motions that go along with it.
Parent letter and more:
At the end of our graduation ceremony, I read a Good-Bye Letter to the parents. This is a poem that I found a long time ago on a teacher site. (If you know the author of this poem, please let me know so that I can credit them:) Parents love, love, love this poem. I also print it and place a copy in their graduation gift bags.
Here is that poem and other end of the year poems and songs that I have compiled for you. I have an old version of the Good-Bye Letter on TPT, this one is much better.
After the ceremony, we have a big celebration in our classrooms. Parents go all out. We have a prent meeting early in May to organize the party. They all pitch in to bring appetizers, food, dessert, drinks, piñata, and much more:)
Teacher gift for students
We usually buy scholastic books in advance. We give our students about two to three picture books inside a colorful party bag. It also includes their diploma with a student picture, the good-bye letter, report card and a memory book.
FREE Diplomas
I have some free diplomas that I made last year for Pre-K and Kinder. They still have my old blog name (Kids Reading Activities).
Free in English.
Free in Spanish.
Editable Diplomas
I just made some editable diplomas. Just add your information on the lines to personalize them. Remember to print on card stock and laminate for durability. The packet includes Preschool, Pre-Kinder and Kindergarten in two versions (one with two graduating kids and another with multicultural kids). Find the English diplomas here.
Find the Spanish diplomas here.
Hall
Passes are so useful in our classrooms. I like to place mine next to the door
as a visual. For example, if the restroom pass is missing, students know that
they need to wait their turn until the hall pass is back in place. This is a
procedure that students will become familiar with very quickly. It
works great to maintain a good classroom management system.Your
Subs will love it!
Would
you like a FREE set of Hall Passes?
Giveaway
My
friend Jennifer (from Simply Kinder) and I are giving away a set of Vista Print
passes to TWO lucky winners. They are made out of durable plastic luggage tags.
Each set includes 4 passes. These are the most commonly used passes in any
classroom. You will get the Nurse Pass, Boys Restroom pass, Hall Pass and a
Girls Restroom pass delivered to your home.
If you would like to order your own vista print passes, you are in luck! We have the images for the tags as a freebie in our stores. Once you download the images, you can visit Vista Print to order your own set.
Technology is such a big part of our lives. What better way to make learning fun than to incorporate it into learning activities? So, let's Read it! Type it! Write it! This is a sight words literacy center activity that uses the high frequency Dolch Words list for Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade.
This is the same product that was offered during last week's daily giveaway. Here is a blog post to learn more about it :)
How to Prepare
1- The teacher will make a paper tent which will serve as a stand for the sight word cards.
2- The teacher will choose the keyboard that works best for her students' ability. There is a simple and a standard keyboard version in each packet.
How to Use
1-The student will place a sight word card in the paper tent pocket.
2-The student will READ the word.
3-The student will TYPE the word.
4-When done, the student will choose 8 words to WRITE on the activity sheet.
Objectives
1-
letter recognition as they look for the letters
2-sound
recognition as they sound it out while searching for the correct keys.
3-matching
upper to lowercase letters (words are written in lowercase, but keyboard uses
uppercase letters)
4-segmenting
and blending sounds to make words
5-correct
alphabet sequence (when using the simple board mats)
6-becoming
familiar with number and letter placement on a standard keyboard.
7-reading
and writing sight words to develop fluency
8-having
fun while learning!
This bundle includes the Preschool, Kinder and First Grade packs.
