Freaky Friday Week 3- Halloween Sight Word Puzzles!

I hope you have been filling your 'bag of tricks' with tons of great dollar deals the past 2 weeks!

Freaky Friday is BACK for Week 3!

If you are new to 'Freaky Friday,' here is how it works...

There are over 40 sellers participating each week...they choose one item to discount to $1 for ONE DAY ONLY (regularly priced $2-$5).

How do you find all the deals for the week?

1. Click this image:

2. Use the linky at the bottom of this post to find all the participating stores!

You can click the first link to find a list of ALL THE DEALS or click each individual seller to find their discounted deal for the day!

Some of the sellers are using Instagram to highlight their product and are using the hashtag

#freakyfridaypegs 

to link the deals together, but your won't find ALL of the deals that way.

So what will you find from me this week?

A Halloween spin-off of my popular EDITABLE Sight Word Puzzles:

Halloween Themed Editable Sight Word Puzzles!

If you have used my Fall, Winter Holidays, Winter, Spring or Generic Sets of puzzles, you know how these work!

If not, you can find them on several of my blog posts HERE or see the pictures below.

Here's a quick video on how to use the puzzles, as well as a quick tutorial on how EASY it is to edit the puzzles to match the words you are working on:

The pack comes with 12 Halloween themed puzzles.  

There are 3 for 2-letter words, 3 for 3-letter words, 3 for 4-letter words and 3 for 5-letter words.  

It is 'ready to go' with puzzles using 12 words from the Pre-Primer Dolch Word List and ALSO has an editable set of puzzles so that you can make additional puzzles using words you are working on, spelling words and/or cvc or cvce word building using the 3 & 4 letter templates!

The directions on how to edit are included in the pack and there are 2 ways you can go about editing!
Here's a quick graphic on how easy it is to edit:

Once you have the word you want students to practice, simply print and copy the puzzles.

Students then cut the pieces on the dotted lines:

And then arrange them to spell the word:

After they check to make sure they are right, they glue the pieces and then practice writing the word:

From there they can color the puzzle:

Students can use the word in a sentence on the back for added practice and enrichment.

They can also build the word using magnetic letters that they match to the puzzle for added support and practice!

The puzzles also come in full color so that you can make puzzles for students to practice building with either before or after they complete their own puzzles!

Here's a breakdown of what you're students will do with the puzzles:

Print, cut, glue, write, color and build!

I do have a few Halloween puzzles in my

Fall Sight Word Puzzles Set

but made sure not to use any of the same images as those that are in the Fall set!

All the puzzles only use 1 piece of paper- yet students practice building, writing, reading and using their sight word!

My students use sight word puzzles all year long as one of our 'staple' centers.  

Are you ready to find ALL THE DEALS for Week 3?

An InLinkz Link-up

Hope you fill your treat bag up with lots of 'sweet' deals!

Don't forget to stop by next week to see what our FINAL week will bring!

Until next post,

Freaky Friday Returns For Year 4!

Well summer surely FLEW by...and so did September...
And now it's time for FREAKY FRIDAY to return!

It's hard to believe this is the 4th year this promotion is running!

Which means 4 weeks of incredible $1 deals on over 40 products each week are on their way!

If you have followed me for the past three years, you might remember that each October I join a group of sellers to offer $1 Deals each Friday in October!
AND...we have decided to 'get freaky' again this year!

Here is how it works:

Each Friday the participating sellers will select one product from their store (normally priced $3-$5) to mark down to just $1 for the day!

How will you find these products?

There are a few ways!

1. Click THIS IMAGE:

3. Follow this hashtag on Instagram
#freakyfridaypegs

4. Click the links to the participating stores in the linky at the end of this post and it will take you directly to that store's $1 deal for the day (it will be updated each week to the new product)!  

You can also click the first link- it will bring you to all the $1 deals of the day!

So what will you find from me this week?

Fall Flip Books!

My ABC flip books have been pretty popular, but with this set you'll be able to add in some Fall Fun to your centers and reading instruction!

There are 10 flip books in this set for the following fall themes:

Apples, Fall, Fire Safety, Columbus Day, Halloween, Election Day, Veteran's Day & Thanksgiving!

It is normally $4...but on Friday October 6th, as part of 'Freaky Friday,' it will be discounted to just $1!

These flip books are NO PREP but have the benefit of a 4-page reader!
They help review sight words and build reading fluency and confidence in our youngest readers!

This video will walk you through the process:

But if you don't have time to watch the video, here's the pictorial version!

Decide which 'book' you want your students to create, print and copy:

Then have your students color the pictures:

They then cut the dotted lines (3 pictures on the bottom):

Students stack them in the order they want (or the order you specify):

The pages are stapled in the box area (you can teach them how to use mini-staplers for more independence!)

OPTIONAL they can add another picture and label it in the box:

Lastly students read their flip book!

I have my students write their names on the backs of their flip books.  For students that are ready for a challenge, I have them add another sentence on the back:

Use them in centers, for guided reading/small group instruction, reading buddies, independent reading and more!  When we learn about 'pattern readers' in Readers Workshop, we use these a lot and keep them in our reading baggies so we can identify the pattern!

Ready To Find All the $1 Deals for Week 1 of Freaky Friday?

An InLinkz Link-up

Be sure to check back next week to find out what Week 2's deal will be!

Have a fabulous week!

Until next post,

New Year FREEBIE...And Some Magical Deals!

How is it possible that we are getting ready to ring in 2017?

As much as I dread the end of my winter break, I do love the start of a new year and all that comes with starting fresh!

I prepped my 'New Year' goodies before I left for break so that I wouldn't have any 'work' hanging over my head.  I 'prettied-up' this math center I prepped and am offering it as a New Year gift!

My students just finished our 'comparing and ordering numbers 0-10' unit before break so I know they'll need a bit of review and 'refresher' when we return before we dive into numbers 11-20.  We completed something similar for Christmas and I saw they needed a bit more practice with this skill.  SO, I made one using some fun new clip art I purchased from Little Red Schoolhouse!

All the directions and suggestions for use are in the FREE DOWNLOAD!

Students identify what the 'missing number' is and then write it on the recording sheet next to the picture that was in the missing number's place! 

If you are in a paper crunch, or trying to be more environmentally friendly, you can also have them use magnetic numbers to cover the picture...they can then record it on a dry erase board and/or a laminated version of the recording sheet so that it can be re-used! 

After we use this in math center next week, I plan on putting it in one of our morning tubs with magnetic numbers and a dry erase board for them to practice writing the number (aka my trick to squeeze in some extra number writing practice!)

You can click the pictures above or HERE to download it for FREE!

(There is ANOTHER FREEBIE at the bottom of this post too!)

If you LOVE the New Year one for Numbers 0-10, be sure to check out my Winter Theme for Numbers 10-20 too:

But that's not the end of the New Year fun!

I have teamed up with 30 other sellers for a 'Magical New Year' promotion!

On Saturday December 31st we are each offering a dollar deal!

I am offering my New Year's Early Emergent Readers Pack!

It is normally $3, but will be reduced to $1 for ONE DAY ONLY!

Much like the Winter Express Readers Pack I offered back in November (see post and video here), this pack comes with word cards, word and picture cards and 2 versions of the reader to aid differentiation in the classroom!  

It is also offered in both color and black & white: 

We will be reading and coloring our books the first week back when we discuss 'New Years' and then they will be added to our Readers Workshop book baggies for independent reading, sight word recognition and fluency practice!

If you are like me a 'visual' always helps!

This shows what is included:

And here is my son reading the book that is included:

Be sure to check out all the DOLLAR DEALS for 12/31/16 HERE:

In addition, each author is also offering one of their bundles for 50% off on 1/1/17!

From me you will find my EDITABLE SIGHT WORD PUZZLES BUNDLE for only $18!

We use these puzzles EACH week in centers and it has really helped with being able to identify, read and write our 'tricky' words!

I pair it with this great editable FREEBIE from Resource Ranch:

It is editable too!

After the kids complete their puzzle, they take this to complete- we call it 'shake and write' because I put the dice in small plastic containers so that we aren't chasing them off the tables!

I started by making a fall set and continued through the year.  I recently added a 'non-seasonal' set and then bundled them all together so you will never be without a puzzle!

You can read more details about the puzzles HERE and find all my posts that contain sight word puzzles by scrolling through HERE!

Basically- you decide on what 2, 3, 4 or 5 letter word you want your student(s) to practice.  Because they are editable, you can change around the words so everyone has the same picture, but the words are different!

Follow the instructions in the pack to edit and then print:

Students color/cut on the dotted lines: 

  

And then glue the pieces to spell the word: 

They practice writing the word 3 times: 

And can even use it in a sentence on the back: 

There are also full color puzzles included that can be used at a center, during word work, etc! 

And in each pack there is a free sample to download so you can try it out! 

AS A SPECIAL HAPPY NEW YEAR GIFT...

Try this New Year Puzzle (for the word 'have') for FREE!

Using them is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4! 

This video explains how to use them as well:

Searching for more New Years resources?

Just click this picture to be brought to all my paid and free resources!

You can also check out these blog posts for New Years projects!

One of my favorite things to do is have this puzzle on the kids' desks when they come in the first day from break!  It's super easy- they cut, build the new year and color!

(Click the picture to find it in my TpT Store- I edit it each year so you'll always have it!)

We work through these New Year goodies during the week back

The kids each make a pair of monocles (see in picture below) and I take their picture wearing them with a New Years hat and blower in hand!  Then I print the pictures and mount them with their New Years resolution foldable (see above).  It makes a great bulletin board/hallway display!

We also make and read these books:

and watch the ball drop via YouTube!

In addition to the FREEBIE at the beginning of this post, be sure to grab my New Year Countdown FREEBIE in my TpT Store too!

AND DON'T FORGET TO GRAB YOUR:

DOLLAR DEALS- Sat 12/31/16

HALF OFF DEALS- Sun 1/1/17

Wishing you health, happiness, peace and serenity as you head into 2017!

I would like to say that I am resolving to blog more in 2017 but I don't want to break my resolutions TOO quickly this year!  I post a lot of ideas on Instagram and my Facebook page because it is easier and less time consuming, so if you don't already follow me via those social media outlets, I would love to have you join me this year!

Until next post,