Freaky Friday Week 4- Winter Flip Books!

Time sure flies when you're having fun....

It's hard to believe tomorrow is the FINAL week of Freaky Friday for 2017!

We're all hoping you found lots of great deals each week and will be ghoulishly happy with what we have to offer this week!

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

40+ Teacher Authors have teamed up to bring you a dollar deal each Friday in October.

The deal is good for ONE DAY ONLY, so you'll want to set a reminder not to miss out tomorrow!

To find all the deals simply:

1. Click this image:

It will bring you directly the the list of deals being offered on Teachers Pay Teachers!

2. Use the linky at the bottom of this post to find the participating stores.  You can click the first image in the linky to find ALL THE DEALS for the week or click each individual seller's picture to find what they are discounting for the day!

Some sellers are using the hashtag:

#freakyfridaypegs

on Instagram to link their products, but you won't find them all this way.

So what will you find from me this week?

I polled my Facebook followers to see if they wanted a winter version of the flip books I had posted during Week 1 of Freaky Friday or a Thanksgiving resource....

And the winner is...

Winter Flip Books!

There are 13 flip books in this set for the following winter themes:

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, winter, winter foods, winter clothes, winter sports, Martin Luther King Jr., polar animals, groundhog's day and Valentine's Day!

(If you need any flip books for President's Day they can be found HERE)

This pack of 13 flip books is normally priced at $4.75, but on Friday October 27th you can grab them for 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!

If you happened to grab the Fall set on Friday October 6th, you know all about these books and how they work, but if you missed it, this video will take you through the process:

But if you don't have time to watch the video, here is a pictorial version you can scroll through:

First decide which of the flip books you want your students to to create and simply print and copy:

Then have your students color the pictures:

Then they cut out the pictures by following the dotted lines:

Students stack the pictures in the order they want them (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!)

To read the book, they simply flip each image up!

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

And/or add another sentence to the back:

***I also have my students use the back to writer their names since there isn't a space on the front to do so.***

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

***************BUT WAIT!!!*****************

I feel really bad for all the people that voted for a Thanksgiving resource....so I am selecting my super popular Thankful Mat and discounting it 25% off on Friday too!

Normally $3, you can grab it for $2.25 on Friday!

This is updated each year and makes a great keepsake for families!

We add a turkey hand print to the back and laminate them so the kids can use it as their place mat on Thanksgiving and share all the things they are thankful for with their families on the holiday!

Are you ready to find all the deals for the FINAL week of Freaky Friday?

An InLinkz Link-up

We sure hope you have enjoyed the weekly dollar deals this October!

This group has decided this is an annual event we will host, so please be sure to be on the lookout again next October when Freaky Friday returns for it's 5th year!

Until next post,

Hanukkah Word Work Center

Hanukkah begins next week and I like to expose my children to all of the different holidays celebrated during December.

Our word work center will be a 'spin' on the dreidel game!

This is SUPER easy to make and you can have it fit any words, letter, spelling patterns, etc that your students are working on!

I am using it for sight word practice (reading/writing/using in a sentence).

First purchase dreidels.  I got a package of 4 from the dollar store.  I also found this bigger plastic dreidel that you can open and fill:

but they only had one (so I will use that one to hold these little guys for now and to teach them how to spin!)

I printed the words I wanted them to practice using 20pt font size (I used a basic block font) and then cut them and taped one word to each side of the dreidel:

I made a recording sheet by inserting a table, but you can download it for FREE and edit it as you need here:

(When it opens in Dropbox, click to download.  Once it downloads it will open in PowerPoint and click 'enable editing'.  Then click in each text box (it is set to Century Gothic font, but you can change it to whatever font you want) and then change the word to what you need!

To play, students spin the dreidel:

read the word it landed on (the word facing up)

and then find it on the recording sheet and write it in the next open space

To keep the dreidels from 'flying' off the table and all over the floor, I will be having my students spin the dreidels in these dollar store baskets!

Here are a few great read alouds I found to do next week:

I had a few of these that I got from Scholastic, borrowed some from my library and all of them are available on Amazon.

The bottom right two are great for talking about families that celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas!

If you are looking for some Hanukkah resources to use in your classroom, these can be found in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store:

or click here to find all of my Hanukkah resources:

If you are planning on playing the traditional dreidel game, you can find the 'how to' here:

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

Until next post,

Kindergartners Can Do Interactive Notebooks...and some Hanukkah Fun!

Yesterday, during the TPT Cyber Sales I sold quite a few of my Interactive Notebook: Holidays! Pack and I also had someone ask me how they are used...so I figured a post about my experience with them was due!

Interactive Notebooks (or Journals or Lapbooks as they are also referred to!) are all over!  I was inspired by the ideas I saw floating about- but nothing was brought down to the kindergarten level.  I wanted my students to have an interactive 'scrapbook' of all we learned too- so I did a bit of research and got to work..and boy and am I glad I did!

These notebooks have quickly become a favorite of my students!  They actually ask to do more notebook activities!  I can't work fast enough to keep up with them!  

So...how did I set them up and get them going?  It was quite simple!

Each child has a marble notebook and I purchased Post-It Stick on Tabs in rainbow colors.  They have an ELA section, a Math section and a Science/SS section as defined by the tabs...and surprisingly they already know which tab is what and will say to me 'So this goes in the blue Science section Mrs. Drake?'!  YES!!

At first I had to trace the dotted lines so that tabs weren't cut off.  Now I can basically copy as is!

Here is a pic of our first go round with them:

But I found that cutting out the pieces took too long to have them cut, glue and 'interact' at one shot (looking back- what was I thinking!) So now each of my students have a 5x7 envelope.  Each Monday morning their 'morning work' is to cut the pages for the letter they will be working with that week and place all the pieces in their envelope.  The envelopes are then stored with the notebooks, so when they go to that center, they just take out their envelope & book, take out the pieces, glue them in and then 'interact!'  It is working out BEAUTIFULLY!  It also lets me keep track of who was absent/missing during that center- if I see pieces in an envelope at the end of the week, I know who still needs to catch up!  For copying/distributing purposes, I copy each letter set in collate/staple mode.  They take a pack and are all set to cut!

At first they needed some guidance, but now can all do it independently!  Here is one of my students working on her 'Aa' page yesterday (we don't go in ABC order- I follow Fundations order):

Want to try it out?!  I have the 'Aa' pack up as a freebie on TPT!  You can grab it here:

A sneak peek into your freebie's components:

Now once we were comfy with the ABC set, we started diving into our math and science sections!

Here is our fall/not fall sort from the Fall set- one of our first 'science' insertions! (You can see the blue tab in this pic too!)

We are working in the Holidays pack of goodies now!  

Yesterday, during word work, we practiced matching ending sounds!  We first did a picture sort in a pocketchart and then the students went off and completed their I.N. entry independently!  All but 3 of my students were able to do this solo- and even some took my '1st Grade Challenge' and labeled the pictures with letters to represent the ending sound!

 

Considering this was our first go-round with ending sounds, I was quite impressed..and PROUD!!!

So during Social Studies we read about Hanukkah and charted what we learned about Hanukkah!  We are having a Hanukkah celebration tomorrow and I definitely think they are ready!  We've been playing the dreidel game during Math Centers- and also playing Dreidel War!  Last week we worked with Turkey War and the winner was the one with a 'greater' number.  This week we are looking for the 'lesser' number!

After creating our chart, the kids then went back and made their Hanukkah cubes in their notebooks. 

 I then had each one 'read' to me for each section of the cube!  

I hope this helps explain notebook use in kindergarten a bit better!  Feel free to ask away...I am more than willing to share what I have learned and done with my students! It surely is inspiring to watch them so excited about something...and I LOVE that by the end of the year they will walk away with a 'scrapbook' of all they learned and accomplished in kindergarten!  I will be busy working on a 'Winter Set' during the holiday break!  And I have a 'New Year' pack in the works- I am inspired to make more as I watch each little face sparkle and shine with excitement!

One last thing...today is the LAST day of the TPT Cyber Sale! 

Use Promo Code CYBER for added discounts!  

I'll be doing some shopping this evening!

  

TPT Cyber Monday...and Tuesday...SALE!!!

Tomorrow is the big day!  TPT is offering an extra 10% off with promo code CYBER!  My entire store will be 20% off..add the code and you get a total of 28% off!  

Want to shop early?  I started my sale today- everything is 20% off!  And if by chance you miss the opportunity to get the extra 10% off, I am leaving my store on sale for Wednesday too!

Click the pic to go directly to my store:

I have been working hard on my Holiday Pack Interactive Notebook Set!  Here is a sneak peek!  I am hoping to have it all uploaded in time for the sale!  It covers Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa & Las Posadas!  Skills such as rhyming, beginning & ending sounds, numbers to 10, syllables, counting, comparing and ordering numbers, and so much more are all covered with fun and festive holiday images!

And now I am happy to say....it is up and on sale!  If you are planning ANY interactive notebook fun for Winter Holidays with your K-1 kiddos, check it out! I can't wait to dive in with my kinders tomorrow!  I'll be sure to post pics as we make our way through the pack!  Click to see it and download the preview to see the components of the pack!

Mystery Words Printables Are Here!

I have been trying to come up with ways to challenge some of my kinders and with the holidays upon us that becomes even more of a task!  While doing a 'brain teaser' the idea behind my new pack came to me!  I tried it out with a Thanksgiving one (you can find it in my TPT store for free- Mystery Freebie!) and it was so successful, I got to work on a Christmas set!

I just uploaded this set and I know the kids are going to love it!  I am even thinking of laminating a few sets and putting them in my early finishers basket!  Print a few, laminate, grab a ziploc bag, dry erase marker and sock (that's what we use as erasers!) and it will be all set to go!   You can click right on the picture to view it in my store- or to add to your 'wish list' for the upcoming TPT site-wide sale...

which I will tell you all about tomorrow!

Want to give it a try?  Either download the free one from TPT (but it is Thanksgiving themed) OR just for my blog fans, I made a Hanukkah version!  I am planning on using it this upcoming week!

I hope you and your students enjoy it!  

Gearing Up for Winter???  The winter set is now done too!  Another to add to your wishlist!

As always...thanks for stopping by!  Tomorrow I'll be announcing all the details of the TpT Cyber Sales!