Worksheet WEDNESDAY

Woo! Three days in a row! I made it! I'm back for a third day to link up with The Teaching Tribune for their weekly summer linky. Today is Worksheet Wednesday. I'm going to highlight a post from the past with a math worksheet freebie in it!

Here is a throw back post from two years ago, featuring everyone's favourite pigeon and some free cookie subtraction worksheets!

 Late Breaking News from PNN!!

I started this morning off by telling the kids there was the really important news report that I had to show them! It was breaking news!

I have had the release date for this book scheduled into my phone for months now! I was so excited when I finally walked into the book store and saw it sitting there... Oh that Mo Willems cracks me up! I love the little ducking. He's such a cutie-pa-tootie!!

I knew this would get my kids a little excited and goofy first thing on a Monday morning... after a long weekend... with bellies full of chocolate and jelly beans... and I wanted to start some lessons on subtraction because we haven't done much work on it. So I decided that the pigeon, duckling, and cookies would help me get the kids excited about subtraction!

I created this little chart to help us do some subtraction problems together. I just used my name cookies that I made for our "Who Stole the Cookie?" game way back in September... I came up with some subtraction questions for use to practice together. While I was working at the front, students were using unifix cubes in front of them to practice subtraction. They had a lot of fun!

Then I whipped up a few cookie subtraction worksheets to go with our lesson! They seemed to get it quickly when we talked about cookies... Because if you have some cookies and you eat some... you can't have more than you started with! That just doesn't make sense!

If you would like some subtraction practice worksheets (you don't even need to read the book... who doesn't love cookies??) just click the picture below to download!

I'm glad we got Monday out of the way now... Onto Tuesday! :)

Two for TUESDAY! {sale}

I'm back! {I may have written this post right after my MONDAY Meet Me post, but since it is now after midnight, it is Tuesday, so I can post this one!} The bloggers over at The Teaching Tribune are having a weekly summer linky party. Today is Two for TUESDAY where we put two of our items on sale for 50% off!!! Holy smokes!! Time to check out the linky to find some good deals and new products!

Since it is a summer linky, I'm going to share two summery products! For today only, my Summer Word Work Stations and Fun in the Sun Math Centres will be on sale for 50% off! Click any of the pictures to check out these two items on TpT.

Summer Word Work Centres - $2.00 today only!

Fun in the Sun Math Centres - $3.00 today only!!

I hope you find some good deals today!

Double Linky! {with a little Father's Day Freebie}

Since I'm not in the classroom and don't have much in the way of pictures to show you right now, I'm finding tons of fun linky parties to join! I've linked up with two fabulous blogs today... the bloggers over at The Teaching Tribune are having a fun summer linky party! And of course, Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics has her weekly Monday Made It!

I missed the first week, but am going to try and keep up with The Teaching Tribune for this week! Click the picture below to link up yourself or check out the other bloggers for MONDAY Meet Me! {I was actually too late to join the linky, but I'm still going to post it anyways!!}

I teach... This was my third year in first grade and I just love it!

I have... Have you seen a picture of my little Zoe? She is just too cute for words! I enjoy showing her off any chance I get. It's a bad habit.

I watch... I love watching home reno and house hounting shows on HGTV. I also could watch reruns of The Big Bang Theory 24/7. So good!

I listen... I'm a country girl. The Highway on Sirius XM satellite radio is my favourite radio station!

I read... I love reading on my iPad. It's synced with my iPhone too, so sometimes I read from my phone when I'm standing in line somewhere or don't have my iPad with me. I loaded up on a few summery reads... finished "The Fault In Our Stars" in one day. Loved it. I have a few teachery reads too... Daily 5 Second Edition, The Read-Aloud Handbook, and Guided Math.

I do... I may have mentioned it once or twice, but I will be saying "I do!" to my sweetie this summer! 40 days to go... not that I'm counting...

Which leads me into the next link up... Monday Made It! I have been crafting away, getting ready for the wedding in July. We're having the wedding in a tent in our yard, so the theme is kind of rustic country. I'm loving it!

First up, the cute wedding stuff I've been crafting this week! Mason jar candle holders for the tables, mini take out containers for the candy bar, cute chalkboard signs for the cake table and candy bar table, and cute baskets for napkins and cards. I also cut out 26 squares of burlap to go in the centre of the tables. The take out container is the prototype. I still have... 199 more to make? Eeek!!

Lastly, just a quick and easy Father's Day gift! A cute little label to stick on a can of your favourite nuts! :) You can download the labels (without the name) from here.

Come back tomorrow to check out Two for TUESDAY! Two of my products will be 50% off for one day only! See ya then!

We ♥ Books

Hi. My name is Amanda. I am book addict. I get it from my mom. Not only do I love reading books myself, but I love buying books for school, and now I also love buying books for my Zoe! She already has a small collection of books and we like to enjoy a cuddle with a good book too. I'm thinking I may need to buy her this onesie from The Lesson Plan Diva Teacher Tees. It says "I will be reading soon because my mommy is a TEACHER." Hehe.

Anywho, I am here today to join in Mrs. Jump's new Tuesday (yes, I know today is Wednesday...) linky party We ♥ Books! It's a place to share about some new or old favourite books. Click the picture below to find some new books to add to your shopping carts!

The book I'm sharing today is new one I bought for Zoe, from a favourite author of mine: Robert Munsch! The book is called "Hugs" and it is the first book Robert Munsch wrote that is only available as a board book.

It is about a girl named Thea who gets mad at her mom, so she takes her little brother and they go for a walk. Her brothers needs a hug, so Thea finds a snail, a skunk, a porcupine, and a gorilla to give him a hug, but none of those hugs were right. When they get home, they realize there is nothing quite like a mommy hug. :) Super cute story! 

What are some of your favourite books? Link up!

June Currently

It's been a while, but I finally got around to linking up with Farley's monthly currently! What are you up to this fine June day?? Can you believe it is June already? My baby girl is two months old already! Wowee! Go link up at Oh Boy Fourth Grade with your currently!

New 3D Shape Freebie!

One of my most popular freebies on TpT is "My Shape Book {All About 2D Shapes}". Someone had requested a similar book for 3D shapes and it has been on my to do list for ages. Well, I finally got around to it. It contains pages for spheres, cones, cylinders, cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, pyramids, square-based pyramids, and triangle-based pyramids. Each page has the student write the shape name, draw the shape, write the number of faces, edges, & vertices, find & colour the shape, and draw four things that are that shape.

Check out both freebies on TpT by clicking the pictures below:

       

Top Ten Things I Want To Do This Summer {Linky}

The famous Deanna Jump is hosting a super fun linky party to make a list of the top ten things you want to do this summer! I am definitely in summer mode already, so I thought it would be fun to make my list of things I want to get accomplished this summer! Click on the button to link up with the party over at Mrs. Jump’s Class!

{1.} Get Married!!

I finally get to marry my sweetheart this summer! We’re having a huge, casual outdoor shindig at our place. We own 4.5 acres out in the country, so it’ll be a lovely afternoon ceremony followed by a fun evening of delicious bbq, drinks, and dancing! So excited! I have tons to do to get ready for it though. Eeek! 55 days left!

{2.} Swimming

We have to get a new pool for the dogs, because this one ended up in the trash when we moved. They love to swim! I’d like to get a larger one so that I could fit more than just my feet in it! :)

{3.} Camping

We go camping every year and I hope that this year won’t be an exception! We’ll just have to make some adjustments with the baby and probably stick close to home. Good thing there are a million campgrounds within a 30 minute radius from our house!

{4.} Play Outside

Zoe is already loving the sunshine. We live in the country, so she better get used to playing outside and getting dirty! No staying inside playing video games for this girl! ;)

{5.} Read

I love to read non-school related books. I’m not going to lie though… I love cheesey romance novels. My brain can’t handle anything too deep usually, so I like the light fluffy stuff. Kate Perry is one of my favourite authors. Her books are very entertaining. This is the newest one coming out next month. Can’t wait!!

{6.} Family Time

We have two family reunion/get-togethers this summer as well as a weekend cabin getaway for my mother-in-law’s birthday. I can’t wait! (That’s my younger brother in the pic.. he is one proud uncle!!)

{7.} Movies in the Park

One of the parks in our city hosts movies nights every Friday night in August. It’s free and so much fun! I hope I can catch a couple!

{8.} School Stuff

      

I know, I know, I shouldn’t have this on my list… but I have tons of ideas floating in my head and a to do list of things I want to do for when I go back to work. At least I have a good year and a bit to get this all done though. Did I mention I’m not going back until September 2015? That is insane. I need something to do, besides my cute little munchkin, to keep me busy! :) This is my newest math centre pack. I am so excited about it! It is back to school centres, but really could be used at any time during the school year. Click the picture above to check it out on TpT.

{9.} Scrapbook

I hope to actually have time to finish up some scrapbooks I started for some past vacations, as well as start a new one for baby Zoe! I already have tons of pictures of her (can you tell I like to show her off??) and need somewhere to put them all!

{10.} Relax!

Summer is definitely the time to find at least a few minutes to just lay back and relax. This was taken a few summers ago at my sister-in-law’s place, but we are planning to install one in our yard this summer. We already have the perfect spot picked out and I can just imagine myself laying there with a nice, refreshing drink in my hand!

What are your plans for the summer? Go link up!