Reading Resources and Literacy Center Resources

I wanted to put together a few of my favorite resources for teaching reading! Especially the little ones, isolation of sounds is such an important step in building a strong reading foundation. 

One resource I LOVE for my reluctant readers are these puzzles from Lakeshore Learning!! I have students say the letter sound while putting it together so they can actually see how the letter stands alone. My struggling readers LOVE this activity and it also helps them build up their confidence. You can check out these puzzles right HERE

Another great resource is my printable I-Can-Make-Words-

This is hands on activity includes 10 printables for making words. Students cut letters out and arrange them together to make words. Several different levels included to meet the needs of all your students.

I just posted my CVC-Interactive-Flip-Charts!! 

I use these in my small groups. I give the students a word, and ask them to make it. You can also start with the picture, have them sound out the  word and build it. Once students are familiar with CVC words, you could also use these at a center as writing prompts. I included blank picture cards for “nonsense” words. You do not have to attach all the picture cards at once. I sometimes just use certain vowel sounds.

The pictures do not have to be in any order, as the activity should require them to make each word. They should have to move most of the parts to make a new word. 

You still have time to enter my giveaway for a $50.00 TpT Gift Certificate!! You can enter right HERE!!!!

Back To School Giveaway

Who loves a giveaway?!?! I know I DO!!! To celebrate the Back To School season, I'm having a little giveaway! 

I'm giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to TpT!!!

All you have to do is enter below :)  Leave a comment that you did everything!

Happy Teaching! 

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Back To The Basics

Well, it's that time of the year....

Back..To.. School!

You are either on cloud nine, or dreading it!! We are never in the middle! 

For me, I am super excited for school to start this year!!

My biggest project this summer was my classroom library! It was a WRECK! I've been organizing my books and bins! I wanted a new label system so I made some cute yellow and crazy ones!! 

I am using the gray chevron and yellow theme! Here are a few pictures:

Name Plates- You can use these as tented name plates or flat ones :)

48 Library Labels plus blank ones for you to customize

48 General Supply Labels

Plus: Subject labels

Days of the Week

Months of the Year

Objective Posters

Rules

Alphabet (Uppercase and Lowercase) 

Click  HERE To Check Out The FULL Packet!!

I also just posted my Back-To-The-Basics-Math-and-Literacy-Kit-!!!

This back to school themed math and literacy kit has 8 centers! 
The literacy activities are great for guided reading, differentiated instruction or at home practice! The activities are easy to prepare for and are great anchor stations. 
Literacy:
Sight Word Memory
Sight Word Flash Cards (two sets, one full color, one partial)
Missing Letter Deck Set 1
Missing Letter Deck Set 2

Math:
Number Line Fun
Addition Fun- Triangle card game
Subtraction Fun- Triangle card game
Addition and Subtraction Fun- a mixed center activity

Both of these items are on sale for a few days :)


Be sure to check out my Sight Word FREEBIE I posted a few weeks ago!

That's what I'm up to--organizing my library and hoping that I get to move into a classroom soon :)
I know God is in control, and I am turning it all over to him!!

Till Next Time 

Summer Time

What is the BEST thing about Summer Vacation!?!?!

*Family Time

*Sleeping In

*Vacation

*Beach Visits

*Ice Cream on a hottt day

well..maybe there are just too many for me to pick *the best* thing about summer! 

My little family just got back from our annual trip to Florida! We try and head down each year to visit family and soak up the sun! 

I love that the kiddos are getting old enough to make it through theme parks now without any major melt downs! We got to visit Legoland! Oh myyy! We had such a blast there! Several members of my family got to go and we had so much fun! We spent half the day in Legoland and the other half coolin' off in the water park! Talk about a blast! It was one of the highlights of our trip!

We spent the rest of the time just hanging out with family...oh yeah, and visiting a few other theme parks! But this post would be about ten pages long if I talked about that all day!!! 

We also had my (siiiigggh) high school reunion! It feels like YESTERDAY when we walked the field...in the rain! haha! Hard to believe it's been so long!

A few pics from our vacation! 

The hubby and I

I even got to have lunch with my sweet friend Jen from The Teacher's Cauldron! 

Now it's back to life! I must confess I did work a *tad*! My hubby was injured while on vacay and we had to have a little stay at the hospital. He was sleeping most of the time so I plugged away. I updated a few of my FIRST products and I am SO happy with the changes. My best seller is by far-- My R-Controlled-Vowels-Literacy-Packet-!! However, this was literally like the first product I ever made! So I went back and updated it quite a bit! If you've purchased this product..*please* go back and download again! You can do this by going to "My Purchases"!!! 

Here is a little preview...

R Controlled Vowels Literacy Packet!
Includes:
* eight word sorts
*seven ABC Order centers, two sets for each center 
(with recording sheets) 
*BINGO Center with 8 different boards! 
*R Controlled Vowel word list posters

So what is your favorite part of summer?!?! 

Favorite Pins Friday

Hey Hey Hey! I'm linking up today with the sweet Cara from The First Grade Parade For 

Favorite Pins Friday!

Favorite Teaching Pins!

I love this great idea for storage from Jazzie and Tahli! What an easy way to store your games and other 

card items! I love it!! It inspires me to do more with baby wipe containers :) I'm currently collecting them and grabbing washi tape to put something together! Can't wait for that!

I'm also lovin' some of the other's bloggers Christmas in July posts that have been going on!! This one from my sweet friend Katie from Queen of the First Grade Jungle is great! Check it out here

I love LOVE LOVE this idea from Jen at The Teacher's Cauldron! This is a great idea for Daily Math Journals! You could use these for years to come! 

Favorite Fitness Pins

Y'all know last fall I had a realization. That I needed to change my life! So I began this journey to become healthy, fit and let's be real...SKINNY :) I am so in love with this decision! Today, I am going two piece shopping for the first time in...ages! Some of the things that help me stay on track are: My Fitness Blog, my husband and family, wonderful friends that workout with me and eat right, and of course Pinterest! I love finding fitness/health pins! Here are some of my favorite! 

My Former AP used to tell me this ALL The time...about everything! So Yes, of Course, deep down, I want to be skinny, but this is about so much more than that! I want to be STRONG, FIT, HEALTHY, and most of all a GOOD EXAMPLE for my little ones! 

http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/strive-for-progress-not-perfection/

Amazing Leg Work Out
Great leg workouts and there are different levels depending on where you are at physically!!

I love this website! It gives loads of low calorie on the go foods! Check it out HERE

This is SO great :)

http://hardbody-kelsey.tumblr.com/image/49148359155

One of the 

reasons I started this journey is after reading  my good friend Erica's post from Erica Bohrer's Teaching Resources. She is super  sweet and such a positive influence!! I read this post when she first piut it out and that's when I started TPTing then I  came across it again one day on pinteres!t I decided then and there  I was getting back in shape! 

Well that's all for today! Sorry this is so short today but we are gearing up for our vaca and I still have TONS to do!!

Till Next Time!

BTS Freebie in JULY!

Hey Everyone!!  I have been working on my Back to School packet and decided I'd give my readers a little freebie!! I know, I know! It's only JULY! But I do have some followers who are ALREADY gearing up for the ever so crazy Back To School Season! I didn't want them to miss out on a little freebie :)

Just click HERE to check  out my little sight word game! My students always LOVE this game! I posted one last year in a fall and Halloween theme. To check that out,  click here for my FALL version!!!

We are still enjoying our summer here. We've hit up the Zoo, The Gardens, Parks, GYM ( haha) and here this last week, we've visited a few water parks! What a blast those are! Our kiddos have had such a blast this summer soakin' in the rays and getting all wet!!! 

We are all so excited for the rest of our summer and can't wait to see what the good Lord has in store for us :)

Keep praying for me about a full time position--I'm really hopeful that I will get one this year! Sometimes, waiting on God's timing and not our own, is a difficult thing to do!!!

Faith, Hope and Love and Throwback Thursday

Hey friends! It's Summer Time!! I've been trying to relax, EXERCISE, and do  some sole searching, I often find myself coming back to the same verses. So I made printables and framed some of them to add to our home, office and in the fall (hopefully) my CLASSROOM!!

I did interview for a position and am praying that God leads me to the right position.

So my plans for this summer? Of course, hitting the gym a little extra :) I have about 10 lbs to go to my ideal weight and I'm super excited about getting there. Do you need a little extra support with your fitness routine? Check out our fitness blog!!! 

We are also going to be vacationing and just trying to spend all that extra family time that we can :) 

Here are a few pictures of my latest TpT Packet: Bible-Verse-Posters-on-Education-Life-Love-and-Everything-Else-736399

I'm also linking up with Sweet Cara from The First Grade Parade!

Here's my Throwback Thursday Post with a little Math Freebie!

 Hey y'all! I'm linking up with my sweet friend Tessa, from Tales Outside The Classroom!  

She's hosting this linky party so I just HAD to join in!

*People* I'm in LOVE with!

Of course-- My husband! My husband is my rock! I just love him to death. He's loving, caring, funny and best of all, the best husband and father I could have ever wished for! 

Yes, that is a TEXAS Flag vest...can we say PROUD TEXAN???? ;)

My kiddos are so amazing! I love them so much! They are so energetic and keep me going ALL the time! Life never stops with boys in the house!!!

*Products* That I Love! 

Humm--that one is EASY! 

I love this water bottle that I got as a Christmas gift! I use it EVERYDAY!!

Of course-- Y'all know how much I love my country music! I found this gem in my CD collection the other day--I've been blaring it in the radio EVERY since!! haha! Who can resist KING GEORGE?!?!

Here is my latest freebie FREE-Addition-Math-Center That I just uploaded to TpT! 

I use it as a math center when my students are finished with their work. I simply printed on card stock, laminated, and secured with binder rings. Then, I store in a ziploc bag with dry erase markers and dice! My kiddos love this! 

My I Can Make Words  is getting great feedback from teachers of various grades! I love that you can differentiate it so easily! This packet includes 10 printables for making words. Students cut letters out and arrange them together to make words. 

*Places* I'm in LOVE WITH!

I'm  so totally in love with the...GYM! I know it sounds crazy, but every since I started my fitness journey, I have just really enjoyed getting the stress out with exercise! My favorite exercise has to be squats! I love them! More than that, I LOVE the results from killing it with squats!!!!

I am also really enjoying the dead lift--but don't tell my trainer! Haha! I might whine a tad when we have to do them! But all and all, exercise in general really excites me! My husband just started working out this week..He's went like three times and I've already had to run him outta the vitamin stores! I'm like baby steps hun, baby steps ;) He would buy every protein supplement if I would allow it! I'm like let's see how long it *last* before you go spend a bunch of money on something---does this sound familiar to anyone else ;)

 I just can't wait to get to the place where I can really just start maintaining my weight and not having to diet as serious. That part, is NOT fun!

Thanks Again Tessa for hosting this great linky party!

Till Next Time!

Till Next Time