Hall Passes Giveaway!

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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.
Luggage tag hall passes!  

Enter the Giveaway Here!

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FREEBIE

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.

Click here for directions on how to upload your downloaded images to Vistaprint.
You can find the FREE Nurse Pass and Boys Restroom pass images in the Simply Kinder TpT store.
You can find the FREE Hall Pass and Girls Bathroom pass in Clip Art store.   

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Read it! Type it! Write it!

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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.
Click on the picture to get it 🙂

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Classroom Photos and Daily Giveaway

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Daily winners are chosen from the classroom photos that you submit to my facebook page. That is the only way that I can get them to download and add to my blog, where you can win. We want to see your classroom! Take pictures of any corner in your classroom and submit them to our Kinder Alphabet fb page 🙂

These are the photos that have been submitted so far.

Monday’s Winner: #31 submitted by Carmen Hathcock.
You are getting my Read it! Type it! Write it! pack.
Thank you for submitting your photo.
Read it! Type it! Write it! 
Tuesday’s Winner is #27 submitted by Lori Rosenberg from Teaching with Love & Laughter. You will get my Phonics Fun Bookmarks.
Everybody else, make sure to click on the blue link to see more of Lori’s classroom photos 🙂
Wednesday’s Winner is #13 submitted by Amy Del Gatto.
You are getting my Reading Strategies Posters.
Thank you for adding your classroom photos to my fb page.
Thursday’s Winner is #41 submitted by Cassie Wright. 
You are getting my Monthly Newsletters.

There will be 2 winners on Friday!

The Friday winners may choose my CVC Bundle Pack, plus my Alphabet Roll, Say, Color pack from my main TPT store OR  my Alphabet Mega Bundle Clip Art set from my Clip Art store on TPT. If the winner is a Bilingual Teacher, she may choose up to $50 worth of SPANISH products from my store.

Or choose this clip art set !!!

Friday Winners MUST enter this Rafflecopter to be eligible to win.

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4,000 FB Followers Giveaway

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I can’t believe that our Kinder Alphabet Facebook page has reached 4,000 followers. Thank you so much for following on facebook and volunteering to edit new items before they are posted. You are simply wonderful!!!

I would like to have a daily giveaway to celebrate this milestone. All you have to do is post your classroom pictures along with your email address on my facebook wall. I would love to see close-ups of literacy centers, anchor charts, word walls, and bulletin boards.  I will organize them on my blog for you to see. One picture will be chosen each day as the winner.

These are the classroom photos that have been submitted so far.

It was very hard to decide. So, I numbered your pictures and used the random number generator. Today’s winner is picture #11 submitted by Kaetybugg.
You won my Calendar Pack:)
Get your cameras ready on Monday and start uploading pictures to my fb page. 
Winners of the Classroom Photos will be chosen daily from Monday to Thursday.  If you are a bilingual teacher and prefer a Spanish product, please write “BILINGUAL” after your email address when you upload your photos 🙂 
You must follow my Facebook Page to qualify to win.
There will be 2 winners on Friday!

The Friday winners may choose my CVC Bundle Pack, plus my Alphabet Roll, Say, Color pack from my main TPT store OR  my Alphabet Mega Bundle Clip Art set from my Clip Art store on TPT. If the winner is a Bilingual Teacher, she may choose up to $50 worth of SPANISH products from my store.

Or choose this clip art set !!!

Friday Winners MUST enter this Rafflecopter to be eligible to win.

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Alphabet Mega Bundle {Clip Art for Teachers}

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I created this Alphabet Mega Bundle back in January. I have only mentioned it briefly since then, but here it is!  This is a collection of clip art for each letter of the alphabet. Whether you are working on letter names or letter sounds, this set will come in very handy. It includes very colorful graphics and the black and white versions as well. Each set is also sold separately.

Here’s a freebie from this set.
It’s hidden in the product preview just for you 🙂
Enjoy!
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World Autism Awareness Day and an Angel Bear Freebie

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Today is the 6th annual World Autism Awareness Day!

To show my support of Autism Awareness, I have created this Angel Bear. Free for you. Autism Awareness is observed the entire month of April. Feel free to download and share on your blogs, fb, wherever you would like. It includes this bear with and without words.

To learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorders, please visit CDC.gov
They will inform you on types of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) , signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment AND causes and risk factors.

These following links are resources for Teachers and Administrators:
This site provides detailed information for communication, social skills, behavior support, curriculum support, visual supports, inclusion, data sheets, thematic units, and so much more. This is the one to go to for many areas of support.
Here is one more.
Need to explain Autism to your students or kids at home?  Here is a good article written by KidsHealth. It has an AUDIO option, so that students may listen to it as it highlights the words. 
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Butterfly Gametivity

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I hope that you like my new idea 🙂

I am always looking for ways to
make learning fun. This FREE pack includes the common ROLL, SAY, COVER game mats for
number identification and addition. But, I came up with a new way to use this
concept for vocabulary development and comprehension.  I combined the ROLL, SAY, COVER game with the
LIFE CYCLE OF THE BUTTERFLY vocabulary pieces.  It is a good way to develop thematic vocabulary skills and, of course,  practice those new words. In this case, the students will review butterfly life cycle terminology. (My plan is to make more of these for other themes as well.)
Then, I added a twist to this game and
came up with a ROLL, SAY, COLOR GAMETiViTY. Let’s have fun while learning, right? Take a look and tell me what you think 🙂
Oh, and make sure to download your freebies.

If you like my new ROLL, SAY, COLOR idea, here are some more freebies from my latest product.
Enjoy!!!

Click on the picture of the Alphabet Roll, Say, Color Gametivity.
This freebie is hidden in the product preview.
So, download the preview to get this freebie 🙂

Do you like the clip art? It’s all in my clip art store. More will be added this week 🙂
By the way, I am having a sale in my TPT store and my
TPT clip art store. 

Now, HOP along to the  Kinder-Craze blog by Maria Monroe for more freebie fun!

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Easter Syllable Sort

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Here’s a syllable sorting activity that you can use in your pocket chart center. This packet includes number cards and Easter-themed picture cards. First, students will place the numbers at the top of the pocket chart. Then, they will choose one picture card, clap the syllables and place it under the corresponding number. A response sheet is included in this set.

Download the Easter printables here.
Download this Easter printable FREEBIE  here.
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Roll, Say, Color Sight Words

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I came up with another idea for reviewing sight words. This one is a Roll, Say, Color game for Dolch sight words. You can either use the real dice or dice cards that I have included in this packet. It is very simple to use. Just place it in a center or send it home for practice. The student will roll a die, find the matching number on the mat, say the word, and color the word. This packet includes the Preschool, Kinder and First Grade Dolch Sight Words. Each page correlates with a Dolch List of Words plus an extra word to practice.
Here’s a sample of Kindergarten Dolch List #10. 
The bundle includes the Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade Dolch Words. Click on any cover to learn more about it.
Common Core Standard covered:
Reading: Foundational Skills
3c. Read common high-frequency words by sight.

Would you like a free copy of this BUNDLE? Just tell me what grade you teach and leave your email address in a comment below. I will choose two random comments TONIGHT. Good Luck!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER. I USED RANDOM.ORG TO CHOOSE 2 RANDOM COMMENTS.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
Please check your email 🙂

Here is a free printable of the Roll, Say, Color Sight Words to get you started with this pack:) 

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Sight Words in a Purse and Car Case- TO GO!

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Here’s a fun way to get students excited about learning their sight words. It can be used as a weekly homework packet or as a center activity. I created a Sight Words Purse for girls and a Car Carrying Case for boys. They are bot included in the same product download. The handles will be stapled to the top of the packet to hold the pages together. Then, students will turn the pages up to work on each word. You will also find the list of sight words to include in the purse/ case. It can be used as review at home. Kids can use a crayon or a marker to highlight the words that they are able to read. It’s a good visual that will show growth week by week. Simply select the target words of the week and label the front cover with list # and target mastery date. If you teach the dolch sight words according to their suggested list, that the list number that you will use to label the front cover. Otherwise, you can just leave it blank.

Find the Preschool Dolch Word Pack here.
Find the Kindergarten Dolch Word Pack here.

Here is a free sample 🙂


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