Is it just me or does it seem like the weekend just flies by super fast? I have all these great intentions of getting things done and I end up taking a nap on the couch with my little one! I did manage to update an old pack for you...say hello to the Crazy Cat {click the picture to see more}!

This pack has language arts and math centers to help you celebrate reading next week as well as a goldfish graphing activity and ooey gooey science experiment. If you purchased a pack similar to this last year, you should be able to go to your purchases and download the updates.

In other news, we finished up our presidents unit by learning about George Washington.

We read an informational book and created a circle map with facts we learned. We attached them to our cute TLC art projects.

Ugh...I could not get this picture to turn! Sorry!

We also played a flip the quarter game to practice graphing {you can get it here for free}. The kids were so excited that they got to keep a quarter!

That's it friends. I'm off to make jello for the kiddos so we can make a special snack tomorrow. Here's to a great week!

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Vickie

We are having a ton of fun this week learning about our famous presidents and our nation's symbols and landmarks. I feel like there is so much to cram in and I'm pushing it to fit everything!

I had to have a sub on Monday, so these two activites from DeAnne were perfect to leave for my kiddos. They loved their book!

You can get these in DeAnne's president pack here. 

Yesterday, we talked about what an election is and what qualities make a good president. Then, we wrote about why we would make a good president.

Today, we learned all about Abraham Lincoln. We worked on a bubble map about Lincoln together and the students had their own that we attached to our cute Lincoln portraits.

This is a TLC art activity and the bubble map can be found in my Presidents Pack on TpT. 

We also read Abe Licoln's Hat and talked about what we would keep in a hat if we had one.

Some of us were a *little* imaginative

We've also been doing lots of fun presidents themed workshops and math centers

Working on beginning and ending digraphs

Practicing short vowel word families

Beginning blend practice

Working on addition and subtraction {especially recognizing the signs!}

1 less and 1 more than a number

Adding a number to 10

Tomorrow we'll be learning about George Washington and I'll be back with some 3D shape freebies we've been using :)
Also, congratulations to Shelli Grissom who won my All You Need is Love giveaway!

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Vickie

Today, we learned all about Abraham Lincoln...

You can click here to get the Flip the Penny activity for free :). If you're getting ready for next week and Dr. Seuss fun, I have 2 freebies in my TpT store to help you celebrate. An Oobleck science experiment here and a One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish math activity here. 

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Vickie

We are working like crazy this week to get in all of our presidential fun!

You can get the sight word centers here {for free!}. Please let me know if you are able to use these! They go along with the 100 most common words that we use in our small groups.

You can get my Presidents' Day workshops and thinking maps here. 

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Vickie

You can get these math centers here in my Presidents' Day pack. 

You can get the equality math center here.

Be back tomorrow with our Presidents' Day activities. Don't forget to get my Flip that Penny graphing game here.

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Vickie

Since we've had no cable all night {meaning no Revenge....Boo!}, I managed to finish my Presidents' Day pack and upload it to TPT. This pack includes lots of literacy and math centers that cover a variety of skills {all common core} as well as lots of writing ideas. You can click the picture to see more details or to purchase. 

I also posted a freebie Presidents Day Flip That Penny graphing game that you can get here.

It seems like this year is flying by and to me, this time of year is busier than most because there are so many fun things to cover. Right after Presidents Day will be Dr. Seuss week {can't wait}. So, as a thank you to everyone who has purchased my packs on TPT and to everyone who reads this blog, I'm giving away my Dr. Seuss pack and my new Presidents' Day pack! To enter, you just have to do the following: 

1. Follow my blog and leave a comment telling me {don't forget your email}

2. Follow my TPT store here and leave a comment telling me {don't forget your email}

Hurry, I will pick a winner Thursday night at 8:00 {central time} :)

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Vickie