Halloween

I know, I know . . .we've been slacking (or should I say I have been because it's my turn to blog). It's been a CRAZY couple of weeks. We just finished parent-teacher conferences, phew! We have a busy week with Halloween on Friday (can we just take a second to appreciate this fact!!!!!).


Our kiddos have been having so much fun with our Halloween themed centers. We thought we would share some with you. I included a few freebies from TPT because who doesn't love a freebie :)

This is a favorite called Cupcake Facts. They match the math problem with the answer on these Halloween themed cupcakes. Super cute :) This is from The Bubbly Blonde on TPT and it's free!!!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupcake-Addition-Facts-sums-2-17-155907

This is a fun roll and add game from Teacher Tom on TPT. They roll 2 (or 3) dice, add and then cover the ghost. The student who covers the most ghosts wins! This is also free from TPT :)

This is Spin a Spider from TPT. The students use a paper clip and spin both webs to create an addition sentence. They love using the "spinner". This came with a spider unit we bought.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spider-Week-352630

Hope we all make it through the week!

#HappyHalloween

Fall Is Here!

The weather has definitely changed! Rain, cold, wind...fall is here! Break out the Uggs and coats! We all know Melissa has been counting down the days to wear her pinned fall outfits! The leaves are changing, football is in high gear and bonfires are burning. Bring on hayrides and haunted houses! October is one of my favorite months!

We had the privilege of presenting at the Illinois Reading Conference again! We presented on how we engage our students using Pinterest with The Daily Five. We had an enthusiastic audience with some great questions. We may have had even more fun presenting this year than last. The hour always goes too fast! #lovepinterest #greataudience

Fun Tip Friday...

Whole class behavior management is important. A fun way to promote good classroom behavior is by filling in numbers on a hundred chart. Directions: (1) copy and laminate two hundred charts (2) cut apart each number on one of the hundred charts (3) reward positive behavior by picking a number(s) and color them on the hundred chart. Once an entire row or column is filled, the students receive a predetermined reward. We had our first reward last week with a fairytale movie since we have been reading fairytales. And...what is a movie without popcorn?!?

*Note...I may have slipped a little math into the behavior incentive! "Oh look, we just colored in 31, and we already have 41, and 51. Does anyone see a pattern?" or "I just drew the number 10 more than 78." #sneaky