Teachers Pay Teachers Freebie License Finally!

Yes! Freebies worry-free with Scrappin Doodles! Here's a cute leprechaun writing paper for spelling or work on writing activities.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leprechaun-Themed-Spelling-and-Word-Wall-Writing-Paper

I made this one for our poetry binders!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leprechaun-Poem

This is a really fun activity! My students publish this in the computer lab. The best part is trying to guess the answer to the riddle!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Green-Riddles-Creative-Writing

 

Our story and theme for all crafts and lessons this week for March Reading Month is If You Give a Moose a Muffin!

Here's the cover for our classbook. You can have your kiddos write what else might happen if you give a moose a muffin!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Classbook-Cover-If-You-Give-a-Moose-a-Muffin

Book Clubs

All of our book clubs are finally up and running! It took a while to teach all of the routines and procedures for this but the time spent was sooooo worth it! The kids are really cute and so excited for this special reading time! Some of them have even created a club cheer to kick of their reading time!

 I designed these questioning cards to help to guide their discussions during club time. This also helps to encourage those who may be reluctant to share! The kids draw a card, and then read and respond to the prompt or comprehension question! I shared these with the staff at my school and got such positive feedback from teachers at all levels!  Here they are!

Leprechaun Creative Writing Freebies on Teachers Pay Teachers

Hi Friends!

I just posted another St. Patty's Day freebie on TPT! I made this with the super adorable graphics from KB-Konnected ! I am going to make this into a classbook! 

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leprechaun-Creative-Writing

Here's the cover!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leprechaun-Creative-Writing-Classbook-Cover

Here's the link for the graphics:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kb-Konnected

St. Patrick's Day Freebie on Teachers Pay Teachers

Here's a cute treat bag idea for the wearin' of the green! It's a freebie at my store. Give each student a baggie full of gold-foiled Hershey kisses with this poem attached to celebrate St. Patty's Day! 

Click here or on my TPT button to grab it! While you're there, I would love it if you would follow me, rate it or comment on TPT too! Thanks so much!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kidsrcute

The super cute leprechaun graphics are from Karen at

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kb-Konnected

Green Eggs Clipart

Well, after tossing around many ideas and having a good belly laugh over someone's suggestion about the feline in the fedora, which I completely forgot about, here is what I've decided:

The Cat and His Hat, Goo-bleck, and Bart and the Goo-bleck for the same thing, (new name) items.

Since there have been so many restrictions limiting my creativity when it comes to clipart :)~ no matter how much I have, I don't have enough! So, I have enlisted the help of my very artsy and talented friend, Einstein DNA, with some much-needed green egg clip art. Wait till you see what he came up with! This is too funny not to post! He calls it Green Eggs and One Ham! :) Maybe you can use it for one of your creations!

Yes, this is commercial license clipart! He just asks that you give credit and provide a link! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Einstein-Dna

Dr. Seuss Day-Making Oobleck

This year for Dr. Seuss Day, instead of Green Eggs and Ham, we are going to have a good old gooey fun day and mix up some Oobleck! It's so easy to make and a blast for the kids. Just a warning-it can get a little messy but no more than cooking green eggs! I'd love to know how you are celebrating Dr. Seuss Day! Feel free to leave a comment or two with your creative ideas!

 I just added a literacy unit to Teachers Pay Teachers that I know you and your students will love! It's based on the book Bartholomew and the Oobleck! Read below for the Oobleck recipe!

Making Oobleck

• 1 cup of water
• 1 to 2 cups of cornstarch
• Mixing bowl
• Food coloring (optional)
• Pour one cup of cornstarch into the mixing bowl
• Now pour the water in, mixing slowly as you go. Keep adding more water until the mixture becomes thick (and hardens when you tap the surface). Add more cornstarch if it gets too runny, and more water if it becomes too thin.
• Add a few drops of food coloring if desired. (It’s easier to add the coloring to the water before you mix it with the cornstarch.)
• Mixing can take a while and gets more difficult as the mixture gets thicker! Spoons can bend while stirring!  Consider digging in and using your hands or calling on kids to do the mixing! Allow at least 20 minutes for mixing or do this ahead of time!

****Put the ooblek in a Ziplock bag after it is mixed! It will last well and the kids can still play with it even through the baggie!


 This is the sequencing activity we did to retell the story.

Do You Like Green Eggs and Ham? Dr. Suess Day

It's been a number of years since I've been able to have my traditional green eggs and ham day because in my school, it is reserved as a kindergarten activity. Still, I am thinking of all of the fun times around the green egg taste-testing and silly stuff I once enjoyed with my class. I am working on some new items for everyone getting ready for Dr. Seuss Day!