Fall Sequencing Fun! There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!

Happy (almost) Fall one and all! The leaves have not changed colors here yet but other signs of fall have arrived. The heat is running in the morning hours but it's still warm enough in the afternoon for the swarming BEES to go all crazy, chasing the kiddos (and the teachers) at recess! Anyway, I've had lots of requests from my sweet friends for more sequencing sets so I thought I'd make a fun activity for a favorite Fall read aloud! 

I just LOVE this book!

If you are new to sequencing sets, all you do is print the picture cards, ordinal number cards and number cards on cardstock and laminate them. They may be used as retelling sticks or placed in a pocket chart for center time or a whole-group activity.

I have displayed them on a whiteboard to rearrange as we read the story and also as a cut and paste onto construction paper sequencing activity. My second graders will use the writing pages to complete a written summary using transitional words and phrases.

Lucille Colandro's Old Lady... series of books are perfect for thematic units!

 I hope you will love this set my friends! 

Happy Teaching!

The Polar Express Story Sequencing Giveaway

 All Aboard! The Polar Express is my absolute favorite read aloud for the holiday season. Every child I know loves it too! I'm so excited to share this new item with you!

 I've created this story sequencing activity to go along with the book. It can be used in a pocket chart, as a cut and paste sequencing project or at a literacy center for retelling.

You can enter to win a copy for your own classroom. Head on over to Teachers Notebook to enter the giveaway! 

While you are there, check out all of the amazing sales through December 2nd!

 Everything is my shop is on sale too!

I have a mile long wish list and plan to shop and save this weekend!

 Let the fun begin! :)

Christmas in July~ Day 2 and Saturday Snapshots

Hello again Friends! It's Day 2 of the big Christmas in July sale! I hope that you were able to get some goodies at a great price yesterday!Today's special is a Back to School theme! I know some of you are thinking about heading back very soon. It's always great to get a jump start on planning even if you don't go back for a while. The time flies by way too fast!

A favorite story I always like to read to the class during the first week back to school is If You Take a Mouse to School. This colorful set of sequencing cards can be used in a pocket chart, in a small group or as a whole group cut and paste activity. I found the cutest graphics to use to represent the events in the story! After enjoying the story and sequencing activities, I have my students write their first classbook page about other silly things that might happen if you take a mouse to school.

Click on the picture to see more of this brand new set at my store!

 It's 50% off today!

A few years ago, I attended  professional development to become a trainer and pioneer of the first of the SMARTBoards in our district. It was at that time that my calendar set immediately came off of the wall! If you are fortunate enough to have this great technology in your classroom, consider doing your morning calendar/morning meeting the interactive way! This item is great to welcome the kiddos back to school and it can be used all year. This is a fun file for the littles because I have animated it with sounds. You can even upload your favorite calendar songs! It is decorated with darling ThistleGirl graphics to really catch your student's attention. The SMART Notebook file is going to be updated soon with some new pages and the new school year. If you get it now, you will receive the update free of charge!

Click on the picture to see some of the sample pages at my store! It's also 50% off today! 

What a fun week I had! I'm linking up with Miss Nelson to share some really random photos with you.

It's been a hot one for sure! At one point yesterday, the car temp was at 98 degrees!

We went to the water park and wave pool three times this week! Ahhh! 

 I live very close to two beautiful beaches. This is the splash park at our Lake St. Clair beach. We like to get ice cream there!

It was really nice to come home to the house all nice and cool. I am thankful for my brand new air conditioning unit! My old unit decided to quit over the 4th of July weekend.

 This hair product is my new best friend to beat the frizz! It smells really good too!

And then there was the trip to the oral surgeon. Yes, we have impacted wisdom teeth and they need to come out at age 14! Poor kid. The surgery is scheduled for Christmas break. Can't take the chance of messing up the beautiful result from our orthodontist.

Yesterday, I met up with my teaching partners for lunch at Panera Bread and then headed over to Michaels to fill our cart with supplies we need for our classrooms and projects. We were able to get a cart full at 25% off! Yay!

I saw this at Michaels and just had to have it! I don't think I'll ever outgrow Hello Kitty cuteness. :)

 The coupon is good through today! Sale items are included too!

Remember to head over to see some more sale items from these great bloggers!

Laura Numeroff Stories~Sequencing Card Sets and Pin it to Win it!

I have been in clip art heaven and have found the cutest, most perfect graphics to use for a set of sequencing cards for favorite books by Laura Numeroff. Oh my! If you are familiar with the stories, you'll see what I mean! Just look at this pig! Hehe!

I created a series of sequencing card activity sets to help young readers remember the order of events and improve their retelling skills. You can use them at a retelling center or listening center as an independent activity or use them in a pocket chart during guided reading groups and during whole group instruction.

By request, I am adding a few new sets for the Numeroff series and have revised some oldies but goodies to include new graphics, fonts and a writing page. If you already purchased one of these, be sure to download the newest versions!

Click on the pictures to see more of the set at my TPT shop!

Coming soon~ If You Give a Moose a Muffin and If You Give a Cat a Cupcake! 

If you like it, Pin it to Win it! 

Just click on the Pin-it sign near the picture. Then, copy and paste the link to your Pinterest board in the rafflecopter below. The four winners will be chosen on July 14th!

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