Cyber Monday Sale! Woo hoo!

It has been ages since I last blogged. I had to take a self imposed blogging break because there was just too much "life "going on.  I had to take a mental health break to save my sanity (or what was left of it).  Can anyone relate?  :-)   So after doing a lot of nothing for Thanksgiving vacation, I'm back!

I had an iPad funded through Donors Choose!  So, I am having fun trying new things on it. I am even writing this blog post for the first time on the iPad.  Woo hoo!  This microphone gadget is a hoot!  I like dictating my words, but I think typing is more my speed.

Have you been getting ready for Teachers Pay Teachers' big sale?  I'm afraid I have been doing a LOT of shopping and getting my cart ready for checkout tomorrow.  All of my items will be 20% off!  Be sure to use the promo code: CYBER to get up to 28% off!

December is so busy and it often is hard to keep my kids involved in rigorous learning!  So, I created a Common Core-Aligned Winter Math and ELA print and go pack that has a fun winter theme.  I love to have the kids do math centers, but sometimes you just need something fast and fun that you can whip out in a minute, right?  Click on the picture to check it out on TpT!  Be sure to download the preview, as it has a couple of freebies included!

Earlier this year, I added "Jumping in with Number and Base Ten Second Grade Mega Pack." It has really helped my kids with the tricky Common Core State Standards!

If you are looking for some more winter activities, check these out!

“Winter Math and Literacy Activities: Quick and Easy Reproducibles & Centers”

“Snowy Sight Word Bingo & Blizzard Game”

“Pauly Polar Bear’s Common Core Commutative Property of Addition”

If you would like to see some Christmas-themed activities, here you go! 

“Santa’s Christmas Math and Literacy Centers”    

“Christmas Sight Word Bingo & Naughty and Nice Games”

    Happy Shopping and have a great December!

Corinna

Springing Into Nonstandard Measurement & My 300 Follower Celebration!

My "Springing Into Nonstandard Measurement" is now available at my Teachers Pay Teachers store.  I'm a little late announcing it because real life keeps getting in the way of my fun.  J Doesn't it seem like time is moving really fast now that school is winding down?  Does your To-Do list seem to get bigger by the minute?  I know mine sure does.  So, without further ado, here it is!  My kids loved this!  The pack includes color and black & white versions in case you don't have an unlimited color ink supply (wouldn't that be wonderful?).  Click on the picture below to visit my TpT store and get more information.



I can't believe I'm getting ready for my 300+ Follower Giveaway!  I've got some great prizes to give away, plus donations from talented TpT buddies!  

If you would like to join in, please click on the GoogleDoc link below.
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 I have some copies of my measurement pack for the first three followers who comment!  Have a restful weekend! Happy Teaching!
♥Corinna 

TpT Sale of my Mega Math Packets!

My Math Mega Packs are on sale for 20% off this weekend! 

Check out my Going Buggy with Operations and Algebraic Thinking Common Core Mega Pack.  It has 77 reproducibles for teaching all eight first grade Common Core Operations and Algebraic Thinking standards, plus posters for your focus wall.

 Also, take a look at my latest product, Diving into Number and Operations in Base Ten Common Core Mega Pack.  It includes 90 reproducibles for teaching all of the first grade Number and Operations in Base Ten standards, plus posters for your focus wall.

What is your preference when purchasing items from TpT?  Do you like having items available in smaller units with a less expensive price or do you like getting bigger packets for a higher (but better value) price?  I've been trying to decide if I should make my Mega Math Packets available in smaller packets that just cover one or two of the Common Core State Standards.  I'd love your feedback!

Thank you for following my blog!  Be sure to visit my TpT store, Corinna Woita: Teaching Fabulous Firsties, for more ideas and freebies.

Happy Teaching!
♥Corinna

 

Diving Into Number and Operations in Base Ten!

Finally!  My Diving Into Number and Operations in Base Ten Common Core Mega Pack is finished and is up on Teachers Pay Teachers!  It was a BIG project and I'm glad it is done and ready for other people to enjoy it.

I hope you will visit my TpT store and take a look at it.  On Sunday night, I will choose one follower that leaves a comment here to win a free copy!  Thanks so much for reading and following my blog.
♥Corinna

Fabulicious Freebies on the First

I'm hooking up with Freebielicious for Fabulicious Freebies on the First (or in my case on the Second!).  I recently finished my latest Teachers Pay Teachers product, "Going Buggy for Operations & Algebraic Thinking Math Mega Pack." 

So, I created a little sampler pack for you for Fabulicious Freebies on the first.  If you download and like what you see, I'd love to hear from you!  Thanks!  Click HERE to get your sampler pack! 

 

Have a lovely week!

♥Corinna

P.S.  I'm sneaking up on 300 followers!  How does a BIG giveaway sound?  Anyone want to join in?

 

 



Sweet Treats are Ready for You!

My Sweet Treats pack on "Using the Relationship Between Addition and Subtraction to Solve Equations within 20" is now available on Teachers Pay Teachers!  I'm offering it for 20% off right now, so pop on over and take a look!  Let me know what you think!  Thanks!

Happy Teaching!
♥Corinna

Sweet Treats Math!

Now that my kids are rocking their Associative and Commutative Property CCSS', I've decided we need some work on the related addition and subtraction (1.OA.6) area.  So, since I was home sick today, I worked on my Sweet Treats pack on "Using the Relationship Between Addition and Subtraction to Solve Equations within 20" (I know!  Catchy, right?!?).  Once again, as I create new things to use to fill in the gaps between Common Core and our non-existent math program, I get REALLY in touch with the requirements of CCSS!  Here are a few quick peeks at my work in progress.

I am in love with Pauly the Polar Bear's clip art from Scrappin' Doodles!  The kids seem to love him, too!  He also looks cute when printed in black and white (just in case you aren't independently wealthy with an endless supply of color ink)! 

If you haven't already been to Liv to Teach to enter her huge giveaway,  you'd better get over there now!  68 bloggers have donated prizes, so it is pretty amazing!





Have a great end of week!  Yay!

Corinna ♥



Creating Common Core Activities...& FREEBIES!

I have been having fun working on new activities for my classroom, but that means I've been a less than fabulous blogger.  So, here is what I've been doing instead of cleaning my house to help my students!  Since our district does not have a good math program or a current Common Core math adoption, we always have to buy or make our own materials.  I wanted to have some materials for Operations and Algebraic Thinking, so I created my Associative Property of Addition Pack!  It has twelve reproducibles, plus a color and B&W mini-poster for the focus wall, and a math packet cover in case you'd want to put them all in a little workbook for your kids.  Here is a little peek:

 

You can read more about it HERE at my Teachers Pay Teachers store.  If you download the preview, there is a freebie sheet in there for you.  I have found that creating my own materials to meet Common Core State Standards has made me A LOT more familiar with the standards than I was before!  Do you find that as well?

 

I also was able to overcome my technology issues and posted my Winter Math & Literacy Activities Pack.  It has quick and easy centers and reproducibles for your Common Core classroom! These can be used as seat work and/or centers. These are adorable in color or in grayscale. The centers have just enough color to be cute and not deplete your colored ink supply!  I have printed them in black and white and mounted them on colored paper and they are still adorable.  Did I mention that I love things to be cute?!? 

Included are:

• Pauly Polar Bear’s 120 charts (includes counting multiples of 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s)
• Pauly Polar Bear’s Commutative Property of Addition
• Polar Pals Place Value Match-up
• Winter Count, Group, & Tally
• Polar Pals Evens & Odds Game (with Expanded Notation)
• Eskimo Expanded Notation
• Pauly and Penny’s Greater Than Less Than Sort
• Arctic ABC Order
• Snowy Sight Word Bingo
• Blizzard Sight Word Card Game
• Winter Making Words
• Winter Nouns
• Cold Contractions

Here are just a few of the activities and reproducibles:

I was going to offer a freebie from this pack, but I can't due to graphics terms of use.  I do not have the license to distribute freebies from Scrappin' Doodles.  Please check them out at my Teachers Pay Teachers store and let me know what you think.

I'm linking up with TBA for Sometime on Sunday Freebie Friday!  We had a fun day at school where it actually SNOWED during RECESS!  This was very unusual for us Oregonians!  It was the first time that I could remember it snowing A LOT while we were at school.  Since the kids were really hyper excited to work since it was snowing too cold outside, I had them do a writing activity where it was OK to really think about snow.  We used a 4-Square writing format to plan out a paragraph.  Since my Firsties are just beginning writers, I provided the topic sentence and the "wrap-up" sentence.  They had to write three details explaining why they were going to have so much fun on our snow day.

I thought they'd all be whining mentally exhausted by all of the thinking going on, but they actually wanted to move right on to using the 4-square to write their paragraph!  I was very proud of the work they did and so were the kids!  Here are some reproducibles for you to use if you'd like to try it in your classroom.  CLICK HERE OR ON THE FIRST PICTURE TO DOWNLOAD.  Please leave me a quick comment if you decide to use and download this activity.  Thanks, so much!  Now, go and explore other great bloggers' ideas for Freebie Friday!

Have a great week, Everybody!  What are you doing with your students this week?
Corinna