Product Swap Part 2 (with giveaway!)

Remember I said I got to do not one but TWO products so here is part deux.

My next product comes Cheryl over at Crayons & Curls.

She sent me her wonderful I Can Read the Alphabet set.  The set has some beautiful graphics to reinforce letters and beginning sounds.  You can check it out in her TpT store here.

The first part of this set is an adorable alphabet reader.  The best part....it is in black and white so easy to print class sets!  Unfortunately no real pictures of my kiddos doing this one but no worries cute pics to follow.

My daughter adored the beginning sound match sheets.  She was mad that I wouldn't take a picture of her doing each one! : )

What's better than teamwork?  This activity that both of my kiddos enjoyed!  These too cute for words flashcards were colored and cut with care.  Then we enjoyed some uppercase/lowercase matching and flashcard naming.

We had a lot of fun with this set.  It is easy to print being full of black and white pages!  It is only $4.00 and so worth it.  

Hop over to Cheryl's TpT store here (hurry and you might find a surprise)!

Be sure to stop by her blog to check out all of her fun happenings!

Now for some fun, enter the Rafflecopter below to win a copy of Cheryl's unit and my Down on the Farm pack (which is on sale right now!) that she reviewed for the product swap!

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Happy shopping!

Product Swap Part 1 (and a giveaway!)

That's right!  We're at it again.  I got to review not one but two products this time!


My first product comes from Tiffani over at Time 4 Kindergarten.

I got to check out her Alphabet Up a Tree unit.  You can find it in her TpT store here.

This cute unit has some great letter recognition and beginning sound games.  The graphics are adorable!

These amazingly cute cards were loved by my kiddos.  My daughter enjoyed matching them all up with upper, lower, and beginning sounds.  My son worked with hubby on a rousing game of which letter says /m/.

Both kiddos enjoyed the alphabet tree upper/lower matching.

This unit includes:  the matching cards (upper/lower/beginning sounds), D'Nealian handwriting pages, letter matching trees, cut and paste activities, graphing questions, and class book covers.

All of this is only $4.00!  Crazy, I know.  This is one you have to check out!

Head over now to Tiffani's TpT store to grab this unit.  (Psst...you might just find a flash sale there so hurry!)

Don't forget to check out her amazing blog as well!

Now for the great giveaway!  When a copy of Tiffani's Alphabet Up a Tree unit and my Crayon Box That Talked unit  (which is on sale right now!) that she reviewed!

Good luck!

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Kindergarten Common Core

I don't know about you but we are having to come up with all kinds of things as we transition to the the Common Core State Standards this year.  

Then I found this  Have you seen this book yet?  It looks AMAZING!  This book has over 600 pages dedicated to the Kindergarten Common Core.  It has worksheets, activity centers and posters for all of the ELA and Math Standards.  Check out the sample pages at the link above (seriously they are adorable with fabulous graphics).  This looks like such a great resource to have!  The best part...it's only $39.99.  Not too shabby for so many activities!

And don't worry if you are not Kindergarten, they have them for other grades too!  Just follow the link above and you can easily find other grade options!

So hurry over and check it out now!!

Awesome Smartboard Pointer!

So I showed you my new Smartboard that I am way to excited about having.  Well I now have an awesome pointer to make it even more fun that I found over at SmartMoves!

Check out this cuteness!

 And the back is covered in foam so it is gentle and easy to slide on the Smartboard.

My kids think it is great!  They love that it is cute and slides easily.   It is a nice length so it helps them reach toward the top without needing a stool!  It is well made and seems sturdy which is always a plus in Kindergarten!!

Head over to SmartMoves to check these out!  They are well worth the $15!  I may have to buy another one soon just to have a variety of cuteness!

*I was send this pointer free of charge in return for my honest review.  The opinions expressed are my own!

That Time of Year (freebie)

Sorry I haven't blogged in a bit.  I've been crazy trying to get everything ready and it seems like everything takes much longer than it should.  Well, you know how it goes.  So I thought I'd share some of my progress so far.

Here is the area outside my door.  We each have one of these little benches that don't have real purpose.  I have my kids put their lunch boxes on it.  So I decided to spruce it up a bit.

I finished up my classroom wish list.

I am so excited to get a Smartboard this year!  When it was installed it was way too high so they lowered the board.  As you can see apparently there are two different colors of white used in my room.

So I devised a plan. A little better, right?  But that spot in the middle will be covered with my schedule once it gets printed and laminated.  I'll post it once I get it all together.

I got their lunch tags made.  I found some fairly cheap badges and clips at WalMart.  I made up the little  cards to go in them.  If you would like to use them, click on the picture below.  The background was from MyCuteGraphics.

Speaking of WalMart, have you seen all the things in the back to school section?  Do you know what I'm talking about?  All the goodies for 88₵?  I was fortunate to receive some awesome products free of charge from Craft Project Ideas.  Check out all the goodies in the picture.  Who doesn't love post its and cute pens?  I'm excited about the birthday certificates.  Now I just have to get them all filled out.  Be sure to go check out all the other goodies they have too!

Time for a Giveaway!

I'm sure most of you already know of Deedee Wills from Mrs. Wills Kindergarten.  If not, you don't know what you've been missing!  I was fortunate enough to get to proof part of her Writing Work Stations Set.  She was kind enough to give me a copy to share with one of you!

This set is truly amazing!  I can't wait to use it this year!  This set has vocabulary cards to go with each month, different types of paper for writing, and "I Can" charts for the different kinds of writing.  This will be an awesome resource for my kiddos to use during Daily 5 writing time.

This giveaway is done Friday at 12:01am so hurry and enter now!

(If you just can't wait you can go grab the complete set in Mrs. Wills store!)

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Amazing Pencil Sharpener!

Have you already heard about these?  I certainly had and I really wanted one.  I begged for one for my upcoming birthday.  My husband thought I was crazy.  Then lucky me, Troy from Classroom Friendly Supplies sent me one to review!  Needless to say, there was an extreme happy dance at the mailbox when it arrived.

So here's my opinion on this pencil sharpener.  It is everything it claims to be on the website.  It is really quiet and sharpens pencils perfectly.  I cannot wait to have my 25 Kindergarten kiddos use it.  No more having to wait until someone is done sharpening their pencil to hear the student I am conferencing with.

A few things I do want to note.  The sharpener pictured above is intended only for regular pencils.  Colored pencils do not sharpen in it.  (One of coworkers tested that out!)  The specifics on the website state it is for standard pencils so it is not misleading.  I do think it will take a little training for my little ones to get the hang of how to use it (mainly inserting the pencil using the clamp) but they certainly will be able to.  My own almost 2 year old could turn the handle so once I've shown them how to get it in it should be a snap.

Overall, I have to say I LOVE this pencil sharpener.  I will definitely be looking to buy a couple more for my room.  I'm curious about the car sharpener as it works on colored pencils as well.  I highly recommend buying one (or 3!) of these!  They are a teacher's dream come true!  So head over to Classroom Friendly Supplies and check them out!