1st Day of Christmas Giveaway

On the 1st Night of Christmas

Kindergarten Squared gave to me...

Common Core Addition and Subtraction Math Unit 

For FREE (to the first 3 friends who leave a comment).

Click the image to see the preview on our tpt site. Leave your email address below if you are one of the first 3 to comment and we will send you a dropbox link so you can download for free!

Thank you so much for joining us for the 12 days of Christmas. We hope you have been able to grab a few of our favorite things. We hope everyone has a safe and very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Roll a Turkey FREEBIE!

Hello November! So glad you finally arrived! And that means turkey time is just around the corner!  

If you need a quick, fun, yet still standards focused activity...then you may just want to hop over to our store and snag this little freebie!  

There are a couple of versions...1 where you roll a single die to draw the turkey. This one is really simple and works on number recognition to 6.  The other version uses 2 dice and the kiddos add them to draw their turkey.

Hope you can use this for morning work, math centers, or maybe even a Thanksgiving party game!  Enjoy!!!

Giveaway! Complete Common Core K Math Curriculm

We know school is about to be back in swing before we even know it...at least it is here in GA.  We go back in 3 weeks!  3 weeks people!  I don't even know how that happened, but dang it if it didn't!

So we are actually starting to think about school again, about our classrooms, ordering supplies, and just wrapping our head around the upcoming year.

We know some of you are in the same boat (and we are totally jealous of you guys heading back in September!!!) and might be looking for some new ideas and resources for your room.  We are planning on hosting a couple of Back to School Giveaways over the next few weeks...up for grabs sneak peek...

 ...plus more!

And we'll begin with this one!

It's everything you need to introduce, teach, review, and assess EVERY. SINGLE. Kindergarten. COMMON. CORE. STANDARD! 
 Can I get an AMEN! ;)

So if you are new to the CC standards, or just need some new resources to help you teach the standards in a meaningful, engaging, and fun way...then this might be perfect for you.

We plan on giving away this bundle to 1 lucky winner!

The bundle value is $57.00!!!

The giveaway runs through Monday the 14th at midnight!  Earn 2 entries each for following our blog, TpT store, and Pinterest board and 2 entries for leaving a blog comment.  Earn 5 entries for following us on our NEW Instagram profile.  You can also earn 5 entries simply by adding a one line blurb about the giveaway onto any of your blog posts this week! Good luck!

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Compose/Decompose Numbers and Place Value

Hi!! We are back!!Wow! We have been missing for a while!!! Crazy times are just beginning!! We can't believe how fast the year is flying!!

Assessment time again for us!! How do you assess Composing/Decomposing Numbers and Understanding Place Value??? Our Kiddos have been playing an awesome game from Envision Math Centers! They are having a blast. You could play it even if you don't have Envision Math.

What do you need??
Each group needs
A 100 chart
2 sets of Number tiles/cards 1-9 in a baggy
Base 10 blocks

How do you play??
Students take turns pulling out 2 number tiles (students can put either tile first unless it is a 0) For example, if a child pulls a "4" and a "1" out of the bag then he/she can work on the number 41 or 14.
Student places the numbers above the 100 chart
Student points to the number on the number chart
Student builds (compose/decompose) that number with the base 10 blocks (using units of 10s and 1s)
Students play until all tiles are gone from the bag.

While we are continuously observing students playing this game and working on place value in other ways, we still love having some documentation as proof that the kiddos really did or did not meet this standard.

So we made these. What do you think?? Grab them if you want.

100th Day Galore: Photo Booth, Games, and More! 50% off TODAY only!

Where the heck did the time go?  I promise we meant to blog over our break...but dang it...I blame it on my jammies!  It's been so nice to step away for a bit, snuggle with my peeps, spend time with family and friends, and just soak in the amazing gift of Christ's birth.

But...back we are...finally!

We have been working on our latest pack to help celebrate the 100th Day in a FUN yet meaningful way! With so many standards to teach---there really is no time for FUN without purpose!!!

So...we created a 100th Day pack filled with FUN photo booth props, tons of games, writing activities, and more that are ALL standards based!  No wasted time here, but still a very GOOD time to be had by all!

It's 50% off for TODAY only and you can snag it for just $2.50!  Now---that's a steal!

Click on any image to head to our TPT store!

We promise to get back on the BLOGGIN' bandwagon and check in more often.

We hope you each had a very blessed Christmas, and we wish many good things for you in 2014!

Happy New Year!

Complete CC K Math Curriculum GIVEAWAY!!!

We did it!  We finally bundled ALL 5 of our math units, plus our Math POP! Active Task Cards for Practice and Review into 1 HUGE bundle.

It's everything you need to introduce, teach, review, and assess EVERY. SINGLE. Kindergarten. COMMON. CORE. STANDARD! 
 Can I get an AMEN! ;)

So if you are new to the CC standards, or just need some new resources to help you teach the standards in a meaningful, engaging, and fun way...then this might be perfect for you.

We are going to attempt our 2nd Rafflecopter giveaway (practicing for the BIG GIVEAWAY coming soon from lots of our favorite bloggy buddies...be on the look out for more details in the next few weeks!) to give this bundle away to 1 winner!

The bundle value is $57.00!!!

The giveaway runs through Thursday the 8th at midnight!  Earn 2 entries each for following our blog, TpT store, and Pinterest board.  You can also earn 10 entries simply by adding a one line blurb about the giveaway onto any of your blog posts this week!  Good luck!

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Common Core Resources GALORE! FREE E-Books are HERE!

Page and I have been working in our classrooms this week.  I still can't believe we actually start back NEXT week!!!!  I have some new decor changes and some revamping of some old storage.  I tell you... PINTEREST is going to put me in the poor house!!!  I'll be sure to post some before and after pictures next week.

Anyway once the dust (cleaning and otherwise!) settles, it'll be time to move on to the REAL business at hand...actually TEACHING the new littles!  We began implementing the Common Core Standards over the last 2 years.  We are feeling pretty comfortable with the standards so far, but dang it if they didn't take some getting use to.

We LOVE the new standards since they are so much more "thinking" based rather than just a bunch of facts to memorize.  We've seen a real shift from teaching kiddos "a mile wide and an inch deep" to TRULY digging deep so kiddos form BIG understandings about the world around them.  Then all the other "stuff" becomes easy to teach, because our kiddos have learned to THINK!!!!

This CAN make the common core standards seem a bit daunting in the beginning.

But...STRESS...NO....MORE!  Some awesome teachers (Tracee Orman, Deanna Jump, Rachelle Smith to name a few!) have masterminded and organized a great resource for Back to School!

The FREE Common Core E-Books are HERE!!!

You have 2 awesome books at your disposal!

Rachelle from What The Teacher Wants headed up the
Common Core K-2 Math E-Book!

Deanna organized the Common Core K-2 Language Arts E-Book!  

It should be posted ANY day now, so be on the look-out! 

Once you follow the links to the K-2 E-Books, you can then link up with any of the K-12 E-Books.  We know some of you teach lots of grade levels or have some friends in upper grades who you might want to pass on the E-Books too!

Every page in the E-Books are created by a different TpT seller.  Each page contains:

*Tips to help you implement the common core
*A FREE common core resource...games, puzzles, lessons, and more!
*Links to 1 or 2 priced products that support your implementation of the standards.

So...what are you waiting for?  Head over and snag these babies!  I already have!!!

Be sure and check out our Math E-Book page too!  You'll find our Measurement Games Freebie!

Plus links to our Top Selling Common Core Math Units (entire K CCSS math curriculum) and a FUN practice and review pack called Math POP!

Have fun and get ready to grab some awesome resources to make your back to school a breeze!!!

PS- Congrats to Maria who WON our Back To School BUNDLE!!!

Back To School BONANZA - 30% savings!

WHAT???  School starts for us NEXT week!  AAAAAAHHHH!  Where did the summer go?

Really, I think we are kinda ready.  We've beached, slept, played, read....enjoyed!  It's time to get back into our routine and our true love...teaching!

So to hopefully help you guys get back into school mode too, we've bundled 5 of our best selling products at a 30% savings!  Activities, games, lessons, forms, class decor, and more to get your year started off with ease...Cruise Into K!

Individually, the products would sell for $31.50... 

BUT it's only $22.00 in this bundle! Wa-hoo!

Quick Peek!

Loooonnnggg Peek! :)

 Our #1 best selling Back to School Lessons and Activities Mega Pack!

Top Selling Kindergarten Forms:  Cruisin' Into Kindergarten!

Common Core Unit 1 Math Pack:  Counting and Cardinality is Out of This World!

Short A Word Work Letter Pack

And one of our newest products...Desk Name Plates:  Brights, Stripes, Chevrons, and More!

Hopefully this will be everything you need to get your teaching off to a super start!  

As always, please leave us a comment letting us know what you think!  Have you used one of these products before, which of these is your favorite... anything you're thinking!!! 

We'll choose 1 winner to snag this BUNDLE for FREE!

 (Don't forget to leave your email!) 

Throwback Thursday - Back to School Ideas!

So we are linking up with the awesome Cara Carroll over at The First Grade Parade for her Throwback Thursday linky.  This post is about our back to school hallway theme, some tips for classroom decorating, and 2 back to school packs.  Hope you can pick up some good tips!

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Originally Posted Friday, August 17th!

WOW! We are 2 weeks into school already!  Woo-hoo!  We have survived the "This is how to walk in line, Don't forget to make your lunch choice, Do you remember where to put your folder when you come in?..." procedure days!  Whew!!!  We know we must say the same things over and over and these poor babies probably get sick of hearing us!  BUT...it's all worth it come Monday...ahh...blessed Monday of week 3!!!  They come in knowing just what to do (OK, so that DOESN'T include the few still in training!)!  

So we thought we could share a few pictures of our classroom setup and outside "Welcome Back" displays for those of you who haven't yet started!  Hope you enjoy!  And we'll be praying for your 1st 2 "procedure weeks" to fly by!

How do you take a boring old bookcase and make it fan-tas-tic?  Adhesive Spray!  We LOVE this stuff!  It makes it so easy to turn that yucky brown wood into this wicked cute board ready to post our Commom Core standards.  (That's one of our amazing kindergarten assistants Christie taking care of spray adhesive business!) 
(Thanks Deanna for the awesome CC standards pack!)

Boring lunch choice setup...be gone!  We LOVE this cute ribbon idea instead!  Our school mascot is the gator so we turned these little ice cream spoons into waaaay cute alligators for the kiddos to make lunch choices.  (We are not even gonna lie, cause when we say "we", we really mean our awesome assistant Natalie who is the WAY creative one in the group!)

  

 

Here's Page and Natalie's "welcome back" display!  What do you think?  Pretty awesome, huh?  (And if you are thinking, "I bet Natalie-the creative one-made that rocket...then you have already caught on to how we roll! )

   

Here's Cristy and Christie's "welcome back" display.  We won't lie...we are NOT as creative as Natalie the rock star.  So we enlarged cute graphics we purchased and then traced the designs onto bulletin board paper.  We added the silver paper for bumpers and headlights...That counts as creative, right?  :)

  

 

 

 Here's hoping your school year starts out great!

Check out our Back to School Lessons and Activities Pack and our Back to School Commom Core Kindergarten Math Unit 1 Pack to make your first weeks a "smooth ride".

    

Math POP! Great CC Active Task Cards - Comment to Win!

I LOVE this product!  Really and truly...it is one of my favs!  I had the idea for Math POP!  months ago and started on it then, but dang it if the end of school madness got in the way of finishing it!  Arrrhh!

So FINALLY, it's done.  We posted it about 2 weeks ago, but then I left on vacay and forgot to post about it on the blog. Ooops!  We always like to post new products and give it away to a few of you guys.  (Keep reading for details!)

So the concept is:

Click the picture to head over to our TPT store to grab it up!

ACTIVE and FUN task cards that you can use with your WHOLE class (or small groups if you want...totally up to you!) to get some daily practice and review on EVERY Kindergarten Common Core Math Standard!

 So we broke the task cards down by strand and then color coded them to make them easier to use.  You can choose to only pull out the strand you are working on and then add cards as you introduce each new strand.  Or you can use them all right away and kinda "pre-teach" standards so the kiddos have an idea about them before you "officially" begin teaching that particular strand later in the year.

Here's how we chose to get them ready to use.  We hang this on a hook on the front board.  Then it's easy to sneak in a little math practice and review ANY time we have a couple of extra minutes to spare here and there.  Some people have said they plan on using them as part of their calendar or morning routine time.  You can also use them as a FUN thing to do as you begin to introduce your daily math lesson.  Good way to get them pumped about math!

Here's an actual page from the set.  Color coded!  We tried REALLY hard to make each task fun and challenging for your kiddos.  We can't WAIT to use these with our own kiddos come August 6th!

So...we hope you love it as much as we do!  Please let us know what you think.  How would you use these?  Any suggestions for improving it?  Would you think a Language POP! or Reading POP! would be helpful?

Leave us a comment and we'll choose 2 winners who will get 

FREE!

Have an awesome day! It's rainy cats and dogs here so good time for blog hopping!  Off to hop around!