Sight Word Practice That's FUN

I've been out of school for 2 1/2 weeks now.  I'm not exactly sure what kinds of things to blog about since most of us like to take a bit of a break from school things...but there's just so much that I MEANT to blog about earlier in the year and just never made it to it.  SOOO...I think I will be sharing some random things that I should have shared sooner, but you can hopefully tuck them away for when you actually give a dang! ;)
One of the easiest and most FUN ways we practice sight words is through movement.  We tap the word out on our shoulder, elbow, and wrist and then slide down our arm as we say the entire word.  But I have to say that their VERY FAVORITE way to practice them is through little chants that we make up.  They love them so much, that I actually think we are going to make cards just for sight word practice and add it to our store.  We have a little FREEBIE that we did a few years back, but I think the kiddos and I have come up with a TON more over the course of the last few years.
You can grab this freebie here!

Here's a little peek at what it looks like in action!

We lovingly named this one TURTLE TIME!

The kiddos slowly crawl around while they spell the word (in this case we were working on the sight word ARE).  When they say "A-R-E spells ARE", the little turtles curl up into their shells.  
This is a great way to reach your kinesthetic learners for sure.  And of course we follow it up with some written practice as well.  Here's the Interactive Sight Word Practice Pack we used for the word ARE.  It has 3 leveled mini-readers, an interactive practice sheet, and a flip flap book.

You can grab this pack for $1.00 in our store.  If you would like to try it out first, you can snag our sight word pack for COME for free!
Anyway, hopefully some of these tips will come in handy once the school year kicks back in.  I know some of you guys are just getting started with your year...so maybe this is a post that's right on time for you.  

TPT Seller Challenge in Effect!

Thank goodness for motivated and focused people!  The Peppy Zesty Teacherista, Third in Hollywood, Sparkling in Second, and Teach Create Motivate have come up with a FUN yet motivating summer challenge for all of the TPT Sellers willing to get on board.  (If you're not a seller, but you enjoy shopping on TPT, then this is great for you too.  You'll reap the benefits of product makeovers and more!)
So to begin the challenge, you are supposed to post your stats before the challenge begins. 

 Next up, you face 1 TPT challenge per week.  Week 1 begins with MAKEOVER MADNESS!!!
Yep, that's right.  It's time for us to look in our store with our hand over our eyes, with fingers spread, and cringe at that product (or 2, or a few) that need some SERIOUS help!  Maybe they were 1 of our first products we ever posted...and trust me...we just didn't know any better.  Or maybe it's a top seller that we just haven't taken a look at lately.  
We have several products in mind.  We'll get to working on them soon and show you the changes we made later this week.  So stay tuned and get ready for some serious upgrading!!!

Survival

Our motto for the week... Outwit, Outplay and Outlast!!! How do you survive the last few days of school? We use our end of the year fun packs. Check them out if you need a fun way to review standards, engage students, and have fun!!! It's been a great year. We have learned a ton and cried some while cherishing every relationship built and memory made!! Enjoy the end of days!!

New Look-Make Over

Happy Monday Friends!!

Woooohoooo!! Kindergarten Squared had an awesome blog MAKEOVER! We feel so much cuter. What do you think?? We love the colors, we love the fonts, we love the cute little flags and the doodle arrows.  Thank you Gabby's Classroom so much for our new look!! I think this new look may inspire some more frequent blog posts!!!

Enjoy your week!! If your blog needs a new look check out our friend Gabby's work. Just click the button below!

Thanks for looking,

Time to get your "SHOP" on... It's a SALE!

TPT is throwing a HUGE Teacher Appreciation Sale  beginning tomorrow...Tuesday, May 5th and ending Wednesday, May 6th!

We are offering 20% off ALL of our products in our store...and we mean ALL of them...even bundles that are already marked at a 20+% savings off the individual packs!

Enter code THANKYOU at checkout and you'll save another 10% off the sale prices courtesy of TPT!

That's a TOTAL of 28% off ALL products and you end up saving about 40%+ on our bundles!  

Here are some items that may be perfect to finish out your year!

Math

End of the Year THEME Days FUN!

We hope these last few weeks FLY by!  

Stay strong, keep calm...and teach on! 

 Because frankly...you ROCK! :)

If You Give a Teacher a Gift Card...

...they'll run out like a mad woman/man and spend that sucker in 5 minutes flat...because it's SUMMER BREAK!  OK...so it's not here just yet, but people... we are hitting the home stretch here!

We can leisurely enjoy a latte from STARBUCKS, or mill about smartly in TARGET...for hours, or sleep in-sip on said coffee-order online because we like to shop whilst still in our PJ's-because we can...on AMAZON, or peruse the goodies on TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS whilst still in aforementioned PJ's!

If this sounds like a perfect way to pamper yourself just a little, then head over to iTeachKinder and enter the giveaways for the gift cards you love!  Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

$100 Teacher Appreciation Giveaway!

Psst!  Hey you!  Yes, you there buried under paperwork, feeling stressed, wondering how the heck you are gonna survive the next few weeks!  To be honest, we don't have a perfect solution for you! Not helpful, right???   BUT we DO have something for you to look forward to once the smoke clears and we all check to see if we are still standing come SUMMER, sweet SUMMER!

Teacher Appreciation is right around the corner.  And we know (seriously KNOW) what you do every.single.day to lift up your littles and help them soar!  It's not an easy task for sure, but one that is SO worth it!

And to make sure you know we SEE you, KNOW what you do, BELIEVE in who you are, and want to LIFT you up for all the goodness you bring to this world... we want to pamper you!  Head over to our wonderful new iTeachKinder blog to enter our giveaway for some gift cards to our FAVORITE pampering places.

Who doesn't love TARGET...I mean you can hit up their home goods section for some sweet new decor, hop over to their clothing for some cute summer swag, or hit the beach collection to get your "beach on"!

Or how about STARBUCKS...did someone say "Grande Cinnamon Dolce Latte Extra Hot...and HECK YEAH I want whipped cream!"

And AMAZON...well seriously...you can get ANYTHING and EVERYTHING here!

And lastly, TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS because every teacher needs a little "please help me so I don't have to create this stuff on my own" pampering!

So please take a minute and head over to enter...you're WORTH it!