Teacher Appreciation Sale Finds and a Little Surprise

 

I'm linking up with the fabulous Erica Bohrer to showcase some of my favorite purchases from the Teacher Appreciation Sale. Bargain shopping is one of my all time favorite things to do so I spent a little more than I had originally planned but, it was so worth it. Check out this preciousness:

My firsties needed a little punctuation review so I got this ADORABLE unit from Michelle Oakes. 

I love looping with my kids for two years but, I was struggling with coming up with two years worth of Mother's Day gifts. First Grade Blue Skies came to my rescue with this little packet.

I'm working hard to ensure that all of my students are ready for second grade curriculum so I bought this fabulous reading comprehension packet from The Teacher Wife. My kids have especially enjoyed filing out the book report forms. I'm still trying to figure out she managed to make a book report form fun. High five, Teacher Wife!

 And last but certainly not least, I picked up this life cycles packet from Amy Lemons. It is filled with the cutest little crafts you've ever seen. That girl can craft! 

And now for the surprise! I took my three top selling items and bundled them together!  This 147 page combo pack combines my three math units. You save $3 by buying all three together. It is filled with five week's worth of math activities. It's on sale until tomorrow evening. I'm sure you're thinking, that's not that great of a surprise, Samantha! Well, the surprise is that the first TWO people to comment on this blog post will get this huge combo pack for FREE!!! :)

Click on the picture to check out my math combo pack.

Last Minute Mother's Day and End of Year Conferences

This week has been a whirlwind of excitement! We've been busy preparing for Mother's Day and end of year conferences. We're using a precious unit from First Grade Blue Skies to create some super cute crafts for moms.

One of my sweet teammates gave me the idea to make these little candle holders.

They were really easy. I bought candle holders at Dollar Tree. I cut tissue paper into small squares and then brushed a thin layer of glue and a little water all over the candle holders. The kids added the tissue paper. I'm all about easy, stress-free crafting.

At my school we loop with our students for K-1 so I had to reinvent the wheel a little this year for Mother's Day. Last year, we made the cutest cookbooks for our moms.

Clip art by DJ Inkers

Click on the cookbook cover to download it. I called my students over one at time and asked them what their favorite meal was. I then asked them how they thought you should make it. I got some pretty precious responses. I typed all of them up and added their picture to the bottom of the page along with why they think their mom is special. I then compiled all of the recipes and attached the cover with ribbon. My moms loved them!

We've also been preparing for students led conferences. I met with all of my students and we discussed their progress and goals. After we finished, they filled out this sheet:

Click on the picture above to download it. Happy Mother's Day!