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The Resourceful Apple 2016

Five for Friday {Dec.13th}

Five for Friday {Dec.13th}

11:10 PM
Yah for Friday!  Its even better because my favorite number is 13 and today is Friday the 13th!
 
http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2013/12/five-for-friday-linky-party-december.html

I am liking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching today with a quick recap of my week.  I can't believe we are down to one week of school before Christmas vacation! Hold onto your hats!



My kids adore Magic Elf!  Magic Elf has a new message every day for the kids.  You can check out this amazing pack HERE! It is by Kerri B from Teacher Bits and Bobs.  It brings a little bit of the TRUE meaning of Christmas into our classroom!


 

I passed out some red and blue cubes as we discussed related facts and started to make fact families today.  The children were instructed to  write the two addends in the bottom corners of the triangle and then add and record the sum on the top,  My firsties then constructed their 4 fact family sentences in base of the house. The Gingerbread men just happened to be on my table and the rest was history.  The activity was one of those spontaneous lessons that the kids loved!  It wasn't anything fancy, but that just reminds me that kids don't need (or even want) fancy! 
 
 
 
 
My oldest son turned 13 on December 12th!  Tonight we celebrated at our favorite Japanese steakhouse with my parents.  So happy they are spending the winter here in Florida this year:)
 
 
The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway has come to an end. I donated my new All About Nouns Unit.
 
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Nouns-1006535
 
And the winner is.....
 
 
For a complete list of winners, be sure to visit Teachin' Little Texans!
 
 
My observation was on Wednesday and all I can say is I am so glad my first formal is over.  I was using technology and of course the laptop did NOT want to cooperate (long story) but we quickly moved on!  
 
 
Our Wonders Reading Series had the Gingerbread Man in our anthology this week! Our skill was cause and effect, so I created a multi flow map for the Gingerbread Man that we worked on together.  

 
For their "ticket out", my kids had to complete the bottom of the map with cause and effect for the final 2 pages of the story.  They actually received half of the page above.  This was a quick assessment to see who understood cause and effect and who needs additional practice:)
 
It was a super busy week and we have a busy weekend coming up as well! 
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Mrs. Wathen
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway and Freebie

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway and Freebie

1:00 AM

On the 9th day of Christmas...
The Resourceful Apple is giving away...
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Nouns-1006535

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Nouns-1006535

along with 12 other bloggers who are each giving away
a unit for each of the 12 Days of Christmas!











And did I mention these fabulous items?




 a Rafflecopter giveaway

One winner for each item which makes your chances much better:) You can follow each blog and Facebook page 
along with Classroom Friendly Supplies.

Now if you have hung out with me for this long, 
I have a FREEBIE for you!

 

On the 10th day of Christmas...
Head on over to
 
Grab button for All Y'all Need
 
by clicking on the owl!

http://www.allyallneed.com/

Thanks for stopping by! 
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Mrs. Wathen
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Firstie Friends Facebook Gingerbread Hop

Firstie Friends Facebook Gingerbread Hop

1:20 PM
 
If you are a PRIMARY teacher, today is your LUCKY day!  Some of my firstie friends and I are having a Gingerbread Hop on Facebook.  Just click on the picture below and head on over to my Facebook page to begin!
 
https://www.facebook.com/TheResourcefulApple

There is a FREE item (not just Gingerbread) on each Facebook page as you hop around.  We are just so thankful to have you follow our Facebook pages, blogs and TpT stores, we wanted to do a little something for you.


So hop over to my Facebook page (click on Gingerbread image) and get my FREEBIE, December Class Journal Covers! Then hop along to see what else you can get!

READY... SET... HOP!
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Five for Friday {Dec. 6th}

Five for Friday {Dec. 6th}

10:35 PM
I am back in the swing of things (I think!) and linking with Doodle Bugs Teaching Five for Friday.

 
I can't believe we only have 2 weeks left of school until Christmas vacation!  Where did this week go?  Did Thanksgiving being so late in November throw anyone else for a loop?  Anywho...  I don't know what happened to my picture taking skills this week, but I promise to be more diligent in the weeks to come:)
 
We are working on telling time to the hour and half hour.  A few still struggle to tell time to the half hour accurately.  We have practiced with clocks, played matching games and completed worksheets for extra practice.  There are still a few firsties that are struggling with this so we will continue to practice over the next few weeks.
 

 
 
We took the boys to Sea World for the Christmas festivities and it was AMAZING!  I you have never been, the Nativity show is fabulous!  There are actually LIVE camels walking down the aisles!  I believe if you buy a ticket now, you can get 2014 for FREE!  Check out Sea World's deals:)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We had our first field trip of the year to the Christmas Tree farm.  Our school is in such a cute little town we actually get to walk to the farm!  We ordered class shirts this year with the teachers' names on the back.  This makes it SUPER easy on a field trip to see where your class is! 
 
 
We have a staff meeting once a month and each month a different team is responsible for the refreshments at "Snack N' Yak".  However, for the month of December we the Sunshine Committee hosts a cookie exchange for all those who want to participate.  I always make my childhood favorite, Bon Bon Cookies.  I love the Hershey Kiss in the middle:)
 
 
 
And last but not least, a peek into our reading notebooks.  We are reviewing nouns and working on verbs.  There is never a dull moment in first grade.  If  you haven't checked out  Deanna Jumps Interactive Reading Notebooks, they are a must have!
 
 
Don't forget to head over to Doodle Bugs Teaching to see what everyone else was up to this week!  She has the MOST ADORABLE Santa project!


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Mrs. Wathen
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