Back to School 2016

Summer always passes in a flash. With Target filling their dollar spot full of adorable classroom decorations two days after summer break started to Dollar Tree and Walmart stocking their shelves with crayons, pencils, notebooks, and markers galore at the beginning of July; back to school was upon us before the last school year ended. It's like everyone adopted Hobby Lobby's stance on Christmas and applied it for Back to School! I think we were all secretly ok with that though ;)

With BTS in full swing, TPT's big Back to School SALE is here! Starting Monday, August 1st and running through midnight Tuesday, August 2nd you can get 20% off all products in my store. Use the code: BestYear at check out to get an additional 10% off of your purchase!

I've been using these EDITABLE Homework Menus for several years and LOVE them! Each menu for August through July contains tasks for phonics, reading/writing, math, and science/social studies. High Frequency word lists are included for each month using the first 100-300 Fry words. There are pre-and post assessments for each month to assess acquisition of high frequency words. Finally, there are several files in the download including: complete menus, editable high frequency words, editable tasks, fully editable, editable monthly calendars for behavior or parent communication.

These menus cut my prep time in half! Tasks are aligned to Common Core standards for kindergarten and first grade so students are getting meaningful practice in each night! Parents love that the homework tasks are brief, lasting no more than 5-10 minutes. Students love the autonomy of choosing which task they want to work on each night! It's a win-win! Check them out today!

Are you looking for ways to manage routines through the day? CHAMPS may be the answer! These CHAMPS posters are simplified and easy to implement. Just print, laminate, and manage behavior like a boss! To learn more about CHAMPS or this product click here!

What about morning routines. Are you in the market for a simple, paper saving morning work option? I don't know about you but I don't have the time or copies to print a page for each student everyday. I also don't believe in being that wasteful! These Morning Work Quick Activities may be the answer! Print one page per student per week! Everyday after my students unpack they take out their morning work folder and complete one of the five standards based tasks. This helps everyone settle into the day with a meaningful activity. I glue a library pocket into the front of each morning work journal. Students cut out the tasks on Monday and keep them in the pocket until we complete that task through the week. It's simple, efficient, and effective!

Can you tell I like to simplify things for myself? #WorkSmarter

I love book companions! I make them for any story I fall in love with. Check out the original Room on the Broom or the original Squirrel's New Years Resolution! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and The Kissing Hand are perfect for back to school! Click here to check out all of my book companions and book buddy activities!

How about engaging ELA activities?!?! Responding to Literature and Ultimate Word Work Pack are units I use ALL YEAR LONG! Click here to check out all of my ELA/Literacy games and activities!

These Math Supplements were a labor of love! This summer I completed mini-units for every first grade skill, concept, and standard! There is a cost saving Mega-Bundle marked down and available for further discount for this sale ONLY! Get it now for the lowest price ever! There are 18 mini-units including: Fluency within 10, Money, Equivalent Expressions, Partitioning Shapes, Geometry, Time, the Commutative Property of Addition, and so many more! Check them all out here!

Remember how I told you I love book companions? I also love STEM! These book companions are a confluence of all that I big puffy heart love! There are ELA activities to help you dig into the text and pull out the very important meaning and lesson in each story. To top it off there is a STEM challenge based on the story! A single resource couldn't get any more perfect for me!

Start your school year with Rosie Revere! Your students will learn the important lesson of perseverance with Rosie as she realizes:

Your brilliant first flop was a raging success!

Come on, let's get busy and on to the next!

Life might have failures, but this was not it.

The only true failure can come if you quit.

I mean, sign me up! Check out my STEM Book Companions here!

Finally, Minute to STEM it! These quick challenges are perfect for primary classrooms. I try to do one every Friday. They really help nurture a culture of perseverance and higher order thinking in my classroom!

Happy shopping and an even happier back to school! #BestYearEver