Parent Gifts...Completed!!

We finished our parents gifts today.  I used the plastic balls from Wal-Mart and painted the students' tiny fingertips.  Each fingertip had a different color.  I pressed them to the ornament, slightly spaced apart.  Then, with a Sharpie, added the black details to resemble lights or ornaments hanging.  Then, added the green details for the tree needles and dots of red for holly berries.  I attached the little rhyme below...

No parent gift would be complete without a handprint reindeer!!

Class gifts...COMPLETED!!!

At the end of last year, I gave my students some old used  well-loved dry erase boards.  The class was THRILLED!!!  As most of you know, use white shower boards and have Home Depot cut them.  My local Home Depot cuts them for free.:)))  For 24 boards, it was $11 !! So, for Christmas gifts, I decided to give each child a personalized whiteboard.  I trimmed each board with duct tape... Camo for boys, zebra for girls.  For the marker, I added a pom-pom for the eraser (Pinterest) and a Velcro sticky dot to attach the marker to the board.  I wrote their name with a Sharpie.  I think they look great!! 

Santa's Stuck

Inspired by Pinterest...
We sponge painted the chimney red.  Then, cut the chimney's black trim, Santa's legs, feet and white fur trim from construction paper.  The kids illustrated and wrote about their favorite character that helped Santa.

Elf on the Shelf

The Elf on the Shelf had his first visit to our class last Monday.  We had a special gift under the tree with the return address...North Pole!  The gift was even COLD! 
His name is Jingles and he watches everyone from the top of our SmartBoard.

So far, Jingles has brought a movie (starring himself) back from the North Pole and a friend named Frosty to help us countdown the number of days until Christmas!

Coming Home! Kindergarten Version

I have to share my SWEET, touching story with you all!  Today we had our Kindergarten Christmas Program.  My kinders did GREAT!  Here they are singing their little hearts out!

The best way to spread Christmas cheer...is singing loud for all to hear!

But then....my principal announces that last night she was working in her office when she heard something on the roof!  It was Santa with a special delivery for my student!  She asked her to come down and open the huge package Santa brought for her!  Inside was her uncle!  He arrived home from a long tour in Iraq!  OMG!  It was sooo touching....not a dry eye in the room!  It was HER reaction that touched me most because she started to CRY!!!  She was so happy to see him!  Mom said they have always been super close and his being gone had really been a change for her!

Just had to share!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Where Is Santa-FREEBIE!!!

Hey Ya'll....Nothing major but we needed a Christmas book for the kids that focused on our sight word "is".  I whipped up this one and thought I might as well share!  Enjoy!

Click HERE to grab your copy!

Merry Christmas!

Gifts for the Class

As teachers, we always want to think of something special to give our students for Christmas.  This year, inspired by Pinterest, I made each student in my class a fleece scarf.  I dusted off my sewing machine and got busy.  After six hours of cutting and stitching, I had made 22!  Although, it doesn't get very cold in Texas, I hope the scarves will be a hit!

For the boys, I made a football and race car version, too.

Free Christmas File on TPT

Merry Christmas!  Enjoy a Roll-a-Tree SmartBoard file on TPT.Click Here

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Cyber Monday

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving Blogging Buddies!  We had lots of fun in class leading up to Thanksgiving!

We compared the pilgrims to us today!  This idea came from Chalk Talk.  We read lots of books about pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving!  The kids could'nt get enough of it!  They were so in to learning about the first thanksgiving!  It was fun!

We read books about the Mayflower and the pilgrims' journey to their new land.  We discussed why they sailed, who sailed, and what it was like on the Mayflower.  This came from Deanna Jump.

We talked about turkys!  This idea came from Chalk Talk.

These are our Five Fat Turkeys hanging up!  Sooo cute!

These are our leaf-pile kids!  They were fun to make!  I can't remember where I saw this!  If it's yours let me know!!  We wrote about what we can do in the fall.

Our Turkeys!  My favorite says, "Eat more cucumbers!"  Ha!

Our thankful pilgrims!  Our Native Americans!  These are my take on some that I saw on Pinterest!

The kids wrote what they were thankful for on the Pilgrims and their number words on their Native Americans in the 1 little, 2 little Indians poem.

My little turkeys!

Some of my little Indians!

Soooo....I truly love this time of year!  Hearing what kindergarteners are thankful for truly warms my heart!

Cyber Monday Sale!!!!

All our products on TPT are 20% off until TUESDAY!!!!

On Monday TPT is offering an additional 10% off using the promo code

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soooo....it would be 30% off!!!!

Just in time for this awesome sale we have uploaded our December Calendar Notebook, December Math, and December Literacy!!!  Also, don't forget our December Jukebox with suggested song lists!!!!

Looks like loads of fun....huh?

Go to our TPT store and check it all out while it's ALL on sale!!!!!