What I got from the Sale -

So the cyber Monday and Tuesday sale is over and it is probably a good thing. I spent way too much on goodies. My store did do decent during the sale which is nice but I definitely spent more. Anyway, I thought I would share a few things that I bought that I'm super excited about.
I bought 2 things from Babbling Abby that I can't wait to use.
The first is the Snowy Day Inferencing Investigation. My student loved the candy corn bandit and I think they'll love this activity. (I tried to figure out how to get a picture of the cover to show you but no such luck.)
I also got her First Grade RTI Pack. This will be perfect for some of my students that still need some work on sounding out words and finding sounds.

I also got  Math Attack and huge pack of additon and subtraction activities from A year of Many Firsts. This has been on my wish list for a while. I can't wait to get back to school and starting doing some of these activities with my kids. They are going to love it.
I got some great clipart from Ashley Hughes. She's an awesome clipart artist. I can't wait to get creating using the great art I got. You have to check her stuff out if you haven't.

I am also pretty excited about the fluency pack from Jodi Southard I got. I've been eyeing these for a while. I've read some rave reviews on other blogs for them and fluency is a big focus for me with my first graders. I think it's the key to them becoming good readers. So I got her January fluency pack and I also got her January Poems and Songs Pack. I've bought several of those from her and love them. They work great for fluency practice and poetry work. While I was linking up these files, I noticed she still has her store on sale. I recommend going and checking them out.

So that's just a peek at some of the things I bought. I'm ready to get back in the classroom and use some of the great items I've got. I've also got some great Christmas activities from some good friends that I plan on using in the next few weeks. I'll be sure to share them when I get that going. I hope to be back soon with some actual good suggestions and activities that I'm using in the classroom. I hope to be back on Friday with my kiddos. I find out tomorrow when I go in for my post op appointment. Send good thoughts and prayers my way that the doctor thinks I'm doing as well as the physical therapist says I am.

Back to School Sale

This post is going to be mostly shameless self promotion with a little promotion of others thrown in there. I try not to do this but part of blogging is promoting your items on TPT. So here I am. I am participating in the TPT sale that starts today and goes through Monday. You can get 20% off my store and then another 10% from TPT by using the code BTS12. For some reason it ends up being 28% off not 30%. Anyway, here are few items from my store you might be interested in. My biggest seller is my Be a Letter Detective. It's perfect for kindergarteners who need practice identifying the letters. There is a page for each letter.My kids loved this activity especially if you give them a highlighter to find the letters with.

Another popular item in my store is my Puppy Ten Frame Scoot activity. This is a whole group game using 10 frames to practice identifying numbers 11-30. There are 2 recording sheets available for differentiation. It's perfect for the beginning of the year in first grade and towards the end of the year in Kindergarten.

One of the activities that I use a ton in my class is the Buggy for Words Intervention packet. My kids love using it to make words. I can use it word work, practice making sentences and practicing fry phrases. I love this packet because there is so much you can do with it. It's been on my to do list for a while to make a fall themed one. But the bugs work for any season.

The last item that I'm excited about that's in my store are the black and white numbers. I have them put in my classroom and think they look great.

So those are a few things I think you should buy from my store. You can get to my store by clicking on the cute icon to the right. Now my cart is full to do some buying myself. So here are a few things, I plan on buying during the sale. (That's why I need you to buy something from me then I won't feel so bad about all the money I'm going to spend.)

• Chrysanthemum Kevin Henkes Literacy Packet from Kindergarten at Heart.

• Math Common Core Standards Checklist from Primary Punch

• Common Core Math Hot Seats from Caitlin Clabby

•  September Poems and Songs from Jodi Southard

• Easy Peasy Experiments to Teach Scientific Method from Superlative Science

• Reading is Fun 10 Minilessons for Teaching Reading from Reagan Tunstall

So those are a few of the great things that I plan on buying. I have over 50 items on my wishlist so I'm sure I'll be adding to this list. What are you buying during the sale?