Easter fun and Dollar Store finds

I love creating my spring centers and I want to just share a few with you. The first one is to simply get some Easter eggs, mix up their colors, and write a two letter sight word on them. See the pic below.

Use a computer program to make an oval in one color and a semi-circle shape in the other color of the egg. Type in the letter, add a border and you're done. Place these cards on a ring, break all of your eggs apart, place in a cute Easter tin and let your students build their words. HERE are mine, that you're welcome to use!

Another fun center I added was this fun car Easter eggs I found at Dollar Tree. I wrote sight words on them and used our sensory table to hide them in crinkle cut paper Easter grass. I found my parking lot sight word game pages and placed it nearby for students to find the cars with those words and "park" them in the right spot. Get the Parking Lot page HERE!

One last center game.............If you own my spring bundle, then you have the base ten Easter eggs. I recently received some base ten stamps from a grant and decided these eggs would work great with the stamps and a recording sheet. I made a recording sheet and you can receive it HERE. 

 I also decided to do a freebie Friday and make a summer flip flop version of this game also. You can get that one HERE.

I LOVE spring time!

I would have to say that the last nine weeks is definitely my favorite time of the year. Not just because my students are at mastery level in many skills and WAY more independent (although this is still worth a HALLELUJAH!), but because I LOVE the spring themes that we teach. I begin April with weather and usually some Easter stuff. Then I cover plants, insects, dinosaurs, and ocean. That's really all that there is time for and that's cramming as much fun and educational stuff in as possible.

Have you guys seen these cute little carrot eggs at Dollar Tree? They are perfect for placing a picture card and letters in for building words.

This is just one of the games included in my Spring Bundle. There is a SMART board version of this also. The student clicks on a carrot to reveal the picture and using the "fridge magnets" to build the word.

This bundle can be found HERE!

I've also whipped up a freebie that you might enjoy! My students need some extra work on identifying middle vowel sounds, so why not make an Easter egg sort for this week. Click on the pic to get yours!

Freebie Friday!

Springtime means plant unit! I've seen these cute little "Sprout Houses" on other blogs and I thought this would be a great year to try to sprout something in a baggie instead of a clear cup, like I usually do since I have so many students this year. (I don't think I could fit all those cups in the windowsill) So, I made my own version of the "Little Sprout House" for you to enjoy.

Click the pic to get yours!

Spring Bundle Complete!!

Yea!! The Spring bundle is now available! Check it out :)

Find this bundle HERE!

Spring is in the Air!

Well, spring break has been wonderful, but back to work it is. You know, the sooner we start back, the sooner we're out for SUMMER! I have noticed that some of my best sellers on TPT are the activities that also include a Smartboard version as well. So, I've placed my focus of my spring bundle to include a center or small group game/activity with a Smartboard version of the activity, along with worksheets that all coincide with one another. I must say this has been one of the most fun bundles to make. PLUS....it's Easter, so you know there's so many cute accessories at the dollar stores to use with your center games! Here's just a sneak peak at one of the activities.

How cute are those carrot eggs that I found at Dollar Tree? Well, that's just one of the activities that this bundle will include. Look for the bundle to come out within the next week! Be sure to follow my blog or store to receive notifications of new and free products :)

Freebie Friday

I finished making an I Spy! Sight Words Bundle that includes 12 different Spy cards and 12 corresponding recording sheets. My students just LOVE this center! You can get the whole set HERE!

Here a freebie to try it out with your students! Happy Friday!