My last weekend of Summer 2014

Yeah....life is busy and life is full and life is flying by....But this blog is something I really want to revive and move forward with because I realized I am neglecting some of my hobbies I love the most!

This is the blog post that inspired me to blog again!   Post --> {Click THIS}  

Kathy has a whole list of great math game ideas for levels K-3.  My first graders will be coming right after Labor Day, and when I saw this I knew exactly what I needed this for!  

I am going to make one of these...

• My version: The game will be for two-4 people.
• Each person gets 6 linking cubes of of one color (or little bears or whatever you have that they can have six of one color per person) 
• They will roll one die and they get to put a color token in each section when they roll it.  
• If they roll the same number twice, they lose a turn.  
• The winner is the one who gets one of their tokens in each section first!
• This is a very easy beginning of 1st grade center game which won't take adult involvement to participate.

Kathy has other great resources on her website...check her out!

KathyGriffinTeach.com 

Day 47 check this one out!.... Learning Specialist Materials

I have already found 3 ideas to use in my classroom and I hadn't even gotten through a half dozen posts!!  This blog has some very easy learning games to make out of really simple things you can find  in the dollar store or around you house.

Learning Specialist Materials

Here are a couple easy to make games to help with decoding that I thought my first graders would really love.

She gives all the directions for the number of letters and what and where she found the items she used to create the games.

She also has a store with more items to buy.  I was particularly intrigued by the Reversing Reversals books she has.  I have a couple students who continue to mindlessly do this with their letters and numbers.