Cute Clipart

I absolutely LOVE cute clipart.  It started back in the day when my supervising teacher introduced me to Carson Dellosa.  At that time, I quickly became a pro at copying it out of a workbook, resizing it, and adhering it to my worksheets.  I admit that I became slightly obsessed with Dellosa.  I especially loved their clipart CD's.  Over the years, I've also used CD's from Cliptures and FREE clipart from Discovery Education.

However, my latest clipart obsession is something my friend Teresa introduced me to.  It's simply FABULOUS!  Best of all, it's FREE.

Click here to check out My Cute Graphics. 

Update on my TPT Adventure

Thank you again to all of you who continue to purchase my creations. It truly fills my heart with joy.  Here are my latest and greatest stats:

I published my first "paid" item on September 23.

I've uploaded 27 different products.

I've sold 191 "units."

My total earnings are $288.  (However, I spent $68 on the paid membership and two different fonts.  That means I've made $220.)  

I currently have 46 followers.  

I haven't done any true "marketing", but hope to do so within the next couple of months.

Until next time.....

Possessive Nouns Continued.....

Last week, I taught singular possessive nouns, plural possessive nouns, and irregular plural possessive nouns.  I still can't believe I crammed all of that information in one week.  I will definitely be revisiting this skill, but felt confident in the lessons I taught my students.  On Thursday morning, I created a fun and easy review game.  I hope your students will enjoy it as much as mine.

Click here to grab the Possessive Noun Review Game.

This game covers all of the possessive nouns listed above.

Turkey Recipes

Calling all cooks......

Have you ever asked your students about cooking a turkey?

Go ahead..... ask them.... and then you'll fall over laughing.  

Most students think you cook a turkey in an oven set to 15 degrees for only 30 minutes.  If only.....

Every year, my students write a recipe for a Thanksgiving turkey.  The less they know, the funnier the directions turn out to be.  

My students write a rough draft on notebook paper.  I edit them before they write a final draft on "fancy" stationary I created. 

Afterwards, I adhere it to brown construction paper and laminate.  I don't laminate a lot of things, but these are too cute to pass up!  Or, you could collect all the final drafts and create a class book titled, "Our Turkey Recipes."

Click here to grab the Turkey Recipe FREEBIE.

  

Possessive Nouns

I think QR Codes are pretty spectacular!  

I think possessive nouns are NOT spectacular!  

Well, at least in the world of second graders.  Once I teach my students about that lovely apostrophe, they like to start adding the apostrophe to every plural noun they can think of.  Okay, perhaps I'm exaggerating just a little.......

Do you have an iPad?  If so, click here to see what I just found on TPT.

I can't wait to use this FREEBIE at my literacy centers this week.   

Let's color a turkey!

I know coloring might be frowned upon in our days of teaching common core, but let's face it....... coloring is fun and frankly our students need a little fun every now and then.  I found this super cute turkey and (gasp!) let them spend time in class coloring it.  

(Click here to grab your copy of this cute turkey.)

Drug-Free Week CONTINUED.......

(Click here for my post about "iTune Out Drugs.")

I wrote the word "Drugs" in a circle and made a web as we brainstormed all different types of drugs.  I'm always saddened at how much they already know about drugs.  I even tell them that medicine is a drug.  They are always shocked to hear about that.  

At the end of our brainstorming session, I tell them why people take drugs and why it's so hard for people to stop.  My message is clear- DON'T EVER TAKE DRUGS! 

We also discuss all the different reasons why drugs are BAD!

I always follow up with a great book called, "Smoking Stinks!"