Bloglovin' giveaway (and Google Reader) is almost finished!!

Are you following me on bloglovin' yet?? It's not too late (but it almost kind of is)!! And to thank you for making the switch, I am giving away some products!! Please read below. :)

To enter this giveaway, simply follow me on bloglovin'. There are 3 ways to do it:

1. Click this button:

2. Go to the sidebar (top of the left column) and click the button that says "Follow this Blog with bloglovin".

3. Go into the Rafflecopter below and click the link in the first entry to go to my blog on bloglovin'.If you follow me by bloglovin', please enter the giveaway!! I will be picking 2 WINNERS and each winner will get their choice of 2 PRODUCTS FROM MY TPT OR TN STORE! :)

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Sweet & Simple Saturday Post #2

Welcome back for week 2! I hope you enjoyed your week 1 freebie!! If you are unfamiliar with this series, Sweet & Simple Saturday posts are meant to share a nice, simple freebie with you. It will be a simple game, activity, craftivity, graphic organizer, etc. I plan on offering freebies for multiple grade levels and subject areas so they will be useful to lots of you out there!

Today's freebie is from my favorite subject--MATH! Just like last week's freebie..... ;) Don't worry--next week will be a different subject.

You may remember this picture from My Math Block Mini-Series post from a few months ago:

I used this game as part of a lesson one day and after that added it to our math station repertoire. I spruced up the original for you and included a few variations of the game in the file:

VERSION 1

Materials: 

• a 10-sided die
• egg carton (or other type of ten-frame)
• counters (2 different colors or types)
• recording sheet

Procedure:

1. Roll the die.
2. Place that number of counters in/on the ten-frame.
3. Fill in the rest of the ten-frame using a different color or different type of counter.
4. Complete the number sentence.

VERSION 2

Materials: 

• egg carton (or other type of ten-frame)
• counters (2 different colors or types)
• recording sheet

Procedure:

1. In this version, the students will determine how many more counters are needed to make 10 using a predetermined number. The predetermined number goes on the first blank and the missing addend goes in the box. Place the indicated number of counters in/on the ten-frame.
2. Fill in the rest of the ten-frame using a different color or different type of counter.
3. Complete the number sentence.

Easy peasy!! Your students will love it! :)

Click on the any of the above documents to download all of the recording sheets.

Enjoy your freebie!!!

Five for Friday and TWO Giveaways!

First things first: I'm running 2 giveaways right now--

GIVEAWAY #1

To enter this giveaway, simply follow me on bloglovin'. There are 3 ways to do it:

1. Click this button:

2. Go to the sidebar (top of the left column) and click the button that says "Follow this Blog with bloglovin".

3. Go into the Rafflecopter below and click the link in the first entry to go to my blog on bloglovin'.If you follow me by bloglovin', please enter the giveaway!! I will be picking 2 WINNERS and each winner will get their choice of 2 PRODUCTS FROM MY TPT OR TN STORE! :)

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GIVEAWAY #2 (Ends tonight!!)

And now, Five for Friday! :)

1. This became a little less addicting:

...because this addiction has returned!!

2. This is what corn starch is made of...

...in case you ever wondered. Lol.

3. I finally made a successful made a batch of pancakes!!! Okay, I am almost out of my twenties and it probably took many more years than it should have BUT I am proud, nonetheless!!

4. I found this book at a library sale. So true, yet SO funny!! Haha!

5. From Technology Camp--this is what the absorbent beads inside a diaper look like if you extract them:

 

This is what they look like after liquid has been added to the beads...and don't worry--we used water with yellow food coloring for added effect ;)

Don't forget the enter the giveaways! Have a fantastic Friday! ):

Follow Me on Bloglovin'!

Google Reader is almost kaput!! It's time for you to switch over to another reader-type site so you don't miss any posts! Google Reader goes bye-bye on July 1st. Who knows what day it is today, since it is summer, so go ahead and just do it now. ;)

Let me recommend...

Bloglovin' is super easy to use, will import ALL of your blogs from Google Reader for you, is FREE, AND has an app! And since you are about to switch over, you might as well enter to win some cool, free stuff!

There will be a giveaway for all of you fabulous followers that take the leap and switch over to bloglovin'. You may have already switched over. In that case, this will be an easy entry!

If you have not yet switched or are not following my blog through bloglovin', then you have a few options:

1. Click this button:

2. Go to the sidebar (top of the left column) and click the button that says "Follow this Blog with bloglovin".

3. Go into the Rafflecopter below and click the link in the first entry to go to my blog on bloglovin'.

You will need to set up an account with bloglovin' so that you can follow your favorite blogs. Please be sure to leave your bloglovin' username in the Rafflecopter entry. Then, go to this post on bloglovin' and "like" it.

If you want to go ahead and move all of the blogs you follow from Google over, you can go to this link and it will take you through the super easy steps. BUT please go to my bloglovin' link and make sure that you are following through bloglovin'. To be sure, make sure that the blue button at the top of my bloglovin' page has been clicked (it should be gray with the word following- if it's blue, please click it to follow!)

So, if you follow me by bloglovin', please enter the giveaway!! I will be picking 2 WINNERS and each winner will get their choice of 2 PRODUCTS FROM MY TPT OR TN STORE! :)

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It's that time again--Throwback Thursday!

Joining in the fun of this linky party again!

This linky party is meant to highlight some of your previous blog posts. Here is a throwback for you today--it is one of my favorite activities that we did when I was in 4th grade. I have turned the 3 original posts into 1 long post. It has lots of pictures so, don't worry, it will be tolerable. :)

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PART 1

I remember making tessellations when I was in middle school. I remember it being such a neat project and really had fun creating it. I tried it for the first time last year with my 4th graders and they loved it! I started it last week with one of my classes (my other 2 classes will start next week) and they are looking great so far! I will post the finished products for you to see in a week or two when they are finished. Check them out:

We started out with a simple 4" x 4" square......

 ...and with a translation or two turned the square into irregular shapes!

 The students translated their unique shape all over their paper to create a tessellation. (I put the original shape in the middle of the paper.)

Some traced a little more carefully than others...

 "A snooty old woman" (as described by the creator)

I thought this one would be cool as a manta ray, but this student has other plans...

A personal fav!

I cannot wait to see the final products! Hope you enjoyed! :D


PART 2

Last Monday's Math Blog Hop I posted the beginning of a tessellation project my 4th graders started. Well, I am VERY PLEASED to present the finished products (well...at least several of them) to you! I didn't get a chance to take a before picture of all of them, but I do have a few.

BEFORE

FINISHED PRODUCT

BEFORE

FINISHED PRODUCT

BEFORE

FINISHED PRODUCT

BEFORE

FINISHED PRODUCT

Some kids REALLY went all out while others just slapped a design on to get finished.

 

This was such a fun project! I had a GREAT time teaching it and the kids had a GREAT time being so creative. :D

By the way, thanks to Abigail, I reached my 25 follower goal, so I will be announcing my first giveaway this week!! Stay tuned!!

PART 3
Here is the final installment of the tessellations--we are finally all finished:

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They did SUCH a great job! I am so proud of my students! I hope you enjoyed these 3 posts! :D

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