Valentine Math and Literacy Centers on TpT!

Valentine Math and Literacy Centers on TpT

Just posted a new packet for Valentine's Day with four centers in Math and four centers in Language Arts.  I love making these!!! You can find these on my TpT Store

100th Day of School!

We are more than half way through our school year and we have celebrated the 100th day of school.  What are some activities that you like to do to celebrate?

Big Thanks to All!

Thank you to all that visited my blog today and became followers!  

Playful Penguins Dolch Sight Words

I have posted a new product on TpT and Teachers Notebook today for students that need to learn or work on their Dolch Sight Words.  Visit either my TpT or Teachers Notebook store to view this item.  Visit my TpT store here!

Really Cool Math Cube That You Will Love!

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I found this wonderful math cube quite by accident and I am glad I did.  My first graders love using this and will ask for it if I don't put it out during our Math Daily 5 time.  I ordered two and one of them had a hole in it when it arrived.  They replaced it without me having to return the defective one.  I found it at American Educational Products and they have a lot of other items as well for younger and older students.  It is called a "Tumble 'n Teach dice.  Students can practice two different mathematical functions with this fun cube.  There are two dice inside the 7" transparent cube with addition and subtraction functions printed on the surface of the cube.  Students complete the equation created by the upward facing function and the two dice.


I started off making sheets to go with it and then one day one of my students came up to me and had made their own air dice math sheets.  So now they are all competing to see who can come up with the coolest worksheet.  Try it out and see if it is something you would like in one of your centers or classroom.  

My First Post EVER!

Fabulously First!  Finding a name for this blog wasn't an easy task since just about every word that goes with "first" grade was pretty much taken.  I started my first TpT and Teachers Notebook store last weekend and I couldn't wait to get a blog started.  Some people might not think that is such a big deal but for someone that did not even have technology growing up I think I have done pretty good.  I am one of six first grade teachers in a Title I Distinguished School which has kept that title for 10 years now.  I'm not sure how we are doing it but something is working for us!