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Sunday, January 26, 2014

SMAD Math Fact Fluency Program for First Grade Levels & a Freebie!

It's amazing how much you can get done when your toddler takes a 3 hour nap!
I was able to put the finishing touches on the first grade levels of SMAD and put together a SMAD related poster set for you guys!




Also, here are some free posters that you can put in your room!  It also comes with an ink-saving white background version.  








Monday, January 20, 2014

How to Make Cute and Colorful Clip Art in PowerPoint

I'm working on a new series about how to create things (pictures, clip art, frames, product pages, etc.) in PowerPoint.  One of the first things I wanted to show you was how to make cute and colorful clipart in PowerPoint.


Below is a video that will show you all the steps in making some cute and colorful lovebug clip art.



 Also, if you would just like the files, head on over to my Facebook page !  I added the lovebugs as a fan freebie.  :)


  



New Blog Design & Sale!


Oh my goodness!  After years of trying to make my own blog design (and failing miserably) I bit the bullet and hired a professional.  The AMAZING Megan from A Bird In Hand Designs created this wonderful blog for me!

A Bird in Hand Designs

I am in love with it!  It's so cute and fresh!  If you're ever looking for a new blog design I highly suggest her Build Your Blog options. 

In honor of my new blog design, I'm throwing a sale!  All products will be 20% off until January 23rd!  


Saturday, January 18, 2014

Facebook Fan Freebie! Motion and Speed Activities for your Interactive Science Notebooks; Grades 3-6


First, let me tell you how much I LOVE interactive science notebooks!!!  I use so many resources from The Science Penguin that my kids know that name by memory.  If you've never been to her blog or TPT shop, you really should.  Now that I've been using ISN I don't know how I could go back to my old system of "read the book and take the test".  She has something for everyone and I can't wait to try her Science Weekly Five next year.
Being a teacher in Florida, my standards are a little different.  One area where I needed a little more for my notebooks was with motion and speed.  I still wanted my kids to add it to their notes so I made up my own note-taker, task, and experiment.  After doing it all with my kids I decided that I loved it so much that I would give it to some of my facebook fans for free! 







In this activity students go over/review vocabulary, complete a task, and conduct and experiment!

Here are my definitions, but you can change them to meet your needs/standards.


In the task, students must use their knowledge of fact families to find the distance a truck travels.  

In the experiment, students measure the distance and time it takes for a car to go down ramps at various heights, and use that knowledge to find the speed.  This also requires a little long division on their part as well.







All you have to do to get this freebie is become a facebook fan, click on:
Hope you like it!!!


Caitlin