Love'Bot

Hi Sweet Friends, 

We are leading up to one of my favorite holidays and I wanted to share what we are doing to celebrate:

Valentine's Day!

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Hello February!

Hi Friends!

So glad to be back with another post for you.

This time it's all about my February happenings in the classroom!

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February Fun!

Hello Everyone,

Next week in second grade we are going to be starting some February Fun!

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New Look, New Products, and Some Major Updates!

Hello Everyone, 

I have been BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!

In the last couple of weeks, I got a "blogover," made 3 new packs, and updated five others!

Sometimes, I look at my older work and cringe! We obviously improve our skills as time goes by and I like to update as much as I can! 

Here are my two latest packs!

I CANNOT, I mean CANNOT wait to use this with my students! It's full of information and fun activities that will teach them all about Winter Sports and the Olympics. They are going to looooove it!

Join the Olympic Fun and check out this pack right HERE!

I am right in the middle of working on this pack with my second graders and, let me tell you, they are so engaged and working hard! I love how some of my reluctant readers are feeling comfortable enough with the story to read it on their own and even out loud to the class. 

(we tend to read it often as a class, so they have become very familiar with it)

It's filled with comprehension questions and reading activities, which is what we have been focusing on this past week. I cannot wait to get to the writing activities and to see the finished product! Blog post to come shortly about how I have been using my The Great Big Sneeze Read Aloud Pack!

Grab it HERE!

I also had to make these cute little mice! I couldn't resist! I initially wanted to make them for Christmas, but felt I wouldn't have time to complete them with the kiddies (I already have quite a few Holiday Crafts), so I decided that we can use them for Valentine's Day instead!!!

I love them, and the kiddies are going to go nuts for the birthday bows! Have I mentioned, I like bows!!! That's why they are all over my new blog design too!

Check out this pack HERE!

And... Now for the updates!

It's such a great feeling to improve some of my favorite packs! 

If you already own these products, be sure to download the latest version!

First up, my Love'Bot Craftivity! It was a great hit last year and I can't wait to do it again this VDAY!

Check out the NEW and IMPROVED version HERE!

We had so much fun learning about peace and friendship with this craftivity. We also read a storybook about Jackie Robinson and talked about what it means to be teammates. 

It's sure to be a hit again this year!

Check out this character education/black history pack HERE!

Next up, one of MY ALL TIME FAVORITES... STUCK a Leprechaun Craftivity!

Oh, my goodness, the stories my kiddies came up with for this one were amazing!

Check out this sneaky guy, right over HERE!

I also updated my Prince and Princess Craftivity and my Rainforest Unit! 

Get the updated pack HERE!

Check out the latest version HERE!

Well, I think that's all for now!!! Been hard at work for some time and now it's time to have some fun!

LEAVE SOME LOVE AND 3 LUCKY WINNERS WILL GET TO CHOOSE ANY ONE OF THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST!!!!

Don't forget your name and email :)

Until next time...

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It's a Love'Bot Craftivity!

Hello Again Everyone,

I'm back for a second day in a row! Woot! Woot! It's worth celebrating since report cards are looming and I probably will disappear under a rock for a few days/weeks (let's hope it's not for too long). I did improve my method for making things a tad easier during report card season but let's face it, it's NEVER easy, regardless of how organized and prepared we are. 

Today, I wanted to share my kiddies work. They are so awesome and make me so happy! We made some Love'Bots AND learned some new grammar concepts with this theme. 

Last term, my students filled out a self evaluation. One of the components of this evaluation asked the students to write about themes and topics they would like to learn about. My kiddies wrote many interesting and fun ideas, one of them being ROBOTS. Now I am no science expert nor a mechanical engineer and the students do learn about robotics in science (not my department), so I decided to make it a Valentine's Day themed Robot. Needless to say, just like almost everything else, they took the idea and flew with it. They are so good like that, they are enthusiastic about EVERYTHING!

We started off with an anchor chart! I'm obsessed! I know it's not new but I never thought to use one before! What I love about it, is that the kiddies have a visual to help them come up with words AND a lucky winner gets to take the chart home! I apologize, I forgot to take a picture of the completed chart (I often do that!). Here is our class Love'Bot...

I know he's cute when my friend Val over at All Students Can Shine tells me she wants to marry him!

We filled it out with things we love and then got to work on our own Love'Bots!

I love them... Which works out well since Valentine's Day is all about LOVE! 

The students had to fill out an "I LOVE" sheet and place it inside the robot's "belly" to make him "work."

I love how this cutie wrote that he likes to eat "stake" too cute AND that he loves to hug Ms. Nicole :)

After we made our Bot's we went to the SmartBoard room and read a Read Aloud about Love'Bot. 

Here is a little preview of the story!

We looked at various words such as, adjectives, verbs, and nouns. The students circled the words on the Smartboard. We had great fun! Then we went back to class, and as a class read the story again. After each paragraph we stopped and underlined specific words (ie. verbs, adjectives, and nouns). This was spread out over a course of three lessons, with each lesson focusing on one type of word. Each time, we read the text again. This helped the students familiarize themselves with the words and the story. They were also asked to illustrate the story. Finally, we completed a reading response about this story. We read it again on the SmartBoard and then looked at the meaning, structures and features, and the students made connections to the text. It was such a great activity, which had initially turned out to be a total flop! I may have made an assumption that the students were VERY familiar with verbs, adjectives, and nouns when in reality they only had a basic knowledge of these concepts. I initially, gave the students task cards and they had to find the words themselves. It really did not go well and I found myself feeling like the world's worst teacher but when I revisited the lesson the next day and completed the entire activity as a class, it went MUCH better! Crisis averted! Hehe!

Here is a little sneak peak at my kiddies great work...

You can grab a copy of the Love'Bot Craftivity at my TEACHER STORE.

You can grab a copy of the Love'Bot Read Aloud at my TEACHER STORE.

Happy Love Day!

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Love is in the Air...

Hello Sweet Friends,

I spent this glorious Sunday with my best friend: My mama! I love her to pieces and had a wonderful day chatting, sipping coffee, shopping, and enjoying a nice meal together. Given my lovey-dovey mood, I thought I'd share my Valentine's Day Units with all of you!

I just love Valentine's Day. I love the cheesiness of it all, I love making valentines with the kiddies and dressing up in pink and red all day! 

Here are my two packs for VDAY!

Valentine's Day "BE Mine" Literacy and Math Centers Pack

It’s time to celebrate the day of love and what better way to do so then with some colorful and engaging literacy and math centers. Your students will love learning new vocabulary and spelling words and taking part in various Valentine’s Day activities. This 71 page package includes:

valentine word wall (32 words)3 writing stationary templates1 acrostic poem1 spelling center (includes recording sheet)1 ABC order center (includes recording sheet)1 dictionary center (includes recording sheet)1 bingo center1 less than/greater than center (includes recording sheet)1 number sequencing center (includes recording sheet)1 pattern center (includes recording sheet)1 double-digit addition worksheet (without regrouping)1 double-digit addition worksheet (with regrouping)1 double-digit subtraction worksheet (without regrouping)1 double-digit subtraction worksheet (with regrouping)2 word wall activity sheets1 word search

You can check this out right over HERE!

I also made a little Love'Bot! He can only function if you write about all the things you love!

It's a Love'Bot (A Valentine's Day Craftivity)

Valentine's Day is all about friendship and love! Why not celebrate by sharing all about your favorite things and all that you love. Your students will adore making their Love 'Bot "work" by writing about all the things that they love inside his belly. This 26 page pack includes:

- templates for creating the Love 'Bot
- "I Love" activity sheets (one draft and one final copy for the 'Bot)
- 4 spelling helpers
- Describe-a-Bot activity (including color robot cards and blackline recording sheet)
- 3 writing stationary templates
- 1 robot word search
- 1 robot acrostic poem

You can check it out right over HERE!

You can also grab these packs together in a bundle right over HERE!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

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Valentine's Day Package Freebie!

The Holiday of Love is fast approaching and I have something to share with all of you!

To show my love and appreciation to all who stop by, leave comments, follow, download, or just simply take a quick look at my posts, I have a Valentine's Day Freebie for you!

Spread the love and happiness with this adorable, sweet freebie! Your students will adore completing the activities included in this packet.

- Valentine's Day Word Wall
- 2 activity sheets requiring the use of the word wall (let's get them up & moving!)
- ABC order sheet (word wall words)
- Create a sentence sheet (word wall words)
- 1 Valentine's Day themed coloring page
- decorate the cupcake coloring page
- Valentine's Love List
- Valentine's Wish List
- Valentine's Day Word Search (word wall words)
- "Bee" My Valentine Writer's Workshop stationary

Use it all as a package or pick and choose your favorite activities. 

Do as you wish, it's Valentine's Day!

Download this Freebie HERE!

Oh, and while you are here... Why not show some LOVE (in the spirit of Valentine's day) and click FOLLOW! :)

Bisou, Bisou xo

Ms. Nicole

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