Revision

Well I got some feedback from my 1st sale and realized I didn't put any Christmas type decorations on the student pages of my unit. So I fixed it and here it is new and improved. I like it much better! I will have to separate it into the sections later but here is the whole bundle. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-2-digit-addition-Bundle-Levels-123-996471

Too Fast!

My Thanksgiving week is going by tooooo fast! I need a slow down button for the time and a speed up button for me. Here are some of my accomplishments for the past 2 days.

1. I made my 1st Christmas unit for 2 digit addition. It's already made a sale! Here's a link to Teacher's Notebook and TeachersPayTeacher depending on which one you like to use.
2. I've created a Teacher's Notebook store.
3. We've looked at a potential house but decided to look at some others before making a decision. (We are planning on moving soon.)
4. I finally cleaned up a little bit. I've been preoccupied with making stuff :)
5. De-cluttering has begun and is in full swing. Can't wait to get rid of a bunch of stuff. We want to live more of a minimalist lifestyle.

Houghton Mifflin Tests

Well I finally put together all of Theme 3's reading/LA/spelling tests into one nice pdf . I even got fancy and add a cover page with my jungle theme. I can't wait to start working on all the other themes! I hope other teachers can use these as much as our school does. Please leave any suggestions you may have to help me make these the best they can be!

Main Idea and Details

One of the hardest skills to teach 2nd graders, or any young children for that matter, is Main Idea and Details. I created this a few years ago as part of my specialist project. It is a very beginning step in teaching how to determine the main idea of a short passage. I made teacher lesson plans, student printouts, Pre/Post tests, and a big graphic organizer. This unit lasts for 14-16 days. It was made to be a quick 5-10 min mini-lesson to use in your small group instruction but can be also used as whole group.

My Store

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Monkey-Lady

Here's a link to my Teachers Pay Teachers store. I've just started putting items up so there will be much more to come!

The Beginning

Well this is my first attempt at blogging. I am excited about using this to share some of my creations as well as ideas from teaching and life. I hope you enjoy the site!