Bubbly Borders & More Blog

Many of you know that I started a 2nd TPT store this winter.

It contains only products to be used to create teaching products:)

I rarely blog about things in that store here because I consider this my "teaching blog." 

And I know many of my regular readers don't create items themselves.

For that reason, I have created another blog!

This blog will be where I announce specials
and new items for my Bubbly Borders & More Store.

If you are interested following that blog, please click the button below!

There may be a pretty big freebie over there for the grand opening:) It goes away on Tuesday at 7 p.m. central!

Teacher Appreciation Sale

Just incase you didn't know,

there is a huge Teacher Appreciation Sale going on tomorrow & Wednesday.

This is a GREAT time to stock up for the end of the year

and to grab items to prep over the summer!

TPT Store

Instagram fun!

Join the party over at What the Teacher Wants and Apples and ABC's!

You can follow me at 

bubblyblondeteacher!

Make sure you head over to my facebook page, also!

I have been having giveaways all day!  

They don't close until 10 pm. central, so you still have time!

Poppin' our way through assessments~ Freebie

It is that time of year....assessments!

I'm lucky enough to not have a required state test this year.

However, 6 individual assessments to give each kiddo

 plus benchmarking to the "hard" level is keeping me busy enough!

It is also required that as I am doing assessments,

regular reading with guided reading groups are still happening!

I know, it is pure madness in an attempt to get all of this done.

It really feels like I'm testing every.second.of.the.day.

I do regular reading groups like normal,

 push the kiddos to an area near me to whisper read as I test another kiddo, 

then pull my kiddos back to the table for comprehension discussion.

And then every lesson I do for math, science, 

you name it is as quick as I can get it, 

in order to get kiddos busy and more testing accomplished.

As I was prepping for this week, 

I was thinking of motivation for my kiddos during this time.

Its rough when your teacher tells you that she HAS to get this testing done,

 when you want to tell her a story right.this.minute.

After a student finishes all of his or her assessments,

 he or she will get a popcorn to add to our 

"Poppin' our way through assessments" classroom chart!

Once every child has POPPED their way through the assessments, 

we will have a poppin' popcorn party!

I'm hoping this will help motivate every kiddo, 

not just the select few who are testing that day.

Good behavior while I am testing is really the only way we are ever going to get finished!

You can grab "Poppin' our way through assessments" here.

Product Swap~ Grab and Go!

It's that time again,

Product Swap!

This round I am teaming up with the lovely Kristen from

A Day in First Grade!

Do you ever start of the week thinking you have the copy of a recording sheet ready to go, 

but then can't find it?

Or does your lesson ever not go *exactly* as planned 

and you are quickly attempting to change routes in a productive way?

Grab and Go Language Worksheets are a piece of cake to prep, 

keep kiddos engaged, and are a great assessment!

A break down of this jammed pack unit aligned to the Common Core!

ABC Order pgs. 5-6
Syllable Sort pg. 7
Sequence of Events pg. 8
Beginning, Middle, End pg. 9
Retell the Story pg. 10
Listening Station pgs. 11-14
Today I Read... pg. 15
Characters pgs. 16-17
Unknown Words pg. 18
Word Sort pg.19
Setting pgs. 20 and 17
Cause and Effect pg.21
Spelling Test pgs. 22-24
Story Elements pgs. 25-27
I Spy With My Little Eye pgs. 28-30
Let’s go on a Hunt pgs. 31-35
Adjectives pg. 36
Main Event and Details pgs. 37-38
Responding to Nonfiction Books pgs. 39-41
Text Connections pgs. 42-43
Book Review pgs. 44-45

I am not able to make my own copies at school, I know...I know!

We have a great lady who does them for us and about 1,000 more things!

I normally pre-plan/prep way in advance, but sometimes things just get put to the side!

Or I've spent time on blog-land and decided to change my plans.

I'm always looking for ways to cut back on copies in my classroom.

I also HATE stacks of paper.

Using the printables in, Grab and Go I separated them into groups based on skills.

Trimmed the sides a bit and glued onto a file folder.

{I hate regular file folders but I'm trying to use what the school gives me verses splurge with my own money like I normally do!}

I think I will let the kiddos add stickers before I laminate!  

Or maybe I'll splurge on some colored paper.  

But then I probably could splurge on some beautiful file folders!

These files folders will be used for center work, seat work and at our small group reading tables.
Each folder has at least 2 printables on it, however,
I know a few kiddos will only get one completed
 after reading the guided reading book for the day.
 The other sheet will be for anyone who gets finished early:)

You could also use colored paper or card stock instead of a file folder.
Make a class set or just make enough for small group!
The possibilities are endless.
And what kiddo doesn't love writing with a dry erase marker!

Make sure you hop on over to Kristen and check out what she is reviewing of mine!
Click follow on her too, if you don't already!
You will not regret it, I promise!

She does some amazing science experiments, that I am in envy of!