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When Lauren from Love Laughter and Learning in Prep asked me to join with her and some other wonderful Aussie teacher-bloggers in a 'Swap, Share and Give' blog linky, I HAD to say yes! So much fun! Giving and sharing are two of my most favourite things to do. SWAP Lauren and I swapped a resource from our teaching collections.  Lauren sent me her new Caterpillar Sight Word Game that reviews 220 Dolch words. Perfect timing as we are working hard at the moment on Sight Words in my First Grade class!  Lauren has colour coded the different sets of words, which makes game set-up a breeze! I like that she has put the word on the left of the card and the picture on the right. We teach children left-to-right progression in reading, and this card design will assist in reinforcing that concept! The game includes fun 'caterpillar' and 'butterfly' cards which adds an element of fun to the activity! Your students will LOVE them! They read sight words and try not to have thei...

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs with 5 random things from the week! 1. Lamination  Really, I could post a picture like this every week. Teacher. Laminator. Word Cards. Wine.  Nice! 2. Reading Another one Mummy? We read books. Lots of them. Well, by 'read' I mean 'ma, ma, boo, ni, ta, car, car, car'. He is just so utterly delicious at the moment and I thank the sweet Lord everyday for letting me be his mother! 3. Spring Laminating. See #1 for more information!  We do 'Spring' in Australia in Autumn. Just cause it's Easter. And Easter means Spring. And Australia  is upside down sometimes.  4.  Thermomix Thermomix is another name for 'space age contraption that is going to save my sanity at 5pm". Honestly, if you get invited to a demo - GO. For nothing else but the 5 delicious courses of REAL yummy food whipped up in seconds.  I have fallen in love with food ALL. OVER. AGAIN.  5. Scrappy Scrappy drawings are a huge part of my life. I only joked...

29-31 March (US Time). It is time for a Spring Clean! Even if its Autumn here in Australia!  I have to sadly admit that I like cleaning. Nothing like getting rid of the grime that can clutter your mind and spirit! I always feel so much more creative when I have clean and sparkly surrounds. I just need to find a few more hours in the day to get the cleaning done. Maybe if I cut down on my cups of tea... I am joining a bunch of fabulous and dear blogging friends, in throwing a Spring Sale! Time to clean up and de-clutter your TpT wish list! This week, I have had a spurt of motivation to 'Spring Clean' up some of the freebies I listed earlier in my TpT journey. They were looking a little tired. Click on the following images to find a Farm Babies Write (Cut and Paste) the Room and a little freebie for Easter!  You may like to take advantage of the sale to grab a few of my most recent listings. The 'Spring Games Super Pack' is one of my new favourites. It has 20 literacy and...

Hi friends, how is your week unfolding? I have to be honest, I have been sluggish for the last few weeks. I REALLY do not want to say 'can you believe it is almost April (I actually just typed March) ' ... but I just have to. Can you believe a quarter of the year is almost up? I am still writing 2012 when I date things. Seriously. And in 2012, I wrote 2007 - All. Year. I have a 2011 calendar on the inside of my pantry door.  I tell people that I just had a baby. My baby is now 2. That's OK I suppose, as he will always be my baby.  Help!  Anyhoo - it does seem to me, like I just made this Earth Day freebie, but alas, it was 12 months ago.   I shared last year (or maybe it was 2002, who knows?), and I cannot find it! It quite possible could have been a Facebook fan freebie. So HERE is the link to the file in google drive in case you would like it too! Thanks for stopping by! 

Wow, its Tuesday again - not sure how that happened at all - but here we are! Today, I want to show you how easy it is to make a cute Tulip Card - perfect for Easter and Spring. You could modify this lesson with your class to make an artwork also.  All you need for each student is a piece of thin card, coloured paper, scissors, pencil and a glue stick. Have your students fold a piece of card, landscape.  Students then freehand draw 6 or 7 tulip shapes. Discuss with your students the shape of a tulip and show them how to draw one. Describe it to them - 'like a circle with three sharp claws" - this visual language will help them to understand how to draw it. You could also provide some tracers for your students if you think they are needed. Ask them to draw, on the back of the green paper, a rectangle and divide it into 7 stem-shaped sections. Ask your students to cut all the piece out. Your students should glue the stems across the bottom of the front of the card. The bottom of...