Two for Tuesday Means Lucky You!

Good morning! It is bright and early here in sunny Kansas and I have no idea why I am awake. After staying up entirely too late just to finish posting my Robot pack for Monday Made-It, I should still be enjoying the comfort of my bed!

Lucky for you, I'm not though. :-)

As I sat down to enjoy my coffee drink, I started blog stalking and was reading about all the great 50% off deals in the Two for Tuesday linky. 

Then I had an amazing (and crazy) idea...

Why not put our new Robot pack on sale for 50% off?

If you don't like robots, don't worry. There is another item 1/2 off too!

Well, to be honest I can think of a lot of reasons why I shouldn't slash the price on this pack by that much...and so began the following internal battle:

It is definitely one of the most time-consuming projects I have undertaken. 

But it could be a small token of appreciation for our followers.

It is a huge pack. 

But it could be a reward for our followers who actually see the sale and like robots.

It is editable.

But it could make someone's day.

Fine. Just do it!

So here's the scoop, our Robot Theme Pack is 50% off today only. Hop on over to our TPT or TN store and snatch it up!

Now for those who haven't fallen in love with those little robot faces, we have something for you too. 

Our most wish-listed item!

It is an I Have...Who Has..? game.

Are you surprised?

Yeah, me either since we have a ton of them.

Anyway, head on over to TPT or TN and grab the vowel diphthong (ou, ow) game for only $1. 

REALLY.

Only $1!

Don't forget to check out the other great deals at The Teaching Tribune.

Happy shopping!

The things we do......

 

This week in reading we were working on the ou/ow sound.  I pretended that I hurt my hand and kept saying "OU that hurt."  Then I put a band aid on that had the ou and ow written on it.  The kids thought this was hilarious (they knew that I didn't really hurt my hand)!  They played along with it and one even asked me if I thought I would need to go to the doctor LOL!   

I wore the band aid all day long and had to pretend now and then that it hurt and would have to say "OU"!  At the end of the day, one kiddo said to me,  "I will never forget what ou/ow sounds like again....because I will remember your ouchy!"  :-)  That right there made wearing that band aid and making a few "OU" sounds throughout the day worth it!  As teachers, I think we all do whatever it takes to help those kiddos learn and understand concepts.  The next day many asked me how my hand was doing and if it felt better (how sweet!).  :-)

I found this really neat idea from Fun in First Grade while looking on pinterest (unfortunately I found it after I had done the ou/ow sound this week).  So, I will definitely use it next year! 
 

http://fun-in-first.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-happened-to-mrs-southard.html?showComment=1365277868983#c1720449367692751526

 

Next week, we are working on the oi/oy sounds.......anyone have a special way to teach these sounds (would love to hear your ideas)? 

 

Hope you have a great weekend!  Kristi