I Can't Wait...

I am SUPER excited to begin my gift giving on December 1st!!

Oh wait a minute...that's tomorrow.

You will want to stop by to find out all the details.

Here's a hint...

See you tomorrow!

Coming Soon...12 Days of Christmas

I will be celebrating my very own...

beginning Thursday, December 1, 2011

just in time for you to use these activities in your own classroom!

Each day there will be an exciting GIVEAWAY for a LIMITED TIME! 

Be there or be square!!

P.S. You can still save 20% in my TPT store until midnight tonight!

Cyber Monday SALE

Stop by my Teachers Pay Teachers store for EXTRA savings all day Monday!! Just enter the Promo Code CMS28 when you check out.

ENJOY front row parking, no long lines, no unhappy sales people, or unhappy fellow customers!

See you there!

Let the SAVINGS begin!

While hitting the sales for BLACK FRIDAY, stop by

for 20% off everything between now and Tuesday! 
See you there!

THANKS to all..

who entered my BIG GIVEAWAY!  I was thrilled as read all of your comments!  We all have many, many things to be thankful for each and every day!!

The winners are...

CONGRATS to Kaydee and Karen!  I will be emailing away this weekend!!

I'm sorry we all can't win but for everyone who left me their email in their comments, I will be sending you something brand new for the holiday season next week.  You will have it even before it's in my store. Lucky YOU!!

Pilgrim Boy, Pilgrim Boy

Remember my Orange Pumpkin, Orange Pumpkin book...

Here's my Pilgrim Boy, Pilgrim Boy book for Thanksgiving.

Click on the picture above to grab your own copy. ENJOY!

P.S.  Just one more day to enter my really BIG Giveaway!!  Don't miss out!

What Are We Reading Wednesday

Today we are reading about the voyage of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.  We read several books but the one I read today was Friendship's First Thanksgiving by William Accorsi.  It may be out of print but I have been reading it for more than a couple of years.

The activity I did to go with this book can go with any books that tell the story of the First Thanksgiving.

I found several of these with different versions on the internet last year and changed them a little and created my own version for my students.

Today we made these beaded bracelets to retell the story of the First Thanksgiving. They LOVE them!

Click the picture below to see how I taught my students to retell the story. ENJOY!

If You Want to Know What Heaven Looks Like...

Here it is from the eyes of a 6 year old!

Today we read

We, meaning I, noted that nowhere in the book was it mentioned that anyone was thankful for video games or toys.

We charted what we are thankful for.

Then I told them that I had a naked turkey on the wall outside our room that was missing something.  After naming all kinds of clothing that the turkey could wear, someone finally said feathers. YAY!

So we made feathers for our turkey.  On it we wrote something that we were thankful for and illustrated.

Take a look at our turkey...

Here are some of our other feathers.

Yes, we recently learned about spiders and how they were helpful.

Here's a turkey for you!  We are composing and decomposing numbers to 10.

Click on the picture to grab your own copy. ENJOY!

I Am So Thankful for...

,

,

and

 this year that I am having a SUPER GIVEAWAY to say

I am giving away the store,

literally MY WHOLE STORE to 2 SUPER LUCKY WINNERS!!

That would be all of my single games listed in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. There are over 50 individual games in my store. Multiple game bundles are not included.

All you need to do to enter is to leave a comment below about what you are thankful for! Yes, it's that easy to enter!!

For additional chances to win my BIGGEST GIVEAWAY ever you may want to...

1.  Become  a FOLLOWER of  First Grade a la Carte or commenting below that you are a FAITHFUL FOLLOWER already.

2.  Add First Grade a la Carte to your Blog Roll, or tell a friend, and leave a comment below.

      *THANKS to EVERYONE who already has...I really appreciate you sending people my way!

3.  Blog about my SUPER  GIVEAWAY on your blog, or tell a friend, and leave a comment below.

4.  Become a FOLLOWER on Teachers Pay Teachers and leave a comment below.

5.  Leave a rating on a game that you have purchased in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and leave a comment below.

6.  Choose LIKE on my FACEBOOK page and leave a comment below. (Comments posted on Facebook do not count..sorry.)

 GIVEAWAY ends on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 3:50 pm...because that's when my Thanksgiving break begins!

Winners must be a USA resident, 18 years or older. Winners will be chosen by a Random Number Generator Selection.

**I apologize but I have to make a disclaimer that I can not be responsible if games are not clearly visible on your individual computer. All my games are converted to PDF files using a genuine Adobe program. THANKS in advance!

5 Fat Turkeys

Be sure to read 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston to your students this holiday season.

Then share 5 Fat Turkeys..

I made this book years ago for Thanksgiving subtraction from a poem... I think. Click on the picture above to grab your own copy.

To make your own, cut out the rectangles blocked off at the top of the pages. Students can watch the turkeys disappear as you/they read the story. ENJOY!!

The Gingerbread Man is Loose

I have posted my NEW set of Gingerbread Math and Literacy games on Teachers Pay Teachers this week.  It contains 6 math and literacy games gull of gingerbread characters.  Stop by and check it out!

Here's a new compound word game to try out.

Click the picture below to grab your own copy. ENJOY!!

The first 2 people who post a comment will win this new set of Gingerbread Math and Literacy games!