WELCOME to my very 1st BIRTHDAY
I'm so GLAD that you could come and CELEBRATE with me!
I can't believe it was a whole year ago that I started this little blog to share my ideas and experience with other teachers around the globe. I went from begging teachers at my school to FOLLOW and almost begging family to over 1400 FOLLOWERS today.
This has been an AMAZING year for me and my blog!
Let's start with a couple of games.
This game is for practicing compound words.
Let's open some gifts.
This is another oldie but a goodie. I'm not really sure why I'm not doing it this year. It's a book for your students to make for the birthday child. The birthday student colors the cover. Each of the other children complete a page for the birthday child. Bind the pages together and give to them at the end of the day.
This is a Color by Code to practice short vowel words.
This CELEBRATION would not be complete without a GIVEAWAY!
Some of my friends from
have joined with me for a HUGE GIVEAWAY to CELEBRATE my blog's 1st BIRTHDAY.
One LUCKY winner will win a digital package of gifts from ....
Included are..
Candyland Express Games (3)....First Grade a la Carte
Under the Sea Sight Words, Addition Matchup-Pirates!...3rd Grade Gridiron
Geometry in Cities...Learn With Me in Grade Three
Cherry Blossom Friends...Primary Graffiti
February Games and Centers...Miss Kindergarten
Winter Resource Packs(2)...ingles 360
Sorts for all Seasons...Little Miss Kindergarten
I Can Be a Scientist...Little Miss Hypothesis
Winter Word Games (3)...First Grade is Fantabulous
Grade 1 Designer Dots...The OC Blog
Skating Party Game...Little Literacy Learners
Super Bowl Resource Pack...Sunny Days in Second Grade
Reading/Writing Workshop Pack...Wise Owl Factory
Friendship Themed Writing Centers...Small Types
Pizza Pizazz Story Elements...Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives
Reader's Mystery Package...A Teacher's Treasure
Winter Math Unit...Can Do Kinders
AND now for the details...
All you need to do to enter is to leave a comment below about anything! Yes, it's that easy!
For additional chances to win this BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY you may want to...
Visit any, some, or all of the blogs above, leave them a comment and tell them that Kathy sent you. All the blog buttons are linked above!
Then come back and leave a comment telling me what blog you visited.
Each blog comment below, on this blog, counts as one entry.
HAVE FUN!
GIVEAWAY ends on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:01 am EST.
Winners must be a USA resident, 18 years or older. Winner will be chosen by a Random Number Generator Selection.
I hope you enjoyed the party. THANKS for coming to my party!
434 comments
1 – 200 of 434 Newer› Newest»Happy Birthday!
Katie dancinqueenks23@aol.com
Thank You and Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday from Canada -I know, I can't enter for the give away :( but I wanted to let you know that I've been visiting your blog regularly and love all the great ideas you share!
Thanks again for the goodie bag and can't wait until your next birthday!
Happy Birthday to one fantastic and creative teacher! Thanks for sharing with us!
Happy Birthday to a great blog site. Congrats Kathy!
Happy Bloggy Birthday!! This is a great party!
Thanks for all the freebies!
Ali
alischepis(at)gmail.com
Happy Birthday! I hope you are sharing with all of us for many many many more years to come. I love the ideas you share with us all!!
Happy happy birthday! Love your stuff!
Thank you and Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! I hope you are sharing with all of us for many many many more years to come. I love the ideas you share with us all!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love your blog. Thank you for the freebies!
Happy Birthday!! This was just too cute! Thank you for everything you shared, it's wonderful! I adore your blog :)
thepolkadotowl@gmail.com
This is my very first time to comment on a blog! I love visiting all the creative and helpful blogs of my teacher friends! I am in awe of the creativity found on here. First Grade is Fantabulous is the first blog I visited. I added it to my blog reader so I can keep up with all the latest.
I visited Learn with Me in Grade Three! It's a new one for me!
Ali
alischepis(at)gmail.com
Happy Birthday Kathy!
❁First Grade Delight❁
imgoingfirst@gmail.com
wow!! Thank you so much for giving US gifts for YOUR blogging birthday!! :)
The Teachers’ Cauldron
Happy Happy Birthday, Kathy dear! Love all the fun stuff you post! Congratulations on your first year, and good luck in all the years to come!
Happy Bloggy Birthday!
~dani~
It's Grow Time!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Bloggy Birthday!
Your activities are so much fun!
Thanks for everything,
Andi
andi_monroe@yahoo.com
Congratulations and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I just pinned your giveaway so hopefully you will get lots of entries!
~Lorraine
Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies
rainee2011@gmail.com
Happy Birthday! I enjoy following your blog!
Congratulations on an amazing year!
Happy Birthday! I love the board game!!
Congrats on a fantastic year!
Jennifer
laughinbrunette@hotmail.com
First Grade Blue SKies
Hi Kathy,
Happy 1st Birthday!!! You are truly awesome. Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas.
Happy Birthday and thanks so much for all the cool things you have shared and made this past year!
Happy birthday!! Love reading your blog! I've gotten so many great ideas!
Congratulations on an amazing year!
Have a great birthday celebration!!! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us this past year! Pam
Happy Birthday!!! Congratulations on that many followers. I'm so impressed. I'm still in the begging stages :(
Randi @ Teach It With Class
My TPT Store
My Facebook Page
Happy birthday! Thanks for all your wonderful ideas!
Happy birthday to you. Wishing you many more.
Tricia
Queen with Class
Tricia811@hotmail.com
WOW as you celebrate your 1st year, I am celebrating my first day! Hope you have a blessed blog-day :-)
HAPPY BLOGGY BIRTHDAY!!!! How exciting! SO glad to be part of it :)
❤ Mor Zrihen from...
A Teacher's Treasure
Teaching Treasures Shop
So excited for you and this gives me hope to see where I am in a year!!
Flyinghighinfirst.blogspot.con
Adhleysanderson1@hotmail.com
I visited Primary Graffiti.
Happy Anniversary Kathy! Thanks for giving US the presents!
Lori @
bee-the-change.blogspot.com
Happy birthday!
HDawntn.hotmail.com
I visited Little Miss Hypothesis' Blog~ What vibrant colors!
I visited Learn With Me in Grade 3.
I visited Third grade Grid iron.
I visited Third grade Grid iron.
I visited Wise Owl Factory.
I visited The OC Blog.
Thanks & happy birthday!! I love your blog! Congrats on all of your followers!! :)
I visited First Grade is Fantabulous.
I visited Ingles 360.
Happy Birthday to your blog! I love all of your games!
Becky
2nd Grade Rocks!
I visited Miss Kindergarten - what great ideas!!
Wow! Happy Birthday! Your blog is great!
Thanks for inviting me to the party!
kellybrown28021@gmail.com
Happy Happy Birthday! Love your blog. Thanks for sharing all of your hard work!
I visited Sunny Days in Second Grade!
I visited Little Miss Kindergarten!
Happy Birthday! All of this stuff looks fantastic!! Thanks for the freebies, too!
A very Happy, Happy Birthday!!! =)
This is awesome! I am thinking about making a birthday book to give my students on their birthday! It is too great not to use everything! You rock! Happy Birthday!
Wow! I love your blog. I am so excited I found it. I am always very excited about all the giveaways! Thank you!
I visited Can Do Kinders!
Wow! Congratulations on one year of blogging! I'm fairly new to it but I have definitely become addicted! :)
http://mrsnotmuchtallerthanasecondgrader.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for all you do.
Your blog is awesome! I follow it everyday! Happy Birthday with many more to come!! Thanks!
Nancy sdaum@venustel.com
Happy Birthday! Love this blog!
Wow Happy Birthday! And thanks for the party favors!
Tammy
Happy Birthday! I've enjoyed reading and seeing what wonderful things you have chose to share!
Happy Blog Birthday! I love your creations especially the Color by Code pages that you create. I hope you keep blogging for many more birthdays to come.
Happy Birthday to you and congratulations on your year of blogging! Your blog is awesome and thanks so much for the freebies!
Happy Birthday!!! Just wondering why I have to live in USA and be over 18? Is there some racy content there ??? LOL Have fun from a visiting Aussie
I visited First Grade is Fantabulous! Got a great new idea for my writer's workshop! Thanks for sharing!
I went to First Grade is Fantabulous
Happy birthday! Thanks for all the freebies!
Congrats on your blog birthday!
swimmingintosecond@att.net
Swimming into Second
Wow-wee! Thanks for sharing. You are so kind. :D
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the great party!
Happy birthday! Thank you for sharing.
Very excited as I just discovered you today!
I also went to Wise Owl Factory!
Happy Birthday!! You give the best goodie bags!!!
Laura Pegram
thepegrams@bellsouth.net
I went to Mrs Lirette's Learning Detectives!
Happy birthday!
Happy Blog Birthday! I love this idea. Hopefully in a little less than a year, I can do something similar....if I keep begging others to follow:-)
Sunshine, Sand and Scissors
Happy Birthday! Thanks for your WONDERFUL blog. It has inspired me so much in my first year of teaching! I love first grade and am truly blessed!
-Tyson
tyson_d2005@hotmail.com
Happy Birthday!! 1400 followers?! How awesome!
Happy Birthday, I appreciate all the help you provide!
Happy Birthday! I am addicted to your blog!! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
Happy first birthday!!! Thanks for the gifts! :o)
Cindy
ccfirstteacher@gmail.com
Happy 1st birthday!!! Congrats :)
acupcakefortheteacher@gmail.com
A Cupcake for the Teacher
I visited First Grade is Fabulous!
Happy, Happy Birthday! What a fabulous party!! My kiddos LOVE the games I have downloaded from you this school year! Thank you so much!
Happy birthday to you! I love your blog design.
2B Honey Bunch
The Best Endings
I visited the 3rd Grade Gridiron.
2B Honey Bunch
The Best Endings
Hi! Great board game! Happy 1 year! LOVE your blog!
Mrs. Wheeler
www.mrswheelerfirst.blogspot.com
I visited Learn with Me in Grade Three.
2B Honey Bunch
The Best Endings
Happy birthday to you (your blog)!;) It's fantastic...have a blessed week!
McKenzie
HOORAY! A GIVE AWAY! I L-O-V-E GIVE-AWAYS!!! HOPE I WIN...
AND CONGRATS ON YOUR "BIRTHDAY"!!!! Dottie Hazlip
I love parties! Thanks for hosting!
Happy Birthday!
Congrats on your success.
love your blog
Tonia
Mrsvento.blogspot
I feel very lucky to have been one of your first followers. I think it joined in when you had around 40ish followers. Your blog is one of my very favorites! Happy Birthday!
Rachel
Ed Link - First Grade
Went to small types blog. interesting! a new one for me!
I visited 3rd Grade Grid Iron
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited Learn with me in grade three
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited Primary Graffiti
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited First Grade is Fantabulous
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
Congratulations- love your blog
Congratulations! I just started blogging. Hopefully I will be able to keep blogging for a whole year! :)
Amandamarie789@yahoo.com
Happy Birthday on your blog. I love all of your ideas. Thanks for all of the great activities. I look forward to this year with you as you come up with more creative ideas.
I visited ingles 360
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited Primary Graffiti.
Amandamarie789@yahoo.com
I visited Little Literacy Learners
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
Happy Bloggy Birthday!
Jamie at 2nd Grade Stuff
I visited Can Do Kinders
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I teach 1st grade . This is my 5th year and I'm continually trying to do different things each year.I love your blog! I've been wanting your common core pack but just never have the extra money! I love that you strive to help other teachers with time saving ideas and creations! Thank you and happy birthday to your blog!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND MAY YOU HAVE MANY MANY MORE!!!!!! YOU ARE EXTREMELY TALENTED AND I AM ALSO ADDICTED TO YOUR BLOG....I CHECK IT EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE GREAT STUFF!!! I AM SURE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GET FOLLOWERS AS YOU HAVE AN AWESOME BLOG!!!!!
I visited Little Miss Hypothesis
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited First Grade is Fantabulous.
Amandamarie789@yahoo.com
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the gifts!
tjulch@mpsomaha.org
Happy 1st year of blogging and thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas with us!
jmarar79@gmail.com
I visited Little Literacy Learners.
Amandamarie789@yahoo.com
I visited Little Miss Kindergarten
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited A Teachers Treasure
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
Holy moly - that's a lot of goodies!
Happy bloggy birthday!!!!!
Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
I visited First Grade is Fantabulous!
tjulch@mpsomaha.org
I visited Wise Owl Factory.
Amandamarie789@yahoo.com
Happy Birthday! I love your blog and all the materials you create. Best Wishes.
angelica_potter@yahoo.com
Happy birthday!
Love the printables! So cute! Thanks :)
Happy Blog Birthday!!!
amycoates@me.com
I visited Wise Owl Factory
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited wise owl factory.
angelica_potter@yahoo.com
I visited sunny days in second grade too.
angelica_potter@yahoo.com
I visited Sunny Days in Second Grade
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited Little Literacy Learners.
angelica_potter@yahoo.com
I visited Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives
bwcowgirl@hotmail.com
I visited First Grade is Fantabulous.
angelica_potter@yahoo.com
Happy Birthday to you! Thanks for all the freebies. I am a member of several of the bloggers above. This was a great idea and I appreciate all of the things that you do.
HAPPY 1ST Birthday to you. You are truly an inspiration. I have your original 1st grade Common Core and am hoping to win the polka dot one as well. I already have a bunch of other stuff. My first graders and I love your things. I am now starting to create some of my own things all because of you.
Happy Birthday! Wow! What a wonderful giveaway!
SM
Happy Birthday!! I visited the Candy Land Express at First Grade a La Carte. I loved the game and so did my kids!!
Happy Birthday!!!!! :)
And thanks for all the freebies!
A Teeny Tiny Teacher
Happy Birthday!!! :)
Live Laugh and Love to Learn
livelaughandlovetolearn@gmail.com
Happy Birthday! Congrats on an awesome year! Thank you for the goodie bag! :)
Cheryl
Crayons and Curls
Love your blog and all the creative things you share! Happy Birthday!
Kelley
grifse@msn.com
I just visited 3rd Grade Gridiron!! :)
Live Laugh and Love to Learn
livelaughandlovetolearn@gmail.com
I also visited Learn with Me in Grade Three!! :)
Live Laugh and Love to Learn
livelaughandlovetolearn@gmail.com
Just stopped by Primary Graffiti!! :)
Live Laugh and Love to Learn
livelaughandlovetolearn@gmail.com
Happy Blog Birthday!
Life with Mrs. L
Happy Birthday! I love having so many resource links on one page! I visited criss cross applesauce. Thank you!
Happy birthday!! Great blog :)
Happy birthday!! Great blog :)
On the eve of my birthday I want to thank you for sharing these free printables. I was looking for things to do with my class to celebrate my birthday. THANK YOU!
Happy Birthday!!!!
Kimberly
Kimbersk@yahoo.com
WoWie WoW WoW WoW! Happy Birthday!!
Sarah
shetrick@gmail.com
Party like a rockstar! Happy Happy Birthday First Grade a la Carte! Whoop Whoop!
~Ashlee
ashleenewberry@hotmail.com
Happy Birthday!
You were my second blog to follow when I started in October! everytime I searched for something about First Grade, you showed up- I see why!
Staci
Going Nutty!
misssquirrels@yahoo.com
Kathy, I just blogged about your Bloggy Birthday!
Hehehe, that sounds funny :)
~Andi
andi_monroe@yahoo.com
Happy Bloggy Birthday! Thanks for the new games and ideas!
Thanks for all the great ideas.
Thanks for all the great ideas.
Cute activities! Happy Birthday! Here's to many more.
Erin
erin.stephenson@jordan.k12.ut.us
Oh, oh, oh! I want to win! I love your blog. Thanks for all the free stuff.
I stopped by Primary Graffiti and thanked her! :)
Cheryl
cener(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Crayons and Curls
Hi Kathy! I just visited "Fun in First Grade". It's another great blog. Thanks.
Thanks for the adorable freebies! Happy Birthday!!!!
☏Johanna
First Grade Fanatic!
Happy Birthday!! That is a great accomplishment!
desertdeb10@hotmail.com
Hoppy Birdie to Ewe! Love your blog....have stalked it for a while, but am now your newest follower.
Laurie
Chickadee Jubilee
Hoppy Birdie to Ewe! Love your blog....have stalked it for a while, but am now your newest follower.
Laurie
Chickadee Jubilee
Happy Blog Birthday!
epolston (at) rowland (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Thanks so much for the cool freebies!
Happy birthday. I would like to thank you for all ur ideas. I'm new to first grade and this blog and ur ideas have really helped me. Thanks again
Happy birthday. I would like to thank you for all ur ideas. I'm new to first grade and this blog and ur ideas have really helped me. Thanks again
Happy birthday and thank you for the freebies! :)
-Alyssa
alyssa.seeto@gmail.com
Happy Birthday and thank you for the freebies!!
Stellaluna114@gmail.com
Happy Birthday Kathy!
The "gifts" you shared throughout your first year have helped to make learning fun for so many students and teachers. Thank you!
dianefunderburg@yahoo.com
Your blog is fantastic, Kathy. It is the first one I check every day. Thanks for all of your great ideas!
What a great give away. Congrats!
marehill@comcast.net
I visited Can Do Kinders!
marehill@comcast.net
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
I visited Little Miss Kindergarten!
marehill@comcast.net
Visited 3rd Grade Gridiron
Visited Learn with me in Grade 3
Visited Miss Kindergarten
Visited Primary Graffiti
Visited Ingles 360
Visited First Grade ala carte
Visited Little Literacy Learners
Visited the OC Blog
Visited Can Do Kinders
Visited Little Miss Kindergarten
Visited Little Miss Hypothesis
Visited A Teacher's Treasure
Visited Small Types
Visited the Wise Owl Factory
Visited Sunny Days in Second grade
Visited Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives
Thanks for sharing so many things!
Congratulations on your First birthday! I am a new reader. Your activities look amazing and I am looking forward to trying them out.
Love your blog!! Thanks for sharing!! Happy Blog Birthday!
Happy Birthday! I love your blog!
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the freebies.
You have a great blog.
Julia
jswork1@gmail.com
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