Five for Friday ~ February 19

Kacey over at Doodle Bugs Teaching is hosting her weekly linky party

and I am happy to be linking up (and on time for once)!

Valentine's Day came and went with a smidgen of sadness on my part this year. This is the first year I haven't been in the same building with my boys. Typically, I've been able to pop down to their classrooms, take a picture with them, oh and ah over whatever they're doing, and we are all satisfied. They still had fun, but my little did point out in the photos from the party that there wasn't one of the two of us. Sigh~~~killing me here, people.

I finished Hidden Picture: Numbers 1-30 July-December over my 2 day Winter Break...also known as Presidents Day with one more day because the district wants to appear to be generous. #irememberlastyear  #itwasaweek

I don't want to appear to be complaining; a bonus day is a bonus day, right?  And we all know a 3 day week beats a 4 day week hands down!!

At any rate, this unit is the second half of the year for teaching number recognition to 30. My sweet kinders loved this "game."  They begged to play it at indoor recess and free choice center time. It was not a free choice center.....do you get where I am going with this?!?!

  Essentially, you hide a picture that is slightly smaller behind one of the other pieces. The kiddos have to tell you the number they think the hidden picture is lurking behind. I made mine come up and point to the number they were calling out to be certain they weren't just naming numbers.

This set can be used for teaching patterns and for matching with base 10 block cards. And if you need buy in, let the kiddo who finds it first be the teacher. Yep, you heard me. Let that sweet baby hide the picture again and then call on friends one at the time to guess where it is hidden. All you have to do is sit back and watch the magic happen!

 Do you need to make it more challenging? Put the numbers in the chart out of order! Make students describe the number they want in terms of tens and ones. Struggling students? Take the cards out of the pocket chart and let the children put them in order and build the number using unifix cubes. The possibilities are endless!

If all else fails, this will be the cheapest set of calendar pieces you ever purchase! At a conservative $3 per set, 6 months of pieces would have cost $18 back in the dinosaur age when we all went to brick and mortar teachers stores! 

I'll try not be so long winded on this one. No promises though. My boys say I don't know any short stories! ;) 

If you are like me, you appreciate a bundle at a discount. Viola! Your wish is my command! #noproblem #mypleasure

Hidden Picture Yearlong Bundle

My Middle and Little both placed at the Pinewood Derby for Cub Scouts.  Nothing but smiles of joy here!

 

The Little came in first place!!

My Middle came in 2nd place!!

What does this mean you ask?  It means I get to wake up to an alarm on another Saturday morning to take them to the district race. Will I be thrilled and excited for them when we get there? Almost assuredly. But not so much when the alarm is going off. Saturday is normally our only "no alarm" day. #momproblems #noalarmSaturdaysplease

My husband and I went out to dinner (his present to me) and to see Dead Pool (my present to him). I was prepared to totally not like this movie at all, but I must admit that it was mindless adult entertainment. Having said that, no one under 30 should be allowed in! #language #violence #uncoveredskin

There isn't any deep thinking afterwards. No, "I wonder what would have happened it...." or "If only...." 

Nope, just some belly chuckles and appreciation of sarcasm. (Well and of Ryan Reynolds at the beginning of the movie!)

Have a fantastic weekend!