Favorite Pins and GIVEAWAY

I'm linking up today with Cara over at the First Grade Parade for Favorite Pins Friday. There's also a giveaway so please enter. 
But first.... I'll announce the winner from yesterday Flying to Fourth- Melissa  Please email me your $10 worth of products from my tpt store and I'll email them to you. missnelsonattpt@yahoo.com

Here are my pins this week.

Did you see my buckets/table caddies from the last Monday Made It?

I am IN LOVE!

They look totally new even though they are not. I am so pleased with my ribbon and label from Quite a Pear.  If you have your own caddies then it's so simple to add her precious labels.

Today you are in LUCK. Sweet Jessica at Quite a Pear and Dandelions and Dragonflies has teamed up with me to offer an AMAZING giveaway. Jessica is giving away 5 custom labels with ribbon so you can make your own personalized caddies. All you need is to find you some caddies. Target is usually a great place to start looking.  You can use plastic or metal buckets. Jessica will customize your labels and ribbon to match your room. HOW FUN??? I have pinned many things in the past from her awesome room. I'm sure you've seen it too. If not I highly suggest looking at this post. I just love all of her polka dots.

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Phonics Made Fun

Do you want to know why I'm so excited? I'm going back to first. I love first because I LOVE phonics. 
I'm not sure I was even taught phonics in elementary school. I can remember going to college and being embarrassed because I couldn't read a word while I was reading aloud.

Let's share our favorite phonics resources! I'll go first.

I'm pretty sure that the kinesthetic piece is missing in many programs but it's a MUST. I have found that using a different modalities helps activate every learning channel. Children learn with their eyes, ears, mouth and body. My students are usually in constant motion so it's only natural for them to love adding movement. Using all modalities is a way to make learning fun and engaging while also meeting the needs of the individual learners. 

Visual Learning

Visual learning can be supported by using letter shapes, pictures/posters. I can't wait to make these photo-phonics cards.

Auditory Learning

Auditory learning can be supported by saying the sound in different voices (loud, soft, alien style, high pitched or low pitched etc.)  I use a Johnny Can Spell CD.

Kinesthetic Learning

Kinesthetic learning can be reinforced by tracing the letter shape, scribing in sand, painting, play-dough or using movements such as Jolly Phonics or HeidiSongs. I also love these dough stampers.


Other Favorite Resources
Heidisongs- Sounds Fun Phonics is a MUST
Secret stories- Love Love Love
Circus Vowels- Wonderful picture book that teaches long and short vowels
Jolly Phonics- K teachers use this at our school and I'm so glad because I go over it as well
Youtube Videos like this one

Children learn in different ways and what works for one child may be less effective for another. I know for sure that I'm a kinesthetic learner. I truly believe in a multi-sensory approach. Do you teach phonics in a systematic and highly structured approach? Do you have a favorite resource?
Please share!

I'll pick a winner for commenting. $10 to my tpt store!

Giveaway Galore!

Meet Isla... she is obsessed with these behavior beads. I promise she will not take them off. Sleeps in them and tries to swim in them too. I need some suggestions for pre-k tags. I'm going to make some for her teacher. Would you like to help out? You can win a set for FREE by offering some tag suggestions! Keep reading for details.

If you have seen my Behavior Beads then you might also like the SPECIAL EDITION Rockin' Behavior Beads that I co-made with  Alison.

Here is the official list of Rockin' Behavior Beads:
~ Rockin' Behavior
~ Reading Star
~ Math Star
~ Studied like a Star
~ V.I.P. (Very Important Participant)
~ Drummin' up to Read!
~ Keyed up for Success
~ Boys Rock
~ Girls Rule
~ iRock
~My Teacher thinks I'm a Rockstar
~My Brain is Singin'
~Peace, Love, & Learnin'
~Rockin' with Responsibility
~I Made a DISCovery
~Rocked the Test

Ta Da! 

 Want to get your very own Rockin' Behavior Beads?  Go HERE.  

Click HERE for the original behavior beads.

I also made a programmable version so you can type your own text! If you don't have powerpoint then you could allow your kids to write their own name, etc.
I will giveaway 3 copies of the programmable version or a version of your choice.
See details below.
Intermediate Edition is **almost** finished.

To enter giveaway...
#1 Please leave a suggestion for more tags!
#2 Pin any of my behavior beads on Pinterest!
Don't forget to your email.


If you read to the bottom of this post, you are AWESOME because we MADE something else...a RAFFLECOPTER with a chance to win a $20 AMAZON GIFT CARD.  I know, I know...it's such excitin' stuff.  Hold it together enough to read what happens next.  This will end on Saturday. We will reveal the winner on the Saturday Snapshots link-up this comin' Saturday, July 27th.  Keep scrollin'...

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