Cause and Effect... And Doing GREAT!

We're wrapping up cause and effect, ya'll.  This is a skill that used to give me fits.  It's so difficult!  I don't know what I did differently this year, but my kiddos SO get it!

We read passages from Readworks.org and then found cause and effect relationships.  Kiddos wrote them on their dry erase circles, which they LOVED!  {Find them here!}

I was one proud teacher!  And, if you haven't checked out Readworks.org, rush there and sign up for your free membership!  It's great!

We've also been using these monthly cause and effect passages.  Last year I used them whole class, but I've been using them in my small groups.  The kiddos enjoy them and we get lots of practice with this tricky skill!

Christmas Around the World... {Goodies and Freebies!- Blog Post Rewind!}

Click the tape to rewind and check out old posts featuring Christmas Around the World products in my shop and links to freebies in my TpT store and my class website!  Trust me... it's a treasure trove!

We're Proud of OurELF! {Freebie!}

This is actually more of a re-beeie, than a freebie since it's one I've shared before.  BUT, it's one of my favorites and we use it all year long!

I have a Zip-lock Baggie quilt in my hallway and every month, we add a photo and a bit of writing to our quilt to make a festive display...

We just made our December page.  Each kid's picture was taken, as usual, and then we used an app on my iPad called "Make Me Santa" to elf up our pics.  The kids had SO much fun!  Then I just printed them on the color printer at school and we added them to our "I'm so proud of myELF" page!

You can get a copy of the page we created.  We do one a month and put them in the quilt... at the end of the year, each kid will have all of their pages.  We bind them together to make a great memory book/keepsake!

Click the pic for your freebie on TpT!

12 Days of Christmas HUGE GIveaway!- Day 5

Thanks, Zippy, at Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah Designs for organizing this FABULOUS giveaway!

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You can win TpT store credits from Nicole, Molly, and Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah and my new idiom book from me!  Not to mention a $30 Target gift card!  Hurry and enter!
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