Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

"elf on the desk" tutorial

ok, so it doesn't rhyme.
But they're cute!
and super easy!
and you don't have to hide them, or move them, or make fake mischief!

So my Elf never showed this year. I suppose the kids scared him away. At least that's what they were told. But since we are doing Linda's Twas the 5 Days Before Christmas Break, and today's treat was "elf pillows," I kinda missed the little fella! So I printed off page size elf clipart and wa-la! Elf on the desk!

and here's how you can make your own!

 I used Powerpoint out of habit, but any ol' word processor will do!
Insert a rectangle from the Shape menu (insert>shape).
line the bottom up with the little elfie butt.
I then made my shape white with a thick black line for cutting. 
Just personal preference!
You need to send this shape to the back so it's behind your clipart.
reorder>send to back

self explanatory!



you are making a cylinder for the base. 
each tab back and tape them together. 
if they didn't cut too well or close enough, just snip to the legs to prevent tearing
once you bend little elf's legs forward, he'll sit right up!
the tabs serve as a little hiney. 

I used Krista's Elves graphics because those are what I used for Class Dojo avatars this week. Any elf will do, but you want ones that are good for coloring unless you're printing in color (lucky you if so!) You also need your elf to have legs that are pretty straight down so it'll be stable. 

and if you want to know how to do this...read my post from last year when our sneaky elf changed the kids to elves! FYI-you can only change them if the student has NOT logged in and changed it themselves. Last year, when the elf changed them, that was perfect because I could show them that I wasn't able to go in and change it! wink wink!

and while we're all here, congrats to YOU!
Angela got herself $50 in TpT goodness!

happy hump day!
aka TWO MORE DAYS!



Day 8 Winner's Choice! and some Holiday Updates!

 
SO yesterday, today, and tomorrow are all winner's choice from Jessica and I! and there are TWO chances to win! Just enter the raffle copters below! 

and right in time, you can snag this HUGE UPDATE for HALF PRICE tonight! or enter to win it! I took forever to update this because I kept thinking about what I needed to practice or review, and thinking of new games! And some of those I decided to leave out will be right in you TpT inbox as freebies! 


It still includes 10 centers, but they are more challenging, more appropriate for 2-3 grade (I first made these when I moved to 2nd grade, so I know a little more now!), and much more pretty! 

Now go and enter! Saturday is the BIG Day!



Currently and Giveaway Day 4

I'm linking up with Farley today! and I'm sharing our 12 Days of Merry Teaching Giveaway Day 4! Today is Winner's Choice and there are two winners!
Enter at the end of this post y'all!



Here's my Currently for December 6!


all self-explanatory here!
The wanting-I had a DonorsChoose Project funded for a projector! yay!
but it didn't come with the ceiling mount! boo!
so it had to be ordered along with cables
and I don't know about you, but ordering anything unless I do it myself takes for.ev.er
so I am patiently waiting...



and if you're a FB fan-there's a new FAN FREEBIE up today!


and my newest product was posted last night! Right in time!
12 days of Printables! No Prep! and Common Core aligned!




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12 Days of Merry Teaching Day 2

We hope everyone enjoyed the freebie yesterday! And Since I was too tired to try to separate the two files...you got BOTH activities for free! These are now listed on TpT and no longer free, so be sure you download your freebies each day!
and here's the deets in case you're new to the game today!
it's 12 days long (you know-12 days of Christmas)
-There are 12 DIFFERENT giveaways (11 now)
-Each giveaway only lasts 24 hours
-Each giveaway will be 'giving away' different products
-There may or may not be a freebie waiting inside of each one after you enter.?! hm....
... So, you may or may not want to check our blogs each day to
1. Enter the giveaway & 2. Grab a holiday freebie! (They're good... and they're not all in our stores)!

Today you can enter to win these items:
(I would do it if I were you... there is a freebie waiting for you after you enter)
An extra 'entry' may or may not appear with a link to your freebie... hmmm....? ;)

Jessica's Language Task Cards (Holiday Edition!)and Rachel's Winter Holidays PowerPoints! that are currently getting a facelift with photos, so I will be sure the winner gets those as well!





Good Luck! And don't forget to download your free from Jessica today, because tomorrow it'll be gone!!




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Christmas in July Day 4: 12 Days of Christmas!



I do love this little gem! It's perfect for that week before Winter Break when the kids are acting like they've never opened a present before and you are doing all you can not to jerk a knot in one of them!
That right there is why I made this! My teammie had the great idea of making them stations for that last week! life.saver! 
There are TWELVE centers in this file! And they are pretty fun if I do say so myself! All are correlated to Common Core that curriculum hat shall not be named, too! And it has great centers/activities from 1st-3rd grade!


and it's marked down half off today only!!

to find it, just click this little sign in my shop! I change the link every day to make it easy for you!

and here's what coming up! You're going to just DIE next week I tell ya!



Christmas in July Day 3:unwrap an inference!


Merry Day 3 of Christmas in July!

Today my Unwrap an Inference is half off! I LOVE these activities!
I made a Valentine version and am working on a few more! They are interactive and challenging!


so how does it work?
There is a read aloud for you to..well, read aloud!
it's all about a gift exchange mixup! and boy are there some OVERreactions 
there are character cards with a short bio about each charactergift cards for each gift givenemotional reaction cards (show the dramatic reactions when kids got the wrong gift!)4 different assessment options-match the wrong gift, match the right gift, match both, and a text clues sheet (cvarying difficulty)gift tags for each gift (with kid names to use for matching which gift goes to which kid)
I know you'll love it!

and here's what's coming up!


Christmas in July Day 2: Holiday Daze!

Merry Day 2 of Christmas in July!

today's deal goes rather perfectly with yesterday's!
This past winter I made holiday centers to mesh with our winter holiday unit.
I did not do everything as a class this past year, so I wanted what the other kiddos were doing to be related!
So here's Holiday Daze!


and here's a little preview!
I only included Hanukkah, Diwali, and Kwanzaa since I already had Christmas centers!



and here's what's coming up!


Christmas in July! Day one


Merry...uh, July 15?!
Join me and some sweet Blog Hoppin' friends for Christmas in July!
Feel free to come with sweat in all kinds of nooks and crannies, cause I know it's hot up in here!
Each day, ONE product will be on sale! To go directly to it-just click this picture in my store!


I like to start with the best...in my opinion anyhow!
I love this unit about as much as I loved winter holidays!
Our curriculum requires learning about different cultures and people from those cultures.
SO my grade level uses this little file!

Tons of crafts and holiday activities

 The Scrapbook

Powerpoints and comparing activities for assessment!

I've posted a few times about how we do rotations and keep a scrapbook of sorts
which you can read about those here! and here!
and there may be a little update coming this fall...just sayin'! 


this product is a bundle of winter holiday powerpoints, follow up comprehension activities, crafts, and the scrapbook! ALL of it!
and for TODAY ONLY!! this bundle is half off!

and here's a little peek at what I'll be featuring over our Christmas in July sales and freebies!




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