Today I'm linking up with the KiderGals for Workin' on it Wednesday/Friday here in Aus.  This is a product that I have been working on for a month now.  I think I have finally found the motivation to get my robot into gear (this will make sense soon) and finish it over the weekend.

When I went to a new year level mid way through the first term, I didn't have many resources for my new grade.  So TpT was my first point of call.  We were looking at 3 digit addition and subtraction.  After the first lesson I knew that my class was ready to work with regrouping.  I went onto TpT but couldn't find exactly what I was after, so I came up with Regrouping Robots.


This pack will have 10 different addition and subtraction activities with and without regrouping.  I just love the robots and of course the are From the Pond - find them here.  Stay tuned because when I have finished there may be some copies up for grabs.

Head over to the KinderGals blog to see what others are workin' on.

Two weeks ago we learnt all about angles.  It was a really fun topic to teach as the students hadn't done any work on this before.  They knew about 2D and 3D shapes and their properties, but not much about angles.  Before we started I asked them what they knew about angles and one of them said that it was something that flew in the sky! 

We did a lot of hands on work at the start of the week making the different types of angles and locating them in the classroom.  I didn't want to bombard them, so to start off with we learnt about right, acute and obtuse.  I gave the students some string and blu-tac.  They then folded it in half and put the first piece of blu-tac in the middle of the string.  They then put two pieces at the ends and made the angles on their desk.



We looked at what an angle is and discussed the amount of turn is what makes an angle.  I got them to do this on our carpet (lucky my cleaner likes me).  The kids had an absolute blast doing this.  They used the same piece of string they had on their desk.

Being an early years trained teacher, there is nothing more that I love than reading a good story book.  I enjoy seeing my students get so involved, that they just don't want you to stop reading.  Today I'm linking up with the one and only Deanna Jump to share with you one of my favourite number story books.  I love early years numeracy and whenever I can find a great numeracy story book, I must 'add it to the collection.' 

The book I want to share with you all is:


I love how this story starts
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 __ 12 What happened to 11?

Is it in the magician's hat?
Maybe it's in the mailbox or hiding in the jack-o'-lantern?
Don't forget to look in the barnyard where the hen awaits the arrival of her new little chicks.
Could that be where eleven went?










Eve Merriam and Bernie Karlin take young readers on a counting adventure as they demonstrate twelve witty and imaginative ways to get to eleven.

This book can be used for many different focuses

• counting
• adding on
• part-part whole
• number stories
• subitizing

While reading, I normally give each student 11 counters and we create each number story.

After reading I use this FREE Activity Number 11 Ten Different Ways by Page Protector Printables and More. Before we do this activity, we brainstorm about all of the other ways that we can represent 11.  Such as money, objects etc.

Some students do have difficulty breaking that past 10 barrier.  This book is a great way for students to study the number 11 and what it looks like in many different ways.

Make sure you check out Deanna's new Let's Talk about Books link up - I'm off to check out some other great reads now.

I was looking back at an old post from January the other day.  I laughed because I had written that I was going to do two post a week. Well, least I thought about it haha.  As you know, I  changed year levels mid way through the first term.  A couple of weeks ago we completed our NAPLAN testing.  Man was I/it was stressful but the students had a ball.  We gave them so many treats throughout the 3 days.  Smarties, Nerds and even muffins.  I think at one point they even forgot that they were testing and just wanted the snacks.

In class this week we looked at slides, flips and turns.
We used this great free Transformations Fold-It from Amber Polk.

We also used some great interactive whiteboard games.


Icy flips, slides and turns - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/icy_slides_flips_turns/


Shapes in motion -
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/TranslateShapesShoot.htm

To finish on a sweet note.  One of my past students was having a fundraiser for their out of school sport and asked if I wanted to buy some chocolates.  Of course I said yes, 48 times and ended up with this. 


It's all for a good cause....right!
But not for my belly!!!

Let's celebrate!

My TpT store has reached 200 209 followers.  Thanks to everyone who is a follower, made a purchase or left feedback.  I'm truly grateful to all of you.  To celebrate, I'm hosting a fabulous giveaway with 50 products up for grabs.  There will be 4 prize bundles split into two categories.  There are two K-2 bundles with 13 products in each and two 3-5 bundles with 12 products in each.  I will also be giving away a $10 TpT gift voucher and 3 winner's choice products from my store.

To enter, follow the steps in the rafflecopters below. Check out each bundle and what great prizes each one contains. Good luck and once again, thanks for all of your support.
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K-2
Bundle 1
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Carla Hoff - SPRING - Add! Subtract! Color! Printables for Addition & Subtraction Within 20
Nancy Strout - Informational Text: Non-Fiction Text Features
Mrs Roltgen - Word Family Fun!
Scissor and Crayons - Ladybug Math and Science Fun Pack
Luck's Little Learners - Perceptual Motor Program Activity Cards for Gross Motor Skills
My Kinder Garden - Sight Word Story Comprehension Fry List 1 from 1st 100 Words
Teachers R US - Winner's Choice
Erin Holleran -  Letter Sound books - Phonics practice
Primary World - Critter Comparing -Suffixes "-er", "-est"
Teacher Gems - Sequencing Sort Skill Center
Micelle Dupuis - Inferences - Set A (inference task cards and inference poster)
ABC123is4me - Contractions Game: Tic-tac-toe (am, are, have, is, not, us, will, would)
Thrills and Frills in First - Close Reading with Nursery Rhymes

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K-2
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KinderMyWay - Nothing But Fun and Games - Literacy Activities
PAWSitively Teaching - Baseball Math and Literacy Fun for the Primary Grades
Mrs Plemons Kindergarten - Math Centers for Geometry
Stephanie McConnell - Kindergarten Literacy Centers
Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie - Magic E - CVCE Activities
Antoinette Wright - Count, Tally, Graph! - A first grade math station activity
My Heart Belongs in Kindergarten - Opinion Writing {Introduction for Beginning Writers}
The Learning Center - Sound Mats
K's Kreations - Winner's Choice
KB3Teach - Winner's Choice
Christine Maxwell -  Create Number Sense Anchor Charts, Pocket Chart Pieces, Centers, or Posters
Teaching With a Touch of Honey - The Insect Report: Tiered Report Writing Templates
Creative Teaching Supplies - Becoming a Butterfly - A Trading/Making Tens Place Value Game

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3-5
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Brain Waves Instruction - Finding the Main Idea - Reading Comprehension Skills - Mini-Unit
Two Nuts Teachin' from the Same Tree - Fractions and Line Plots: A Spring Themed Collection
Mrs Schlachter - Tangram Teasers - A Partner Activity
Janet Rainey - Winner's Choice
Learn for the Long Haul -  Teaching Guide Based on The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
Learning in Two Languages - Winner's Choice
MrElementary - Measurement Vocabulary Card Pack
Performing in Fifth - Interactive Math Notebook 5th Grade: Focus on Fractions! Common Core
Christina L - Cause and Effect Matching Game (48 Cards)
Julie Faulkner - Compare/Contrast Venn Diagram Holiday-Themed Graphic Organizer Pack
Deborah Waugh -  Socks Novel Study
Teacher's Craft - Haiku Package

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3-5
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Mrs Seegmiller - Prefixes and Suffixes
Positively Passionate About Teaching - Context Clues Task Cards (32 Vocabulary Cards): Common Core Aligned
Purple Palmetto - Winner's Choice
AmyLynn2443 - Spring Revising and Editing 28 Task Cards- Scoot Game
Strawberry Shake - Winner's Choice
Eltigger -  Pirate Themed Literature Circle-3rd grade
It's a Teacher Thing - Figurative or Literal Sort Cards and Mini-Unit
The2teachers - Adjectives in Bloom - Grammar Review
Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy - Ecology Project: Scienstructable Energy Pyramid and Food Chain Paper Model
The Purple Teacher - 75+ Reading Strategy Questions - Fiction
Lopez Land Leaners - Winner's Choice
Mindful Rambles - Winner's Choice

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