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It's time for another terrific GIVEAWAY!

Joell at Totally Terrific Teaching is having a terrific giveaway.  She actually has so many donations that she has 2 different giveaways. You can enter one or both!!


 I donated my Ten-Frames Matching Game which comes in both color and black + white.

Ten-Frames Matching Game

There are many, many other fabulous products also!

Click on the TEN-FRAMES GAME picture above to learn more about my product.

Click on the top picture to see ALL the other products that you can win and to ENTER the GIVEAWAY!

Good Luck! I hope you WIN many, many terrific Teaching Products!

Winter 120 Number Chart Freebie

Do you use 100 and 120 Number Charts with your students?

If you do, here's a new Winter Themed 120 Chart that I just posted at my website. The graphic is from My Cute Graphics.

1-120 Number Chart

To grab this free chart, just click on the link below to go to my website, then click on FREE Worksheets. You might even find lots of other free worksheets that you can use with your students! :)

~ http://www.learningworkroom.com

Stay warm!

Snowflake Craft Activities and Books

Have you had snow yet this year?

Here in New England, we had a light dusting the other night. It made everything look so beautiful especially the trees!

This really is the time of year to start thinking of making some snowflake crafts with the kids.

Here are 3 different snowflake craft activities that the kids might like to try.

Snowflake Crafts

The first is made with paper or coffee filters. The second is made with cotton swabs, glitter, and glue. The 3rd snowflake is made with toilet paper rolls and pipe cleaners.

To get the complete list of supplies and directions for each of the 3 snowflakes above, just click on the appropriate link below.

Paper Snowflake ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/10/symmetry-and-snowflakes.html

Cotton Swabs Snowflake ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/cotton-swab-snowflakes.html

TP Roll Snowflake  ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowflake-craft-activity.html

Before or after crafting, the kids might enjoy reading or listening to a story. There are LOTS of great kids' books that have a fun snow theme. Two of my very favorites are shown below. Check for them at your local library. :)

You can also read my post about Robert Frost's book, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, here. 

Have fun crafting!

Heart Shaped Christmas Crafts for Kids

Making crafts with kids at Christmas is soooo much fun! Here are 4 crafts made with LOTS of Heart Shapes. A few inexpensive supplies are needed for each craft. Here's a quick list!

Supplies (for all 4 crafts)

• heart templates (different sizes)
• construction paper
• scissors 
• glue
• paper punch
• cotton
• crayons/markers/pencil
• red pom poms (optional)
• google eyes (optional)

To get directions for each of the crafts pictured above, just click on the appropriate links below.

Heart Tree ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-christmas-tree-craft.html

Heart Santa ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/12/shape-santa.html

Heart Reindeer ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/12/heart-reindeer.html

Heart Wreath ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/wreath-craft-made-with-paper-hearts.html

Some Christmas music in the background might be good to add in!

Have fun crafting!

6 Easy, Fun, Homemade Christmas Cards

The holidays are almost here. Do your kids like to make their own cards?

Here is a selection of 6 easy, fun, and inexpensive homemade (or school-made) Christmas Cards that you and the kids can make together.

Homemade Christmas Card Crafts

Materials needed:

• heavy paper or card stock
• yarn
• scissors
• glue
• ribbon
• rickrack

I usually use my 40% off coupons that I get in the newspaper, mail, or online to buy my supplies at craft stores.

To read the particular directions for each of the cards, click on the appropriate link below

Yarn Tree ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/12/yarn-tree-craft-activity.html

Ribbon Tree  ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/12/easy-ribbon-christmas-tree-craft.html

Rickrack Tree  ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/easy-christmas-tree-card-craft.html

Yarn Wreath ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/12/easy-yarn-wreath-craft.html

Rickrack Wreath ~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-wreath-christmas-card-craft.html

Rickrack Candy Cane ~http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/rickrack-candy-cane-craft.html

Have fun crafting with the kids!

Make 3D Ornaments in Math Class

A fun way to learn about 3D Shapes in math class is to combine Geometry and Art!

Two fun shapes to make are Tetrahedrons (4 sided figures) and Octahedrons (8 sided figures).

Christmas Ornaments - Tetrahedrons and Octahedrons

 
Lots of math can be learned by making these fun shaped ornaments and they will look great on the Christmas Tree.

To learn more about these shapes and to get directions, click on the links below.

Making Tetrahedron Shaped Ornaments

Making Octahedron Shaped Ornaments

~  http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-tetrahedron-shaped-ornaments.html

~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-octahedron-shaped-ornaments.html


Have fun!

Christmas 100 Number Chart

Tomorrow is December! Wow, where does time go? To get ready, I made a little holiday math chart for the kids.

Do you use 100 Number Charts with your students?

If you do, here's a new one to add to your collection. This one has a cool Christmas graphic of kids singing carols from My Cute Graphics that the children can color.

To grab this chart, click on the link below to go to my website, then click on FREE Worksheets.

~ http://www.learningworkroom.com