Candace Teaching Things

Winter break is here and unfortunately I caught the flu! I am doing a little better now and am anxious for the new year to begin. We got close to 2 feet of snow just before and on Christmas Eve. We truly had a white Christmas! Near my house there is a great hill area for sledding and the kids LOVE it. Snow is just what they ordered. Speaking of snow. I can't wait to introduce a new game I made called, Will it Snow? I find that my students can always use more practice reading sight words and they love games. Here is a game to give them that opportunity. The game comes with 3 different sets for extra fun :)  How to play: Decide a set playing time. (Example: 3 minutes, 5 minutes, etc ). Each set has different characters and words: The koalas, worms, and monsters are wishing it will snow. Draw cards and read sight words to see if it will snow!           Each player takes a turn by drawing a card from the top of the pile...

How was Thanksgiving? Mine was divine - full of yummy food and relaxing. Did you shop on  Black Friday? We poked around Wal-mart but I didn't want to wait in the check-out lines. So we came back the next day and were still able to get the deals! At our Wal-mart, they had a set of 30 sharpies for just $10.  Speaking of deals - be sure to check out Teachers Pay Teachers for Cyber Sales on November 27th and 28th. You can find great deals at my store as well! Just click below to see! Candace Teaching Things With Thanksgiving weekend winding down, I can't help being excited for winter activities. It always seems to be a joyous time for the students as well and there are many ways to incorporate winter into the classroom. One tradition I love in winter is making snowflakes. It hasn't snowed here yet, but as soon as it snows the snowflake fun begins. Here is what this looks like in my classroom: 1. We read lots of books about snow. I like to read non-fiction...