Welcome back…{say what}?!!!

Hi there! How are ya?

I woke up this morning to a real shocker! I actually HAVE to be back at work TOMORROW! Where exactly did Christmas vacation go? I can honestly say, we’ve enjoyed this break so much it completely slipped my mind that I actually have to be back at work tomorrow. Luckily, it will be a teacher workday with students returning on Monday! Whew! Because I absolutely DID NOT think of going up over the break to accomplish anything!

Thank heavens, for my principal’s email or she might’ve been calling to find me in the morning! Well, now that I’m working on getting my bahunkus….{That’s a word, right?}….in gear, here’s a little of what we’ll be diving into to start the new year!

                                    

In Math, we’ll be reviewing concepts including coins. Our standards for money seem way too simple and are only slotted for 7 days out of the entire school year! How long do you teach coins? Our standard states to identify coins and describe the relationship among them…no counting, no comparing amounts. Well, (come in close)…..we’re going to do just a bit of it anyway {whispering, lol}. 

BUT, since TX standards concentrate on identification at our grade level, we’ll have a little fun with it using these handy dandy cubes from Lakeshore Learning. Can you say, “teacher heaven”?  I just love their stuff!

{Clipart by Scrappin Doodles and Ginger Snaps}

You could also have students pull random coins from an empty tissue box or bag and match them to the marshmallow showing that same coin. If you’d like to use this little game, click the pic to grab it!
 

In other news, I finally finished working on my latest little packet of goodies for math stations! I swear it takes me forever to finish a packet! I admire those of you with hundreds of items in your stores and would love a tutorial on how to create a little faster sometime! We’ll be digging into this one in another week after we finish ringing in the new year.
 

It actually feels like winter right now! Good thing I’ve got lots to do today because I’m not taking one step out of my door. It’s 48 degrees outside….in TX! Oh my! Real winter? Yikes!

You can click the pic to check it out at my TPT shop ANNNNNNND…leave your email address in the comments below. I’ll use random number generator to pick 3 friends to share this little packet of goodies with! It includes 6 activities to review math skills.
Happy New Year, bloggy buds….I’ll check back Saturday morning to name the winners!