10 Things

I literally can't believe there are only a couple of school days left!! Where did the year go?? Seriously!!

I made some printables that I wanted to share with you all. I've been thinking about the school year and going over some of the great things we've done in class over the past 9 months. These printables will help your own students reflect on the year and remember all the important things you've taught them.

I'm excited to see all the great things they remember about the year. I hope to see fractions and the Revolutionary War on the list, but I also hope they remember the life lessons and skills I taught them - being nice to others, setting high goals, believing in themselves... I can only hope that they take more than just reading and science away from this year... I hope I've taught them MUCH MORE.

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This FREE download includes 3 different printables, so you can copy the one that suits your needs best.

If you can, please leave a comment with some of the "lessons" you hope your students always remember!

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How many more days, flash sale & A GIVEAWAY!!!

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I have 30 more school days left.  It sounds like soooo long!  Since I have so many more days left, I asked some friends of mine if they'd send me some pictures of their students using my This Year Was Out of This World {End of Year Activities}.  Wow!  I got some great pictures back!
Thank you to:
Janae {The Sharpened Pencil}
Chassity
Stephanie {Falling into First}



This one is an activity called "Moon Balloon with Memory Book". Stephanie hung her balloons from the ceiling and at the end of the day, one lucky {on task} student gets to pop the balloon! Inside of the balloon is a question about their school year and they answer in their Memory Book!

Great writing samples!

 This next one is from the "Moon Pie Taste Test":

What cute bulletin boards!!!

All of these activities {AND MUCH MORE} are available in my This Year Was Out Of This World Packet!  I'm having a flash sale on this packet!!!!! It is only $2.75 until Friday!

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Parent Volunteer Gifts

As the year comes to an end {some earlier than others :) }, I always make sure that my parent volunteers know how much they are loved and appreciated!  I've been brainstorming some gift ideas for my parent volunteers. I got this idea from Crap I've Made!  Here's what I came up with:

I bought these cute scrapbooking scissors {about 1.00 a piece} from Amazon:

And I made this tag:

Then, I wrapped a pair of scissors in cellophane, tied some ribbon on it, and added the tag:

If you have a room-mom or a parent who you want to give extra thanks to, just add a book of scrapbooking paper, a photo album, and a paper punch! :)  I also have a few ideas from my post last year. Check it out {here}.

Do your students struggle with maintaining a tidy desk? Are they unmotivated to do so? My sweet friend, Erica had a request that I make a Desk Fairy Packet {inspired by the Handwriting Fairy}.  So....now I have for you, THE DESK FAIRY! :)  Check it out in my TpT store.

Outlaw Day CrAzInEsS

Today, we had outlaw day!  All of my students dressed up in their cowboy get-up and we learned all about outlaw words, cowboys, and even some animals!

Next year, I'm going to do an "outlaw week"! There was just too much fun to squeeze into one day!

I gave each of my students a handkerchief with this little poem on it:

I found these sheriff badges at Walmart for .97 for 4! The best part is, I used them as a management tool. I told them they had to earn their badge with good behavior.

We ate horse feed {shredded wheat (hay) and Cherrios (oats)} and we had rope snacks {licorice}:

Look at these cute boots {it gave me the perfect excuse to bust out my $17.99 boots from Ross}:

And of course we did lots of practice with our Outlaw Words Centers:

Then, we did the silliest square dance.... EVER!  

It was such a FUN day!!!!!!

All of these activities in this post {plus some} are included in 

my NEWLY REVAMPED...

Outlaw Words Literacy Centers {with outlaw day}:

In this packet, you will find:

*Outlaw Word Book {large & small}

*Roundin' Up Words {oy and oi word sort}- with recording sheet

*Spinnin' Spurs {ight word practice}- with recording sheet

*Boots or Books? {oo word sort}- with recording sheet

* Sheriff's Round Up {words that end in y}- with recording sheet
*Horse Corral {words that end in y}- with recording sheet

*Outlaw Word Cards- with recording sheet
*Moo! {outlaw word game}
*Cowboy Sentence Corrall {sentences using outlaw words}- with recording sheet

*Don't Get Poked {silent letter game}- with recording sheet

Plus...Newly Added:

Outlaw Day

*Outlaw day note to parents

*Snack ideas

*Pennant Banner

*Handkerchief Poem

*If I were a cowboy

*If I were a cowgirl

*Cowboy/Cowgirl tree map {whole class and recording sheet}

*Cowboy/Cowgirl bubble map {whole class and recording sheet}

So, if you've already purchased this packet, go and re-download it for free in your purchases! If you haven't bought it yet, it will be on sale until Sunday night!

Click {here} to see it!