Chicken & Waffles or Sriracha?

My mom is a third grade teacher. This is an activity she did with her students this past week and I wanted to share...

Have you seen the commercial or these chips at the grocery store? America gets to vote for the best flavor and my mom thought it would be fun for her third graders to vote. There's another flavor too, but they didn't have it at the store.

They made predictions as a class...

Then they got to taste test each chip. 

Here are the results...

The winner is Sriracha! 

Want to try out this activity with your kiddos?

Here's a little recording sheet I made up for them to fill out when working on this activity.

The Chip Taste Test

My vote goes to Chicken and Waffles. I'm not one for spicy food! 

Blend Bling & Groupon for Educators?

Looking for a way to teach your readers about beginning and ending blends? Check out the bling friends. Blend Bling that is...

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On each necklace there is a blend to trace, blend picture and words going around the edge that have that particular blend. I've also included blend cards to help students learn the sound the blend makes before they create their blend bling. All you need are scissors, yarn/string, and coloring tools (crayons, colored pencils, highlighters...etc.) to create each bling. 

Who loves Groupon? I have to admit I have the app, but have yet to purchase anything off of there. Anyways, thanks to Jennifer over at First Grade Blue Skies I've found out about educents.

Educents will offer educational products at 30-90% off. If you sign up now you will get a free $15 gift card for when they launch on April 2nd. I can't wait to see what goodies they will have!

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to sign up and get your gift card. 

Five For Friday {First Timer}

This week is the first 5 day week I have had in for-evah. I'm ready for spring and no more snow days. I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs for my very first Five For Friday!

1. Today was the Vocabulary Day Parade. We decided to dress up as party, celebration and festivity.

So fun! We tied the balloons to the pack loop of our jeans. I ended up getting stuck on the clothesline in my classroom and took out some art projects that were hanging up. My firsties and I got a laugh out of that one. 

2. I started a Facebook page for my blog. I've been wanting to do this for a while and finally got it done.

3. My macbook power cord bit the dust! So sad and expensive to replace. When I plugged it in, it wasn't charging. Then, I looked at the cord and blue sparks were coming out! Yikes! I bought a new one for 70 some bucks. No pic...I recycled the fire hazard at Best Buy.

4. I finished and uploaded a new pack on TpT called Handwriting {Short Vowel Edition}. A great way to combine handwriting and reading short vowel words.

Click on one of the pics to check it out! 

5. I'm half way done with one of my master classes. Only 4 weeks left, then I start another one. This is what I'm reading...lots of great ideas.

Happy weekend!

Bloggers by State

I came across something really sweet on a new blog I discovered today thanks to Apples and Papers . Swing by Fifth in the Middle to link up your blog by state. I'm so excited to get to know other bloggers  from Michigan. 

Go link up and find other bloggers from your state! 

Have a great night! 

St. Patty's Day, Milestone, & "Like!"

I can't believe that it's March already! I am so ready for spring, pedis, and flip flops. I want to share with you a St. Patty's day freebie that I have available on TpT. It's something I made last year, but you may have not of snagged it yet so....here it is...

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Here's another one too which is great for fact family practice...

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A little gold coin hunt activity. You just need to pick up some plastic gold coins like these...

I believe I got them in the party section at Hobby Lobby last year. I numbered each coin on one side. Then on the other side, I wrote addition and subtraction problems. I put a label stick on each side so that I could easily write on it! You could also just cut out yellow circles from construction paper too.   :)

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If you download any of these activities, I would love some feedback! 

Here's my latest milestone....

I've reached 200 followers on TpT!

I have a favor to ask of you...would you please swing by my new facebook page? If you love it will you  "like it"? by clicking on the little "like it" button?

All That Glitters in First Grade Facebook Page

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! 

Facebook Plunge!

So I just did it! Yep that's right, I totally created a facebook page for All That Glitters in First Grade. I would love it if you would come check it out and like my page. I promise that I will put something up there very soon.

All That Glitters in First Grade Facebook Page

Ok so now I need to get back to writing a paper for my master class....break is over. 

Have a nice night! 

Um...snow day? {tomorrow?}

We're in a winter weather advisory right now and the snow is coming down! At dismissal there was freezing rain and now it's nothing but huge, beautiful, white flakes falling. Unfortunately, we used our last snow day last Friday, so this one {if it happens} will cost us. There's a lady at my church who lights a blue candle for the teachers and every time she does, there has been a snow day this year. I have mixed feelings though...but sleeping in tomorrow sounds delightful and then going longer into the school year doesn't.

If I did have a snow day though that would mean that I would get to meet my grandma's new dog!

Meet Spot! Isn't he adorable?

Here's what snowdaycalcuator.com predicts

Um...Thursday too? Yeah right.... Ha! 

Any bloggy friends out there hoping for a snow day?