Thanks for a great response!

Thank you all of you for dropping in and following my new blog and TpT store. And a big huge THANK YOU to Jennifer at Rowdy In First Grade for putting a shout out for my blog on your page!  I'm so excited to get to know all of you better and to follow your blogs. I can't wait to see who wins the drawing tomorrow. I seriously am so excited to give away one of these homework bags. I just L-O-V-E them!! I will post the winner after school, so check in to see if it is YOU!!

I am excited to have something to share for the new month of October! I just put my Itsy Bitsy Spider Packet: Language Arts, Math, Science and Art on TpT. You'll have to check it out.

The first TEN people to check out my new unit and give it a shout out on their blog will get a FREE copy of this packet!! All you have to do is post something about it on your blog (please be kind) ;) and then comment below with your name, blog address, and email attached. Yeah! 

Good luck! 

Love,

Rebecca

Here's a little preview of my Itsy Bitsy Spider Packet: 

And here's a little freebie from my Itsy Bitsy Spider Packet:

Itsy Bitsy Spider Freebie

Huge Give Away and Science Sale!

 Wow! What a fun Science Week this has been! I found a ton of new teaching blogs that I am now following, AND I found so many new books and ideas to use in my classroom!

 As send off for the end of Science Week,  I am having a weekend only 50% off Sale at my TpT Store on my Moon Unit and Apple and Seasons Unit!! WOW! That's quite a mark down! Go check them out and grab your copy before the clock strikes midnight this Sunday!    

One lucky person will also WIN a Science Take Home Bag of your choice from Teachers Bags, Books, and Beyond! Science Bags. There are 25 bags to choose from.) I've used their take home bags for years and I just love them. They come with a book and a folder full of student activities, coupons and stickers. That's a $30 value, yours free if you win! (Random Generator will be used on Monday.) The rules are SUPER quick and easy:

1. Become a follower of my blog, teachingfirst-abc.blogspot.com 

2. Go to my Teaching First TpT Store and become a follower. 

3. Leave a comment with your email and let me know which Science Bag you would like, let me know you are following my blog (or have joined by email)  and that you are following my TpT store. 

That's it! Way easy!! I hope you are all feelin' the Love this Friday! Happy weekend everyone!

Rebecca  

Little Bit o' Lovin' Thursday!

As I mentioned on an earlier post, I had a life-changing "ah-ha" moment when my friend told me one day that her mantra that she lives by is "There is Only Love". There is nothing else. Nothing else matters. In each moment of our lives we have a choice, a simple one really. Do we choose Love, or do we not. 

We all need love in the cyber world. There's nothing like a shout out for a job well done, or a nice comment left on your wall. For us that are new to the blogging world, there's nothing like someone choosing to click that "Follow" button! 

So here's a shout out to some wonderful blogs that I found this week. It's my little way of spreading a little bit of love your way. ;)

Thanks for all you do!

Moon Unit

 

I have been participating in The Science Week linky party going on at Teaching Blog Addict's website (Teaching Blog Addict ). Today we are sharing some freebies from some of our Science units. I love teaching about the moon! October is the perfect month to get the kids outside observing the moon before the moon gets low in the southern sky. There are so many wonderful web sites that provide observation of the moon. One such website is Earth and Moon Viewer (Earth and Moon Viewer).

Here is a free handout from my "All About the Moon" Unit on TpT. Be sure to stop in on Friday when both my "All About the Moon" Unit and my Apple and Seasons Unit will be on sale 50% off!
There is only Love,
Rebecca

All About the Moon Sample

And in celebration of NASA finding water on the moon ( see this link Water on Moon- NASA), here are a couple of free water downloads. Enjoy!

Water Experiments

Science Week at Teaching Blog Addict

I love this linky party going on at Teaching Blog Addict's website (Teaching Blog Addict )! Yesterday, we were to share books that we turn to for teaching our Science Units and today we are to share our favorite websites. Since I'm a day behind, I thought I'd share a few of both.

Books I Love For Teaching Science:

My absolute favorite books to teach science with are by Thomas Locker! I own all of his books and wish I could just frame some of his beautiful illustrations! Any of his books are a must have in your collection. My favorite is Sky Tree. It teaches about the how a tree changes throughout the seasons.

Sky Tree at Amazon.com

Gail Gibbons Books:
Her books are full of information!

Let's-Read-And- Find-Out  books:

These books come in different levels for different grades. I love how the gear the language to a particular age!

My Favorite Science Links:

Discovery Education

This has a wonderful search engine within the site that allows you to search on many topics. And the great thing is, it is free!! =)


And of course, I love The Magic School Bus episodes! I usually download them onto iTunes and play them from there. =)

AR Freebie

My awesome and very creative co-worker, Caitlyn Hynst, created this AR reading student tracking sheet. I just love using it with my First Graders and Caitlyn uses it in her 2nd Grade classroom.  She has graciously agreed to let me share it with you! Here's a big shout out to Caitlyn!
There is Only Love,
Rebecca

Here is a copy of one already filled out. The blank one is at the link below. =)

 AR Student Tracker