New Products (with a giveaway)!

Hi everyone!  Seems that people everywhere are having extreme weather - there's the snow and ice across the US, and here in Queensland we've been having a serious heatwave that's resulted in some big electrical storms.  Today I woke up to a crack of thunder, and it's been storming all day since, which is quite odd.  There was just a story on the news that said that flying foxes have literally been dropping from the sky with exhaustion because it's so hot! The heat and then the rain have made it really easy to be a homebody and stay inside, so I've been putting together a few products that I'm going to get ready to use with my Preppies when the new school year starts in a few weeks.

 To help my kidlets with their upper and lowercase letter recognition with some phonics practise thrown in for good measure I made these 3 piece puzzles.  There's both colour and black and white versions in the file, so if you're conscious of saving ink and want to print them to coloured card there's that option for you.

Grab them here!

Of course, I'll be using the Queensland print version. :)

Grab them in Queensland Print here!

Because I was in a puzzling mood, I made some number puzzles also.  They've got numerals, number words, ten frames and pictures.

Grab them here!

And in Queensland Print here!

Last but not least, I was inspired by the story, The Gingerbread Man to make a sight word card game called Run, Run!.  The idea is simple - kidlets draw a card, read the word (as fast as they can!) and keep it if they read it correctly.  If their card shows the gingerbread man saying 'Can't catch me!' this acts as a freebie that they can keep, but if they draw a 'Run, run!' card featuring that tricky fox, all of their cards go back into the pile.  The kidlet with the most cards at the end wins. :)

You can grab this in Dolch Pre-Primer, Primer and First Grade - the cards are colour coded so you can mix and match the words cards to suit the words your kidlets need to work on.

Well folks, time for the giveaway.  Just leave me a comment with your email (make sure you follow my TpT store) and let me know which product you'd like.  I'll come back on Wednesday evening to pick 3 winners and send you the product of your choice.  Good luck! :)

Congrats to Cherie, Kirra and Bec - check your email for your prizes! (On another note... numbers 1, 2 and 3 doesn't seem like too much of a random number selection from random.org! Oh well, all's fair in love and giveaways.) :)

Lauren

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The BIG Sale... and a new product or two!

I guess by now you've heard about TpT's BIG Cyber Monday and Tuesday sale?  My wishlist is ready to go and I'll be grabbing a few bargains.  My store will be 20% off during the sale, and with the promo code CYBER you'll save a total of 28%!

Last night I added a super fun new sight word game that would be great if you are needing something quick and easy to give your classroom some Christmas spirit!  It's called 'Naughty or Nice' and you can grab it in Dolch Pre-Primer, Primer or First Grade versions.  Full price they are $2.50 - but in the sale will be cheap as chips at $1.80!  

Naughty or Nice? A sight word game for your Christmas kids - Dolch Pre-Primer

Naughty or Nice? A sight word game for your Christmas kids - Dolch Primer

Naughty or Nice? A sight word game for your Christmas kids - Dolch First Grade

I also added new versions of my 'Sweet Treats' sight word games.  The originals were in Queensland font which is very unhelpful for lots you (they're still there for my Sunshine State friends)!  They are now available in a cute print:

Sweet Treats - A Dolch Pre-Primer Sight Word Game for Your Sweeties

Sweet Treats - A Dolch Primer Sight Word Game for Your Sweeties

I've got some more cute Christmas themed resources if you're gearing up for the holiday season, and my playdough mats will be a real bargain in the sale.

Happy shopping everyone!! :)

Lauren

What's on Your Wishlist? B2S with TpT!

Guys, I seriously have the world's tiniest TpT store!  When I saw Head Over Heel's for Teaching's linky today I wasn't sure if I should join in - and then I thought, why not?  Although I only have a few products I'm very proud of all of them. :)

To join in, link up with the 2 top wishlisted items in your store, and 1 item on your own wishlist. :)

The most wishlisted items in my store are Dolch word card games.  I love to have a supply of sight word games in my classroom - and card games are so handy because they don't require any setting up so they can be played by kidlets independently, given to parents to take home for little ones who need extra practice, and grabbed quickly to play when there's a few spare minutes during the day.

Rotten Bananas - A Sight Word Game for Cheeky Monkeys to Practice Dolch Pre-Primer Words

Sweet Treats - A sight word game using Dolch Pre-Primer words.

Both of these are the Pre-Primer versions, but I also have these games using words from other year levels, too. :)

OK, onto MY wishlist!  I have so many products on my list that I have fallen in love with while blog stalking, but unfortunately I just can't afford to snap them all up when I see them.  My next purchase is going to be Mrs. Ricca's Down by the Sea! Math and Literacy Centers.

Blogger won't make this picture bigger, boo!

This pack is an absolutely gorgeous collection of creative and hands on maths and literacy activities based on a super cute beach theme.  I plan to have this printed and ready to go after my next set of holidays. I can't wait - my kidlets will L-O-V-E these!  Especially digging in a bucket to practice their phonics and fishing for sight words. :)

Don't forget to grab some of your wishlisted items on Sunday and Monday when TpT celebrates B2S with a sale!  The promo code is BTS13.

Happy Friday y'all!  I'm languishing on the couch today with a terrible cold, so it's back to morning TV and Pinterest for me.  

Lauren