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

Some Rotten Bananas for your Cheeky Monkeys!

Hi all!  Wow - this week has just flown by!  I have a camera full of cute photos and a heap of posts that I want to share, but it seems that just when I think I've got a spare moment to blog another task adds itself to my to-do list.  I'm hoping that on the weekend I'll have time to catch my breath and catch up with sharing some ideas with you all.

My cheeky Prep monkeys love playing games to learn and remember their sight words.  One of their favourites is called 'Rotten Bananas'.  It's a simple card game - kidlets draw a card from the playing pile, looking for yellow bananas.  If they can read the word, they keep it.  If they are lucky enough to draw a bunch of bananas they keep this as a 'freebie'.  Rotten banana cards are the ones to look out for - these bad boys mean all of their cards go back to the bottom of the pile!  The cheeky monkey with the most yellow banana cards at the end of the game is the winner.  

I've played this game in my classroom for years, but this week gave it a bit of a facelift and added the Dolch Pre-Primer, Primer and First Grade versions to my TpT store. This version is definitely nicer than the shabby old cards I had stored in an old yoghurt container! :)

Pre-Primer

Primer

First Grade

I hope y'all are having a wonderful week with your cheeky monkeys!

Lauren