FREEBIE~14 Color Your Own Valentine's Day Cards

Hello Café Friends! It's finally Friday!!

I've been fighting sinus/allergies all week long, so I was SO glad for today to get here.

 

I was looking at my calendar today and realized that Valentine's Day is next week! That means we need to get busy creating our Valentine's bags! The past few years I've used brown or white paper lunch bags and had various cut-outs of hearts and stickers for students to decorate their bags.

 

Let's face it, about 2 hours after the party and Valentine exchange, we know the fate of those cute little Valentine bags. So....that's why I like to keep it simple and fun. The bags work so well because I can fold and staple the top before the kids go home and no candy gets dumped on the floor. :-)

 

Another thought that crossed my mind was Valentine cards. Do I buy 'em or make 'em?

I decided I'd make some cards for my students to use as part of a writing activity.

Students can choose their card(s) and color their own using markers, colored pencils, or crayons. During the writing activity, they'll write a message to their "Valentine". 

{3 of the 14 cards are shown in the pic below:}

 

I plan to use these cards to give as rewards to students "caught being good".

I have Valentine's pencils or little treats I can tape on the inside. I'll also write a positive message about their behavior. :-)

 

 

You can pick up this FREEBIE HERE

 

 

Students always love coloring in my class, so I thought these cards would be perfect to incorporate with a Valentine's writing activity. Once they make a card for their valentine, they'll write about WHY they chose to send a card to that person.

 

What ways would you use these cards with your students? Please feel free to comment below.

Have a great weekend everybody!

 



FREEBIE~ 100th Day of School Booklet for Stickers, Stamps or Fingerprints

Happy Monday! Welcome back to the Crazy Critter Café! Let me just tell ya'--today was a CrAzY day.

You can't convince me that kids don't act differently when there's a FULL moon ~ my own boys included. :-) Whew! And it's only Monday....

 

Well, to get things looking up, our 100th day of school will be this week. Already 100 days!!!

I like to do table rotations as part of my activities that day. It's a good way to stuff a lot of fun activities into one short day. (We always carry over to 101 days anyway.)

 

As one of my centers this year I created a 100 sticker book that could also be used for 100 stamps or 100 fingerprints. I found packs of 350 stickers at our local Dollar Tree, so I'll put several sheets in a table basket for the kids to use while creating their 100th day sticker booklets.

 

They can use colored pencils, crayons or markers to customize and decorate their covers.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE 100TH DAY STICKER BOOK (ALSO FOR STAMPS FOR FINGERPRINTS)

 

 

Please feel free to share how you do rotations on the 100th day of school. What activities are your favorite? Which are easy for kids to work on independently?

 

Thanks for stopping by the café! Hopefully the full moon will be over tomorrow and things will settle back down a little. :-)



Entire TPT Store Up to 50% Off! 3 Days Left to Save Big!

Happy Thursday Friends!

 

Still no snow here in Eastern NC :(

 I hope all of you that did get snow are safe and sound.

My HOT WINTER SALE is still going on!

3 days left for up to 50% off my entire TPT store sale!

Stop by and snatch up some super deals before it ends!

 

Have a super Thursday, and remember, the weekend is almost here!!!



 

SALE- Warm Up to a Huge Sale Until the End of January! Up to 50% off!

Hello Café Friends!

 

If it's going to be cold, I want it to snow! {I know some of you have had enough snow already.} Here in NC you never know when we might see some of the white, fluffy stuff. But, at least we won't have to worry about making up any snow days---yet! :-)

 Since it's been so cold {and rainy} lately, I wanted to warm things up by having a HOT SALE in my TPT store. EVERY PRODUCT IS UP TO 50% OFF UNTIL JANUARY 31ST!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/Hclark


I'm also linking up again with Kelly and Kim's Kindergarten Kreations for Markdown Monday!
This week I'm featuring my Dental Health Foldable Pocket Sorts--marked down to only $1.00!

 

 Please stop by my TPT store and check out the deals and share this sale with a friend!

Don't forget to leave feedback--you earn TPT credit for every purchase, which means more discounted and free TPT products for you!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope everyone has a wonderful, week!



Linky Parties Going on Now!

Happy Monday! I hope you're enjoying this long weekend! I'm linking up with Kelly and Kim's Kindergarten Kreations for Markdown Monday. Stop by their blog and snatch up some great deals before January 23rd. http://kellyandkimskindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/01/markdown-monday-linky-party-january_18.html

 

We have few teacher workdays and I need to get my files organized {the ones that never got put away from the summer} So, I 'm featuring my Binder Covers and Spines on this Monday Markdown linky for 1/2 price.

 

Another great link-up is with Student Savvy http://studentsavvyontpt.blogspot.com/2015/01/freebie-linky-party.html 

Stop by her blog to link up your favorite freebies!

 

Don't forget to link up with my blog and share any printables and activities that would be great to put in a sub tub. Check out the linky party here: http://crazycrittercafe.blogspot.com/2015/01/stress-free-emergency-sub-tubs.html

It's live until January 26th. Then you can still check out tons of great products to add to your emergency sub tub.

 

Thanks for stopping by the Crazy Critter Café!

 Don't forget to follow this blog so you'll be the first to know when I'm having sales, linky parties and giveaways! :)

Have a great week!