Snow... in Florida!!!

I lied.  It's not snowing in Florida.  In fact, it's quite the opposite.  It will reach 80 degrees today...in January.  I don't like it.  If it's suppose to be cold then it should be cold!  I'm pasty white and in no condition to be wearing shorts...in public, but it's just too hot to be wearing pants! I know many other teachers who live in the South where it's hot and humid are loving the warm tempartures returning but I am NOT one of those people.

But I am one of those teachers who love having pretend snowball fights in my classroom! One of my first blog posts two years ago {that's just crazy!!} was all about a snowball fight...in my classroom...with sight words!

You can read more about it HERE!

I have had a snowball fight ever since and the kiddos could not love it more!

Something about getting to throw crumpled up paper at a friend just gets everyone so excited! Lots of giggles and smiles.

I've noticed a lot of other teachers have begun to use this *phenomenon* :)

They've put a little twist to it and I LOVE it and can't wait to use their ideas.

Check these out:

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Cara Carroll from The First Grade Parade used "snowballs" {crumpled up paper} to use in a whole group greater than/less than activity.

I'm also thinking of using this activity but have the kiddos place "snowballs" to fill a ten-frame.  In her post HERE you can read all about **THREE** awesome math activities she used in her classroom for whole group lessons.  I mean ... brilliant!

Then, there's this:

Becca Foxwell from First Grade in Foxwell Forest created a mini-unit specifically for a classroom snowball fight activity!  This snowball fight focuses on real and nonsense words!  She's even created a recording sheet to go with it!  I love this idea of having the kiddos record their findings after playing in the "snow"!! 

This would make a great center or small group activity as well.

Click HERE to check it out!

There are so many things you can do with a crumpled up piece of paper.  Let your imagination run wild and let the kiddos have the time of their life! 

How would you use a snowball fight in your classroom?

Sentence Scrambler FREEBIE!

I can't believe I actually did it!  I created a FREEBIE! :)  

Accomplishment one of the new year... check! Hehe, the simple joys in life.

On my final day of the holiday break I decided to create a winter facts sentence scrambler! My firsties absolutely LOVE doing these together during Word Study {Daily Five}.  It helps with sentence structure, reading, writing, penmanship, etc... Since I will be doing a mesh of multiple "themes" in these first few weeks back I thought it would be fun to throw this little center in to kind of 'tie' it all together!

 Click HERE! To snag the freebie!!
I'm butting heads with Scribd and Google Docs so I attempted for the bazillionth time below to have a preview and link but you can just click the link above to check it out too!  Let me know what you think! I'm so excited.... should I do more? :)   

Winter Sentence Scramble