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<p>I just realized that I have not announced the release of my latest unit here on my blog.   I am happy to say that it is doing really well on Teachers Pay Teachers, so I thought I&#8217;d give you all some details about what it includes. CLICK HERE to check it out on TPT. &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/everything-you-need-to-know-about/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Everything you need to know about TURKEYS</span></a></

<p>So I&#8217;m trying something new this week.  I&#8217;ve been working on using Instagram more and more.  So I&#8217;m going to share with you some highlights from my Instagram feed once a week. If you want to check out my Instagram feed &#8211; click on the camera icon on my blog header above. Here is my &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/peek-at-last-week-3/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Some ideas you&#8217;ll love from

<p>Hi Everyone This is just a quick post to showcase my latest product. &nbsp;I can&#8217;t wait to try it out with my class this week &nbsp;It&#8217;s ready, just in time for Halloween. It&#8217;s based on a program called the Knowledge Framework, which is a program designed for ELL students. &nbsp;I find it works really well &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/halloween-bats/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Halloween Bats</spa

<p>  The year is starting off soon, and I don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;m always a bit nervous at the beginning of the year.  I&#8217;m also totally excited as the year cycle begins again.  I love a fresh start.  Here are 3 tips to save your sanity at the start of the school year. &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/labourless-blog-hop/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Work SMART, 3 tips for starting your school year of

<p>Ever feel overwhelmed and in over your head?Well this has been my life lately.  And I have actually been on summer vacation.  Is vacationing too hard just as rough as partying too hard? Never mind, that sounded better in my head. My tip for the first day of school, might seem a bit obvious.  In fact, &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/back-to-school-blog-hop/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Engaging Back to School Activity f

<p>I know, I know, it seems so sad to be discussing back to school already.  Especially when for many of us, are only halfway through the summer break. I generally start my year with a unit on Graphing.  I figure the kids have spent their summers thinking about anything except Math, and that they are &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/back-to-school-math-linky/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Easy, low-prep graphing unit that k

<p>I created this product to stimulate the brain cells and get kids thinking about writing.  And what’s better than writing about something fun that they have done? CLICK HERE This activity is called Summer Snaps, short for Summer Snapshots.  And what I ask the kids to do is create a camera as a fun motivational &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/tried-and-true-linky-party/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Kids will love Summer

<p>So I&#8217;ve been super, super, busy. I&#8217;ve been going back to my scrapbooking roots and working on some classroom decor products.  My hope is that one day I&#8217;ll have a huge collection of them, but for now, I have 6 different pack done, which I&#8217;d like to share with you now.  These first two are ones with &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/where-ive-been/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about You will love this var

<p>WOW, it&#8217;s been a real whirlwind around here. I just got back from 5 days in Las Vegas!!!!! I went to the TPT Conference, of course, and had a total blast!!! We stayed at the Venetian which is the largest hotel in the world aparently. Here&#8217;s a photo of the Grand Canal, Vegas Style. And &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/tpt-las-vegas-conference-update/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about My first trip to a Teachers Pa

<p>First, I must apologize for neglecting this poor blog lately. &nbsp;I got horribly sick with a nasty, nasty head cold that turned into a chest infection. &nbsp;I&#8217;ve never taken off so many sick days in a row before. &nbsp;Add report cards to that mix, and I&#8217;ve been completely swamped. But I&#8217;m baaaack! Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;re &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/fathers-day-is-coming-soon/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-re

<p>I am sorry that I have not posted in a while.  My own Mother gave me the best gift for Mother&#8217;s Day &#8211; a whirlwind trip to New York City.  She also brought along my Sister-in-Law. We had a ton of fun, saw a lot of famous places, tasted some excellent food, saw a couple of wonderful &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/new-york-new-york/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about New York, New York</span></a></p>

<p>I got it done &#8211; whew!  It was a huge process, but the entire packet is now done.  Introducing the bundle of my three Earth Science Units Air, Water, and Soil CLICK HERE to check out the Bundle. Three Huge packs in one bundle. Almost 100 pages in each unit.Each unit is designed to teach -properties &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/the-bundle-is-here/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about A bundle for teaching about Air, Wat

<p>    It&#8217;s here finally.  The third unit in my Air, Water, and Soil set. Check my store this weekend for the discounted bundle.  It&#8217;s just going to take me a few days to set that up! Check out the photo below for details of what&#8217;s in this unit or CLICK HERE to get your &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/its-finally-here/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Learning About AIR</span></a></p>

<p>HAPPY EARTH DAY everyone!!! Here&#8217;s a few promises from the Grade 2&#8217;s at my school.</p>

<p>Phew!  It&#8217;s finally done. I&#8217;m totally excited to show you my latest unit. It&#8217;s part two of my three part Science pack on Air, Water, and Soil. You can pick up SOIL, HERE. You can pick up WATER, HERE. and AIR will be in my store soon. I&#8217;m totally excited to share with you my &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/soil-primary-science-unit/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about SOIL &#8211; A Science Unit for K t

<p>So this week we will be using my latest product.  I have just finished a Science / ELA unit on WATER.  I am currently finishing up one on SOIL, and hope to have the one on AIR done by next week.  These are units that I have been using for years and I am just &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/peek-at-my-week-3/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Water &#8211; A Science Unit for K to Second Grade</span></a></p>

<p>So I had all the extra paper plates and decided to try a Spring Wreath with a poem inside.  I came up with this cute Spring Poetry lesson  and it&#8217;s FREE CLICK HERE to get your own copy. Here&#8217;s my attempt at Photoshopping a few photos together to show of my bulletin board.  I know &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/welcome-spring-free-poetry-and-art/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Welcome Spring &#8211; a free po

<p>Here&#8217;s what we did today in my class. It&#8217;s a quick and easy Easter Basket. First you need a square piece of construction paper. &nbsp; I used some 8 x 8 inch that we had in the stock room, &nbsp;&nbsp; I also need to apologize at the terrible quality of my photos. &nbsp;I discovered later &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/quick-and-easy-easter-basket/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Quick and Easy Easter Basket.

<p>Today I&#8217;d like to share with you a quick and easy writing lesson that is free from Tara West over at Little Minds at Work. &nbsp;&nbsp; Here&#8217;s my little display out in front of my room. It was a quick and easy lesson that I left out for a substitute to do for me when &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/friendly-letter-writing-lesson-and/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Friendly Letter Writing lesson and a FREEBIE<

<p>Aren&#8217;t these adorable? They are very easy to make. You will need blue background paper and liquid tempera paint in the colors above. Step 1 Demonstrate how to dip a finger in brown paint and drag their finger down the page to make three tree trunks.  Try to make the middle one a bit thicker. &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/fingerprint-spring-art/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Using Fingerprints to Create Beautiful