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Here are two Printable DICE games  that could be used next week when learning about Leap Day or you can use these for a frog theme.  One is free and one is from our Leap Year Packet – You can order that here! First up is Roll a Leap Frog.  It’s an easy to draw frog that students use to play a game.  Provide dice per pair of students.  Students take turning rolling the dice and drawing the part of the frog.  As you can see in the picture, this student rolled a three.  So, they drew the arms of the frog. First student to draw all of the frog wins!!!  Lots of fun and now they know... 

Did you know that it is a Leap Year?  Yep – February 29 comes once every 4 years, every Leap Year, that is — and this is one of them!!! You know I love to start any holiday off with a book or two…  Follow the link to many Leap Year Books on Amazon – Leap Year Books Teachers be sure to read the Leap Day page for teachers here.  Family Fun shares printable Frog Orgami Teaching Tips and Training shares some ideas here. Scholastic Shares a Few Ideas as well. Leap Year Song(Tune of Bingo) There was a year called Leap Year, And February was its name-o, L-E-A-P Y-E-A-R, L-E-A-P... 

Need St. Patty Ideas?  Check  here on my St. Patrick’s Day page…   You will find many printables on that page like the one below.  Below is a Little Color Green book.  It’s a mini book for your students to make.  They fill in the blanks and color the pages.  Staple and they have a book to take home! Also be sure to check out our St. Patty Packet -  Click here to order that! // // // ]]>   A Little Color Green Book (k-2) (click to download and enjoy)  

I love, love St. Patrick’s Day in and out of the classroom.  I have lots of ideas here on my St. Patrick’s Day page…  Check it out!  Also, I will be pinning until the big GREEN DAY!  You can see my St. Patty Pinterest Page here.  Be sure to follow that!  Here is a free printable for you.  This graphing printable is from our St. Patty Day Packet.  Click here to order that!  The free printable below  is for grades 1-2.  Students cut out the given pictures and glue them to their graph.  Then they answer questions about the graph.  Graphing the St. Patrick’s... 

Here’s an example where I actually saw something on Pinterest and then didn’t just pin it, I made it!  LOL!  Kindergarten Candy Land the Sight Word Edition.  We just played it the other night as a family and even my third grader enjoyed it, although it is for my Kindergartener’s Teacher.  I had to spice up what I saw on Pinterest to make it my own.  Since my daughter will be giving this to her teacher for Valentine’s Day, I added a picture of her teacher as the Queen of Candy Land.  Yes, that is her head front and center.  I am sure she will have a good laugh... 

Well here our the kids 2012 Valentine’s Day cards.  For my daughter I found Squinkies on sale after Christmas.  I found Hello Kitty ones (for the girls in her class)  and Cars ones (boys in class) for a total of 10 dollars.  That’s 0ver 25 Squinkies for 10 bucks.  I made a little Hello Kitty tag that reads: Valentine, You are Puuuurrrrfect and a Cars tag that reads, Valentine, You Make my Wheels Turn!! My son love Super Mario, so I found a graphic of him playing the guitar and put that with Pop Rocks and made a tag that says, Valentine, You Rock!  I think they all turned out... 

I was inspirered by Catholic Icing’s post here to make a lesson based on John 3:16 for a Valentine’s Day Lesson in my third grade classroom.  It includes printables for a large poster, activity, and Valentine I created. I started by reading the children’s book St. Valentine which can be purchased at Amazon.  It’s a great way to give students some history on St. Valentine.  We discussed the book and more history of St. Valentine’s Day.  Then I used the large poster below and we read it as a class and the kids volunteered to fill in the missing letters…... 

Virtual kisses and hugs to you!  With Valentine’s Day only a few short days away, what fun learning do you have planned for your kids???  If you need ideas fast, read this post and then click here for even more free ideas. You know I am LOVE BUG CRAZY…  here, here, and here are posts on my little LOVE BUG!  Now I bring you another Love Bug idea with a Kiss thrown in.  It’s a LOVE BUG cover-up.  Take turns rolling the dice and covering the letter/letters given on the key.  If you roll a letter you already have, give the dice to the next player. Play until someone covers... 

He’ll be coming around the corner soon…  I love St. Patrick’s Day, don’t you?  Here a little free printable to get you to start thinking about March in early February!!!  If you want to even think more, click here to check out these awesome ideas!!!  Leprechaun Ordinal Numbers Activity or Review(1-3) <—- click that to download!!! Supply students with a sentence strip. They glue their leprechauns in ordinal order. Then they read to find out each leprechauns name!  

Ok, figured I would keep the ball rolling with one more giveaway this week…  That makes three!  Hey, that’s what February is about – sharing the love…  right?  First we had the Common Core Packet Giveaway, then The Bravest Boy I Ever Knew Giveaway, and today I am feeling lucky and giving away 3 Teaching Heart St. Patty Day PAckets.  Some of you may have already downloaded the VDay Packet or the 100th Day Packet or the Groundhog Packet and now looking at the St. Patt Day Packet as the next to add to your shopping cart…  Well, here is a chance to win one.  I...