Welcome to the third edition of "The Thursday Three"! This is where I choose three teachers that I personally blog/TPT stalk, tell you a bit about them, and show you what kind of awesome resources they have. Enjoy! | DeAnne: First Grade & Fabulous
1st Grade DeAnne's Blog
Facebook Page
TPT ShopI've had the pleasure of getting to know DeAnne over the past couple of months via Facebook (and of course her adorable blog). She is as sweet as can be and is after my own heart... with cupcakes. She dreams of someday opening her own cupcakery (is that a word?) and I'll be her first customer. I LOVE cupcakes!  $ Easy Peasy Math Tub Activities You like easy right? DeAnne has this awesome pack of math tub activities that are just perfect for K-2... and they're super easy to set up! She's designed them to be "now what?" type activities for students to independently work on. See on TPT
 FREE Whack A Rhyme At almost 25,000 downloads, you might already have this one. It's such a fun game for rhyming. :) See on TPT
 FREE Read, Draw, Write! I LOVE this freebie from DeAnne. It's simple, fun, and perfect if you're kiddos are learning short vowels. They simply read the sentence, draw a picture for it, then write it. See on TPT
| Fern: Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas
3rd Grade Fern's Blog
Facebook Page
TPT ShopFern has been a blogger for a while and her blog was actually one of the first I came across before jumping in myself. She makes TONS of great games and is a Pinterest Queen. Seriously, the girls has like 8,000 boards. Maybe not that many, but it's definitely in the high triple digits. Haha! She's awesome.  $ Christmas Division Centers Working on Division this December? Here are some fun centers you could include! Fern has included 12 different centers in this pack! So festive See on TPT
 FREE Word Family Resource Fern has a lot of these freebies. This is just he -ake version. Check it out if you're looking for some word family freebies! See on TPT
 FREE Equivalent Fractions Game Hahaha! There's nothing that makes Darth Vader look weak quite like making him into clip art with stick arms. This is a simple and fun game from Fern. Print, cut, and you're ready to go! See on TPT
| Monique: More Than Math by Mo
Homeshool: Various Levels Mo's BlogTPT ShopYou've probably noticed I've been highlighting some pretty big names each Thursday, but Monique (Mo) is a newbie blogger! I found her randomly because I noticed she kept purchasing a TON of clipart from me and leaving such sweet feedback. So, I investigated. Haha! She is super sweet and makes some awesome products... you'd never know she hasn't been at this TPT thing for long. Go check her out! :)  $ Thanksgiving Patterns I LOVE this pack. If your students are working on patterns this coming week, then you definitely need this! She's done such a great job on it and it's perfect for PreK-2. :) Oh... recognize that clipart? See on TPT
 FREE Thanksgiving ABC Order How cute!? This little activity is a great way to integrate ABC order into your Thanksgiving activities. :) Love it. See on TPT
 FREE Thanksgiving Dinner Writing My girl Mo is good! Look how awesome this freebie is! If you're looking for a writing activity for your K-4 class, then you should check this one out. :) See on TPT
| Well, I hope you found three new gals to check out today! :) Happy Friday-eve everyone! Be on the lookout for a great freebie tomorrow.
Alright, I'm back this week with three more ladies you'll just love... if you don't already. See? I can make myself post more! Just gotta get into a routine. Haha!
Today, I'm featuring three lovely gals who have become three really great friends to network with. I blog/tpt-stalk all three. It's so weird... this technology thing. It amazes me how we can form such great relationships without ever meeting face-to-face. I hope to be able to meet up with them next year after we move back! | Sandra: Sweet Times in First
1st Grade ELD My girl, Sandra, is a 1st grade EDL teacher in Arizona. My husband and I lived in AZ prior to moving here and I miss it terribly. Slightly jealous of her weather situation right now. Her blog is super cute and I love seeing her kids at work. I have also really enjoyed getting to know her a little more on FB. She's incredibly sweet... maybe that's why her blog is named Sweet Times in First. :)  $ Stuffed Like a Turkey: CCSS-aligned math and LA activities for K-2. This pack is seriously awesome. I may have already had a peek at it and LOVE it. Do you recognize that clipart???? :) See on TPT
 FREE You have GOT to go get this from Sandra's shop. It's a free Thanksgiving word & sentence book. Adorable, perfect for K-2, and it will make you hungry. She's also got a free Zoo version too! See on TPT
 FREE This free math download! It's a K-1 number sort with different number models (digits, base 10, and 10 frames), directions, and a recording sheet! Love it. See on TPT
| Susan: Thank God It's First Grade!
1st Grade I found/stalked Susan's blog a while back. She's witty, super nice, and who doesn't love the saying TGIF? I love her blog header with the martini glass circled on Friday. Haha! She's my kind of girl. Susan and her hubby have a similar story to my husband and I. They moved far away from home to have a little fun before settling down. She's currently a Vegas girl!!! Woohoo!!! :)  $ Turkey Marlurkey... Turkey literacy activities! These are not only great to spice up your K-2 LA Thanksgiving plans, they're adorable too! Her turkey craft is darling. I love it! See on TPT
 FREE I couldn't have found this at a more perfect time. We're learning the bossy e this week! This is a great freebie from Susan. I'll definitely put it to use. See on TPT
 FREE Do you have a "Star of the Week?" I always loved doing it with my kinders. This is a great freebie that's been downloaded over 17,000 times. Whoa. The booklet pages are so perfect! See on TPT
| Lori: Teaching With Love and Laughter
K-2 Writing, Science, & Social Studies Lori is an 18 year veteran who teaches in Florida [insert jealousy face here]. Again, jealous of her weather. She is such a sweetheart and I just love her bright blog and products. We recently connected on Facebook and I am loving getting to know her more. She's genuinely nice and such a positive person. You'll love her too!  $ Thanksgiving Language Actvities... whoa. This pack is filled with great LA activities with a Thanksgiving twist. Lori does such a great job with her product previews. I love being able to see exactly what I'm getting from her. See on TPT
 FREE This is such a great freebie for teaching informational text. I think I can even use it for my older EFL kids! Simple, well made, and free! It's been downloaded almost 11,000 times. See on TPT
 FREE Classroom job badges! I LOVE these. Just print these out, slip them into those plastic badge holders, and you're good to go! So cute and colorful... and you don't have to ask "Who's the door holder today!?" See on TPT
| Well, I hope you found some new things today! These three are great to blog-stalk and their products are top-notch. Happy Thursday!
Hey there! In order to "force" myself to write more blog posts, I've decided that adding a little routine is best. "Technology Tuesday" has been making me think about what I want to write about during the week, which I like. I've got a couple more up my sleeves, but today I want to introduce you to "The Thursday Three."
My goal each Thursday is to share three bloggers with you... and three of their resources/ideas (2 free and 1 paid). I hope this will help you find some new amazing teachers to follow and/or resources to use with your kiddos. These will be bloggers that I personally stalk and love. The list is already long!
So, here we go. Today, I want to highlight three gals that have been a source of inspiration for me since I started blogging. I'm sure you already know them. No this is not a beauty contest. They all three just happen to be gorgeous. | Katie: Queen of the First Grade Jungle
1st Grade Katie has become somewhat of a virtual-BFF. I've never met her, yet I love her to pieces. She is super sweet, hilarious, and is incredibly supportive... not to mention she makes awesome things. She's also a KY girl, which I'm excited about. I can't wait to meet her next time we make it home for a visit!  $ I don't even teach math right now, but I had to have this. I bought it in hopes of being able to use it when we move back. Sometimes I just open up the file and look at it and swoon. It. is. awesome. See on TPT
 FREE Number Detectives. If you teach math, then you gotta have this. I also downloaded this just in case my EFL kiddos need some math practice. Haha! Katie has 2 versions: K-2& 3-5 See on TPT (K-2)See on TPT (3-5)
 FREE This cuteness is a story written by Katie to help her students understand "All or Nothing" subtraction. She actually used my monster clipart to make it! :) See on TPT
| Erica: Erica Bohrer's FIrst Grade
1st Grade I'm sure ya'll know Erica. Her blog was one of the first ones that I came across. I was immediately hooked for obvious reasons. She is incredibly supportive and she also might be a robot. I don't know how she does it all. Impressive!  $ I bought this a while back and LOVE it! It's Erica's Laura Numeroff author study pack. Um... it's awesome. If you use Laura's books, then this resource is THE perfect companion. I used it recently (at the beginning of school) with the mouse version. See on TPT
 FREE These freebies are perfect if you do read/write the room activities. They can easily be adapted. See on TPT
 FREE Are you busy? Yes? Here are some free and adorable lists (example above) that will help you get organized. See on TPT
| Abby: The Inspired Apple
1st Grade Third, omiword. It's Abby. This actually might be the very first blog I got addicted to. I love her mix of teaching and personal life. She's hilarious, stylish, and we actually had a class together in college, but didn't realize it until recently. We didn't recognize each other after all these years. I have to mention that we did a group project together and wrote a song: "Ghosts and Pumpkins." Debbie Clement, watch out. We're planning a reunion.  $ This is Abby's RTI pack for Kindergarten. I bought it recently and LLLURRRVVE it! I've been able to use it with my youngest EFL kiddos. Its such an awesome resource and a sweet deal for 273 pages. See on TPT
 FREE This also correlates to Abby's RTI pack above. It's been downloaded over 30,000 times, so sorry if you already have it! Haha! See on TPT
 FREE This is absolutely adorable. I have a thing for chevron and monsters. This is a great activity for spelling patterns! See on TPT
| Ok. So, what do you think about "The Thursday Three"? I hope you found something new. I know these three girls are superstars already, but they were the first three I wanted to showcase. Love 'em. :) Happy Friday-eve!
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