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Five for Friday!

I’m excited today to join in on the Doodle Bugs Five for Friday Linky Party!  It’s been a random kind of week around here so this is the perfect opportunity for me to post and share about some random things I’m loving.

Today during calendar we put on our 95th sticker…the 100th day is right around the corner and I am so excited!  I love celebrating all that we have accomplished this year in first grade.

UPDATE: Due to popular request, these ten frames are available as part of a calendar pack here or in a separate ten frame pack with color options here. πŸ™‚  And for a more detailed look at how I use these during calendar time, check out this post here!
I am loving this big book I found from Scholastic (here)! It provides the perfect introduction to non-fiction text features.  My kids love it and I love the quality examples of each feature that are provided in one book.  Now we can take what we’ve learned and start hunting for text features in other books and start using some in our own writing.

 This 120 pocket chart had been sitting in my Amazon cart for months before I finally decided to go ahead and buy it.  I’m so glad that I did.  It is from Carson Dellosa (here) and has been such a useful resource for my kids as we enter the realm of place value. We have been using it left and right…and I am currently on the hunt for more 120 chart games!

 This week I used little vertical ten frames and Starburst to practice grouping tens and to really get my kids using the whole “tens and ones” language.  This was probably one of my better ideas…sugar is so engaging!
 I’ve been working on a vowel team packet and I’m trying out some of the pages on my kids this week.  Hopefully all goes well and I will have this posted to my store soon!

 I love a little bit of random!  Happy Friday, all!
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  1. Unknown says

    January 23, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Happy Friday! I found your blog from the Doodle Bugs linky party! You have a really pretty blog! Thanks for sharing your hard work!

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    • Bethany Louise says

      January 24, 2015 at 5:34 am

      Thank you so much! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Amanda says

    January 23, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    I love your ten frames with the stickers! Are they laminated and do the stickers come off, or do you just print new ones each year? Also, I love your vowel team worksheets!

    Amanda
    First Grade Garden

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    • Bethany Louise says

      January 24, 2015 at 5:37 am

      Thanks so much! They are just laminated and I print them again at the beginning of each year. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Unknown says

    January 24, 2015 at 4:52 am

    I love your 10 frames and stickers!! πŸ™‚ Actually…I just kind of love this entire post, hahaha!! That NF book looks fabulous! I spent like 2 hours hunting for good text features to use and that would be have been VERY helpful!! Love those vertical ten frames too! Starbucks make EVERYTHING better! I have that 120 pocket chart…we love it!!

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    • Bethany Louise says

      January 24, 2015 at 5:37 am

      Thank you so much! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  4. Recipe for Teaching says

    January 24, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    I love your ten frame stickers! Such a cute idea! Looks like your classroom is a fun place for learning! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

    recipeforteaching

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  5. Bethany Louise says

    January 24, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    Thank you! Those ten frame stickers are a fun part of our calendar routine! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  6. Unknown says

    June 10, 2015 at 6:37 pm

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  7. Unknown says

    June 10, 2015 at 6:48 pm

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  8. Unknown says

    June 10, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    Do you have those ten frames for sale anywhere, or would you please direct me in the right direction to purchase them? I love that idea for getting to 100 days! πŸ™‚
    Sincerely,
    Desiree

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    • Bethany Louise says

      June 10, 2015 at 7:40 pm

      Hi Desiree, I'm so glad you like them! The ten frames are available here:

      https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chalk-it-Up-Rainbow-Chalkboard-Classroom-Decor-Pack-734180

      or in a smaller pack here…

      https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chalk-it-Up-Rainbow-Chalkboard-Calendar-Materials-733968

      Thank you!

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  9. Lee Ann says

    June 11, 2015 at 10:23 am

    I love the ten frames, too! I will check them out on TPT. Do you hang them up all at one time for the year or add each one as you go?

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    • Bethany Louise says

      July 16, 2015 at 7:40 pm

      Thank you! I hang up the ten frames up to 180 at the beginning (the number of school days we have) and add one sticker each day.

      Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    June 19, 2015 at 11:22 pm

    I love all of your ideas! I especially like your ten frame ideas. Ten frames are great tools for students to use. Your ten frame idea about keeping track of the school days is a great visual. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Bethany Louise says

      July 16, 2015 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    July 2, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Would you consider selling your ten frames in a separate file? I absolutely LOVE them but have all of the other calendar items already. Thank you!!
    -Katie Lyons (katherine.lyons@nbed.nb.ca)

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    • Bethany Louise says

      July 16, 2015 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Katie, I am in the process right now of making a file of just the ten frames. It should be up within the next few days! Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Kirsten says

    July 11, 2015 at 1:41 am

    I'd love to buy just the 10 frames too. Thanks!

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    • Bethany Louise says

      July 16, 2015 at 7:41 pm

      They are on their way! I'll repost when they are added to my store!

      Reply
  13. Unknown says

    July 15, 2015 at 10:29 pm

    Me three!

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    • Bethany Louise says

      July 16, 2015 at 7:42 pm

      Look for the product in my store soon! Thank you! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  14. Unknown says

    July 16, 2015 at 2:48 am

    I love your ten frames and I bought the pack! Can you tell me where you got the stickers you used?

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    • Bethany Louise says

      July 16, 2015 at 7:42 pm

      Thank you so much! All of the stickers come from Teacher Created Resources. Any 1-inch sticker should do. I'm waiting for my stickers in the mail and then I am going to do a blog post showing them so watch for that! Thanks! πŸ™‚

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  15. Unknown says

    July 26, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    This 10 frame count down idea is AMAZING! I can't wait to use it with my firsties this year πŸ™‚

    Sparkling in Second

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  16. Mrs. Heikes says

    August 22, 2015 at 7:39 pm

    I bought the tens frames – LOVE!!!! I am staring at my 100s blue chart (similar to yours from Amazon) which won't stick to my wall in my new room this year. I'm trying to decide if I need them both. In addition, our grade level bought a magnetic 120 chart, and I have a 200s chart!! I love my 200s chart because it shows the pattern of numbers. Any advice? Thanks in advance!!

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  17. ~The Smiths~ says

    November 17, 2015 at 2:05 am

    Can you tell me more about the starburst making tens activity? I am trying to find lots of good ideas to help my firsties understand bundling ten. Thanks!

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  18. Anonymous says

    April 16, 2016 at 2:01 am

    Will the making tens Starburst activity be part of the tens frame file too? The ideas are connected.

    Reply

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I’m Bethany! I live in beautiful Utah with my wonderful husband and two sweet boys. I am in my tenth year of teaching first grade and I am passionate about all things K-2. I love to create engaging teaching resources and hope that you find something here that is helpful and fun to you and your little learners! Happy Teaching! Read More…

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