Owl Glyph Product Revision!

Good news! I think I've made my final revision of my Get to Know You Owl Glyph product. If you've already purchased it, just go re-download it to get all the additional pages I added to the packet. Due to the addition of the pages, the price has now gone up. HOWEVER, I am going to have it on sale and price it at its original price during labor day weekend (that's 20% off!!), so get it while you can!

Additions:

*pictures of the craft added

*owl glyph key for bulletin display

*teacher data collection sheet

*student response sheet

Now, off to my alma meter's first football game of the season! Go Bears!

Five for Friday - First Week of School!!

I made it through my first week of school! This week was SUPER hard to get through. By the time we reached Friday, I had run out of things to do! I clearly didn't have energy and time (didn't go home until 5:30pm every day and continued working at home until midnight!) to blog about each day so thank goodness Doodle Bugs Teaching hosts Five for Friday! And because I'm tired and so out of it, this will just be pictures with captions and nothing more. :)

1. Monday - First Day of School! 

Hallway bulletin. Go Outstanding Owls!

If you're interested in what the "secret message" is (no picture, sorry!), check it out on TpT!

2. Tuesday - Getting to Know You Activities (actually, all week)

Find a friend activity.

Paper bag sharing. (5 things to share with the class)

My Owl glyph. Click on the image below to buy it at my TpT store!
P.S. A revision will be happening this weekend. I figured out some of the kinks when I used it this week. 

Cut-out owls replaced by our owl glyphs!

3. Wednesday - First Day of Second Grade Book

I told the kids that if they were awesome that MAYBE I would teach them some multiplication. ;)

Not my product, but still awesome! If you want to buy it, check it out in Simply Skilled in Second's TpT Store!

4. Thursday - Outstanding Owl Chart

Everyone was chosen randomly to move their clips down for nothing (just to give them a feel of what that is and show how it's not the end of the world). 

Also talked about D.E.A.R. and S.S.R. time.

End of the first week celebratory froyo with a colleague!

Hope everyone had a great week! I am SO happy we have a long weekend! Gonna be busy lesson planning!!! @@

P.S. To all SMART Board users out there...I am having technical issues with mine. Every time I plug my computer to the SMART Board, my mouse freezes and basically cannot be used. Sometimes the mouse will lag but I can't select anything. When I unplug it from the SMART Board, the mouse works just fine. This is most definitely a program since I can't align the SMART Board or set it up or anything. Makes me sad. :( Help?

Back to School Shopping Spree! (And help with a giveaway!)

So I've finally created a new product, just in time for the back to school shopping spree at Common to the Core! Click on the image below to check it out in my TpT store! :)

If you are looking for some more back to school products (free and paid), go check them out by clicking below!

And last but not least...I'm very close to 100 followers on Bloglovin and can't wait to host my first giveway when that happens. But I need some help! I don't have a lot of products to give and would really appreciate if you could help me out! Please complete the survey below if you would like to help out! Thanks! :)

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Lunar New Years Treat - Sticky Cake

So Chinese/Lunar New Years started yesterday. For those who don't know, Chinese New Years Eve is when the big feast normally happens. Traditionally, there are certain dishes you have to eat during the feast because they represent something like good fortune or luck for the new year.

One of the dishes that is traditionally eaten is this dessert dish known as sticky cake ("nian gao" in Chinese). Yesterday, I learned from my mother how to make it so I made it to share with the staff. The staff really enjoyed it so I think I will make it for my class when we have our Lunar New Year luncheon next Friday. It is very easy to make so I thought I'd share the recipe with everyone in case they want to make it to go with their Lunar New Year lessons. Warning: You will need to go to an Asian market for some of the ingredients (I've included pictures for your reference).

Red Bean Sticky Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter (8 oz) melted

2 tsps of baking powder

1/2 cup to 1 cup of sugar (brown sugar works too)
3 eggs
2 cups of milk

1 bag of rice flour (16 oz)

 1 bag of red bean paste (400g)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 

2. Mix the rice flour, sugar, and baking powder together.

3. Add the melted butter, eggs, and milk to the dry mixture.

4. Pour half of the mixture into a 9x13 inch pan for the bottom layer (make sure it is spread evenly). Put it in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes.

5. Take the pan out of the oven and spread the red bean paste evenly on the sticky cake. Pour the rest of the mixture on top of the red bean paste to create the top layer. Put the pan back into the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes. Poke a stick through to check if it's done. If the stick comes out clean it's done!

6. Take the pan out and it's all done! Serve warm. Serving size is around 26 pieces. 

Don't have a picture of the whole product because the staff devoured it before I  could remember to take one!

Just another thing to add to my Lunar New Years lesson plan. If you need more ideas, please check out my Lunar New Years Idea linky party for more ideas. If you have lessons to share, it's not too late to link up! :)

Last but not least...I have a new product! If you are currently teaching the addition strategy of making 10 to add and need something that goes along with Valentine's Day (which is exactly why I created this), this is the perfect product for you!

Click on the image above to see it at my TpT store!

Not sure how many people would want this but let's see! First three people to comment get this product for free! Please sure to leave your email address in your comment! :)

February Currently & New Product!

How many of you watched the Super Bowl today? So sad the Niners last the Super Bowl. But at least they made a comeback and we were very close in the end!

To end the night, I am linking up with Farley's February Currently!

Hands up if you agree that you need more time! This weekend has definitely been a busy one with errands to run and things to create for class and a football game to watch! This month is going to be a crazy one for sure! Friday is the 100th day of school. Next week is Valentine's Day. Week after that is our school's Lunar New Year parade. And the last week of February is our school oratorical event. Plus, besides all the holidays and events, we also have our language arts and math benchmark assessments to take this month too! Yep, I could definitely use more time to prepare for and get everything done. 

On my pet peeve..I see myself as someone who gives my trust out easily to those close to me. I am also not one to get mad easily (annoyed, yes, but mad? no) so there are a lot of things people can say to me and I'll be okay with it. That said, when people abuse my trust (basically...lie), then it's REALLY hard to gain my trust back. Let's just all be honest with each other, right?

And now on to the other part of this post's title...a new product!

Click on the image above to check it out in my TpT store!

And lastly, I know I'm sounding desperate right now, but if you have written about any ideas for Lunar/Chinese New Years, please join my linky party!

Even if you don't have anything to link, please share this with your other blogging friends! It's a bit discouraging to not see many link ups on the first linky party you host. Oh, awesome linky party hosts, please show me your ways! :)

New Product - Winter Making Words Activity

You know how there are people who will try to stay up as late as possible when they finally can? Yep, I am one of those people. And even though it is freezing right now I absolutely feel like I HAVE to stay up on Friday nights just because I can. And boy was I productive! Got my lessons planned for the next two weeks and FINALLY finished my newest product (which I started during winter break), a winter-themed making words activity! Hope it's not too late for you to use it!

Click on the image above to go to the product page.

And for being a devoted reader, here is a freebie from the product, the letter cards for the word gingerbread! Click on the image below to download the freebie.

Please leave a comment if you download the freebie! Knowing people download my creations are really want motivate me to keep creating so please comment away! :)

Okay, it is now 1:17am. I think it is finally time to sleep! Good nights!