Tell Us About You Tuesday

What a fun way to get to know each other,  Tell Us About You Tuesday!

Greetings friends! My name is Crystal and I am a Kindergarten teacher in good ole Texas. I have my BA in Early Childhood Education and I am still working on my Masters in Educational Technology. I have taught kindergarten for six years and it's definitely home.

I have been married to my sweet husband, Nick, for almost 14 years. I lucked out and married my High School love. I can't even put into words how much I love this man!
We were fortunate to be foster parents about eleven years ago, where we met and adopted our three kids, Grace, James, and Joseph. I am so blessed to be their mom. They were born from my heart.  They will all be in high School this year and my baby girl will be a Senior. I can't even handle it. We are full of teenage attitude and drama, ha. My family puts the FUN in dysFUNctional and I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

I love to travel and have created traveling monsters out of my children. My husband on the other hand only likes to go places that you can get to via car.  Yeah, that's a big bummer!

I like to think I have a great sense of humor and sense of adventure. I am scared of heights but will ride any roller coasters  Go figure! I definitely like to have FUN! I can be sarcastic at times. Please don't ever take offense. I am very honest and let's be real, sometimes I am just a mess. I'm cool with that though. At the end of the day, no one can steal my joy unless I let them and ain't nobody got time for that! Haha!

I am super fortunate to work at an AMAZING school with an awesome team. We have so much fun together and they take such good care of me because if you read my blog, you know I am a mess.

I  hope to teach Kindergarten until my walker gives out on me…a long time from now. If home is where your heart is, then kindergarten is my HOME! I am so grateful for the relationships I have made through my little blog.  The lessons learned and the friendships made will last a lifetime. 
Come by and say hi any time!

Hi y'all!  

I say "y'all" because I'm from Alabama and that's what we do, right?  

I am so happy you stopped by Freebielicious to learn a bit more about my friend, Crystal and me!

If you don't know, my name is Jennifer White and I am the author of the blog, First Grade Blue Skies.

I am leaving first grade and moving to Kindergarten.  I love teaching and decorating my new classroom, which is a hot mess right now:

Any Class of '91 folks out there? This me in first grade and my senior year:

               

I am married to a smart and sweet guy, Shawn.

I have three kids.

Emma

She is 14 and loves to read and sew.

Jack is 8 and a computer and gaming whiz.

Maggie is my baby.  She's 6 and loves ballet, puppies, pink, and all things girly.

I'll leave you with one last picture, this is me in Vegas....dancing.  Since when did dancing and singing become so exhausting?  

Thanks for wanting to learn a little more about us =) 

We would love for you to link up, post on your blog, and tell us about yourself!  Be sure to use the button above!

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Watermelon Math FREEBIE

This Watermelon Math FREEBIE is perfect for the beginning of school (especially if you go back in early August like I do!)  I usually have a Watermelon Day which includes seed spitting, eating watermelon, writing activities and more...check out this post {HERE} for more information on that.  But below I am sharing just one part of the fun day, our watermelon math! (for the watermelon pattern, check out my Watermelon Pack at the bottom of this post)

First my students collected their choice of seeds (up to 10, but you could do smaller or greater numbers)

Next, they made plan using pictures and writing a number sentence to match.

Then they added their plan to the final copy, which then was attached to their watermelon (where they glued the seeds they collected)  Get your Watermelon Math printable FREEBIE {HERE}

 If you are looking for more watermelon activities or the watermelon pattern, check out my pack {HERE} on TpT.

Hope you can add some fun into your back to school routine with your own Watermelon Day!

For more fun freebies and activities, visit my blog!

Valentine's Day Emergent Reader {FREEBIE}

Hi everyone!  This is Jennifer from First Grade Blue SKies and I have revised a freebie emergent reader perfect for Valentine's Day!  This is perfect for those beginning readers who "love" to read! Get your FREEBIE {HERE}

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Visit my blog for more freebies and fun things for Valentine's Day!

Daily 5 Second Edition~Book Study {Chapter 8}

The Daily 5 Second Edition has not only refreshed my memory of Daily 5, but has reinforced what I've known all along…you have to be flexible!

Chapter 8 is a great chapter all about the Math Daily 3.  It's full of ideas and suggestions to make your Math Block better for you and your students!
My Chapter 8 post {here} shows how I organize my math materials, how I do my math writing with Question of the Day, and a GREAT freebie to get you started this year!

You can find my FREEBIE {HERE} on TpT

The book study will be taking a break this coming Friday because many of us will be living it up in Las Vegas for the ITK and TpT Conferences, but we will finish up the book with Chapter 9 on July 18th!

Check out the other great posts for Chapter 8 below and linkup to join in on the book study, be sure to post what you thought of the chapter and include the button!

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Daily 5 I-Chart Freebies

If you've been following along with our Daily 5 Second Edition book study, then you have been able to see the differences between the first and second editions.  This Friday we will be sharing the chapter all about the Math Daily 5, and I'm pretty excited!!  Anyway, last week I shared these free I-Charts for Daily 5.  If you'd like to get a copy click {HERE}!  

Be sure to check back on Friday for the latest installment on our blogs!

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