A peek to my new unit... "Rain, rain, go away!!" Do you want to play?? AND Life Cycle Units

Hi everyone!!! :)
For those that are on your Spring Break, I hope you are having a relaxing and stress-free week!! For those that are back from Spring Break, I hope you had a great one and your first week back to school did not go as crazy as it usual is (You all know what I am talking about!!)...

I don't have much to blog about, except that I am working on my new unit "Rain, Rain, Go Away!!"; this unit is not really much of an academic level, but it's for those Rainy days that it gets to a point that Teacher AND students get sick of! I usually let my students to have their own free time or watch a small portion of a movie, but then we all get sick of that, too!!!
So I came up with some fun games for those inside recess.. I am having lots of fun creating this unit and I hope you like it too!!
This is so far what I have finished:

I created a bingo game!!! :)

Your students will enjoy these colorful puzzles!!

I am still half way through, so please hang with me!! It's been a very busy week and did not have much of a free time to work on this unit.. but it's coming along!!! :)

Remember I have a special gift coming up for my followers on TPT, so if you don't follow me yet.. I hope this can help you to change your mind :) (hint, hint)

Before I leave, I wanted to share with you that these are my Life cycle units :) There is something about life cycles that it amazes me and I just love! When I taught these cycles my students couldn't have enough of it!! We all had a great and engaging time while learning about them! Here are the previews of what comes in each packet, if you are interesting please click on the picture to take you to my TPT product :)

Spanish Version

Also, if you are always on the go like I am, try BlogLovin'... and follow me!!

ITeach 2nd Giveaway!!! :)

Friends.

I have a very exciting announcement to make! 

I have decided to team up with some of my very best second grade buddies to write for a collaborative blog! 

That means ONE blog with TONS of great ideas from several super awesome Second Grade teachers!

One thing I L-O-V-E about this blog, is you will know exactly what to expect each day of the week.  For every day, there is a blogging theme.  Check them out! 

I'm SO excited to get started on this new adventure, and am thrilled to invite you along for the ride.  Let's celebrate with a little giveaway!  

You can win my End of the Year Awards!! Thais packs contains 22 awards (16 sets) and some are especially designed for boys and some for girls! All come in color AND black/white version! 

Do you want to give it a look?? SUREEE Click HERE to see it on my TPT.  If you download the "Preview" document, you will find 3 FREE awards to give you an idea what my packet contains!! :)  

Would you like to win it?? All you have to do to enter is follow us over at iTeachSecond then follow the instructions

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Can't wait to get started sharing some great Second Grade ideas with you! 

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Freebies for St. Patrick's

I'm so happy to be back in a week!! I feel I'm getting on a roll now (yeah right, it might change after this post)... but let me tell you, this comes with a price... my house is not as neat as it should be!!

Well, I always put "Pollita" first and then when I have a little bit of a time (of course when hubby is not at home), I take care of my stuff... there's something about creating products that really gets me excited and relaxes me!! So here I am again... (I know, don't you look so excited to see me?!?!)

I have to be honest with y'all, I am a like a little kid... I love coloring :) So when I was thinking about a Freebie to create that I have not created before, coloring was the first thing that came to my mind! I, of course, started thinking about different grade levels (because you know, I have been from 2nd to 3rd and then all the way to PreK!!), that's what it does to your brain when you have been in different levels...
I took the great opportunity of this Freebie to print a couple copies and have fun with them!! So here they are:

If you would like to download a copy FOR FREE, click on the picture below :)

Last, but not least... I wanted to share with you an idea that I am sure I am not the only one.. HOWEVER, I still wanted to do my own and share it with y'all...
I know as a teacher, I am busy busy with lessons, teaching, parents, emails, meetings, etc. I think sometimes time goes by so quickly that I forget to do something special for my students... So I thought the faster way during these days is just to give them a little, simple, candy-free, and not so expensive treat. I remember back then, when I did my Wild Theme (you can click there to see my past post) at the beginning of our school year, my students got so excited and felt so special... It was only animal crackers, but they loved it!!
Here is an example of the treat:

So enough of the talking, here are my labels for FREE if you would like to grab them :) Click on the picture below:

Thank you for stopping by, I am still working on my next product, hopefully I can give you a peek next post... so stay tuned!!!

New Alphabet Bulletin Board Packet on Sale...AND WITH A FREE SAMPLE!!!

Hello everyone!!!!
I am posting a little later than what I was planning, but here I am!! :)
I hope everyone is having a good late start today at school, here in Central Texas we didn't (at least me) anything but ice and rain. I am jealous of my friends up North in Dallas who got a good and nice snow day today!!! I can't believe we are getting this weather now in March and Spring Break is next week!! Well, welcome to Texas y'all!!! :)

I am very excited to share this post with y'all, I have been working very hard to finish this packet. I started this with few letters, but obviously took me for ever to finish it.. nevertheless, here it is!

All the letters are to be placed on your bulletin board in the classroom (so students can see them daily and it can work as a visual for them). I pinned mine with thumbtacks so I put them up and take them down anytime.

I then pull down whichever letter we will need to work with my small groups. Each illustration has Velcro on the back so it can stick to it while working and for them to stay while it was hung on the board. I would go over the sound and each vocabulary word with my students. As we repeat the sounds and words, I then would let my students place it as they say the phrase, e.g. "A es de astronauta" (A is for astronaut). They LOVEEEEDD this part, I don't know if it was the whole velcro thing or the fact that they felt they could do it on their own :)

Finally, I created this booklet for them to put together. I didn't staple my sample, but you could staple them to make sure the pages stay together. You could use this as a Friday review of the letter learned, small group review, or even homework.

I created a FREE SAMPLE if you would like to give it a try :) Please click on the picture below to take you to my TPT store to download the sample.

I really hope you love it so much that you want to purchase the packet, so since my unit it's new I'll be offering a BIG discount. The regular price is $8.00, but it will be ON SALE for two days (today Thursday and tomorrow Friday) at $5.00. That's ALMOST 40% OFF!!!

That's it for me today, I will be working on a Freebie for y'all and hopefully, I'll get it done by next week. I'll be also working on some free time centers (nothing academic) for those inside recess (it seems we have been getting a lot of those lately and rain season is also coming...) I MIGHT have that as a suprise for my FOLLOWERS (hmmmmmmm, hint, hint), so you haven't had a chance to follow me on my TPT, I hope you do so you don't miss the fun!!! :)

Thank you for stopping by my blog and stay tuned!!!

TPT SALEEEEE :) What's good for upcoming days??? Take a look!! :)

My friendsss!!! Is your shopping cart filled up with a bunch of goodies like mine?!?! I sure hope sooo!!!

TPT will be having a sale on February 25th that you CANNOT miss!!! All my store will have 20% off PLUS TPT will have another 10% off if you use the code... so come by and check it out!!! Click on the flyer below to take you to my store and see what you can get on this day!

I wanted to take this chance to show you some of my products that you might want to see for the upcoming days!!!
Here is my Freebie for rhyming:

Here is my unit with different centers for both Math and ELA/SLAR.
Both of the packets (Spanish and English) contains the following centers:
English Language Arts:
[1] Nouns vs. Verbs: instructions, 20 cards, answer key and activity sheet to give as an independent activity or use as an assessment.
[2] ABC order, 15 cards, instructions, answer key, and sheet to record their work.
[3] Writing Craftivity: Write about your favorite birthday and create a fun birthday cake!

Math:
[1] Fishy Probability: Mini cards to laminate and cut, instructions, Probability sheets, and Probability answer sheet.
[2] I knew it was true: addition and subtraction cards (with regrouping and without regrouping), instructions, 20 cards, answer key, and activity sheet to give as an independent activity or use as an assessment.
[3] Hooray for Arrays!: 20 cards (10 sets), instructions, and recording sheet to show work or use as an assessment.

I'm off my friends!! Thank you for stopping by and happy shopping!! :)

TGIF Linky Party!!

Hi everyone!!!
I'm joining my new friend Nancy Alvarez from Teaching With Nancy on her Link-Up Party!!!

I created this activity last year that I did with my students on the first week we were back from Christmas break. We did a place value review up to Hundred Thousands place; However, I created this product so younger grades can also use it. For more information on how to use this activity, download my product on my TPT store.

Click HERE to take you to my Place Value product...

Well it's time to finish that load of laundry my friends! I wish you a restful weekend! Always wishing you a good school week!! :)
Thank for stopping by my blog, stay tuned!

Deep in the Heart of Texas Blog Hop

Welcome to the "Deep in the Heart of Texas" blog hop!  Over 40 Texas teacher bloggers have joined together to share what we love about our state as well as ideas and freebies that we love.  You will also have the opportunity to enter to win TpT products and/or TpT gift certificates by entering using the rafflecopters included in each post.  Down at the bottom, you will see all of the blogs participating in the hop.  Just click and you will be taken to their posts.  We hope you love what you find.  Happy Valentine's Day!

As you know I am Mrs. Nicolau. I am originally from Peru, but I have been living in the United States for 13 years now (Wow!!! Time DOES fly!!). I have been living in Killeen/Ft. Hood for almost 8 years now and I just loveeeee Texas!!! I have previously lived in another state and let me tell you, I don't want to leave this great state, I just love living here!!!

I have taught 2nd and 3rd in a Bilingual school, so you'll see all my products in both English and Spanish. As of right now, I am very lucky to be able to stay home this year with  my now 9-month old baby. so I am working more on unfinished projects and saved ideas that I had when I was teaching.

Where I live is basically a military town. My husband was stationed here and when we met we decided to settle here since it's a small city and it keeps on growing!!! It is in Central Texas so the bigger cities are really closed by, we love driving to other places and getting to know the state. However, my small town has the biggest military base in the United States, so when we have friends and family coming over we sure take them to see the base and show them around!

I really like most of my lessons and activities I have; However, I have to admit that I just love my Mustache unit. that has been created for 2nd and 3rd grades. There is something about mustaches that my students loved!!! They think it's so funny and they enjoy the "store" area.. they think it's hilarious!! As I mentioned above, I am a Bilingual teacher so my products come in both English and Spanish. Click on the front cover of my product to see and find more about it! :)

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Along with my mustache unit above, I created a freebie to go along with it; they loved and giggled so much when taking a picture with the mustache on! Click on the following link Writing Freebie

                         

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Click on the buttons below to visit some other awesome Texas bloggers!

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Carnaval de Recursos!!!

Hello everyone!!!
I am linking up really quick with my new Bilingual Teacher Friends to bring you some freebies!!

What better way to feel the love on Valentine's than to create this Mr. Heart with your class!!

It is very simple to put together and I am sure your kids will have a blast!!! You can ask your students to make one for their valentine's and write a simple note on the back or to write a letter inside and attach it to the craft!! The possibilities are endless!!

Click on my TPT to visit my store and follow me for more freebies and upcoming products!!!

Make sure you stop by Mrs. G page to see what she has brought to you!!! :)