Money Match Game {Freebie}

It's a Manic Monday at Classroom Freebies which means you can grab a ton of freebies!!  Go on, head on over and see what you can scoop up.  But first, snag a quick and easy game that helps your kiddos practice counting money.  This game can be played individually, in pairs or trios.  The only materials you will need are contained in my free (as always) document.

Instructions for your students

This is a concentration/memory type of game, and I've designed it so that once your students think they have found all of their matches, they can self-check using the answer key.

This {Money Match Game} contains 24 total cards.  I've found that 12 matches is just the right amount of cards to work with for my kiddos.  More cards = too much time working in the station + higher chance of losing cards.

You will need to cut the answer keys apart, and I suggest laminating them for durability.  (There are 12 keys on a page, so you'll only need to print this page once.  And surely you'll have extra answer keys just in case any get "lost.")

Enjoy!

Currently, I am...

Over at Oh' Boy 4th Grade, there is a creative Think Write Share linky party where you write down what you are currently doing.  Here's my list:

Head on over to Oh' Boy 4th Grade to link up, get inspired or both!  And while you're at it, jump on over to Me and My Gang, Step Into 2nd Grade, and Confessions of a Pioneer Woman.

Now, I'm currently going to bed!  Peace out!

Freebies!!!

I just linked up to Just Add Clipart's Teacher Freebie Linky Party. What a great idea for a Linky Party. There are almost 100 teachers participating! That's nearly 100 FREEBIES!  

My freebie is a Back to School Success Kit found here.  Also check out my Too Cool for School Linky Party with some awesome tips, tricks, techniques, and time-savers.

Thanks, Lauren, for a great party!

Must-Read Book (Even if You Can't Read)

Clutter-free Classroom is having a week long linky party and today's question makes me drool!  Here it is:  Complete this sentence, “Based on the illustrations alone, my favorite picture book is _________.” Use photos or additional sentences to support your choice.

I love SO many picture books that narrowing it down to just one is a challenge.  But one of my favorite picture books, based on the illustrations alone, is Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.  Of course, this Christmas story is precious and touching, but the illustrations are amazing and breathtaking.  They tell a story all on their own.  Just reading the illustrations in this picture book brings me great joy!

So be sure to head over to Clutter Free Classroom to check out this Linky Party and the whole week's worth of Linky Parties they have going on there.

Also, be sure to stop by my Too Cool for School Linky Party.  With the summer heat upon us, we are staying cool by sharing the coolest tips, tricks, techniques, and time-savers we know.

Too Cool for School Linky Party

I'm a native Texan which means I'm used to hot weather.  But lately it has been a little unbearable.  We've suffered through 15 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures.  I'm sorry, but 107 is not ok.

So, it got me thinking...yes, I may be a little delusional due to the heat, but anyway... How about throw a linky party to cool off!?!?!  I want to know the coolest tip, trick, technique, or time-saver that you use in your classroom.  If you want to include more than one cool idea, then feel free to take the plunge.  But just one cool tip is enough.

Here is my cool tip:

• Use a yellow highlighter and write "Original" across any paper that you want to save in your files.  The word "Original" won't show up if you copy the paper, and it reminds you that it's your last copy.

So let the cool party begin!  And it would be really cool if you could follow my blog as you link up.  Feel free to share a link from your blog or share your tip in a comment.  Either way...stay cool!