Category Archives: TpT

Journey to Bethlehem {Christmas Literacy Centers}

TpT Cyber Monday plus Tuesday Sale! {Give Thanks Unit}

I’ve been so thankful for all of the FABULOUS family time I’ve gotten over Thanksgiving Break! So so so much to be thankful for.

Great news on top of that, I’m having a huge Cyber Monday plus Tuesday TpT Sale (along with hundreds of other sellers)! On Monday and Tuesday my store will be 20% off and if you add the code “CMT12” you will save a total of 28% off.

WAHOO! Now’s a great time to stock up for winter and the rest of the school year!

While you’re there you can check out my new “Give Thanks with a Thankful Heart”, a great unit for teaching Heart-filled Thanks any time of year!

“Give Thanks with a Thankful Heart” includes “My Thankful Heart” Poem/Poster, Give Thanks acrostic, My Thankful Heart Craftivity, Heart Web and more!

Come visit my TpT Store to check out the sale!

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Veterans Day Craftivity

My Favorite Freebie {I’m in Charge of Me!- A Leadership Craftivity}

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I’m a little late in the game BUT, I’m linking up today with the 2nd Grade Pad for super fun “My Favorite Freebie Linky Party”! With all of the things you have to pay for as teachers, isn’t it SO nice when you can get what you need for free?

My favorite freebie that I’ve made so far is my “I’m in Charge of Me! {A Leadership Craftivity}” :

It is my favorite because:

I can’t get enough of those 7 Habits! They are such great principles for our students to learn at an early age. I TRULY believe that if kids can learn these habits now, when they’re young, they will be better equipped to tackle all things in their adult worlds. Plus, those little kids in these cutouts are super cute and students can make them to resemble themselves.

How to use it:

You can just print out the templates and trace them onto the color of paper you would like! I usually read chapter one in the book “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” by Sean Covey and then implement this “I’m Proactive” activity.

“I’m Proactive” Craftivity Steps

I also brainstorm with the students to help them create their “I’m proactive and take the first step when I…” page.

There are 2 different writing line styles included for differentiated learning.

You can click on any of the pictures or here to pick up your “I’m Proactive” 7 Habits Craftivity today. For more great freebies head on over to the 2nd Grade Pad!

Aspire to Inspire!

2 HUGE Teacher Giveaways!

OWL-standing Behavior {An Owl Themed Behavior System}

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Click on the picture to purchase the Owl Clip Chart System

I know I know, I have an owl obsession! There is just something about themes and those cute little owls that are so exciting to me. I love when everything matches and flows together. This OWL-standing Behavior System, came from my desire to give the students a visual of the choices they were making. Then I figured if they could SEE that they were headed in a downward spiral, they would have more of a chance to change their behavior for the better. After much research and years of card charts, stop lights, treasure chests and more, I landed on this clip chart idea. I loved so much how it gave the students plenty of visuals and opportunity to be responsible for their own behavior and choices.

OWL-standing Behavior Clip Chart (2 color options), Parent Letter, Student Behavior Log, Owl Themed Punch Cards, Reward Binder Cover and over 25 Reward Insert Pages!

Since I have an owl obsession, I adapted the clip chart to an owl theme and created an Owl Themed Rewards Binder. The rewards binder is full of fun “experiences” rather than things. From “Whooo’s Desk is it Anyway?(Trade desks with a friend for a day) to “Owl Just Pass”(Get a free pass for no homework) students will get a hoot (couldn’t resist) out of the fun wording and rewards they can earn. Meanwhile, I just loved not having to buy any little trinkets for a treasure chest or handing out candy as rewards. The students get punches on their owl themed punch cards and save them up to purchase the Owl Rewards that they want.

The Owl Clip Chart at work in Angie’s Classroom!

I hope you all have an OWL-standing year and that this Behavior System can help you manage your classroom smoothly this coming year!

Happy Teaching,

Michaela Peterson

Owl Theme Classroom {Top Seller!}

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All you need to start off your OWL-Standing year!

So I screamed today! Yes out loud! I think I scared my husband a little bit. I was scrolling through the top 100 products on Teachers Pay Teachers for the week, and imagine my surprise and delight when I saw my Owl Themed Classroom in the top 100 list!! AAAHHHHHHH!! There I go again.

The Top 100 Products!

My husband was quick to point out that it’s in the PreK-2 category which is one of the most competitive areas (LOVE that guy!).

So of course I had to take a few screen shots to document this amazing day! God is GOOD!

There I am, #88!

I looked at this screen for several minutes. Top Sellers on all sides of MY Owl Unit! (If you are a TpT Seller you will KNOW what I’m talkin’ about.)

So Ok. Enough about that. I thought, under the circumstances, that today would be the perfect day to share about my Owl Unit. It really has been one of my favorites to make so far, and the CA-UTE little Owl clip art is to die for.

My awesome friend Angie, from Teach and Re-Teach, is going back to teaching Pre-K and K this year at a fun little school by Seattle. She has two little ones of her own, and is busy busy busy, but still wanted to have a fun, cute owl theme in her classroom this year. She gave me a few of her ideas of clip arts she liked and a few things she wanted included in the packet. After I saw the amazing clip art, I was inspired and took off with creating this Owl Theme Classroom.

Inside the Owl Theme Classroom

This set includes Name Tags, Behavior Chart, Word Wall Letters, Calendar Pieces, Newsletter Templates and so much more! It even includes 15 Editable pages that you can type your own text right into.

Calendar Items

Table Numbers, Number Posters 1-20, Centers Posters

Whoo’s in Our Class?, Girl’s/Boy’s Pass, Behavior Chart, Job Chart

Click on any of the pictures if you’d like to purchase my Owl Theme Classroom {Back to School Essentials}!

Happy Teaching,

Michaela 🙂