Back in the Groove Giveaway!

WOW!  Three more days and I have to get "back in my groove" of school!  I am so excited to start a new and exciting school year with my new bunch of second grade babes!  Teachers report on Thursday and our kiddies' first day is the following Wednesday.  To celebrate (and to say goodbye to my summer) I would like to giveaway a goody to one lucky winner!  There is no purchase necessary.  All you have to do is become a follower of my blog (Sassy in Second), follow my TpT store (Yvonne Dixon), and spread the word of this giveaway either with a tweet, Facebook, or Pinterest (your choice).  Leave me a note below letting me know you've done all three things along with your email.  I'll pull the lucky winner on Friday night (Aug. 3rd) at 10:00 and you get to pick any item you want from my TpT store (WINNER'S CHOICE)!  I'd like to thank Anne Marie Smith at Innovative Connections for the darling background above!  I downloaded this from her freebie Bright Borders set!  

Good luck and thank you for participating in this giveaway!  I'd love to know when you all are going back to school.  It is so wild to hear how we all have such different calendar schedules. 

Have a wonderful week friends and I'll post the winner Friday night!  Thanks so much!Yvonne

Happy Friday!

Hi friends!  I was hoping to post a giveaway for you all this weekend and experiment a little with the "Rafflecopter" giveaway tool!  So many of you all out there are pros at using it and I am wanting to give it a try.  It wasn't working too well for me earlier today so I will get it together and hopefully have everything ready for you by Monday!  I hope you all are enjoying your Friday.  It is officially my last Friday night of my summer (I go back to school next Thursday) and I am breaking out my little black dress for a date with my hubby!  We are going to see Allison Kraus tonight in concert in Athens!  I so love her voice and have been looking forward to this concert all summer long!  Hope you have a fabulous weekend!  Keep posted and watch for my giveaway to start on Monday!  Thanks friends!-Yvonne :)

4th Grade Common Core Notebook!

Wow!  I am thrilled to tell you guys that I've posted a 4th Grade Common Core Notebook!  Never did I dream I would make any teaching materials past third grade level but I've had several requests for the template of the notebooks and decided to make them through 5th grade! So excited and hope it works well for all you amazing fourth grade folks out there!  I admire you!  Your fractions standards are brutal!  God knew what he was doing when He placed me in primary grades! :)

   I went to my classroom today and I am getting SO excited for our new school year!  It was just a cleaning day with Mr. Lysol and Mrs. Clorox, but tomorrow I will list all of my "things to do" before open house in less than two weeks! I'll keep you posted and show you some pics!  Have a wonderful night!-Yvonne

Math Journal Prompts- A Complete School Year!

Woohoo!  I am excited to let you all know that it is finally posted...my Math Journal Prompts -A Complete School Year!    I've had lots of requests for this bundle to make it easier for you guys to purchase your math journal prompts by the month (plus you get a discounted price for buying the set).  I appreciate all the sweet comments about how they have helped your students with higher-order thinking skills and problem-solving strategies!  I love using math journals.  This year I plan to start on day one with my August prompt tickets and establish a routine for student-teacher conferencing.  I believe I will keep my routine pretty much the same but will allow time at the "end" of my school day for students to come to me individually to read their problems to me and have our math discussions.  Math time is busy, busy, busy in the mornings between math tub time, morning problem tickets, and a whole group lesson.  I plan to post quite a bit when we start back to school in a couple of weeks to let you all know my routine and how it goes!  Anyway...thanks again for those of you who have already purchased these prompts and I hope they work well for your students!  -Yvonne :)

Math Maniac Giveaway!

I just got back in town from a 3 day camping trip with my family!  You all would have cracked up watching me stand in a freezing stream "somewhere" in the NC mountains!  We had a ball catching trout and just having some quality family time.  My son (Derek) won the prize for catching the most fish.  I, on the other hand, didn't do so well.  It was fun trying!  These are the times I will cherish

later on!  On another note,  I am almost finished with all 12 months of math journal prompts!  I will post the complete set by Wednesday for sure!  I know some of you are waiting on these and I really do appreciate your patience! I am also working on the 4th grade notebook which should be out sometime next week!  

Here is a great giveaway for second grade teachers!  Casey at Second Grade Math Maniac is hosting a spectacular second grade giveaway that I am proud to be a part of!  She has some awesome blogging buddies who have donated quality prizes so be sure to go check it out! This school year I am still working on math tubs and materials to support math instruction so her items look great to me!  Go check her out and good luck with the giveaway! -Yvonne :) 

Spine Labels for Common Core Notebooks!

Happy Wednesday ya'll!  I am off to the doctor today and have lots of running around to do but first I wanted to give you these great spine labels for your Standards-Based Notebooks.  I usually store my notebooks and binders in cubbies in my own classroom but I know most folks use bookshelves.  These labels will make it easier for you and your kiddos to organize and pull their notebooks when needed.  These spine labels were actually by request from a sweet someone who bought the 1st Grade Notebook and asked for them!  Why didn't I think of that?  That is what I love about teachers!  We always help each other out with cool ideas!   I will go ahead and put the labels in the 4th and 5th grade Notebooks when I post them on TpT!  Here they are for 1st-3rd.  I've updated those packs as well.  Just click on the pictures below for the grade level you need! Thanks friends and have a great day!  

                                       

I love this! What a great, creative, thorough way to assess the CC standards! The only thing I would like to see added is a template for a spine label so the kids can find their notebooks on a bookshelf.

July 7, 2012

Yvonne Dixon (TpT Seller)

Thank you!  I hope you enjoy these resources and they help your students organize their artifacts/evidence of learning the Common Core Standards!  Great idea about adding a spine label!  I will work on that and post it on my blog for all to see/download.  I so appreciate your purchase and great feedback!-Yvonne Dixon

Common Core Resources!

Just got home from taking my son to our local pool and it is now pouring rain!  Whew...we sure need it!  We have been breaking some serious heat records here in Georgia.  Everything is so dry.

Tonight I want to share with you all a terrific link that was emailed to me a couple of weeks ago.  I really think this article has some cool resources that you all could save/use for Common Core instruction.  Click on the picture for the link.  There really are some great sites!

Also...I am so excited to share with you all my "Shiver Me Timbers Measurement" Tiered Math Tub. This tub is designed around Common Core Standards for 1st-3rd grades. 

I have had lots of requests for this one!  Students will estimate the best units of measurement for various items.  I feel my kiddos will benefit from this activity because it will tell me exactly how much they know about nonstandard and standard units!  I hope you will check it out and watch for more tiered tubs to come!  My next tub will have a fairy tale theme to it.

 Have a great night friends.-

Yvonne :)

First Grade Common Core Notebook!

Woohoo!  Hi blogging buddies!   I just posted my 1st Grade version of ...My Common Core Standards-Based Notebook.  It has been awesome to hear from you all on how you like the layout/format of the notebook and feel it can benefit your instruction and assessment towards Common Core Standards.  

I hope you will go  and check it out and let me know what you think.  I would like to say a big thank you to a dear sweet co-worker/1st grade teacher..."Christy" for proofing this one for me.  Christy...you are a doll and I appreciate you! Hope you all like it.  On another note... I am starting the 4th grade version soon but my eyes/mind need a break from Common Core!  It will be a couple of weeks before the 4th grade notebook is posted.  

I am finishing up my "Shiver Me Timbers Measurement" Tiered Math Tub and should have that ready for you any day now.  I also want to complete my bundle packet of Math Journal Prompt Tickets through December!  I know several of you are waiting for those and I am eager to get them finished for you.  Watch for those to come out soon!  Thanks so much friends!  -Yvonne :)