Place Value Poem ~ Freebie!

I have been updating some files for the new school year and here is one that I just made into a document.  I used this last year and wrote this poem on chart paper for us to refer to when we were working with place value and then again when we started double digit addition.  It really helped some of my kiddos to remember to always start in the ones place.  I did not make this up... I can't remember where I found it - maybe a mailbox magazine? If you know who wrote it, let me know so I can give the proper credit.  If you would like a copy of the poem click HERE.

I have some other things I've been working on too and will gladly share also when I finish, in case it will work for your classroom.  For now, I'm off to CARS2 - taking my 3 kids to the show this afternoon.

OH - and I want to thank Dee Dee Wills of Mrs. Wills Kindergarten for giving me a shout-out about my blog last night!  I appreciate her kind words.  Isn't she the greatest?

Smiles ~ 

Smilemakers makes me SMILE!

SO ~ I just placed my annual order to smilemakers... lots of fun stuff but I just LOVE their stickers.  While I was shopping around I came across these:

Even though I have fallen a bit behind in the Math Work Stations book study, I loved the idea of the using the hundreds charts puzzles.  When I ran across these boards I was a little excited because it offers 6 different double sided puzzles that increase in difficulty. {I'm thinking DIFFERENTIATION} AND if you flip them over they all have a blank hundreds chart that you can use with dry erase markers for quick assesments or one-one practice.  It also comes with a guide for intervention strategies.  It is listed for Kindergarten and up.  Needless to say I added them to my order so I hope it was a good purchase.  Has anyone else seen or used these before?  I will let you know how it goes as I introduce them this fall. SMILES~