Owlways First Grade

Sale and Freebies on TPT!! Happy Holidays to all! I'm in a giving and 'gifting' mood this morning! Several of my store items are free for the rest of the day, normally paid products. The rest of my store is very inexpensive... meaning most things are free or only $1 today only! Hope you are all get the rest and relaxation you deserve!! Merry Christmas! -Nina

As I finish up my Elfish Games bundle- I wanted to give you all a Flash Freebie! I'm planning on making my whole store free if I can get enough feedback on my work! Hope you like it! -Nina  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snow-Much-Fun-Making-Words-1606798 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Owlwaysfirstgrade

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http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elfish-Games-Growing-Winter-Bundle-1600474  Growing bundle is now up and started! I will add more tomorrow, but all games are done or almost finished!  All include directions, multiple ways to play and so much more! This bundle will be $10 until the after the Holidays! Sold separately it's worth over $40 in what it will be in my store after January 1st, 2015!! I'm thinking about whether to share the love with kids, animals or friends helping kids through foster care. Don't forget to comment with a chance to sway the donation- or maybe split it if it's more than a few dollars :) Thanks again for supporting the Phoenix Community. Hoping I can adopt a few families this year!! Don't forget you can enter for a chance to win as well by visiting me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/owlwaysfirstgrade  Best! -Nina http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elfish-Games-Growing-Winter-Bundle-1600474

FLASH FREEBIE I'm posting this only because my other link may not be working! I also uploaded a few new things to my TPT store. I've been pretty productive getting some of my 'work in progress' products up on the site.  Here are examples of a few of my newest products: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elfish-Games-Preview-1596771 Free for a limited time: Elfish Games Preview On Sale until Sunday night! $1.00

Find Elfish Games as a flash freebie for one week only! Help out students and families just by downloading a freebie! See details for more details!  I am giving http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elfish-Games-Preview-1596771 away for free!  My full version is a growing bundle! If you like my store- e-mail me at owlwaysfirstgrade@gmail.com or tweet @owlwaysfirst to tell me your favorite winter games to be included in my growing bundle and have a chance to win a product that will be valued at more than $10.00 when it's all finished! I am a huge fan of Creative Clips , Melonheadz and KG Fonts , so look forward to getting quite a few resources with those ladies' creativity featured in my products!! (I'm using Creative Clips Winter VIP Bundle already and Melonheadz Winter Kidlets if you're curious! I put links to all of their TPT stores in case you would love to be an addict like I am.)  I'm trying to give some of my profits to a worthy cause- being t...

Have you heard of the giveaway happening over at MelonHeadz. She and a few others are having  yet another Mystery Box Giveaway. Go to any of the following blogs to check out the amazing things you could win! Mystery Box Link!

Well we all have to begin somewhere. I have contemplated the start of a blog for quite a while. I love reading others blog and follow several wonderful teachers but I always wanted to do more than just comment on other people's blogs. So I should tell you a little about me... Meet Nina- I have been teaching first grade for the past eight years in Phoenix, Arizona. I love my job and have wonderful colleagues. When I began my career, I wanted to make a difference. I don't think much has changed in that aspect- my scope has just gotten bigger. I work everyday to make a difference for my kiddos. I'm joining the blogging world to share and collaborate on a bigger scale. I gain so many amazing ideas from reading what others have to say. I guess I just wanted a forum where I could ask the questions.  I love teaching reading. Reading has been my forte since childhood. My nose was always buried in a book growing up. My husband still makes fun of me when we start a boo...