
***SALE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY, 2/19/18***
Hi there and thanks so much for joining my President’s Day Bonanza! I originally shared this exclusive Bonanza over at my Little Minds at Work Facebook Group page! Come join us over there if you haven’t already! You can join us **HERE**
Okay let’s get into the fun stuff now! This is a one-day sale! The items below are all back at their original TpT “buy-in prices”. What is a buy-in price? A buy-in price is the original price I place NEW packets for! These special prices are usually for just a week or so! However, the special prices are BAAAACK! Just a reminder that these special prices are for February 18th only! **SALE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY, 2/19/18***
They are valid through 11:59 PST. This will give all time zones the equal amount of shop time! We all need plenty of shopping time!
Let’s get into the deals already!!!

Up first are my Aligned Center Mats for K-2! Each of these packets are 100% aligned to their corresponding math curriculum (KinderMath, FirstieMath, Second Grade Math). If you use one of those programs you will be able to use these differentiated center mats along with the curriculum! The lesson numbers match up to the curriculum! The mats are offered for below levels and above levels! If you don’t use my math programs these mats still work for you, too! Each and every skill can be found in the TpT description!
The centers are extremely easy to prep. You will simply print the center mats and place them into dry erase pouches, sheet protectors or laminate. The centers take NO color ink and require NO cutting. The students will simply need a copy of the task printed out and simple classroom manipulatives. The activities can be used during your whole-group math lesson as the follow-up task, intervention block, or for independent practice during a small-group math lesson rotation.
Check them out here:
Kindergarten Aligned Center Mats
First Grade Aligned Center Mats
Second Grade Aligned Center Mats


The INSTANT Writing Center is a hands-on and engaging monthly writing center in one packet. Each monthly packet covers ten themes. The themes can be interchanged between any months. The themes are independent of one another and can be swapped to fit your needs.
Each theme has 6 word cards for a total of 60 word cards per monthly packet. The cards can be displayed for students to access. Along with the word cards, each theme comes with five activities. The five activities are repeated for every theme so that the task only has to be taught once. The monthly packets also include a center display sign, activity posters and organization labels. Months August through July are included! That’s a total of 110 themes (MORE than you could ever need).
**View THIS preview video to view more about the INSTANT Writing Center**
Be sure to view the full list of 110 themes in the TPT description!
***View the Instant Writing Bundle HERE***


Let’s chat WORD FAMILIES! This special is for my KinderWordFamilies Part 1 and FirstieWordFamilies Part 1! What is the difference? Each packet has a unique list of word families it covers!
KinderWordFamilies™ and FirstieWordFamilies was created by a teacher for teachers! This supplemental phonics curriculum is made up of 20 weeks or 100 instructional days. The teacher has 100 directed teacher lesson plans to follow and all needed material for the lesson to be a success is included.
What is included in Kinder and Firstie Word Families™?
-20 weeks of EXPLICIT teacher scripted lesson plans (5 days of lesson plans per week)
-20 printable easy readers and 20 advanced readers (black/white and color versions)
-20 INTERACTIVE easy readers and 20 advanced readers
-26 INTERACTIVE games
-Daily practice sheets
-Weekly word family poster
-Weekly word family flashcards
-Weekly word family word sorts
View a full list of the word families included on the following links!
KinderWordFamilies HERE
FirstieWordFamilies HERE


Kindergarten Guided Math units are teacher-created, kid-tested, and most importantly kid-approved! Kindergarten Guided Math takes away that monotonous way of teaching math where students sit and listen to the teacher TEACH math. Instead, Kindergarten Guided Math encourages guidance from the teacher while the students TEACH and LEARN math through hands-on and engaging math activities with their partners.
Kindergarten Guided Math units are made up of 10 instructional days each, but can be adjusted to fit your classroom needs. The units include assessment pieces as a way to ensure student growth over the unit. These are just a few highlights you’ll see using the Kindergarten Guided Math Units; kids talking about math, kids using manipulatives, activities that are fun + engaging, learning that requires critical thinking!
Kindergarten Guided Math curriculum is a 35 week math curriculum that includes lesson plans that break down a 45 minute block math time. The units will also include any and all cards needed to make the lessons successful! You will just need to provide the manipulatives like teddy bears or cubes!
Kindergarten Guided Math is a simple print and teach math curriculum. No more tracking down ideas, worksheets, cards, etc! I have it covered!
– 10 Teacher “simple read” lesson plans
– Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment (Assessment trackers included)
– Vocabulary cards (2 per unit)
– 10 Interactive notebook pages
– 10 Aligned center mats
– 10+ Manipulative mats
– 10 Daily printables
– Custom written INCLUDED book
View the Kindergarten Guided Math Bundle ***HERE***


Differentiating Easy Readers: This bundle offers four levels of easy readers. You will receive readers in F & P levels A-D (DRA & Reading Recovery levels 1-6) or for levels E-H (DRA & Reading Recovery levels 8-14) . Within each level, the students will be presented with a leveled set of words and a differentiated comprehension check at the back of each reader.
What is included? Give me the SHORT version!
- 180 easy readers (15 topics, each topic is offered in 4 levels)
- Comprehension checks at the back of EVERY reader
- NEW BONUS Interactive readers now INCLUDED
- SPANISH printable books
The bundle gives you 15 topics for science, 15 topics for social studies and 15 animal topics! However, don’t forget that you get FOUR levels for each book!
View levels A-D **HERE**
View levels E-H **HERE**


What is the Hands-On Exploration Tubs packet?
This packet is designed to offer an engaging and FUN way to explore! This packet can be used to strengthen fine motor skills, explore during morning work or used as supplemental math centers. The packet is broken down into 10 different activities. The activities are each designed to maximize student engagement and offer a chance for students to show their creativity.
The packet includes 960 task cards/mats. Each of the cards or mats are labeled with the manipulatives needed to complete the task. This packet uses a variety of common classroom manipulatives (snap cubes, pattern blocks, craft sticks, fuzzy pom poms, geoboards and play dough).
The packet includes two different sizes of labels for your containers. The containers used in the pictures can be purchased at the Dollar Tree. Each of the activities also include a detailed “I can” statement card. This card can be included in the tub to increase accountability. The task cards/mats are best used once printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can place the smaller task cards on a metal binder ring. You will want to determine if you would like to offer all of the task cards at once, or you can introduce them over time to not overwhelm the students.
What is included in the Hands-On Exploration Tubs packet?
– 960 task cards/mats (detailed list found below)
– activity labels (offered in two sizes)
– activity “I can” cards
Please note that these tasks/centers are all NEW! They do not overlap with my other Hands-On Center packets!
View the Seasonal Center Mats on sale **HERE**


This packet is designed to offer a fun and engaging way to practice ELA skills. You will be able to use these YAY or NAY ELA centers as a supplement to your whole-group lesson and/or as an independent literacy center option.
How do I play the centers?
The idea of the center is that students will decide if the information on the card is “true a.k.a. thumbs-up” or “false a.k.a. thumbs-down.” The students can clip the correct answer or place a cube on the correct answer.
What is included in the ELA Packet?
– 388 YAY or NAY ELA center cards
What is included in the MATH Packet?
– 460 YAY or NAY Math center cards
View the ELA YAY or NAY Packet **HERE**
View the MATH YAY or NAY Packet **HERE**


If you are interested in purchasing any of my thematic center packets– NOW is the time to snag them! ALL of my grade level thematic centers are back to their original buy in price of $25! That’s $1 a theme WHAAAAAT?
I have grade level specific bundles! Please note that each bundle is unique and NO bundles will overlap! The difference in grade level bundles is the themes covered! Check out each bundle below to snag the ENTIRE bundle for 25 bucks!
Pre-K Set 1
Pre-K Set 2
Kinder Set 1
Kinder Set 2
First Grade Set 1
First Grade Set 2
Second Grade Set 1
Kinder / First Set 1 (Note: This bundle does not overlap with the K or 1st bundles– these centers are offered in a differentiated approach.)

**SALE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY, 2/19/18***
Have a great President’s day! Email me with any questions about this special Bonanza!!! -Tara littlemindsatworkLLC@gmail.com
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