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Our first and second graders took part in Christmas Around the World the week. We have 8 classes between the two grades. Each teacher picked a country they would discuss in their room. They would do a lesson, read a story, and do a craft. Some teachers even had treats for the students to try. My classroom was Mexico for the second year in a row. After last years adventure with making piñatas (which took way too long), I decided my craft was going to be a poinsettia ornament.

My class was the last class for the week. I decided to take a photo of them in the Mexican attire, and holding a Mexican flag (I made it last year out of butcher paper.).

TPT adventure and WBT Practice Cards directions

Like many teachers, I LOVE browsing all the great ideas on Teacherspayteachers. Today, I was looking for a comprehension test for a chapter book we have been reading during our read aloud time. Well, I was unable to find a test to go along with the book. That is when it hit me! I can just create one, and then put it on TPT for others to use if they are reading that same chapter book.

I began looking into what I needed to do to get started. TPT requires you to post your first item as a FREE item in your store. That was great because guess what? Remember the picture of my practice cards from the beginning of the year? Well, I made the direction sign on my own. So I had something to post in my store for free. One thing I learned at the regional conference was that all materials on TPT about Whole Brain Teaching should be free.

Click on the picture below to head to my TPT store, and get your WBT practice card directions now.