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October 20, 2013

All Caught Up FREEBIE!!

Is it really 11 days until Halloween?!?! Jiminycrickets it flies by!!! I wanted to pop on real quick before I head out to my sister’s house for a kid baking party to share a freebie with you all that my kiddos made Friday. We reviewed complete and incomplete sentences. This is something that I know we will revisit continually! After working all week on writing, identifying, and sorting sentences I had them make these cute little spiders to wrap … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freebies, Literacy, October, Sentences, Uncategorized, Writing

September 17, 2013

a little bit of everything

It’s been a BUSY 4 weeks! This eCard describes my past few weeks perfectly! With tomorrow being Monday Two, I am excited to finally have a few minutes to sit down and give you all a peek into these past few weeks. This post is going to be full of catching-up-randomness! Bare with me. Every year I tell myself that I am NOT going to miss Grandparent’s Day. September gets here, flies by, and sure enough, I miss Grandparent’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: apples, comprehension, Freebies, Math, reading, science, Uncategorized, weather

August 26, 2013

Butterflies

Do you still get them?!? I certainly do….even after 5 years! Tomorrow is my first day back, and I still get SO excited to see all the little souls that God has given me to love and teach each day. I can’t wait!! Tomorrow is also a huge day for our family! My little miss starts Kindergarten. I am not sure who is more of a mess right now….the hubby or me!?!?  While out shopping this weekend {shocker, I know} I let her pick out different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, Freebies, meet the teacher, Uncategorized

August 19, 2013

Teacher Week (major late) + a SALE = Sunday Smorgasbord!!

If you know me, being late is no surprise! Especially on my last week of vacation! It takes top priority!! Today, I am linking up…late… with Blog Hoppin’ to show you my classroom digs, classroom management, as well as an organization tip! Bare with me. This post is all over the place. I have been in the same room for 5 years now, which I am super thankful for! The only thing we are required to do if we stay in the same room is get things off … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, Classroom, Classroom Management, Linky Parties, SALE, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

August 1, 2013

Something new and something old!

Let me just tell you that those back to school mornings are going to kick my priss and I right in the toosh! I am a sleeper! She is a sleeper! If it weren’t for my alarm, I can assure you I may just sleep ‘til noon! Perhaps that where my priss gets it from?!?! That girl can sleep!! While she is sleeping, I try to get up and work on a few things for school. This week, I finished up my newest pack for The Recess Queen! I adore everything about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, Giveaways, Linky Parties, reading, Teachers Pay Teachers, throwback thursday, Uncategorized, Writing

July 20, 2013

Center FREEBIES!!

Today marks exactly one month until I go back to school. Can you believe summer is almost over?!? It flies by crazy fast! This year my little cutie will be with me everyday at school. I’m so darn excited! We have been hard at work trying to get ready for Kindergarten! The two centers below are centers that I made with her in mind, but will definitely use during the first week of school. The first one is matching colored dots to their color word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, Freebies, Giveaways, Literacy, literacy centers, Math, math centers, Uncategorized

July 16, 2013

MEGA giveaway #2!!

Just in case you missed this MEGA giveaway last month…I wanted to have another one this month!! Here’s the details: I will pick 2 lucky winners on Saturday, July 20th {at midnight Texas time} to win the items below. There are 7 packs in this giveaway that are perfect for back to school!! Some packs include more than 1 pack, so there are actually 11 packs that are in on this giveaway…I’ll explain more below. Let’s get started! #1. Sight Word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Uncategorized

July 3, 2013

Sale AND Giveaway Winners!!

My shop is having a RED, WHITE, and BLUE sale! Everything in my shop is on sale today and tomorrow!! Fonts by Cara Carroll, MTF Fonts and KG Fonts. Clipart by Krista Wallden Please fill free to use the image! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. AND….Congrats to these two followers!!! Ladies, I will email you after the holiday with your packs!! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, SALE, Uncategorized

June 7, 2013

Our last week!!!

Can you believe summer is here?! This year has flown by! Seems like just a few weeks ago I was dressing up as Pinkalicious, celebrating Halloween with story book characters!!! With it being our last week of school, we celebrated with movies, Behavior Split parties, and free draw! My kiddos will do just about ANYTHING to earn free draw time! It wasn’t all parties…we did make time to review and talk about 2nd grade!!! Here’s a little peek at what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: End of Year, Freebies, Literacy, summer, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

May 30, 2013

#6moredays

6 more days and this chick is sleeping in!! Can I get a “HOLLA”?!? Even with 6 days left, we have not missed a beat. This week we are having lots of fun with our David Shannon author study. Is it terrible for me to say that I am so thankful we are done with our basals?! Those things drive me nutso! Here’s a peek at what we’ve been up to so far! Tuesday, we started off reading A Bad Case of Stripes. I was so surprised at how many of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: End of Year, Giveaways, Literacy, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized, Writing

May 20, 2013

Adverb FREEBIE and suffixes!

Have I told you all how excited I am about summer?! I mean 12 more days and I can sleep in!! Hallelujah! We have started a summer countdown chain in our room that looks similar to this one. I saw it weeks ago on Pinterest and knew I had to do! Not quite sure if it has been more helpful or more of a teaser but hey, it is getting the job done! Pic is via Pinterest   Although we are counting down our days,…we are still making every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adverbs, Freebies, Literacy, Math, measurement, phonics, Uncategorized

May 14, 2013

Sly Y, Area, and FREEBIES!!!

Have I told you how much I love to watch The Voice?! It, Good Luck Charlie, and Duck Dynasty run a pretty close race at our house! I just adore Amber Carrington. I am going to show you all just how awesome I am at multitasking by watching The Voice and blogging. I’m pretty cool like that! Last week we had a new friend visit our room. Mr. Sly Y! He is such a sneaky little thang! Did you know that he *loves* to hang out at the end of words and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freebies, Math, measurement, phonics, Uncategorized

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