My First Official Post of the New School Year!

Well, my first 3 days are under my belt!  They were half days, but there's nothing like "first week of school tired"!!  It's been a while since I've blogged about "classroom stuff".  I wanted to show you a little of what we did this week in our 3 short half-days plus a sneak peak of what's going on next week.  

 Well, I don't know about you, but I cannot go the first week of school without reading these books!  The kids absolutely LOVE them!  And, they are the perfect books to introduce talking about classroom rules and how to be a peacemaker instead of a peacebreaker.

You can read more about that HERE.

I made some really simple, really cute (I think) rule posters that my students and I can refer to daily.

You can find these FREE HERE.  I would love for you to rate them if you download them ;)!

Every year we make this Peacemaker/Peacebreaker Chart.  This hangs in our room all year so we can refer to it whenever we need to.  We did this on day 2.  You can find this activity with all the pieces HERE.

We practiced using our glue on the first day!  I have this little page of dots that we practice on then when finished, I sprinkle on a little surprise (glitter).

This is my Delaney's paper ;)  I think she got a little carried away there at the top.  :)

You can find this activity HERE.

We also make these little "Davids"!  Each piece is pre-cut using our die-cut machine or paper cutter.  This is simply a story connector activity and gluing activity.  This is actually a great assessment tool for me to see who can follow directions, use glue properly, and put the pieces in the correct places.  Plus, they look adorable hanging outside the room.

I made this chart from Deanna's All Set You Bet unit.  I love having it right there for me to read to my students and the pictures are great visuals for my EL's.  

This display is outside our classroom door where their first day of Kindergarten coloring page is hanging.

We read The Kissing Hand and made these cutie-patootie Chesters.  Again, this is simple shapes...no cutting, just gluing and following directions.  These hang for the first couple weeks to remind us that our parent's love is always with us.  :)

 Yay for you if you're still reading this.  

Here's a few sneak peaks of what will be happening next week!

I'm introducing scissors on Monday!

 I have our Brown Bear Texture Book ready to go.

 Here's a few Brown Bear Centers going in our baskets.

I'm introducing cubes and bingo dotters...AND markers.  Heaven help me!

 Kindergarten just wouldn't be Kindergarten without puzzles...

 and play-doh.

 And, our color days begin...starting with Brown as I introduce our Brown Bear Unit on Colors.

Hope your weekend is fabulous!

It's lots of laundry and a bunch of nothing for me!

Back 2 School Sale!!!

Hey!  So, are you as excited about the Back to School TPT sale as I am?  I LOVE this time of year to stock up on all the things I've been eyeing for my classroom!!  

I'm gonna wait to show you what I'm buying for now, but here's some of my Back to School packets in case you're interested!  Click each picture to take you to the product.

It's a Christmas in July Sale!

(Thank you Amy Lemons!)

It's summer, it's hot, but hey...it's the perfect time for a Christmas in July Sale!!

My friends and I at Blog Hoppin' are throwin' some great deals in our stores.

For two days you can get any of my Search and Find Packs or Bundles for 20% off!  

Then, check back to see what's on sale next!  

Make sure you are following my blog so you can see the deals!

Also, head on over to Blog Hoppin' to check out our new design and to check out the other sales.  

Click either picture above to go to my store.

Happy 4th of July Sale!

Happy 4th to everyone!

My store is on sale today and tomorrow to celebrate!  

My Favorite Things Giveaway! Matilda Jane

Ok, so this post isn't school related at all.  However, my plan was to do some of my favorite things giveaways this summer and let's face it...I'm totally in love with Matilda Jane Clothing.  Matilda Jane was so great to work with in setting up this giveaway.  I explained how much I adored their clothing for my little girls, and they were more than happy to give a prize to one of my sweet readers!  

Now, listen, if you don't have children or girls for that matter...no worries.  They sell women's clothing as well!  Precious!  Or, what a great pay it forward opportunity for any little girl that you know...niece, friend, granddaughter!  Anyone can enter!!

I just had to post some of their adorable clothing (modeled by my girls)  for you all to see!  So how did I make, beg, plead, bargain get them to try on 4 different outfits, you ask???  Have a Fashion Show, of course!!!  So I'm like, "Girls, I know...let's play dress up and have a fashion show!"  And they're like, "Yeah!"  (It so worked)

I'm NO photographer, but I like to pretend to be!  Please take a seat so the fashion show can begin!  

***dim the lights*** 

***cue the music***

 Cake Walk Tank Dress

 Rollercoaster Tiered Dress

 Favorite Things Peasant Top and Red Rover Bennys

 Pontoon Halter Top and Masquerade Big Ruffles

 Bake Sale Top and Landscape Big Ruffles

 3 Ring Sara Top and Kazoo Shorties

 American Beauty Dress and Argyle Leggings

 Blue Pearl Dress and Jack Big Ruffles

What do you think?

You could win a $50.00 gift card towards any Matilda Jane purchase!!

Enter by using the options below.

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Hey y'all!  Busy does not even  begin to describe our summer so far...but I love it and wouldn't have it any other way!  So far, we've been up to our ears in swimming lessons...my girls are getting so good y'all...which makes this momma who tends to freak out when it comes to water happy!  And, VBS starts next week!  My sis and I are teaching music class so we've been practicing learning all the songs and motions!!  Anybody else out there doing Agency D3?  I love the songs!  Here's a couple of pictures of my little cuties.  Can you tell the personality differences?!?  HA!

In other news, I've really been working hard on getting my to-do list shorter as far as units go.  Last summer, I was totally lazy then when it was time for school I was in a panic trying to get things made.  So, I'm trying to do better.  Here's what I've been working on and am currently working on.  

 I absolutely loved my Hands On Alphabet Journal from last school year, so I knew I wanted one for math as well!  

I learned how to merge products so I can bundle!!  Yay for me!

These two aren't finished yet!  Hopefully soon!

Any suggestions, ideas, or need for either of these 2 packets??  Please leave comments below!!

Congrats to Amy B. #427 for winning the easel giveaway!! You've been e-mailed! 

Thanks to everyone for participating and be looking for another fun giveaway coming soon! 

If you're still reading this post, Kiss Your Brain!  :)

Happy Wednesday!

Reading Writing Easel GIVEAWAY!

If you read my last post I said I had some exciting news for you today...well, get ready for this!
I, along with Copernicus Educational Products, am giving away this amazing prize...a Regal Reading Writing Center to one lucky blog reader!!  This prize is valued at $340.00!  How awesome is that?!?!?!

I have 2 easels from Copernicus Ed in my classroom that I absolutely would have a hard time teaching without.  These are lifesavers for whole group and small group instruction.  These products have so many storage possibilities that allow me to have everything right at my fingertips.

Seriously, LOVE!

Wouldn't you love to have this arriving at your doorsteps in a few weeks...just in time to get your classroom set back up for next school year?  Well, all you have to do to enter is follow these easy steps.  You can get up to 7 entries for completing all the steps!  Easy Peasy Lemon squeezy!

Now, enter and share with all of your teacher friends!  Don't delay; giveaway ends Sunday night!

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Five for Friday!

Hey y'all!  My first week of summer is almost behind us and it's been a busy one.  If you read my last post you know that I've got a lot to do this summer...not much of anything way important, but just little things.  If you didn't see it, just scroll down to find it.  I'm linking up with Kacey over at Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday.

1.  I cooked a new thing!  You're gonna die when I tell you what it is...promise not to laugh....pan-fried pork chops!  HA!  No, I don't cook much...so it was a first for me and I was proud because everyone at the table loved them!  I forgot to take a picture.  Shoot.

2.  My girls and I and the hubs have been playing board games...our newest one is Eye Found It.  Have you ever heard of it?  It's a disney game the girls got for Christmas.  It's like a Giant 6 ft. long board with all things disney and you have to spy certain things before the clock strikes midnight.

3.  Are you on Instagram?  You can follow me here if you are.  If you already follow me you know that I found a new chair for my classroom!  I'm in love.  After seeing Michelle's chair on Instagram I just had to have one myself.  And, it's half-off price made it even better.  Look at it.  Isn't it great?!  You *might* can find one at Hobby Lobby if they aren't sold out!

4.  "I hate playin' in the rain!", said NO kid EVER!  Just so happened after a cast lunch it was pouring rain and our car was a few minutes walk away...Oh well!  That's just one thing to check off my Summer Bucket List!  Fun, fun!

5.  Speaking of CAST, my daughter is a little orphan in the Annie Jr. Play at her school!  It is absolutely adorable!  We eat, sleep, and breathe Annie right now.  Like, everyone in our house knows every word to every song, knows all the lines from every character, and the right motions to do.

Well, that about sums up my week.

If you're still reading, I've got something GREAT up my sleeve for *hopefully* next week!  Can't wait to share it with you.  Follow my blog so you don't miss out!

Would love to read your comments below.  :)