Making a list...checking it twice!

The holiday season has quickly come and we all know that shopping is on our minds....but it's not only time to shop for your loved ones, but for yourself and your kiddos as well!

Now is the time to check your list for the TPT products that you've been wanting and wishing for because TPT is having another SALE!!

Check out my store and others as well to grab your favorites and get a lovely discount! The sale is on Monday, December 30th and Tuesday, December 1st!  

Don't forget to add the code to get an extra 10% off!

Happy Shopping!

Veterans Day Flash Freebie and Take Home Project!

How do you teach your kiddos about Veterans Day?

We do this little booklet and the kids LOVE it!

and since I'm feeling generous, I'm making it a flash freebie for tonight only!!! Click on the picture to grab yours! :)

I also send home this take-home project.

We make an awesome american flag bulletin board (with our handprints) and use the stars as the stars for our flag! We are in the process of making ours, so I will post a picture when it is complete! Click on the picture above for it! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Back to School Classroom Makeover DIY on a Budget

Hey ya'll! It's time for another iTeachFirst blog post! Check it out on how to make some fun changes to your classroom without spending a ton of money!

Back to School GIVEAWAY

Do you love free things? If so, you're in the right place! How would you like to win an Ipad Air 2, an awesome owl case, a Stylus Pen, or an iTunes gift card? I know that you're right now thinking of ALL the awesome things you could do with one of those giveaways!

Well, you're in luck because the lovely blogger at iTeach are hosting an AWESOME giveaway! If this sounds AWESOME to you, then hop on over to iTeachFirst to enter to WIN!

If I had an Ipad in my classroom, I would TOTALLY use the Class Dojo app! I use this on my phone all the time to help with classroom management, but an Ipad would help me rock out my DOJO even more! :)

The winner will be announced on Sunday (August 9th!) Good luck to everyone! :)

TPT Back to School SALE!

It's that time of the year when you're crafting, planning, decorating, and looking at ALL the awesome stuff on TPT and deciding which to purchase. But there's so much and you don't want to spend ALL of your money.

Well, you're in LUCK because it's TPT SALE time! Check out that wish list of yours and save money at the TPT Back to School August 3rd and 4th!

My entire TPT store will be 20% off!! Don't forget to add the code to get an even better discount! 

So hop on over to my store or other TPT stores to check out the sales that are going on!! 

Literacy Station Cards and Signs MAKEOVER!

There are so many things that I would love to redo if only I had the TIME! Well, my Literacy Station Cards and Signs are SOOO important to me and I have so many people requesting/buying them so WHY not start here! It's also getting close to back to school time and I know that many of you are starting to prep and plan for the upcoming year!

You even get MORE station cards in this new pack! The pack comes with literacy station cards that fit perfectly in your pocket charts AND signs that you can place around the room, on tubs, or boxes! It helps make literacy station time as efficient as possible! 

 If you've already purchased this pack, be sure to check it out here and re-download the updated version! If not, grab one for yourself! 

The ULTIMATE Lesson Plan Book

What is one thing that REALLY makes you feel organized? For me, that's my lesson plan binder. It goes EVERYWHERE with me....seriously. My husband thinks it's funny that I take it to places where I don't even need it at. I just keep SO many important things in it, that I would be devastated if anything happened.

So, I wanted to share with you my recent teacher resource pack MAKEOVER! I decided to REDO my old teacher resources pack into this NEW and IMPROVED one!

You get SO much to help you stay organized! There are 164 pages to help you personalize and make your teacher binder the way you like it! 

You can choose from a variety of cover pages, binder covers, or even make your own!

It even comes with lesson planning pages in both black and white AND color!

I would say that my favorite part would either be the lesson planning OR the calendars! I LOVE calendars, especially when we have so much going on as teachers! 

You can find this wonderful lesson plan binder and MORE by clicking here or on the picture below!

Just interested in the calendar? Well, you're in luck! I also have a brand new 2015-2016 Calendar pack! The awesome thing about this as well is that it will be updated every year so you don't have to repurchase every year!

I hope you enjoy!

               

Calendars and Labels: A Start to My Classroom Organization Tour!

Organization could probably be my middle name. I like to organize things that are organized. I thought it would be fun to share some of my classroom organization and teaching organization! This post is mainly about calendars and labels, but stay tuned because the rest will be coming soon! :)

Calendars...who doesn't love calendars? I use these in my personal lesson plan binder but you can also use them for student calendars as well!

Vertical Calendar

Horizontal Calendar

Although this doesn't necessarily pertain to organization, I also have reading log calendars that I send home monthly with my students. This helps students stay organized and track their at home reading!

Of course, the only way I'm able to stay sane with all of the million supplies us teachers have is LABELS! I LOVE labels...it goes with the territory of being super organized, but when I say I love labels....I mean I'm OBSESSED. I wish I could take pictures in my classroom now to show how many more labels I've put up, but I promise I will get to that as soon as school starts back up!

 

In addition to supply labels, I have number and letter labels. These chevron numbers and letters are great for classroom labeling, math tub labeling, student tables, and MORE!

and now of course, there are many things that you probably just want to label yourselves, so I made a blank EDITABLE labels pack!

and of course I always have to throw in a fun FREEBIE! Here are some FREE black and white editable labels!

Thanks for checking out this post! Stay posted for the other awesome organization posts! 

              

Sprout House and Bean Observation Journal

On Earth Day, we had a "Planting Day and Jack and the Beanstalk Day". It was a blast! Each kid brought in a plant and on this day we were gardeners and made our very own garden!

The kids had SO much fun with this that we continued to do our planting over the next couple of weeks. We made grassheads (which were SO fun!). 

We also planted a bean (just like Jack did!) in our very own "sprout houses".

It was so fun watching the beans transform! The kids used an observation journal to record the changes that they observed. 

You can grab this freebie in my TpT store if you would like to try it out for yourself! I can guarantee that your kids will have a blast! Click on the picture :)

                         

Teacher Appreciation TpT Sitewide SALE!

It's the end of the year and it's time to show teachers how APPRECIATED they are for ALL that they do. Not just in the classroom, but out. Teachers spend their lives dedicating themselves to the little ones they love so much! Now, teachers, it's time to put yourself first for once and stock up on some great products for you and your little ones!

So, to celebrate YOU, TpT is throwing another awesome sale! This sale will be May 5 - 6 and you can get 20% off of my ENTIRE store as well as other sellers who are participating! That means it's time to go through your wish lists and get any or all of your products cheaper!!

          

Check it out!

Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Lynn and Megan for being the winners of the End of Year Memory Book and Class Awards! Thank you for everyone who participated in iTeach First's Win-It-Wednesday!

Be sure to continue to check back for more giveaways and freebies! Also, don't forget to enter in iTeach First's current giveaway!! You could win 1 of 4 gift cards!

                              

If you give a teacher a....

It's the end of the year. You're exhausted. You have so much to do to get your kids ready for the end of the year. You're dealing with the testing and the paperwork that needs to be finished. You need a break. Well lucky for you, it's time to appreciate YOU! It's a time to remind you teachers that you are appreciated! 

So, it's time for the bloggers of iTeach First to also show their appreciation for YOU!

I know what you're thinking....I would buy this for my classroom, that for myself, this to eat, etc. We teachers LOVE giftcards!! So, how would you like to get a gift card from Target, Amazon, Starbucks or TpT? Well,  it's the most wonderful time of the year! It's Teacher Appreciation Week and it's time for the bloggers over at iTeach First  to show you their appreciation by having a giveaway! This isn't just ANY giveaway...it's a giveaway where YOU can win 1 of 4 $25 gift cards to some pretty amazing places!

Now,  this gift card giveaway got ME thinking as to what I would get. Obviously the Starbucks would go quickly with my COFFEE addiction! But in addition to the coffee, I LOVE the Bacon Gouda Breakfast Sandwich. If you haven't had one yet I would recommend you try it out! 

Then, of course there's Target. This would be a NEVER ending list, but an obvious one is organizational supplies: notepads, pens, paper, you know all that FUN stuff!

I'm sure you're getting excited just thinking about what you would buy SOOOO check it out!

Just hop on over to iTeach first, follow us and enter the Rafflecopter and keep your fingers crossed! YOU could be that lucky winner!! ;)