Going Nowhere!

 

 

I don't want to go anywhere during my Christmas break...well

 after the parties of course!

 

I mean....seriously....

NOOOOOWHERE!

 

 

Not for laundry soap...

"Wear it again!"

"But mom...it's UNDERWEAR!"

 

 

Not for food...

"I'm sure there is some candy left...somewhere!"

"But mom...we want REAL food!"

 

 

There is nothing in the world like sitting at home

doing zilch during a school break!

 

Even more so since my children are getting older and have to

be EVERYWHERE all the time and I am spending more and more

time at school planning common core lessons and.....

(since I am getting older too!)

 

 

"Sigh"....I guess I am going to have to go somewhere after all.....

 

 

we are out of toilet paper...AGAIN!

 

 

*FYI..my kids do get fed....
and use a lot of toilet paper apparently! :)

 

 

Here's to a less busy day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a Gift Linky

 

 

 

 

I have been following blogs longer than I have had one!

I tried blogging awhile ago, but it didn't stick!  I don't know what happended......

(Okay, okay..I didn't know what I was doing!)

 

Now there are so many awesome blogs and people out

there willing to help a lady out!

 

This is the PERFECT linky hosted by Foxwell Forest to thank

an old and new blog you follow for all of their amazing ideas and posts!

They each receive one free item from your tpt store!

 

 

HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!!

 

 

 

 

My old blog rack will be given to.....

 

 

Her blog is one of the first I began following and  I

have received many "gifts" from her blog!

 

 

 

My new blog rack will be given to......

 

 

This was a hard one!!  I have recently started following so many

wonderful blogs since starting my own!  I have noticed Heather

makes such lovely, kind comments on so many of the same blogs

I follow! She has a super cute blog as well!

 

 

Now I am off the brave the crowds and take my

3 girls to spend gift cards they just CAN'T wait another

minute to spend!

 

 

Here's to another busy day!!!

 



Take a Walk on the Wild Side! Classroom Pictures!

Scroll Down One Blog Post for
the 2012's Best & Brightest Linky!


Take a Walk on the Wild Side!
Check out my "wild" classroom!

As I was looking for pictures of my classroom to put on here I

realized I haven't take new pictures of just my room since 2010!

So here are some old pictures...you'll get the idea what my

classroom looks like! 

Pretty much the same but I have tried to declutter somewhat!

I will add updated pictures soon......just remember my claim...

I've TRIED to declutter!! 



2012's Blog Best & Brightest

 

 

 

 

 

Since I am new to blogging and...........

need some followers (hint hint!!!)

 

I don't have much to choose from for my best but here goes!!

 

 

My best discovery has been TPT!! I loved it at

first for all the amazing products I could buy to enhance my teaching

and now I love it because I have started selling my own creations!

My goal for that is to make enough to finance my TPT addiction!

 

 

 

My best Christmas freebie on TPT is located here!

 

(Gingerbread Man Missing poster)

 

 

 

 

 

Another best freebie on TPT is here!

  (visualization graphic organizer)

 

 

 

 

     Okay.....one more best freebie is here!
    

(Star of the Week poem I created)





My best seller on TPT is located here!



(Fairy Tale Graphic Organizers)



The best products I have purchased from TPT are seriously
 too numerous to mention!  I have purchased well over 200 items since
discovering this site in the past year and downloaded who knows how
many freebies!

Some of the people I follow on TPT though are:


Michelle Oakes

Sarah Cooley

Jodi Southard

Mrs. Wheeler

The Library Patch
(AWESOME My First Research Projects!)
Perfect for 1st Grade!


Pinterest is also one of my best discoveries!
Check out my favorite board I made!


Songs and Games: Just for Fun!


I also have one for math, literacy, science and social studies!



Any tips or recommendations for
my blog would be appreciated! 
I'd love to find new blogs to follow
and gain some followers!




 

 

 

 

 



New Hats!

 

 

A local bank has donated new stocking hats for our

1st grade class again this year!

 

Awesome!  We LOVE them!

 

 



 

 

 



You're a Mean One..Mr. Grinch!

Grinch Day!!

The morning started out with students discovering their red candy canes from Rex, our classroom elf, had been licked green by none other than....

The Grinch!

We decorated door hangers for our bedroom! 

While we worked throughout the day,

 we listened to the Grinch's song on youtube!

Oops!  She was going to show the "Stay Away" Grinchy side! 

Hence the grinchy look!!

We decorated Whoville trees to eat!

We drew pictures and labeled our favorite characters from the story.

Our mystery reader, a mom, even got into the Grinch Day spirit!

We enjoyed Grinch Juice and ate our trees as we watched the cartoon version of

The Grinch That Stole Christmas!

The juice was magically there when we returned from practicing for our

music concert! LOVE children's imaginations and excitement!

Grinch faces!

Happy faces!

Rex, relaxing, reading our favorite monthly poem book!

Chicken Soup with Rice

He didn't get into the whole Grinch Day!  I assume it had something to

do with the candy cane ordeal!

Wonder what may happen next?!?!?