1000 IG Followers Giveaway!

Ends 4/20/14 at 11:59 P.M.

I have over 1,000 IG followers! I think that's definitely something to celebrate, so I'm offering a $5 Starbucks gift card and ANY 2 items from my TpT store to one lucky friend. You can enter on IG and leave a comment here for an additional entry. :)

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Good luck!

Five for (cough) Sunday

This has been such a CUH-RAZY week. Then again, aren't they all? I’m linking with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday. Can we just go ahead and rename it Five for Sunday? 

Oh my goodness, so let me tell you about my crazy Friday. That's right not my week, but my Friday! It began with my flash drive going out. It  just stopped working. I tried to resuscitate it, but no luck. Can I get a moment of silence please?::tear:: So much of my professional life is contained within that little piece of plastic. I back it up occasionally, but seriously the last time was a month ago. Do you know how much work I’ve saved on it since then? Well, I took it to Best Buy and they couldn’t fix it, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that my co-worker’s husband is able to fix it.

At lunch time I rushed home for a funeral. Nope, those are never fun. However, it was nice to be able to see and spend some time with relatives. This was my husband’s family and they are all so sweet and funny. Love them!

Well, the night was just about over. We dropped off my hubby’s grandma and thought it would be quick, so I left my purse in the car. BAD IDEA! When we returned 25 minutes later his rear window had been smashed and my purse was gone. Keys, wallet, phone…all of it was gone. We immediately blocked the cards and were freaking out when my husband remembered that we had the Find My iPhone app. He was able to lock the phone and began Pinging it to find its location. Of course, it was within a mile. We called the police and they were out there almost instantly. We were able to retrieve almost everything. I would highly recommend getting one of these apps on your phone. Most smartphones have something similar and it’s free.

Well, in other news… I was able to finally wrap up my newest math pack this week, An Array of Sweet Treats. WARNING: This pack may give you a toothache just by looking at it. It’s been so fun putting together these games. I’m excited to print and share these with my kiddos. You can check it out by clicking {HERE}. It’s on sale right now too (20% off)!

Did I mention that it's Common Core aligned?

Also, did you know that Anchored in Third is having a giveaway? She is celebrating her 1,000 IG followers. That’s a lot of teacher friends. There are Jamberry wraps, Twisted Owl bracelets, and many teacher creations up for grabs. Click {HERE} to check it out. 

Now, i'm off to bed. Car repairs and a DMV are on the agenda for tomorrow. 

Revealing a GIANT Giveaway Pack

Back so soon?? Why, yes I am. I rounded up some amazing goodies from some talented Teacher-Authors. Some of them have offered their best packs and others decided they'd let you choose anything you'd like from their store. Isn't that amazing?

These milestones have seemingly come out of nowhere. When I began my journey as a blogger I expected to get a few followers from my TpT store. I never thought I would make friends... yes, the people I've never met, but leave comments or blog themselves. Cheesy smile. I'm so thankful that I've discovered such a welcoming, collaborative community. As a thank you I'm hosting this giveaway.

 

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Check back tomorrow for a different prize. If you're a TpT addict like me, you'll definitely want to return. *Wink Wink*

Kicking off the Multiple-Milestones Giveaway

Hi friends!                                       

I’m ready to celebrate the milestones that my store and blog have reached. 

I’m both ecstatic and thankful that you’ve decided to follow me as I share about my journey as a teacher. So, I’m launching the Multiple-Milestones Giveaway today with some great goodies! The first item up for grabs is a Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener from Classroom Friendly Supplies. I have my own and I love it! Check out my review {HERE}.

 

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Winner & a FREEBIE for you

I'm linking up with my friend Amy's Summer Celebration Linky Party because I have much to celebrate. 

Click HERE to join the party

First, it's still summer. YIPEE!! I didn't realize some teachers go back to school so soon. It makes me anxious to see them getting ready and preparing their rooms (on Instagram). I'm like "How do I skip all those photos that make me so uncomfortable?" Are you on instagram? You can follow me if you click on the photos on my sidebar. My next celebration is not school related, but it was a very special day. My godson was dedicated at church today. Yeay! He's super sweet and my husband and I are looking forward to guiding him throughout his life. Finally, I'm still celebrating all of you fabulous people who are visiting my blog. I even have a FREEBIE to share with you! I'll get back to that in a second...

Hooray! We have a winner for Giveaway #1!!! Holly S. please be on the lookout for emails and start looking for those winner's choice items.

Obviously, there was only 1 winner. Boooo!! Oh, you'd probably never boo. I boo at things ALL the time (I try to keep it to myself). Like on Big Brother when mean-spirited people win things. Anyways... I thought I'd share a freebie with EVERYONE. Woohoo! One of my current projects is a money unit. Sidenote: I LOVE teaching math. It's my absolute favorite thing to teach. By the end of the year all of my students are happily chanting "Math time! Math time" in a sing-song voice. It's a fun transition. Common Core is shifting the introduction of money and coins to second grade. Yikes! That seriously terrifies me. So, I'm working on a unit with some games to build students' understanding of money and coin recognition. The freebie includes the money posters and Money Poem. I included two sets of money posters. Do you use the hair system when teaching the coin values? I saw it done before beginning my teaching experience and have found it to be incredibly helpful when teaching students to add coins. Each "hair" is actually a line drawn on a coin that represents 5. A nickel has 1 hair, which means it's worth 5 cents. A quarter has 5 hairs because if a student skip-counts they'll reach 25. I've found that some students need this system and some don't. My first instinct was to make all students draw the hairs, but found that some students didn't need them. Thanks a bunch for following! I'd REALLY appreciate feedback if you have a moment as well. 

*This freebie will be up until Wednesday 7/24

Click HERE to snag the Money Posters

Okay folks! That is all for tonight. I'm so very ready for bed. Just one last reminder... Giveaway #2 ends Monday night! Click HERE to hop on over there.

Giveaway #2 & Favorite Pins Friday

A favorite pin linky party? I'm all over it! Have you seen my boards? They're kind of out of control. I usually pin like it's my job! Seriously, you'd think I was getting paid to pin. Lately, I've been so busy though! I couldn't believe how few pins I had for the week, but I'm linking up with The First Grade Parade anyway.

I found this lovely printable. Printables make for easy peasy decor. Print and place in a lovely frame. Super easy right?! Just FYI the entire blog is fabulous. Adding it to my list. You should definitely check it out.

Pin from The Elli Blog

My hubby and I have been getting our guest room together! FINALLY! We've been in our home for nearly 2 years and our "guest room" has become more of a storage room. Random furniture, toys for the nieces & nephews, and lots of Christmas boxes (we love Christmas). We ordered a bed and are keepin' an eye out for a place to put those toys. I was thinking a basket, but then I came across this ottoman. So pretty!

Pin from Decoist

The next pin is actually school related. It came from My Second Sense. I'm always needing class lists and I print them when I need them. Hello! Why haven't I printed a few off and kept them handy? This would be so much more efficient. 

Pin from My Second Sense

Okay..... It's time for Giveaway #2!! Check out all the good stuff below. There's still time to enter Giveaway #1 if you haven't yet. Head over there! Quick!

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