Just when you thought the giveaways were about to end...we have yet another amazing Bash Basket just for you...AND....valued at around $800.00. This is a fast one, so be sure and enter right away, share with your teacher friends, and cross your fingers! I am SO jealous that I can not enter to win these amazing prizes! This basket is filled with all the goods! 1) A free National Event (Summer) from SDE. SDE hosts amazing opportunities for professional development such as I Teach K, recently held in Las Vegas! 2) $100 Tieks Gift Card Umm...have you seen these amazing shoes?!? They are absolutely perfect for ... Read More
Your Mission…Should You Choose to Accept…
When I presented in Chicago, I shared some fun {to me!} math activities that my kids really love{d}. I figured y’all might be able to use a few of them so I wanted to share some of them here, too! The best thing about these activities is that they can be used in all different ways…whole group, independently, dessert tubs, etc. Just a few really simple ideas to keep your kids engaged in hands-on learning! One of my favorite ways to keep my kids engaged is with this little “Beat the Timer” notebook. This would work for anything…not just math. I have a tub in my room that holds my little sand timers and this little ... Read More
Back To School Bash! Bash Basket #3
Eeeeek!!! If you stopped by here yesterday, then you know why I’m so excited. Today’s the first day of the ULTIMATE Back to School Giveaway!!!! And let’s be real. Who doesn’t love FREE?!?!? And when it’s prizes like these?! Fuggedaboudit. {Look at me all bringin’ my Chicago mob tour into this post. I’ll stop.} Did you see what was up for grabs??!?! If you didn’t, you need to check it out HERE. Those are some SERIOUS prizes! I’m BUMMED I’m not eligible! But the good news is that you ARE! Now let’s get this party…ahem, BASH…started, shall we?! See that precious ... Read More
Back to School Bash…The Ultimate Giveaway{s}!!!
Can you believe it is time to....dare I say it...go back to school?!? That's right! Summer has come and gone, and it is time to get back into those classrooms, organize all of that supplies, decorate your space, plan some out of this world lessons to WOW your kiddos on those first few days back, and well...that leaves zero only a small amount of time for you. BUT...I have great news. Some of my best friends and I know a *little* something about how hard teachers work and how much blood sweat tears love we pour into our classroom each year. So, we have been planning a little something {for quite a long time} to ... Read More
My Kind of Town
Well…it’s OVER. Not summer…just yet…but my very first presentation. Lawdhavemercy. And this pretty much sums up my feelings about it all until I was finished… Nervous would be an understatement. But I did it…and I had a BLAST!!! And I met SO many AMAZING educators!!! Everyone was so sweet and they were even smiling at me as I rambled on and on. I know I’m not funny, so they either felt really sorry for me or they were genuinely *enjoying* my little presentation. To make myself feel better, I’ll go with the latter ;) I wish I would’ve taken more pictures, but my nerves got the best of me. I ... Read More
Throwback Thursday
Sooooo...it's Thursday, y'all. And if I'm being totally honest, if it weren't for my weekly linky parties, this blog would be full of tumbleweeds and crickets. I've been CONSUMED with trying to get my presentation ready for the Extraordinary Educators Conference in Chicago this weekend!!! Eeeek!!! SO nervous, but so excited!! Now it's time for... And since I'm headed to Chi-Town for a few days full of fun and learning, I figured it was only fitting to throwback to my last trip to Chicago this past Fall with some of my closest, most favorite friends. After all, I have NO pictures to share from the I ... Read More
Favorite Pins Friday
Hey y'all! It's time for another installment of... Here's how it works. Pin like a crazy person through the week {oh wait...is that just me?!?!?} and highlight your favorites every Friday. Of course, you can post about your favorite teaching related pins, but feel free to post about anything else you pinned, too!!! I love finding a great new recipe or a something I've never seen before that I just "have to have" :) The only rule: please make sure to link back to the ORIGINAL poster and not to Pinterest :) Because let's be real....Pinterest is NOT a person!!! Please and ... Read More
Throwback Thursday
After two weeks of traveling, I'm happy to say that we're FINALLY home! Woo hoo! Now it's time for a little.... This week's throwback is inspired by a few books I've started reading. I bought these books a while back, but time wasn't exactly on my side, so I'm just now getting around to reading them and devouring every.single.word. I can honestly say that teaching writing is an area where I REALLY want to grow this year. I mean, I feel like I have the hang of it...I can see tons of growth in my kids' writing every year...but I KNOW I can do more!!! I'm so excited to see what I learn from these ... Read More
How To Schedule Your Facebook Posts
How many of y’all schedule your blog posts days {or dare I say WEEKS} in advance?! Y’know…when you know you’ll be out of town or when you just happen to be working *ahead*. Ummm, as for me, notsomuch. As you can see, I’m doing good to even attempt to blog once a week. However, since I’ve been out of town, I’ve really tried to stay on top of scheduling my linky parties in advance. Did y’all know you can schedule your Facebook posts, too?! Am I the LAST one to know about this?! I mean, it totally wouldn’t surprise me if I am. I’ve never been the first to find out about anything. But ... Read More
The 12 Days of Christmas…In July…and Some Summer Randomness
Hey y'all! Thanks so much for linking up for the last couple of linky parties! It's been so much fun going back through your old posts and reading to find out what everybody's been pinning! LOVE IT!!!! Since the rest of this post is going to be pretty random, I'm linking up with my sweet friend, Michelle, over at Fabulous in First for her Sunday Smorgasbord. This past week has been wildly busy for our little family of four. We've been visiting family in Indiana & Michigan! If you've been following me on Instagram, you already know that we stopped by Duck Commander on our way up ... Read More
